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

Kassadin with Taliyah

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

based on 228 Kassadin with Taliyah pairs
Win Rate
45.2 %
K/D/A
2.35
Pick Rate
0.4 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We pull the results of from millions of League matches directly from Riot Games each week. Kassadin has gone into battle with Taliyah in 228 recently played, competitive games. By amassing so much complete data from the developers of League, we are sure that we can present to you high quality, usable builds to help Kassadin play with Taliyah. It is very rare for Kassadin to play alongside Taliyah as allies. This pairing has only happened in approximately 0.4% of rounds with Kassadin.

Kassadin Taliyah Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Kassadin does a terrible job of playing alongside Taliyah. On average, he wins a poor 45.2% of games the champs fight alongside one another. If you want to win more matches as Kassadin when playing with Taliyah by learning how to better synergize your strategy with her, then review the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Kassadin vs Taliyah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Sapphire CrystalRuby Crystal

Core Kassadin Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceMalignanceRod of Ages

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassStormsurge

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
2
W
3
E
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
Q
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E
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Q
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R
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Q
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Q
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W
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W
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Guide to Synergizing Kassadin and Taliyah

Tips for Playing as Kassadin with Taliyah

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 Taliyah Will Play

Remember, you don't always have to ride Weaver's Wall.

Try to throw enemies into Unraveled Earth using Seismic Shove.

Once you have Rylai's Crystal Scepter, casting Threaded Volley at enemies chasing you is a great way of making them regret everything.

Kassadin Taliyah Synergy Stats

Kassadin Image
Win Rate
45.2 %
VS
Win Rate
54.8 %
Taliyah Image
7.8
< Kills >
7.7
5.7
< Deaths >
5.5
5.6
< Assists >
5.7
1.63
< Killing Sprees >
1.69
168
< Minions Killed >
170
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.35
< Inhibitors >
0.39
1,770
< Physical Damage >
1,726
19,725
< Magic Damage >
20,251
576
< True Damage >
582
22,072
< Damage Dealt >
22,560
29,464
< Damage Taken >
29,444
11,898
< Gold Earned >
12,061
1.64
< Towers >
1.69
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
5,856
< Total Healing >
5,994
15,058
< Experience >
15,396
16
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
181
< Time Dealing CC >
187

How to Play with Taliyah as Kassadin in LoL

The Kassadin Taliyah synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Taliyah, 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 Taliyah. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Taliyah helps Kassadin perform worse in ranked League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.

When Kassadin plays on the same team as Taliyah, he observes a little decrease in his total damage dealt. This difference could signal that Taliyah does not provide protection for him to dish out more damage or that her participation also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Kassadin is played alongside Taliyah on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Taliyah.

Moreover, when Kassadin plays with Taliyah on the same team, he usually takes a little more damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt more damage may mean that Taliyah does a poor job of covering Kassadin during team fights.

Synergies between Kassadin and Taliyah

Damage Types Compared

Kassadin
Taliyah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Kassadin
Taliyah

Is Kassadin better when played alongside Taliyah?

There is no one best synergy for Kassadin that will 100% of the time be his #1 teammate. Yet, overall, Taliyah is a very bad teammate for Kassadin. By being on the same team as Kassadin, she lowers their win rate by -4.8% to 45.2%. This shows that there is a very bad bond between Kassadin and Taliyah that allows them to perform worse together than alone.

Taliyah has a much lower diffuclty than Kassadin. That means you don't need to be very careful when lining up Taliyah comrades 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.

When playing alongside, you will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal magic damage. Together, these champs are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.

In contrast, by aligning Kassadin and Taliyah together, you will not be providing your other allies much AD. Make sure to include other champions on your team that neutralizes this disparity in their potential.

Regardless of your Taliyah ally's skill level, you should focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Kassadin Players

How We Calculated Our Kassadin Taliyah Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Kassadin and Taliyah, we analyzed 228 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 Taliyah 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 work well with Taliyah during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League games, you should continue reading to learn additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The ideal finished items to have in your Kassadin and Taliyah synergy build include Seraph's Embrace, Malignance, and Rod of Ages. When Kassadin included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better as an ally of Taliyah than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Kassadin boasted an average win rate of 45.2% helping carry Taliyah with this build.

To have the greatest probability of annihilating 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 rune builds players chose for this champion pairing, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 45.2% winrate overall.

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