Kassadin vs Fiddlesticks
How to Beat Fiddlesticks as Kassadin
based on 889 Kassadin vs Fiddlesticks matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kassadin vs Fiddlesticks Matchup Summary
Best Kassadin vs Fiddlesticks Counter Build
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Core Kassadin Items
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Guide to Countering Fiddlesticks as Kassadin
Tips for Playing as Kassadin against Fiddlesticks
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.
Kassadin vs Fiddlesticks Counter Stats
How to Counter Fiddlesticks with Kassadin in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here emphasize several strategic Kassadin vs. Fiddlesticks counter stats that may help you explain the differences between the two. For instance, Kassadin’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Fiddlesticks’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Kassadin may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Fiddlesticks. This observation is in large part fueled by the difference in kills.
Kassadin normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Fiddlesticks. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Kassadin and Fiddlesticks
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Who is Better, Kassadin or Fiddlesticks?
Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Kassadin usually wins when playing against Fiddlesticks, with a 53.2% win rate. Therefore, Kassadin makes a great counter to Fiddlesticks.
While Kassadin does have a higher winrate compared to Fiddlesticks, when facing one another, Kassadin also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex champion to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Kassadin into Fiddlesticksas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Kassadin also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Fiddlesticks. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kassadin vs Fiddlesticks matchups, Kassadin is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Kassadin is a great counter to Fiddlesticks. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Kassadin against Fiddlesticks.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Kassadin in order to counter Fiddlesticks during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kassadin often picks up much more CS relative to Fiddlesticks. Champs who typically don't get much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.
The most important items to focus on in your Kassadin versus Fiddlesticks build include Seraph's Embrace, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Malignance. When Kassadin bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better vs Fiddlesticks than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Kassadin had an average winrate of 53.2% when playing against Fiddlesticks with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Fiddlesticks as Kassadin, you should take 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 sets we have analyed for Kassadin vs Fiddlesticks clashes, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 53.2% win rate overall.
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