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How to Synergize Kassadin with Kindred on the Same TeamKassadin is in the s tier of champions

Kassadin with Kindred

How to Win With Kassadin and Kindred Paired TogetherKassadin is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Kassadin and Kindred

based on 1,054 Kassadin with Kindred pairs
Win Rate
45.6 %
K/D/A
2.32
Pick Rate
2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We take in the stats from from millions of League rounds directly from Riot Games each week. Kassadin has been on the same team as Kindred in 1054 recently played, competitive games. By gathering so much accurate data directly from the developers of LoL, we have complete confidence that we can showcase high-quality, insightful builds to help Kassadin synergize with Kindred. It is relatively rare for Kassadin to play alongside Kindred as allies. This pairing has only taken place in approx. 2.0% of rounds with Kassadin.

Kassadin Kindred Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Kassadin does a pathetic job of synergizing with Kindred. On average, he wins a poor 45.6% of the time the champs try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to maximize your potential as Kassadin when fighting on the same team as Kindred by figuring out how to better synergize your gameplay with them, then look into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Kassadin vs Kindred Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Dark SealRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandRuby Crystal

Core Kassadin Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceMalignanceZhonya's Hourglass

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeRod of AgesLuden's Companion

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kassadin to level upe
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Second ability for Kassadin to level upq
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Last skill for Kassadin to max outw

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
DominationSudden ImpactUltimate Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Kassadin's passive ability p
Kassadin's q ability q
Kassadin's w ability w
Kassadin's e ability e
Kassadin's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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E
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E
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E
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R
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E
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Kassadin and Kindred

Tips for Playing as Kassadin with Kindred

Kassadin's ultimate has many uses and is on a shorter cooldown than most, use it often.

Kassadin has multiple item paths; he can go caster via Mana and Ability Power or anti-caster with Cooldown Reduction and Magic Resist.

Try to get the Ancient Golem buff to counteract Riftwalk's increasing Mana cost.

Advice to Understand How Kindred Will Play

Pick which Hunts you want to pursue carefully; getting many of them is the key to success as the game goes on.

Don't go in first to a large team fight. Wait for your teammates to initiate.

Moving around between attacks while jungling will help you avoid damage and also generate more heals from Wolf's Frenzy.

Kassadin Kindred Synergy Stats

Kassadin Image
Win Rate
45.6 %
VS
Win Rate
54.4 %
Kindred Image
7.6
< Kills >
7.7
5.6
< Deaths >
5.5
5.4
< Assists >
5.7
1.63
< Killing Sprees >
1.69
167
< Minions Killed >
170
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.33
< Inhibitors >
0.39
1,694
< Physical Damage >
1,726
19,708
< Magic Damage >
20,251
548
< True Damage >
582
21,951
< Damage Dealt >
22,560
29,189
< Damage Taken >
29,444
11,822
< Gold Earned >
12,061
1.51
< Towers >
1.69
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
5,698
< Total Healing >
5,994
15,038
< Experience >
15,396
15
< Vision Score >
16
7
< Wards Placed >
8
185
< Time Dealing CC >
187

How to Play with Kindred as Kassadin in LoL

The Kassadin Kindred synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Kindred, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Kassadin sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Kindred. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Kindred helps Kassadin perform worse in competitive League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Kassadin plays on the same team as Kindred, he observes a barely noticable drop in his full damage dealt. This difference may signal that Kindred does not support by providing cover for him to deal more damage or that their allyship also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Kassadin is played with Kindred on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Kindred. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Kindred.

Additionally, when Kassadin plays with Kindred on the same side, he usually takes a little less damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt not as much damage could mean that Kindred does a decent job of protecting Kassadin during teamfights.

Synergies between Kassadin and Kindred

Damage Types Compared

Kassadin
Kindred
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Kassadin
Kindred

Is Kassadin better when played alongside Kindred?

There is no perfect champion pairing for Kassadin that will no matter what be his #1 synergy. However, overall, Kindred is a terrible teammate for Kassadin. By playing on the same team as Kassadin, they decreases their win rate by -4.4% to 45.6%. This signals that there is a very bad synergy between Kassadin and Kindred that allows them to perform worse together than alone.

Kindred has a much lower diffuclty than Kassadin. That means you don't need to be very careful when enlisting Kindred teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a much lower level of skill to be able to fight well with you.

Working on the same side, you should observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal physical damage. Combined, these champs should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

Although, by aligning Kassadin and Kindred together, you will not be giving your team a great deal of cover. Plan to have other champions on your team that fills this relative disparity in their potential.

Regardless of the ability of your Kindred teammate, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Kassadin Players

How We Calculated Our Kassadin Kindred Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Kassadin and Kindred, we analyzed 1,054 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Kassadin with Kindred comes from actual data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To learn all of the intricacies of Kassadin to synergize with Kindred during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League matches, you should keep reading to master a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The most important finished items to have in your Kassadin and Kindred synergy build include Seraph's Embrace, Malignance, and Zhonya's Hourglass. When Kassadin combined at least these three finished items in his build, he did a lot better when paired up with Kindred than with many other common item sets. In fact, Kassadin had an average winrate of 45.6% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Kindred with this build.

To have the greatest chance of defeating your oponents, Kassadin players should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Kassadin and Kindred pairings, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 45.6% winrate overall.

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