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How to Synergize Kassadin with Zed on the Same TeamKassadin is in the s tier of champions

Kassadin with Zed

How to Win With Kassadin and Zed Paired TogetherKassadin is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Kassadin and Zed

based on 291 Kassadin with Zed pairs
Win Rate
46.7 %
K/D/A
2.21
Pick Rate
0.6 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We download data from from millions of League games straight from Riot Games each and every week. Kassadin has gone into battle with Zed in 291 recent, ranked matches. By pooling so much complete data from the publishers of League of Legends, we have complete confidence that we can provide you with high-quality, usable builds to help Kassadin play with Zed. It is very rare for Kassadin to play with Zed as allies. This has only occurred in about 0.6% of games with Kassadin.

Kassadin Zed Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Kassadin has done a pathetic job of fighting on the same side as Zed. Usually, he wins a poor 46.7% of rounds the champs try and work together in. If you want to do better as Kassadin when playing with Zed by figuring out how to better synergize your tactics with him, then look into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Kassadin vs Zed Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Sapphire CrystalTear of the Goddess

Core Kassadin Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceMalignanceRod of Ages

Optional Items

Zhonya's Hourglass

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

PrecisionFleet FootworkPresence of MindLegend: TenacityCoup de Grace
ResolveSecond WindOvergrowth
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
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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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Guide to Synergizing Kassadin and Zed

Tips for Playing as Kassadin with Zed

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 Zed Will Play

Placing a Living Shadow before using Death Mark can give Zed a safe escape from combat.

Saving energy and spell cooldowns until you use your ultimate will maximize Death Mark's damage.

Quickly double tapping Living Shadow will teleport Zed to his shadow immediately for rapid escapes.

Kassadin Zed Synergy Stats

Kassadin Image
Win Rate
46.7 %
VS
Win Rate
53.3 %
Zed Image
7.1
< Kills >
7.7
5.8
< Deaths >
5.5
5.7
< Assists >
5.7
1.58
< Killing Sprees >
1.69
178
< Minions Killed >
170
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.39
1,784
< Physical Damage >
1,726
19,961
< Magic Damage >
20,251
634
< True Damage >
582
22,380
< Damage Dealt >
22,560
30,472
< Damage Taken >
29,444
12,121
< Gold Earned >
12,061
1.66
< Towers >
1.69
0
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
6,150
< Total Healing >
5,994
15,602
< Experience >
15,396
17
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
219
< Time Dealing CC >
187

How to Play with Zed as Kassadin in LoL

The Kassadin Zed synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Zed, 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 very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Zed. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Zed helps Kassadin perform not as well in competitive LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Kassadin plays on the same team as Zed, he gets a barely noticable drop in his complete damage output. This difference could signal that Zed doesn't help protection for him to deal more damage or that his participation also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Kassadin is played together with Zed on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Zed.

Additionally, when Kassadin plays with Zed on the same side, he usually receives a little more damage than when he plays alone. Taking more damage may mean that Zed does a poor job of covering Kassadin during teamfights.

Synergies between Kassadin and Zed

Damage Types Compared

Kassadin
Zed
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Kassadin
Zed

Is Kassadin better when played alongside Zed?

There is no ideal synergy for Kassadin that will always be his #1 teammate. Yet, overall, Zed is a terrible companion for Kassadin. By being on the same team as Kassadin, he lowers their win rate by -3.3% to 46.7%. This proves that there is a terrible strategic relationship between Kassadin and Zed that allows them to perform not as well together than alone.

Zed has a lower difficulty than Kassadin. That means Kassadin players don't need to be very careful when arranging Zed comrades to play with, as they will need a lower level of skill to play well with you.

Fighting cooperatively, you should observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to dish out massive AD. When paired, these champs can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

In contrast, by aligning Kassadin and Zed together, you may not be granting your other allies much support. We recommend you bring other champions on your team that nullifies this disparity in this pairing's capabilities.

Regardless of the ability of your Zed ally, you need to focus on maximizing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Kassadin Players

How We Calculated Our Kassadin Zed Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Kassadin and Zed, we analyzed 291 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 Zed 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 learn all of the intricacies of Kassadin in order to pair well with Zed during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to master additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you use the build and suggestions displayed above, you should increase your win rate by a lot.

The ideal finished items to prioritize in your Kassadin and Zed synergy build include Seraph's Embrace, Malignance, and Rod of Ages. When Kassadin bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better as an ally of Zed than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Kassadin boasted an average winrate of 46.7% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Zed with this build.

To have the highest chance of beating your oponents, Kassadin players should use the Fleet Footwork, Presence of Mind, Legend: Tenacity, Coup de Grace, Overgrowth, and Second Wind runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for this team composition, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 46.7% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to synergize Zed with Kassadin are presented for every ranked division. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a specific rank, you can use the selection menu earlier on the page.