Can we talk about Kassadin?

awdaf·May 12, 2017·2 votes·496 views

And how these two things

Make everything about playing AP against him anti fun?

I realize that he is suppose to be anti mage, but for him to get 15% flat reduction, be able to build merc treads and get a free mini hex drinker shield on a low cool down that he can spam in fights, is a bit much. Unless he stands still, for like 5 seconds and doesn't Q, it's way to harder than it should be to kill him. "WELL JUST TAKE AD AGAINST HIM", sure, lemme do that, while I pick my mid first and then he picks Kass.

9 Comments

KhâmulMay 12, 20173 votes

Which of the term of "anti mage" you're not understanding?

awdafMay 12, 20171 votes

I realize that, but it's too much, with his mobility, being able to spam that shield constantly, probably twice a fight, which is a free item 3156 , and a flat 15% reduction in damage, he does everything too well.

KhâmulMay 12, 20171 votes

constantly?i doubt so.the shield is at best at 500(approximation in his late game) .that allows you to negate the damages of one spell. if he picked kassadin after you..well, too bad,that's a counter pick. It would have been the same if you took teemo and the enemy took pantheon. You have to accept that at a certain point of the game,you're gonna have a baaad time

SexualsaurusMay 12, 20171 votes

Just play talon against him(if u aren't first pick), kassadin has his weaknesses. Before LvL 6 he has no engage/gapcloser, item dependant, melee, hes a late game champ so you just gotta beat him early or get outscaled unless you're playing a late game monster yourself and don't expect to be able to duel him if you're playing something like orianna.

AwhegarkMay 12, 20173 votes

But muh freelo... I have to pick a different champion? muahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Meep ManMay 12, 20172 votes

He's not unbeatable if you have a Mage. He just requires some lock-down.

awdafMay 12, 20171 votes

Didn't say he was unbeatable, I'm just saying he's way to overbearing.

Mira Arya EntheMay 12, 20172 votes

Exactly why he should be reworked into a Skirmisher so he can have utilities and not just pure mobility and damage. I don't think he works as an assassin design, his kit is too low-counterplay and it wasn't his original design intent anyway. I would love a full VGU for Kass and so would my buddy who is a Kassadin main that switched to Katarina because Kassadin was gutted so much due to his toxic nature.

RewtMay 12, 20171 votes

He is an Anti-Mage. His entire being is based around countering mages. If you pick first and then Kassadin is picked then that is what we call a counter Pick.