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How to Win Kassadin vs Senna Counter MatchupKassadin is in the s tier of champions

Kassadin vs Senna

How to Beat Senna as Kassadin in LoLKassadin is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Senna as Kassadin

based on 3,708 Kassadin vs Senna matchups
Win Rate
47.2 %
K/D/A
2.27
Pick Rate
7.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated League matches that we get from Riot Games each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Senna as Kassadin resulted from an analysis of 3708 ranked matches where both champs clashed against one another. This counter matchup is relatively uncommon. Kassadin is forced to battle against Senna in only 7.2% of his rounds.

Kassadin vs Senna Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kassadin does a dismal job of countering Senna. Normally, he wins a lowly 47.2% of matches the champions clash against one another in. In Kassadin vs Senna matches, Kassadin’s side is 0.1% less probable to obtain first blood, implying that he most likely won't get first blood versus Senna.

Best Kassadin vs Senna Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandRuby Crystal

Core Kassadin Items

~22 Mins
MalignanceStormsurgeRod of Ages

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneZhonya's HourglassVoid Staff

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kassadin to level upe
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Second ability for Kassadin to level upq
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Last skill for Kassadin to max outw

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
DominationSudden ImpactUltimate Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Kassadin's passive ability p
Kassadin's q ability q
Kassadin's w ability w
Kassadin's e ability e
Kassadin's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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E
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E
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E
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R
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Guide to Countering Senna as Kassadin

Tips for Playing as Kassadin against Senna

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 Senna Counter Stats

Kassadin Image
Win Rate
47.2 %
VS
Win Rate
52.8 %
Senna Image
7.4
< Kills >
4.7
5.6
< Deaths >
6.3
5.3
< Assists >
11.8
1.64
< Killing Sprees >
1.06
170
< Minions Killed >
62
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.14
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.61
1,683
< Physical Damage >
18,341
19,357
< Magic Damage >
289
548
< True Damage >
494
21,590
< Damage Dealt >
19,125
29,333
< Damage Taken >
18,579
11,857
< Gold Earned >
10,566
1.59
< Towers >
2.5
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
5,823
< Total Healing >
9,440
15,216
< Experience >
11,406
15
< Vision Score >
50
7
< Wards Placed >
20
188
< Time Dealing CC >
206

How to Counter Senna with Kassadin in LoL

The stats provided here clarify some important Kassadin vs. Senna matchup stats that may help you grasp the differences between this pair of champs. As an example, Kassadin’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Senna’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Kassadin may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Senna..

Kassadin normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his enemy does. Typically, he takes more damage than Senna. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kassadin and Senna

Damage Types Compared

Kassadin
Senna
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kassadin
Senna

Who is Better, Kassadin or Senna?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Kassadin usually loses when facing off against Senna, with a 47.2% win rate. As a result, Kassadin makes a bad counter to Senna.

While Kassadin does have a lower winrate than Senna, when they face off with one another, Kassadin also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champion to learn and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Kassadin into Sennaas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Kassadin also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Senna. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Kassadin vs Senna matchups, Senna is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Kassadin is a bad counter to Senna. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Kassadin against Senna.

Additional Information for Kassadin Players

How We Calculated Our Kassadin vs Senna Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Senna as Kassadin, we analyzed 3,708 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Senna as Kassadin comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Kassadin in order to counter Senna during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kassadin most often picks up more CS as Senna. Champions who typically don't earn much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Kassadin versus Senna build include Malignance, Stormsurge, and Rod of Ages. When Kassadin combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better countering Senna than with most other common item sets. In fact, Kassadin had an average win rate of 47.2% when playing against Senna with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of crushing Senna 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 that we analyzed for Kassadin vs Senna LoL games, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 47.2% winrate overall.

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