Outdraft.gg
Sign up

Kassadin vs Garen

Kassadin
vs
44.7%

over 199 games

Garen
Analyze a draft with Kassadin

Hard matchup

Heavy AD damageVery tankyHigh burstSustained DPS

You are stronger late game. Farm safe and avoid early trades.

Build vs Garen

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Kassadin: Tear of the Goddess, Rod of Ages, Seraph's Embrace, Sorcerer's Shoes, Malignance, Dark Seal, Zhonya's Hourglass, Muramana.

Starting items

Dark Seal
Refillable Potion

Core build

Tear of the Goddess
1
Rod of Ages
2
Seraph's Embrace
3

Standard

Sorcerer's Shoes
4Magic pen
Malignance
5

Summoner spells

FlashTeleport67%
FlashDot29%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Malignance
Dark Seal
Zhonya's Hourglass
Muramana
Rabadon's Deathcap
Mejai's Soulstealer
Frozen Heart
Shadowflame
Void Staff
Archangel's Staff
Randuin's Omen
Seeker's Armguard
Manamune
Lich Bane
45.0% WR40 games
InspirationInspiration
First StrikeFirst Strike
Cash BackCash Back
Triple TonicTriple Tonic
Cosmic InsightCosmic Insight
DominationDomination
Ultimate HunterUltimate Hunter
Sudden ImpactSudden Impact
Adaptive ForceHealth ScalingHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Garen's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Perseverance (P)

If Garen has not recently been struck by damage or enemy abilities, he regenerates a percentage of his total health each second.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
38s22s9s–
68s22s9s2m
98s19.5s9s2m
118s17s9s1m40
168s12s7.5s1m20
188s12s6s1m20

Playing as Kassadin

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Trade with Q against mages

    Against a mage, take your trades with Null Sphere (Q): it gives you a magic damage shield for 1.5 seconds and interrupts channels.

  2. Restore mana with your W

    Restore mana with Nether Blade (W): your next auto restores part of your missing mana, more on a champion.

  3. Farm while you wait for Riftwalk

    Farm safely early on: your power comes from ranks in Riftwalk (R), whose cooldown drops from 5 to 2 seconds.

  4. Watch your mana when chaining R

    Chain Riftwalk (R) in teamfights while watching your mana: each quick recast adds damage, but doubles its mana cost.

Playing against Garen

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Hit him regularly

    Hit him regularly, even with a small poke: Perseverance (passive) only regenerates him if he hasn't taken damage recently.

  2. At range, kite him

    If you're ranged, kite him: his kit has no dash, and only Decisive Strike (Q) speeds him up and removes his slows.

  3. Burst after his shield

    Wait for the Courage (W) shield to end before your burst: the spell starts with a shield and tenacity, then keeps only a damage reduction.

  4. Don't stay low once he hits 6

    Once he hits level 6, back instead of staying in lane at low health against him: Demacian Justice (R) deals true damage that grows with your missing health.

Other Kassadin matchups

Patch 16.21.1