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Kassadin vs Zed

Kassadin
vs
46.2%

over 1525 games

Zed
Analyze a draft with Kassadin

Skill matchup

High burstCountered by stasisHeavy AD damageDive threat

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

Build vs Zed

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Kassadin: Tear of the Goddess, Rod of Ages, Seraph's Embrace, Plated Steelcaps, Malignance, Zhonya's Hourglass, Dark Seal, Frozen Heart.

Starting items

Dark Seal
Refillable Potion

Core build

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

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Malignance
5

Summoner spells

FlashTeleport62%
FlashDot26%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Malignance
Zhonya's Hourglass
Dark Seal
Frozen Heart
Muramana
Rabadon's Deathcap
Mejai's Soulstealer
Archangel's Staff
Seeker's Armguard
Void Staff
Lich Bane
Shadowflame
Manamune
Randuin's Omen
Fimbulwinter
Winter's Approach
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Iceborn Gauntlet
Oblivion Orb
Luden's Echo
Bloodletter's Curse
Dusk and Dawn
Death's Dance
Kaenic Rookern
Abyssal Mask
Cryptbloom
Riftmaker
54.5% WR220 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

Zed's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Contempt for the Weak (P)

Zed's basic attacks against low health targets deals bonus Magic Damage. This effect can only occur once every few seconds against the same enemy champion.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
36s20s5s–
66s20s5s2m
96s19s5s2m
116s18s5s1m50
166s16s4s1m40
186s16s3s1m40

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 Zed

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Trade when his shadow is down

    Take a trade when he has used Living Shadow (W): while it's on cooldown, he has no double shuriken and no way out.

  2. Don't stay in lane at low health

    Back rather than staying in lane at low health against him: Contempt for the Weak (passive) adds magic damage to his autos against low-health targets.

  3. Get ready for his mark to pop

    If you have invulnerability or a shield, use it right before Death Mark (R) pops, 3 seconds after his dash: it repeats part of the damage he dealt you.

  4. Watch the shadow from his mark

    After his dash onto you, spot the shadow left at his starting point: if he recasts Death Mark (R), that's where he reappears.

Other Kassadin matchups

Patch 16.21.1