Kassadin - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
51.1%
Pick Rate
0.9%

KassadinBuild

AAssassinMage
Patch26.7
Matches508,082
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedApr 15, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology
AuthorDakota Chinnick

The patch 26.7 Kassadin build uses Mercury's Treads, Rod of Ages, Zhonya's Hourglass, Seraph's Embrace, Muramana, Mejai's Soulstealer, Oracle Lens. This Kassadin build has a 4.14% pick rate and a 68.25% win rate in LoL patch 26.7. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Kassadin build choices below.

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Select a Kassadin Build

Best WR
Highest Win Rate Build
Core Build Items
  • Rod of Ages - Kassadin Highest Win Rate Build core itemRod of Ages
  • Zhonya's Hourglass - Kassadin Highest Win Rate Build core itemZhonya's Hourglass
  • Seraph's Embrace - Kassadin Highest Win Rate Build core itemSeraph's Embrace
68.3%Win Rate
+17.1%WR Diff
4.1%Pick Rate
Most Played
Most Popular Build
Core Build Items
  • Rod of Ages - Kassadin Most Popular Build core itemRod of Ages
  • Malignance - Kassadin Most Popular Build core itemMalignance
  • Seraph's Embrace - Kassadin Most Popular Build core itemSeraph's Embrace
63.9%Win Rate
+12.8%WR Diff
7.8%Pick Rate
Alternative Build 1
Core Build Items
  • Zhonya's Hourglass - Kassadin Alternative Build 1 core itemZhonya's Hourglass
  • Malignance - Kassadin Alternative Build 1 core itemMalignance
  • Seraph's Embrace - Kassadin Alternative Build 1 core itemSeraph's Embrace
61.2%Win Rate
+10.1%WR Diff
4.8%Pick Rate

Best Kassadin Build - Highest Win Rate Items

This Kassadin build focuses on ability power for maximum spell damage. Build the core items first for your power spike, then adapt with situational items based on enemy team composition.

Full Build
61.19%Win Rate
+10.07%WR Diff
4.80%Pick Rate
219Build Matches

Kassadin build strength based on the items chosen in the build when compared to all builds across every champion. Strongest in: Magic Damage. Lower in: Health, Gold Efficiency, Magic Resistance, Physical Damage.

The most popular starting items for Kassadin are Dark Seal, Refillable Potion, Stealth Ward with a 62.1% win rate and 26.5% pick rate. Alternative options include Doran's Shield + Health Potion.

Dark SealDark SealRefillable PotionRefillable PotionStealth WardStealth Ward
62.1%Win Rate
26.5%Pick Rate
Doran's ShieldDoran's ShieldHealth PotionHealth Potion
63.3%Win Rate
13.7%Pick Rate
These are Kassadin's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Zhonya's Hourglass (62.5% WR, +11.4% WR diff, 21.8% pick rate) provides 50 Armor, 105 AP. Malignance (54.9% WR, +3.8% WR diff, 53.8% pick rate) provides 600 Mana, 90 AP. Seraph's Embrace (56.3% WR, +5.2% WR diff, 59.7% pick rate) provides 1000 Mana, 70 AP. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.
Top situational items for Kassadin include Mejai's Soulstealer, Rabadon's Deathcap. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
The best boots for Kassadin are Plated Steelcaps. Adjust based on enemy team comp.
The recommended trinket for Kassadin is Farsight Alteration for vision control and map awareness.

Combined statistics from all items in this Kassadin build.

  • Total armor Armor:75
  • Total movement speed Movement Speed:45
  • Total ability power Ability Power:415
  • Total mana Mana:1600
  • Total health Health:100
When facing Kassadin's top counters like Akshan, Diana, Annie, consider adjusting your situational items to increase survivability and match their damage output. If counter champions are building high damage, prioritize magic resistance items against AP threats or health-stacking items for general survivability in your situational item slots to reduce burst damage and improve trading potential. Your core build provides strong damage output. Against tanky counter picks, consider penetration items or percentage-based damage from your situational options to maintain kill pressure. Adapt your final build slots with items like Mejai's Soulstealer or Rabadon's Deathcap based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Kassadin performance.

This Kassadin burst mage build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. With a 61.2% win rate across 219 matches, this build has proven highly effective in the current meta. The build's key strengths include devastating ability power scaling with 415 total AP. Choose this build when your team needs magic damage, especially if teammates are primarily AD-focused. Kassadin with this build can punish teams that stack armor. The armor in this build makes it effective against AD-heavy enemy compositions with champions like assassins or marksmen. However, be aware that this build low health pool requiring careful positioning and no built-in sustain for extended fights. With a total gold cost of 15,050, this Kassadin build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Zhonya's Hourglass, Malignance, Seraph's Embrace power spike before taking major fights. For optimal results with this Kassadin build, focus on proper itemization timing, positioning in teamfights, and adapting your situational items based on the specific challenges each game presents.

Champions that use similar core items to Kassadin. These builds share at least 2 core items with the current kassadin build and may have similar playstyles and power spikes.

Annie champion
Annie
Core Items
  • Shadowflame - Annie core item
  • Zhonya's Hourglass - Annie core item
  • Malignance - Annie core item
54.6%Win Rate
4.7%Pick Rate

See Also

Kassadin OverviewKassadin RunesKassadin CountersAll Items