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How to Synergize Kassadin and Naafiri

based on 167 Kassadin with Naafiri pairs
Win Rate
40.1 %
K/D/A
2.32
Pick Rate
0.3 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We take in data from from millions of LoL rounds directly from Riot Games each and every week. Kassadin has gone into battle with Naafiri in 167 recently played, competitive games. By accumulating so much complete data directly from the developers of League, we feel confident that we can give you robust, usable builds to help Kassadin synergize with Naafiri. It is very rare for Kassadin to play with Naafiri as allies. This has only happened in about 0.3% of rounds with Kassadin.

Kassadin Naafiri Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Kassadin has done a awful job of teaming up with Naafiri. On average, he wins a lowly 40.1% of rounds the champions play on the same team. If you want to win more matches as Kassadin when playing with Naafiri by figuring out how to better synergize your tactics with them, then check out the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Kassadin vs Naafiri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Sapphire CrystalRuby Crystal

Core Kassadin Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceMalignanceRod of Ages

Optional Items

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

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
PrecisionPresence of MindLegend: Tenacity
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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W
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E
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E
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Guide to Synergizing Kassadin and Naafiri

Tips for Playing as Kassadin with Naafiri

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 Understand How Naafiri Will Play

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Kassadin Naafiri Synergy Stats

Kassadin Image
Win Rate
40.1 %
VS
Win Rate
59.9 %
Naafiri Image
7.4
< Kills >
7.7
5.6
< Deaths >
5.5
5.6
< Assists >
5.7
1.57
< Killing Sprees >
1.69
161
< Minions Killed >
170
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.31
< Inhibitors >
0.39
1,622
< Physical Damage >
1,726
19,525
< Magic Damage >
20,251
531
< True Damage >
582
21,679
< Damage Dealt >
22,560
28,803
< Damage Taken >
29,444
11,706
< Gold Earned >
12,061
1.72
< Towers >
1.69
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
5,583
< Total Healing >
5,994
15,032
< Experience >
15,396
15
< Vision Score >
16
7
< Wards Placed >
8
172
< Time Dealing CC >
187

How to Play with Naafiri as Kassadin in LoL

The Kassadin Naafiri synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Naafiri, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Kassadin sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Naafiri. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Naafiri helps Kassadin perform poorer in competitive League games. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Kassadin is an ally to Naafiri, he gets a little drop in his total damage dealt. This difference may signal that Naafiri does not help cover for him to dish out more damage or that their participation also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Kassadin is played together with Naafiri on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Naafiri. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Naafiri.

Moreover, when Kassadin plays with Naafiri on the same team, he on average takes a little less damage than when he plays alone. Taking not as much damage may indicate that Naafiri does a decent job of covering Kassadin in teamfights.

Synergies between Kassadin and Naafiri

Damage Types Compared

Kassadin
Naafiri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Kassadin
Naafiri

Is Kassadin better when played alongside Naafiri?

There is no top companion for Kassadin that will always be his ideal teammate. Yet, Naafiri is a terrible ally for Kassadin. By being on the same side as Kassadin, they lowers their win rate by -9.9% to 40.1%. This clearly indicates that there is a terrible bond between Kassadin and Naafiri that results in them performing not as well together than without each other.

Naafiri has a much lower diffuclty than Kassadin. That means you don't need to be very careful when arranging Naafiri teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a much lower level of skill to be able to work well with you.

When playing alongside, you should observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal physical damage. When paired, these champions can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

In contrast, by aligning Kassadin and Naafiri together, you will not be giving your team very much AP. Make sure to have other champions on your team that neutralizes this gap in their playstyle.

Regardless of your Naafiri ally's skill level, you should focus on increasing your income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Kassadin Players

How We Calculated Our Kassadin Naafiri Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Kassadin and Naafiri, we analyzed 167 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Kassadin with Naafiri comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To truly master Kassadin in order to pair well with Naafiri during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL, you should continue reading to pick up additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The top items to use in your Kassadin and Naafiri synergy build include Seraph's Embrace, Malignance, and Rod of Ages. When Kassadin incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better as an ally of Naafiri than with many other typical builds. In fact, Kassadin had an average winrate of 40.1% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Naafiri with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of annihilating your oponents, you should equip the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Presence of Mind, and Legend: Tenacity runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Kassadin and Naafiri pairings, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 40.1% win rate overall.

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