Tank Kassadin Build

Tank Kassadin Build.

Tank Kassadin build with runes and items. Tank Kassadin guide offers in-depth how-to play, skill order and tips. Play Tank Kassadin build in League of Legends Patch 14.24!

Updated: 2024-08-04 ()

TLDR

Starting items
Guardian's Horn should be final item in your build.
Ruby Crystal should be final item in your build.
Quick Skill Order
Kassadin ability Force Pulse should be leveled first.
E
Kassadin ability Null Sphere should be leveled second.
Q
Kassadin ability Nether Blade should be leveled third.
W
Final items
Mercury's Treads should be final item in your build.
Jak'Sho, The Protean should be final item in your build.
Hollow Radiance should be final item in your build.
Abyssal Mask should be final item in your build.
Thornmail should be final item in your build.
Unending Despair should be final item in your build.
Quick Runes
Major rune Grasp of the Undying from Resolve tree.
Minor rune Precision.
Summoner spells
Pick Mark as your Summoner Spell.
Pick Flash as your Summoner Spell.

Tank Kassadin Runes

Resolve
Resolve major tree Grasp of the Undying rune.
Resolve major tree Aftershock rune.
Resolve major tree Guardian rune.
Resolve major tree Demolish rune.
Resolve major tree Font of Life rune.
Resolve major tree Shield Bash rune.
Resolve major tree Conditioning rune.
Resolve major tree Second Wind rune.
Resolve major tree Bone Plating rune.
Resolve major tree Overgrowth rune.
Resolve major tree Revitalize rune.
Resolve major tree Unflinching rune.
Precision
Precision minor tree Absorb Life rune.
Precision minor tree Triumph rune.
Precision minor tree Presence of Mind rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Alacrity rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Haste rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Bloodline rune.
Precision minor tree Coup de Grace rune.
Precision minor tree Cut Down rune.
Precision minor tree Last Stand rune.
Passive
Passive tree Adaptive Force rune (+9 Adaptive Force).
Passive tree Attack Speed rune (+10% Attack Speed).
Passive tree Ability Haste rune (+8 Ability Haste).
Passive tree Adaptive Force rune (+9 Adaptive Force).
Passive tree Move Speed rune (+2 Movement Speed).
Passive tree Health Scaling rune (+10-180 Health (based on level)).
Passive tree Health rune (+65 Health).
Passive tree Tenacity And Slow Resist rune (+10 Tenacity and Slow Resist).
Passive tree Health Scaling rune (+10-180 Health (based on level)).

How to play

General
  1. You start with Guardian's Horn. Your #1 rush should be item that counters enemy team most (MR or Armor item). Get Jak'Sho as #2 item. Then adapt.
  2. Triumph is better overall (heal + gold), but if you want to have easier time with your mana, go Presence of the Mind.
  3. Guardian's Horn is a surprisingly good item for its price. You can keep it for very long time (or even have it as 6th item).
  4. You need to adapt your items to the game. Enemy team heavy on AP? Buy MR. They heavy on AD? Buy Armor. You need some damage? Well buy that.
  5. Remember to consume your Grasp of the Undying procs!
Kassadin Tank specific
  1. As Kassadin playing Tank build, default max is E, against magic heavy enemy team max Q.

Tips and Tricks

Riot
  1. Kassadin has multiple item paths; he can go caster via Mana and Ability Power or anti-caster with Cooldown Reduction and Magic Resist.
  2. Kassadin's ultimate has many uses and is on a shorter cooldown than most, use it often.
  3. Try to get the Ancient Golem buff to counteract Riftwalk's increasing Mana cost.

Skill Order

  • Kassadin [object Object] ability.
    Q
    Null Sphere
  • Kassadin [object Object] ability.
    W
    Nether Blade
  • Kassadin [object Object] ability.
    E
    Force Pulse
  • Kassadin [object Object] ability.
    R
    Riftwalk

Items

Starting items
Guardian's Horn item.
Ruby Crystal item.
Boots
Plated Steelcaps item.
Mercury's Treads item.
Ionian Boots of Lucidity item.
Good tank items
Jak'Sho, The Protean item.
Fimbulwinter item.
Warmog's Armor item.
Good MR items
Hollow Radiance item.
Abyssal Mask item.
Spirit Visage item.
Force of Nature item.
Kaenic Rookern item.
Good Armor items
Thornmail item.
Unending Despair item.
Iceborn Gauntlet item.
Randuin's Omen item.
Dead Man's Plate item.
Frozen Heart item.
Sunfire Aegis item.
Situational items
Trailblazer item.
Knight's Vow item.
Zeke's Convergence item.
Situational DMG items
Additional considerations for these items is advised!
Wit's End item.
Liandry's Torment item.
Zhonya's Hourglass item.
Titanic Hydra item.
Overlord's Bloodmail item.
For the last fight
Additional considerations for these items is advised!
Elixir of Iron item.
Elixir of Sorcery item.
Example final build
Mercury's Treads item.
Jak'Sho, The Protean item.
Hollow Radiance item.
Abyssal Mask item.
Thornmail item.
Unending Despair item.