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

Kassadin vs Yuumi

How to Beat Yuumi as Kassadin in LoLKassadin is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Yuumi as Kassadin

based on 1,041 Kassadin vs Yuumi matchups
Win Rate
54.6 %
K/D/A
2.52
Pick Rate
2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked LoL rounds every week. In our data, Kassadin faced Yuumi in 1041 matches. Using so many games with Kassadin vs Yuumi gives us a lot of confidence in our capacity to provide useful stats and a solid build to defeat your enemy. This champion matchup is relatively rare. Kassadin has to counter Yuumi in only 2.0% of his games.

Kassadin vs Yuumi Matchup Summary

Kassadin does a great job of beating Yuumi. Normally, he wins a fantastic 54.6% of matches the champs oppose one another in. In Kassadin versus Yuumi games, Kassadin’s team is 0.2% less expected to earn first blood, implying that he most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Yuumi.

Best Kassadin vs Yuumi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandTear of the Goddess

Core Kassadin Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceMalignanceRod of Ages

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeZhonya's HourglassLuden's Companion

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
2
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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E
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Q
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Guide to Countering Yuumi as Kassadin

Tips for Playing as Kassadin against Yuumi

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 Yuumi Counter Stats

Kassadin Image
Win Rate
54.6 %
VS
Win Rate
45.4 %
Yuumi Image
7
< Kills >
1.4
5
< Deaths >
3.7
5.6
< Assists >
14.9
1.52
< Killing Sprees >
0.26
164
< Minions Killed >
13
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.01
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.55
1,710
< Physical Damage >
339
17,701
< Magic Damage >
6,991
525
< True Damage >
675
19,936
< Damage Dealt >
8,006
27,174
< Damage Taken >
7,965
11,480
< Gold Earned >
7,853
1.77
< Towers >
2.33
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0
5,585
< Total Healing >
6,500
14,648
< Experience >
10,651
15
< Vision Score >
37
7
< Wards Placed >
18
174
< Time Dealing CC >
167

How to Counter Yuumi with Kassadin in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize some critical Kassadin against Yuumi matchup stats that may help us distinguish the differences between this pair of champs. Kassadin’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Yuumi’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Kassadin may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Yuumi. This observation is largely caused by the difference in kills.

Kassadin often has a much larger longest kill spree than his counter does. On average, he takes more damage than Yuumi. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kassadin and Yuumi

Damage Types Compared

Kassadin
Yuumi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kassadin
Yuumi

Who is Better, Kassadin or Yuumi?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kassadin usually wins when playing against Yuumi, with a 54.6% win rate. As a result, Kassadin makes a great counter to Yuumi.

While Kassadin does have a much higher winrate than Yuumi, when on opposite teams, Kassadin also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champ to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Kassadin into Yuumias his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kassadin vs Yuumi matchups, Kassadin is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Kassadin is a great counter for Yuumi. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kassadin against Yuumi.

Additional Information for Kassadin Players

How We Calculated Our Kassadin vs Yuumi Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Yuumi as Kassadin, we analyzed 1,041 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 Yuumi 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 learn all of the intricacies of Kassadin in order to counter Yuumi during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kassadin most often accumulates much more CS as Yuumi. Champs who on average don't take much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Kassadin versus Yuumi build consist of Seraph's Embrace, Malignance, and Rod of Ages. When Kassadin combined at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when facing Yuumi than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Kassadin had an average win rate of 54.6% when playing against Yuumi with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of beating Yuumi as Kassadin, Kassadin players 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. Out of all the rune builds players used for Kassadin vs Yuumi fights, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 54.6% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Yuumi as Kassadin are shown for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to scope the statistics and builds to a specific rank, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.