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

Kassadin with Ziggs

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

based on 341 Kassadin with Ziggs pairs
Win Rate
47.8 %
K/D/A
2.34
Pick Rate
0.7 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we take in the stats from from millions of LoL matches straight from Riot Games each week. Kassadin has been on the same team as Ziggs in 341 recently played, ranked matches. By pooling so much relevant data straight from the makers of League, we are totally sure that we can showcase high quality, accurate builds to help Kassadin play with Ziggs. It is very rare for Kassadin to play with Ziggs on the same team. This has only taken place in about 0.7% of games with Kassadin.

Kassadin Ziggs Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Kassadin does a poor job of fighting on the same side as Ziggs. Usually, he wins a lowly 47.8% of the time the champs play on the same team. If you want to do better as Kassadin when fighting on the same team as Ziggs by figuring out how to better synergize your tactics with him, then dig into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Kassadin vs Ziggs 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

Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya'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

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
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W
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E
4
E
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E
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R
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E
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Guide to Synergizing Kassadin and Ziggs

Tips for Playing as Kassadin with Ziggs

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 Ziggs Will Play

Even if you're far from a fight you can still help from afar with Mega Inferno Bomb.

Slowing your enemies with Hexplosive Minefield makes it easier to land other abilities.

Knocking yourself over walls with Satchel Charge can be great when chasing after or escaping from enemies.

Kassadin Ziggs Synergy Stats

Kassadin Image
Win Rate
47.8 %
VS
Win Rate
52.2 %
Ziggs Image
8.1
< Kills >
7.7
5.8
< Deaths >
5.5
5.5
< Assists >
5.7
1.8
< Killing Sprees >
1.69
163
< Minions Killed >
170
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.39
1,879
< Physical Damage >
1,726
20,728
< Magic Damage >
20,251
633
< True Damage >
582
23,240
< Damage Dealt >
22,560
30,627
< Damage Taken >
29,444
12,319
< Gold Earned >
12,061
1.54
< Towers >
1.69
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
6,359
< Total Healing >
5,994
15,584
< Experience >
15,396
17
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
191
< Time Dealing CC >
187

How to Play with Ziggs as Kassadin in LoL

The Kassadin Ziggs synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Ziggs, 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 Ziggs. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Ziggs helps Kassadin perform worse in ranked League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.

When Kassadin plays on the same team as Ziggs, he gets a small increase in his full damage output. This difference could demonstrate that Ziggs supports by providing protection for him to deal more damage or that his presence on the team also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Kassadin is played with Ziggs on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Ziggs.

Moreover, when Kassadin plays with Ziggs on the same side, he usually receives a little more damage than when he plays alone. Receiving more damage could mean that Ziggs does a poor job of protecting Kassadin during teamfights.

Synergies between Kassadin and Ziggs

Damage Types Compared

Kassadin
Ziggs
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Kassadin
Ziggs

Is Kassadin better when played alongside Ziggs?

There is no universally accepted best champion pairing for Kassadin that will no matter what be his ideal teammate. Yet, Ziggs is a relatively poor teammate for Kassadin. By locking into the same side as Kassadin, he decreases their win rate by -2.2% to 47.8%. This proves that there is a bad synergy between Kassadin and Ziggs that results in them performing worse together than alone.

Ziggs has a much lower diffuclty than Kassadin. That means you don't need to be cautious when finding Ziggs allies 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 do well with you.

Fighting on the same side, Kassadin players should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to to do a lot of AP damage. Combined, these two can blast through enemies with magic damage.

Although, by aligning Kassadin and Ziggs together, you probably will not be providing your side very much attack damage. We recommend you pick other champions on your team that neutralizes this gap in this pairing's capabilities.

Regardless of your Ziggs ally's skill level, you should focus on increasing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Kassadin Players

How We Calculated Our Kassadin Ziggs Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Kassadin and Ziggs, we analyzed 341 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 Ziggs 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Kassadin in order to work well with Ziggs during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL rounds, you should keep reading to learn additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you mind the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The most important finished items to have in your Kassadin and Ziggs synergy build include Seraph's Embrace, Malignance, and Rod of Ages. When Kassadin bought at least these three finished items in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting alongside Ziggs than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Kassadin had an average win rate of 47.8% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Ziggs with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of beating your oponents, you should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for this champion pairing, this mix of runes resulted in the top win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 47.8% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to team up Ziggs with Kassadin are displayed for every ranked division. If you would like to scope the statistics and builds to a particular skill level, you can use the selection menu earlier on the page.