Kassadin - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
46.2%
Pick Rate
1.1%

KassadinTop Build

FAssassinMage
Patch26.12
Matches157,752
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 17, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology
AuthorDakota Chinnick

The patch 26.12 Kassadin top build uses Plated Steelcaps, Rod of Ages, Malignance, Seraph's Embrace, Mejai's Soulstealer, Frozen Heart, Farsight Alteration. This Kassadin build has a 8.76% pick rate and a 64.38% win rate in LoL patch 26.12. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Kassadin build choices below.

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Select a Kassadin Build

Most Played
Most Popular Build
  • 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
Core Items
64.4%Win Rate
+18.2%WR Diff
8.8%Pick Rate
Alternative Build 1
  • Rod of Ages - Kassadin Alternative Build 1 core itemRod of Ages
  • Malignance - Kassadin Alternative Build 1 core itemMalignance
  • Muramana - Kassadin Alternative Build 1 core itemMuramana
Core Items
56.8%Win Rate
+10.5%WR Diff
4.4%Pick Rate
Alternative Build 2
  • Rod of Ages - Kassadin Alternative Build 2 core itemRod of Ages
  • Muramana - Kassadin Alternative Build 2 core itemMuramana
  • Seraph's Embrace - Kassadin Alternative Build 2 core itemSeraph's Embrace
Core Items
56.4%Win Rate
+10.2%WR Diff
4.7%Pick Rate

Best Kassadin Build - Highest Win Rate Items

Full Build

Early Build Order

Dark Seal
Dark Seal
Refillable Potion
Refillable Potion
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward
Lost Chapter
Lost Chapter
Blasting Wand
Blasting Wand
Malignance
Malignance
Boots
Boots
Cloth Armor
Cloth Armor
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps

Top Summoner Spells

  • FlashTeleport
    Flash + Teleport
    62.3%Win Rate83.6%Pick Rate
  • IgniteFlash
    Ignite + Flash
    72.7%Win Rate15.1%Pick Rate

Build Stats

64.38%Win Rate
+18.16%WR Diff
8.76%Pick Rate
73Matches

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.

The core items for this Kassadin build are Rod of Ages, Malignance and Seraph's Embrace. This item combination achieves a 64.4% win rate across 73 matches analyzed.

At full build, Kassadin gains a total of 225 Ability Power, 450 Health, 100 Armor, giving a strong power profile for magic damage.

Best Kassadin Runes

Domination primary rune treeDomination
  • Electrocute
  • Sudden Impact
  • Grisly Mementos
  • Ultimate Hunter
Precision secondary rune treePrecision
  • Last Stand
  • Presence of Mind
  • Adaptive Force
  • Health Scaling
  • Health Scaling
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Kassadin Abilities

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

The most popular starting items for Kassadin are Doran's Shield, Health Potion, Stealth Ward with a 16.7% win rate and 16.4% pick rate.

Doran's Shield
Doran's Shield
Health Potion
Health Potion
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward
16.7%Win Rate
16.4%Pick Rate
Doran's Ring
Doran's Ring
Health Potionx2
Health Potion
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward
66.7%Win Rate
16.4%Pick Rate
Dark Seal
Dark Seal
Refillable Potion
Refillable Potion
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward
80.0%Win Rate
13.7%Pick Rate
These are Kassadin's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Rod of Ages (48.9% WR, +2.6% WR diff, 78.5% pick rate) provides 350 Health, 500 Mana, 45 AP. Malignance (53.1% WR, +6.9% WR diff, 54.1% pick rate) provides 600 Mana, 90 AP. Seraph's Embrace (51.9% WR, +5.7% WR diff, 64.0% 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, Frozen Heart. 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 armorArmor:100
  • Total movement speedMovement Speed:45
  • Total healthHealth:450
  • Total manaMana:2500
  • Total ability powerAbility Power:225

Build Comparison

Best WR
Most Played
Alt 1
Kassadin armorArmor
100
25
75
Kassadin movement speedSpeed
45
45
45
Kassadin healthHealth
450
350
350
Kassadin manaMana
2500
3700
3100
Kassadin ability powerAP
225
275
310
When facing Kassadin's top counters like Orianna, Riven, Fizz, 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 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 Frozen Heart based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Kassadin performance.
burst mageFirst Power Spike2,600g~4 min

This Kassadin burst mage build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. With a 64.4% win rate across 73 matches, this build has proven highly effective in the current meta. The build's key strengths include devastating ability power scaling with 225 total AP, strong physical damage mitigation. 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 limited ability haste may result in longer cooldowns. This build's moderate gold investment allows Kassadin to spike earlier in the game. Prioritize completing Rod of Ages, Malignance, Seraph's Embrace to maximize your mid-game impact. 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.

Strengths

  • Devastating ability power scaling with 225 total AP
  • Strong physical damage mitigation

Weaknesses

  • Limited ability haste may result in longer cooldowns

Champions with Similar Builds to Kassadin

Anivia champion
Anivia
Core Items
  • Rod of Ages - Anivia core item
  • Zhonya's Hourglass - Anivia core item
  • Seraph's Embrace - Anivia core item
59.1%Win Rate
5.4%Pick Rate

See Also

Kassadin OverviewKassadin RunesKassadin CountersAll Items