Yone vs Kassadin
Build vs Kassadin
Build adapted to this matchup
Recommended items for Yone: Blade of The Ruined King, Immortal Shieldbow, Infinity Edge, Berserker's Greaves, Death's Dance, B. F. Sword, Lord Dominik's Regards, Wit's End.
Starting items
Core build
Standard
Summoner spells
Anti CC
Other options
Power Spikes
Strength by game phase
Kassadin's abilities
Passive, spells and ultimate
Kassadin takes reduced magic damage and ignores unit collision.
Cooldowns
Cooldowns by spell rank
| Level | Q | W | E | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 9s | 7s | 21s | – |
| 6 | 8s | 7s | 21s | 5s |
| 9 | 7s | 7s | 21s | 5s |
| 11 | 7s | 7s | 21s | 3.5s |
| 16 | 7s | 7s | 19s | 2s |
| 18 | 7s | 7s | 17s | 2s |
Playing as Yone
Tips to maximize your impact
- Charge Mortal Steel on minions
Hit twice with Mortal Steel (Q), minions included, to charge the next one: it makes you dash forward and knocks the enemies hit into the air.
- Cleave several champions at once
Cast Spirit Cleave (W) on several champions at once: it deals damage based on their max health, and your shield grows with the number of champions hit.
- Engage in spirit form
Cast Soul Unbound (E) to engage: when it ends, you snap back to the body you left behind, and part of the damage you dealt to champions is repeated.
- Line them up for your ult
Cast Fate Sealed (R) through several enemies: everyone in the line is hit and knocked into the air toward you, and you reappear behind the last champion hit.
Playing against Kassadin
How to counter and exploit weaknesses
- Trade before he hits 6
Take as many trades as you can before he hits level 6: without Riftwalk (R), he has no way to move quickly, to engage or to escape.
- Lean on physical damage
If you deal physical damage, lean on it in trades: Void Stone (passive) and Null Sphere (Q) only reduce magic damage.
- Drag it out when he chains R
When he recasts Riftwalk (R) back to back, back off and drag the teamfight out: each quick recast doubles its mana cost, and once he's out of mana he can't blink anymore.
- End the game early
Look to end the game early: at max rank, Riftwalk (R) only has a 2-second cooldown, and he blinks almost nonstop.
Other Yone matchups
Patch 16.21.1