Kassadin

The Void Walker

Assassin / Mage · Mana · Melee

About

Kassadin, the Void Walker, is a assassin and mage champion who uses Mana as a resource and attacks at melee range. Their kit focuses on magic damage.

On the official scale, difficulty is 8 out of 10: a champion hard and needs practice to perform well.

Compared with other champions, Kassadin starts with above average HP (646), below average armor (21) and average move speed (335). Attack range is 150 units.

Kassadin has 9 skins besides the default look.

Difficulty

Attack3

Defense5

Magic8

Difficulty8

Abilities

Passive · Void Stone
Kassadin takes reduced magic damage and ignores unit collision.
Q · Null Sphere
Kassadin fires an orb of void energy at a target, dealing damage and interrupting channels. The excess energy forms around himself, granting a temporary shield that absorbs magic damage.
Cooldown: 9/8.5/8/7.5/7s · Cost: 60/65/70/75/80
W · Nether Blade
Passive: Kassadin's basic attacks deal bonus magic damage. Active: Kassadin's next basic attack deals significant bonus magic damage and restores Mana.
Cooldown: 7s · Cost: 1
E · Force Pulse
Kassadin draws energy from spells cast in his vicinity. Upon charging up, Kassadin can use Force Pulse to damage and slow enemies in a cone in front of him.
Cooldown: 21/20/19/18/17s · Cost: 60/65/70/75/80
R (Ultimate) · Riftwalk
Kassadin teleports to a nearby location dealing damage to nearby enemy units. Multiple Riftwalks in a short period of time cost additional Mana but also deal additional damage.
Cooldown: 5/3.5/2s · Cost: 40

Tips for playing Kassadin

Kassadin has multiple item paths; he can go caster via Mana and Ability Power or anti-caster with Cooldown Reduction and Magic Resist.
Kassadin's ultimate has many uses and is on a shorter cooldown than most, use it often.
Try to get the Ancient Golem buff to counteract Riftwalk's increasing Mana cost.

Tips for playing against Kassadin

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.
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.

Base stats

HP: 646 (+113 per level)
Mana: 400 (+87 per level)
Armor: 21 (+4 per level)
Magic resist: 30 (+1.3 per level)
Attack damage: 59
Attack speed: 0.64 (+3.7 per level)
Move speed: 335
Range: 150

Lore

Cutting a burning swath through the darkest places of the world, Kassadin knows his days are numbered. A widely traveled Shuriman guide and adventurer, he had chosen to raise a family among the peaceful southern tribes—until the day his village was consumed by the Void. He vowed vengeance, combining a number of arcane artifacts and forbidden technologies for the struggle ahead. Finally, Kassadin set out for the wastelands of Icathia, ready to face any monstrous Void-construct in his search for their self-proclaimed prophet, Malzahar.