I was wondering, every other melee champ seem to have that. It makes the purpose of his passive kinda trivial. Another similar example I can think of is Sion hp per level being one of the lowest if not the lowest of all champs. Which makes his W passive half-witted.
Stacona3 votesBecause of his passive and he is super mobile - he used to have mr per level then they took it away, was never documented for when he got it and when they took it away, also kassadin's passive is not countered by magic resist which makes it far more superior than having magic resist
also Sion still has the most health out of anyone so his passive is not at all trivial
Blastumz2 votesBecasue of his Passive.
Meep Man1 votesBecasue of his Passive.
I feel thats an invalid answer. Thats like saying "You get 15% reduced magic damage, but we are going to remove 8% of your natural magic damage reduction." Why? I mean, I get Sion getting low health scaling per level due to his W passive, but he HAS health scaling per level.
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I feel thats an invalid answer. Thats like saying "You get 15% reduced magic damage, but we are going to remove 8% of your natural magic damage reduction." Why? I mean, I get Sion getting low health scaling per level due to his W passive, but he HAS health scaling per level.
Some champions have shitty attack speed scaling but some passive ability makes up for that.
MisterHealYoGirl2 votesIn addition to the reduced damage somewhat taking the place of the MR, Kassadin doesn't fight with enemies in the same way that other melee champs do. Most melee champions, especially tankier ones, like Kassie, have to wade through a barrage of poke and harass to get their enemies, so they need the MR to survive with a decent amount of health. Kassadin's Riftwalk allows him to close gaps so efficiently that he doesn't need the extra MR as much as, say, Garen.
Other melee assassins, like Katarina and Talon, do gain MR per level, but Kassie isn't really like them, either. Their job is to get in, blow up a carry, and maybe get out. They need the MR to keep themselves from vaporizing before they can pull off a combo. Kassadin, though also an assassin, tends towards a much more skirmish-y style then either of these two examples, so the MR can also be somewhat replaced by the inherent tankiness of his build.
Red Hypernova1 votesThat makes sense, its like Kass is a melee but he doesn't actually need to get in range to deal damage. My mind is at peace now
7ha7guy7771 votes
has the same problem
Passive is called sap MAGIC
Q is called ARCANE smash
No MR per level
I'm sure there's a reason for it
Marthian2 votesHis ult also has a similar effect as Kassadin's passive: Reduces damage by a % that CANNOT be mitigated (You can have 100% magic pen, but your damage WILL be reduced anyways.)
Reaper Review1 votesKassadin passively reduces all magic damage he takes by 15%, and his Q grants a magic shield.
As for Sion, he very easily ends up with more HP than others if you're good at CSing, particularly large minions for the 10 HP per kill.
Vistha Kai1 votesBecause his passive is essentially a reverse true damage defense aganist magic damage.
It will reduce magic damage by 15%(was it 15?) no matter what the enemy does.
Flying Buntcake1 votesKassadin's passive already gives him Magic resist
Red Hypernova1 votesSo, if you take him away his MR/level due to his passive, wouldn't that make his passive pointless?