Darius vs Kassadin
How to Beat Kassadin as Darius
based on 1,749 Darius vs Kassadin matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Darius vs Kassadin Matchup Summary
Best Darius vs Kassadin Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Kassadin as Darius
Tips for Playing as Darius against Kassadin
Noxian Guillotine does more damage the more attacks you can land prior to it. Use Noxian Might to deal maximum damage.
Darius benefits greatly from enhanced survivability. The longer you can prolong a fight, the more powerful he becomes.
Decimate is a powerful harassment ability. Strike an enemy from maximum range for the greatest effect.
Advice to Win Against Kassadin
It takes 6 spell casts for Kassadin's slow, Force Pulse, to become castable. If he levels up that ability, judiciously use your own skills while laning against him.
Kassadin deals mostly magic damage. If he's doing well consider buying magic resist items like Mercury's Treads and Banshee's Veil.
Each time Kassadin consecutively uses Riftwalk, he pays more and more mana. Keep this in mind as you chase him.
Darius vs Kassadin Counter Stats
How to Counter Kassadin with Darius in LoL
The stats shown on this page clarify some important Darius against Kassadin matchup stats that can help you grasp the distinctions between this pair of champions. For instance, Darius’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kassadin’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Darius may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Kassadin..
Darius usually has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Kassadin. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Darius and Kassadin
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Who is Better, Darius or Kassadin?
Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Darius usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Kassadin, with a 50.3% win rate. Thus, Darius makes an ok counter for Kassadin.
While Darius does have a higher win rate compared to Kassadin, when they face off with one another, Darius also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Darius into Kassadin.
Furthermore, Darius has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kassadin. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Darius vs Kassadin matchups, Darius is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Darius is a decent counter for Kassadin. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Darius against Kassadin.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Darius to counter Kassadin during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Darius often accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Kassadin. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The best items to have in your Darius versus Kassadin build include Trinity Force, Dead Man's Plate, and Sundered Sky. When Darius incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better vs Kassadin than with many other common builds. In fact, Darius boasted an average win rate of 50.3% when playing against Kassadin with this counter build.
To have the highest likelihood of beating Kassadin as Darius, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Celerity, and Nimbus Cloak runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Darius vs Kassadin clashes, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 50.3% win rate overall.
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