Kassadin Top, patch 16.11. Below you'll find Kassadin's build, runes, toughest counters, strongest duos, and win conditions, every number measured from current-patch Emerald+ ranked games.
Kassadin is an AP assassin in the top, and on patch 16.11 they grade out as a strong pick — a 53.5% win rate, 0.1% pick rate, 1,375 ranked games sampled. On the power curve, Kassadin is a scaling champion: comparatively weak early, but one of the strongest picks on the map once core items come online — so the plan is to survive the laning phase and take the game over late.
How Kassadin wins: using Kassadin's mobility to catch isolated targets, and roaming out of lane to snowball the rest of the map. The kit grades 10/10 mobility, 7/10 roaming, 7/10 split-push. Kassadin grades low on engage and siege (2/10, 2/10), so don't take fights that turn on those dimensions.
The most-played core build is Rod of Ages, Manamune, Archangel's Staff, which holds a 55.0% win rate across 120 games this patch. Set the enemy team at the top of the page to see how the path shifts against that comp.
And on the team side, Kassadin gains the most from a Caitlyn (+5.4% pair win rate).
Most-played core build and runes for Kassadin Top this patch, from Emerald+ ranked games. Pick the enemy team at the top of the page for a comp-specific build.
The teammates that make Kassadin Top stronger this patch, measured by how much the pair's win rate beats Kassadin going solo.
Kassadin is also played in this other role this patch.
For full draft-time coaching with all 10 picks, use the Team Builder. To see Kassadin's tier on this patch, see the Tier List.