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Vi vs Kassadin

How to Beat Kassadin as Vi in LoLVi is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Kassadin as Vi

based on 1,449 Vi vs Kassadin matchups
Win Rate
52.8 %
K/D/A
2.47
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches that we review every week. Our guide on how to beat Kassadin as Vi resulted from an examination of 1449 ranked matches where both champs faced off against each other. This particular champ pairing is somewhat rare. Vi fights Kassadin in only 1.3% of her rounds.

Vi vs Kassadin Matchup Summary

Vi does a good job of beating Kassadin. On average, she wins a terrific 52.8% of the time the champions fight one another in. In Vi versus Kassadin matches, Vi’s side is 0.1% more probable to gain first blood, implying that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Kassadin.

Best Vi vs Kassadin Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsTunneler

Core Vi Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlack CleaverSundered Sky

Optional Items

Spear of ShojinTrinity ForceMaw of MalmortiusDeath's Dance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationHail of BladesSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Alacrity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Vi's passive ability p
Vi's q ability q
Vi's w ability w
Vi's e ability e
Vi's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Kassadin as Vi

Tips for Playing as Vi against Kassadin

A fully charged Vault Breaker will deal double damage. It's great for catching and finishing off fleeing enemies.

Relentless Force does full damage to anyone caught in the shockwave. Use it on minions in lane to hit enemies hiding behind them.

Cease and Desist is a powerful initiation tool, just remember not to get too far ahead of the rest of your team.

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.

Vi vs Kassadin Counter Stats

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Win Rate
52.8 %
VS
Win Rate
47.2 %
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6.5
< Kills >
7.3
5.9
< Deaths >
5.7
8.1
< Assists >
6
1.49
< Killing Sprees >
1.63
34
< Minions Killed >
170
1.75
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.36
17,346
< Physical Damage >
1,696
93
< Magic Damage >
19,271
925
< True Damage >
552
18,364
< Damage Dealt >
21,520
29,465
< Damage Taken >
29,774
11,766
< Gold Earned >
11,985
1.6
< Towers >
1.71
0.37
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
11,297
< Total Healing >
5,890
13,571
< Experience >
15,381
23
< Vision Score >
16
6
< Wards Placed >
8
290
< Time Dealing CC >
185

How to Counter Kassadin with Vi in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature several influential Vi versus Kassadin matchup stats that may help us appreciate the differences between this pair of champs. Vi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kassadin’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Vi may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Kassadin..

Vi often has a similar longest kill spree as her enemy does. Commonly, she takes a similar amount of damage to Kassadin. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Vi and Kassadin

Damage Types Compared

Vi
Kassadin
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vi
Kassadin

Who is Better, Vi or Kassadin?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Vi usually wins when facing off against Kassadin, with a 52.8% win rate. Therefore, Vi makes a good counter to Kassadin.

While Vi does have a higher win rate than Kassadin, when facing one another, Vi also has a much lower learning curve that makes her a less complex champ to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Vi into Kassadin.

Moreover, Vi has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kassadin. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Vi is an above average counter to Kassadin. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Vi against Kassadin.

Additional Information for Vi Players

How We Calculated Our Vi vs Kassadin Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kassadin as Vi, we analyzed 1,449 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 Vi 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 Vi in order to counter Kassadin during both the laning 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 pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vi most often accumulates a lot less CS compared to Kassadin. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Vi versus Kassadin build consist of Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Sundered Sky. When Vi incorporated at least these three items in her build, she did much better when fighting Kassadin than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Vi boasted an average win rate of 52.8% battling Kassadin with these items in her kit.

To have the best chance of coming out on top against Kassadin as Vi, you should use the Hail of Blades, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Legend: Alacrity, and Triumph runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Vi vs Kassadin LoL games, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 52.8% win rate overall.

If you want to get Vi versus Kassadin tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a distinct division rank, please choose one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the stats and build suggestions displayed are computed using all matches with data with both champs.