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

Kassadin with Nilah

How to Win With Kassadin and Nilah Paired TogetherKassadin is in the s tier of champions
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How to Synergize Kassadin and Nilah

based on 759 Kassadin with Nilah pairs
Win Rate
55.1 %
K/D/A
2.45
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we download the stats from from millions of League matches straight from Riot Games each week. Kassadin has been on the same team as Nilah in 759 recent, competitive matches. By gathering so much relevant data from the creators of LoL, we have complete confidence that we can provide you with high quality, usable builds to help Kassadin play with Nilah. It is very rare for Kassadin to play alongside Nilah as allies. This pairing has only occurred in about 1.5% of rounds with Kassadin.

Kassadin Nilah Synergy Summary

Kassadin does a great job of fighting on the same side as Nilah. Usually, he wins an epic 55.1% of matches the champions play on the same team. If you want to play better as Kassadin when playing alongside Nilah by learning how to better synergize your play style with them, then look into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Kassadin vs Nilah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Dark SealRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Sapphire CrystalTear of the Goddess

Core Kassadin Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceRabadon's DeathcapRod of Ages

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassStormsurgeMalignance

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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E
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E
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E
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R
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Guide to Synergizing Kassadin and Nilah

Tips for Playing as Kassadin with Nilah

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.

Kassadin Nilah Synergy Stats

Kassadin Image
Win Rate
55.1 %
VS
Win Rate
44.9 %
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7.6
< Kills >
7.7
5.5
< Deaths >
5.5
5.9
< Assists >
5.7
1.67
< Killing Sprees >
1.69
167
< Minions Killed >
170
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.39
1,710
< Physical Damage >
1,726
20,077
< Magic Damage >
20,251
605
< True Damage >
582
22,394
< Damage Dealt >
22,560
28,913
< Damage Taken >
29,444
12,003
< Gold Earned >
12,061
1.77
< Towers >
1.69
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
5,806
< Total Healing >
5,994
15,405
< Experience >
15,396
16
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
179
< Time Dealing CC >
187

How to Play with Nilah as Kassadin in LoL

The Kassadin Nilah synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Nilah, 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 Nilah. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Nilah helps Kassadin perform poorer in competitive LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Kassadin tries to synergize with Nilah, he gets a little drop in his complete damage dealt. This difference could indicate that Nilah does not support by providing cover for him to dish out more damage or that their allyship also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Kassadin is played alongside Nilah on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Nilah.

Additionally, when Kassadin plays with Nilah on the same team, he typically takes a little less damage than when he plays alone. Taking not as much damage may indicate that Nilah does a decent job of covering Kassadin in team fights.

Synergies between Kassadin and Nilah

Damage Types Compared

Kassadin
Nilah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Kassadin
Nilah

Is Kassadin better when played alongside Nilah?

There is no one best champion pairing for Kassadin that will no matter what be his best ally. Yet, Nilah is a top-tier ally for Kassadin. By locking into the same team as Kassadin, they raises their win rate by 5.1% to 55.1%. This shows that there is a very strong strategic relationship between Kassadin and Nilah that allows them to perform stronger together than alone.

Nilah has a greater difficulty than Kassadin. That means Kassadin players need to be cautious when lining up Nilah teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a greater level of skill to be able to work well with you.

Working cooperatively, you should expect to witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal magical damage. Together, these champions can blast through enemies with magic damage.

In contrast, by aligning Kassadin and Nilah together, you probably will not be granting your side a lot of crowd control. Plan to have other champs on your team that fills this relative hole in their kit.

Regardless of your Nilah ally's skill level, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Kassadin Players

How We Calculated Our Kassadin Nilah Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Kassadin and Nilah, we analyzed 759 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 Nilah 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Kassadin in order to pair well with Nilah during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League matches, you should continue reading to master additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you mind the build and suggestions shown here, you should increase your win rate significantly.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Kassadin and Nilah synergy build include Seraph's Embrace, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Rod of Ages. When Kassadin bought at least these three great items in his build, he did significantly better as an ally of Nilah than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Kassadin boasted an average win rate of 55.1% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Nilah with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of defeating your oponents, you should equip 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 runes that we analyzed for Kassadin and Nilah pairings, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 55.1% win rate overall.

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