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How to Win Seraphine vs Kassadin Counter MatchupSeraphine is in the b tier of champions

Seraphine vs Kassadin

How to Beat Kassadin as Seraphine in LoLSeraphine is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Kassadin as Seraphine

based on 2,456 Seraphine vs Kassadin matchups
Win Rate
48 %
K/D/A
2.58
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated LoL matches that we analyze each week. This guide on how to beat Kassadin as Seraphine came out of an evaluation of 2456 ranked rounds where both champs fought one another. This champion pairing is fairly rare. Seraphine is forced to battle against Kassadin in only 1.4% of her rounds.

Seraphine vs Kassadin Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Seraphine does a dismal job of countering Kassadin. Normally, she wins a lowly 48.0% of games the champions face each other in. In Seraphine versus Kassadin rounds, Seraphine’s team is 0.1% more probable to earn first blood. This indicates that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Kassadin.

Best Seraphine vs Kassadin Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Tear of the GoddessLost Chapter

Core Seraphine Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceRylai's Crystal ScepterStaff of Flowing Water

Optional Items

Celestial OppositionDawncoreRedemptionMoonstone Renewer

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Seraphine to level upq
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Second ability for Seraphine to level upw
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Last skill for Seraphine to max oute

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceGathering Storm
InspirationTriple TonicCosmic Insight
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceArmor
Seraphine's passive ability p
Seraphine's q ability q
Seraphine's w ability w
Seraphine's e ability e
Seraphine's ultimate ability r
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E
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Q
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Guide to Countering Kassadin as Seraphine

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.

Seraphine vs Kassadin Counter Stats

Seraphine Image
Win Rate
48 %
VS
Win Rate
52 %
Kassadin Image
3
< Kills >
7.9
5.7
< Deaths >
5.3
11.7
< Assists >
5.5
0.64
< Killing Sprees >
1.71
104
< Minions Killed >
172
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.41
1,484
< Physical Damage >
1,718
11,534
< Magic Damage >
20,072
420
< True Damage >
564
13,439
< Damage Dealt >
22,355
16,523
< Damage Taken >
28,697
9,706
< Gold Earned >
12,116
2.24
< Towers >
1.82
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
3,659
< Total Healing >
5,961
11,472
< Experience >
15,364
40
< Vision Score >
16
18
< Wards Placed >
8
241
< Time Dealing CC >
187

How to Counter Kassadin with Seraphine in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here feature some vital Seraphine vs. Kassadin counter stats that may help us interpret the differences and similarities between this set of champions. For instance, Seraphine’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kassadin’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Seraphine may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Kassadin. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Seraphine typically has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than her enemy does. Commonly, she receives less damage than Kassadin. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Seraphine and Kassadin

Damage Types Compared

Seraphine
Kassadin
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Seraphine
Kassadin

Who is Better, Seraphine or Kassadin?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Seraphine usually loses when taking on Kassadin, with a 48.0% win rate. Thus, Seraphine makes a poor counter for Kassadin.

While Seraphine does have a lower win rate than Kassadin, when they face off with one another, Seraphine also has a much lower difficulty level that makes her a less difficult character to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Seraphine into Kassadin.

Additionally, Seraphine has a great deal 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 one best champion in League of Legends, in Seraphine vs Kassadin matchups, Kassadin is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Seraphine is a trash counter for Kassadin. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Seraphine against Kassadin.

Additional Information for Seraphine Players

How We Calculated Our Seraphine vs Kassadin Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kassadin as Seraphine, we analyzed 2,456 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 Kassadin as Seraphine 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 truly master Seraphine to counter Kassadin during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Seraphine on average picks up less CS as Kassadin. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Seraphine versus Kassadin build include Seraph's Embrace, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, and Staff of Flowing Water. When Seraphine bought at least these three items in her build, she performed much better against Kassadin than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Seraphine had an average winrate of 48.0% when countering Kassadin with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest chance of beating Kassadin as Seraphine, Seraphine players should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Triple Tonic, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Seraphine vs Kassadin fights, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 48.0% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Kassadin as Seraphine are presented for all skill levels combined. If you want to scope the statistics and builds to a distinct division, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.