League Classic matchup
Kassadin vs Katarina
The lane, from both sides
Kassadin’s side
No note from Kassadin’s side yet; the silence is a gap, not a verdict.
Katarina’s side
- Weak against Kassadinfrom the AP Assassin build (Mid)
Kassadin matches her burst with
RiftwalkRiftwalkRActive: Kassadin blinks toward the target location, dealing magic damage to all nearby enemies upon arrival. He then gains a stack of Riftwalk for 8 seconds, refreshing on subsequent casts and stacking up to 10 times. Riftwalk: For each stack, Riftwalk deals 60 bonus magic damage at an increased 100 mana cost. mobility, and 
Null SphereNull SphereQActive: Kassadin fires an orb of void energy at the target enemy that deals magic damage and silences them.'s silence cancels 
Death LotusDeath LotusRKatarina throws daggers at up to three nearby enemy Champions, dealing magic damage and applying Grievous Wounds. - the one mid she cannot out-rotate.
The kits at a glance
Kassadin
Full abilities- Void Stone
- Null Sphere
- Nether Blade
- Force Pulse
- Riftwalk
Katarina
Full abilities- Voracity
- Bouncing Blades
- Sinister Steel
- Shunpo
- Death Lotus
Base stats, side by side
| Stat | Kassadin | Katarina |
|---|---|---|
| Health | 511 (+78) | 505 (+80) |
| HP regen | 1.49 (+0.1) | 1.5 (+0.11) |
| Mana | 275 (+45) | – |
| Attack damage | 56.2 (+3.9) | 56.2 (+3.2) |
| Armor | 21.2 (+3.2) | 24.5 (+3.5) |
| Magic resist | 31.25 (+1.25) | 31.25 (+1.25) |
| Attack speed | 0.64 (+3.7) | 0.658 (+2.74) |
| Move speed | 340 | 345 |
| Attack range | 125 | 125 |
Level-1 values with per-level growth in parentheses, read from the Classic client and re-checked against it on every update.
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