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

Kassadin vs Vladimir

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

based on 1,992 Kassadin vs Vladimir matchups
Win Rate
50.4 %
K/D/A
2.52
Pick Rate
3.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League rounds every week. Within our dataset, Kassadin did battle with Vladimir 1992 times. Having so many games with Kassadin vs Vladimir provides us faith in our capacity to provide informative stats and a solid build to counter your opponent. This particular counter pairing is fairly rare. Kassadin is forced to battle against Vladimir in only 3.8% of his games.

Kassadin vs Vladimir Matchup Summary

Kassadin does a average job of countering Vladimir. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.4% of the time the champs face each other in. In Kassadin vs Vladimir rounds, Kassadin’s team is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood against Vladimir.

Best Kassadin vs Vladimir Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandTear of the Goddess

Core Kassadin Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassRod of Ages

Optional Items

Void StaffLich BaneStormsurgeMalignance

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 upw
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Last skill for Kassadin to max outq

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
DominationSudden ImpactUltimate Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
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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Guide to Countering Vladimir as Kassadin

Tips for Playing as Kassadin against Vladimir

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.

Advice to Win Against Vladimir

Items that counter Health stacking, such as Liandry's Torment and Blade of the Ruined King, are very effective against Vladimir.

Making Vladimir use Sanguine Pool at the start of a fight will maximize the Health cost of the ability to him.

Try to take Vladimir down before Hemoplague detonates, as it will heal him for each afflicted enemy Champion.

Kassadin vs Vladimir Counter Stats

Kassadin Image
Win Rate
50.4 %
VS
Win Rate
49.6 %
Vladimir Image
7.7
< Kills >
6
5.2
< Deaths >
5.1
5.4
< Assists >
6
1.68
< Killing Sprees >
1.35
174
< Minions Killed >
188
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.45
2,074
< Physical Damage >
1,684
24,031
< Magic Damage >
23,432
675
< True Damage >
380
26,781
< Damage Dealt >
25,496
29,679
< Damage Taken >
34,123
12,095
< Gold Earned >
11,700
1.75
< Towers >
2.06
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
6,328
< Total Healing >
28,900
15,511
< Experience >
14,741
15
< Vision Score >
15
7
< Wards Placed >
8
185
< Time Dealing CC >
118

How to Counter Vladimir with Kassadin in LoL

The stats shown here clarify some critical Kassadin versus Vladimir counter statistics that may help you realize the differences between this set of champions. As an example, Kassadin’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Vladimir’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Kassadin may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Vladimir..

Kassadin often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his counter does. On average, he takes less damage than Vladimir. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kassadin and Vladimir

Damage Types Compared

Kassadin
Vladimir
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kassadin
Vladimir

Who is Better, Kassadin or Vladimir?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kassadin usually fairs equally well when taking on Vladimir, with a 50.4% win rate. Thus, Kassadin makes an ok counter to Vladimir.

While Kassadin does have a higher winrate than Vladimir, when they face off with one another, Kassadin also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Kassadin into Vladimiras his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Kassadin also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Vladimir. This 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 for every situation in League of Legends, in Kassadin vs Vladimir matchups, Kassadin is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Kassadin is a decent counter to Vladimir. Focus your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Kassadin against Vladimir.

Additional Information for Kassadin Players

How We Calculated Our Kassadin vs Vladimir Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vladimir as Kassadin, we analyzed 1,992 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 Vladimir 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Kassadin in order to counter Vladimir during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kassadin usually picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Vladimir. Champions who typically don't take much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Kassadin versus Vladimir build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Rod of Ages. When Kassadin combined at least these three items in his build, he performed much better vs Vladimir than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Kassadin had an average win rate of 50.4% when countering Vladimir with this build.

To have the greatest probability of beating Vladimir as Kassadin, you should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for Kassadin vs Vladimir battles, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.4% winrate overall.

If you want to get Kassadin versus Vladimir tips and builds for a a particular division, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. At first, the statistics and strategies shown are computed using every game run with these champions.