What if Kassadin was reworked into an anti-mage Skirmisher?

Arya Riven··22 votes·1,922 views

Just a thought, since he was originally meant to be an anti-mage bruiser, became a mobile mage then an assassin. It seems somewhere between this would be skirmisher, next to people like Ekko and Fiora his kit could still maintain some high damage and mobility, but could see the return of a reworked silence and some alterations to his kit to somewhat support his original fantasy without disrupting the current one too much. As his stats and abilities would be reworked to function more like a skirmisher, he would avoid ending up with his old problems.

Just food for thought.

19 Comments

Ralanr11 votes

So basically replace his burst with sustained damage which could return his silence?

It could work. Potentially this could help him be a lore counter to Malz again because of how Malz has an anti burst passive.

Arya Riven3 votes

Well yes, his original design was this way. He has AS from magic damage, armor pen, dps on his W and a silence. But the problem was he had huge AP scalings and huge base damages so people used him as a mage, and later an assassin.

6Sfool7 votes

I could see him as a skirmisher. Plus that would be a good niche- most skirmishers counter adc's and melees.

Arya Riven1 votes

Better than just being 'another AP assassin' to balance around doing burst, we have several already.

Samflash32 votes

And it makes sense with his current E. Similar to Maokai in the sense that it encourages you for staying in a fight.

Nightcrow Teo4 votes

Bring back the Kassadin Q silence

50000000000000003 votes

That seems thematic, but how would it be achieved? Maybe an AoE zone of silence for everyone including himself and allies? Combine this with some sort of DPS steroid (attack speed boost, on-hit effect, or maybe on-crit effect?) and gapcloser (spell shield that takes you behind the caster?), combined with an AoE silence would make him an effective anti-mage.

Added bonus of not needing much visual change.

Arya Riven1 votes

^_^

50000000000000001 votes

Now I wanna make up a champion concept now... just for fun.

Azteryz3 votes

i feel like after Galio rework if they succesfully make a tanky anti mage in the midlane and it comes out great then i have complete faith they can do the same for kassadin in terms of anti mage rework

same with the coming Warwick rework and if it does well as him being a drain tank then my boy Aatrox can do the same

Ahristocats3 votes

Exactly

everything from old kassadin was removed just because it couldn't fit with bust

silence 3 sec slow 700 range ulti

SnowFall1 votes

I think there are at least 100 champions that need a rework before him

Liofa1 votes

Riot: So does that mean we should give him %hp damage reduction, 2 magic damage shields and some true damage just in case?

50000000000000001 votes

Don't forget 3 hit passives and tons of mobility

SnakDatSmilesBak1 votes

I like him as he is now, I don't want riot to change him :/

Arya Riven1 votes

And old Kassadin players liked him how he was.

salty testi1 votes

[deleted]

Arya Riven1 votes

He is an assassin at the moment. Assassins are like Zed, Kat And Khazix, Skirmishers are like Ekko, Fiora and Riven.

Melledoneus1 votes

I see him as the guy who can jump on you and jump back out, but he needs time to kill you. So he can hop in and out with gusto (with his mana in mind, of course), but he needs time to take you out. I see potential with his build including stuff like Wit's End to let him hurt people even more while accentuating his anti-mage fantasy.

More from Gameplay

More by Arya Riven