Draven vs Kassadin
How to Beat Kassadin as Draven
based on 1,727 Draven vs Kassadin matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Draven vs Kassadin Matchup Summary
Best Draven vs Kassadin Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Kassadin as Draven
Tips for Playing as Draven against Kassadin
If Draven doesn't move, Spinning Axe will fall near his present location. It will fall directly on him, or just to the right or left.
If Draven does move after attacking, Spinning Axe will lead him in the direction of his movement. Use this to control where the Spinning Axe will go.
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.
Draven vs Kassadin Counter Stats
How to Counter Kassadin with Draven in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here emphasize several critical Draven vs. Kassadin counter statistics that may help us distinguish the differences between the pair. As an example, Draven’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kassadin’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Draven may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Kassadin..
Draven normally has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Typically, he takes less damage than Kassadin. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Draven and Kassadin
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Who is Better, Draven or Kassadin?
Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Draven usually fairs equally well when taking on Kassadin, with a 50.7% win rate. As a result, Draven makes an ok counter to Kassadin.
While Draven does have a higher win rate than Kassadin, when on opposite teams, Draven also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champ to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Draven into Kassadinas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Draven has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kassadin. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Draven vs Kassadin matchups, Draven is the better champion with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.
Draven is a decent counter for Kassadin. Focus your gameplay on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Draven against Kassadin.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Draven in order to counter Kassadin during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Draven typically picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Kassadin. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The best items to use in your Draven versus Kassadin build consist of Infinity Edge, The Collector, and Hubris. When Draven included at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting Kassadin than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Draven boasted an average winrate of 50.7% when countering Kassadin with this counter build.
To have the highest likelihood of defeating Kassadin as Draven, Draven players should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Draven vs Kassadin clashes, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.7% win rate overall.
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