Kassadin

Top Sleeper

AP Kassadin Top

How to play this build

Use Null Sphere (Q) to bully mage tops and absorb their damage; before 6 play safe and farm. After the ult, Riftwalk (R) makes you unstoppable: jump in, kill the squishy and blink out repeatedly.

Strengths

Null Sphere (Q) gives you a magic shield and a silence: it neutralizes mage tops.
Riftwalk (R) after level 6 makes you unstoppable at splitpush and for chasing/escaping.
Scales into an assassin that deletes mages and appears anywhere.
Force Pulse (E) + Nether Blade give waveclear and magic burst.

Weaknesses

Very weak early: you're vulnerable until level 6 and a few items.
Riftwalk costs more mana each time you use it in quick succession.
Fragile if caught without the Q shield.
Against AD tops you don't have the ideal shield and struggle more.

Key combos

Riftwalk (R) to enter → Null Sphere (Q) to silence → Force Pulse (E) + Nether Blade auto for the burst; chain Riftwalks to chase.

Matchups

You beat

Mage tops: the Q's shield and silence neutralize them.
Low-CC comps where you Riftwalk freely and delete the carry.

Trouble vs

Aggressive AD tops who blow you up early.
Hard CC that locks you between Riftwalks.

Game plan

Survive the early farming with Q and Force Pulse; avoid fighting before level 6. With R up and a couple of items, you're a splitpush and assassination threat: Riftwalk onto the enemy mage, silence and delete them. Use Riftwalk to enter and exit, watching your mana.

Quick tips

Use Null Sphere to silence the enemy mage's key spell.
Don't spam Riftwalk: each consecutive use costs much more mana.

Skill order

Max priority:

Q Esfera Nula → E Pulso de Fuerza → W Espada del Vacío

The ultimate (R) is always leveled at 6, 11 and 16.

Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Q	Q			Q	Q		Q	Q
W			W											W	W		W	W
E		E							E	E		E	E
R						R					R					R

Why this order: Null Sphere (Q) for poke and the magic shield that makes you a top-lane bully; E second. A mid Kass usually maxes E first.

Items and what they do

Rod of Ages Health, mana and AP that grow over time; very strong on scaling champs.
Rylai's Crystal Scepter AP and health; your spells slow enemies (helps land everything).
Rabadon's Deathcap The biggest AP item in the game: multiplies your total AP.
Void Staff AP and % magic penetration; a must vs. enemies stacking MR.
Mercury's Treads Boots with MR and tenacity (reduced CC duration).

Runes

In classic LoL, runes were a system SEPARATE from masteries: bought with IP (Influence Points) and slotted into 4 tiers — Marks (red), Seals (yellow), Glyphs (blue) and Quintessences (purple, the strongest). They gave flat stats: damage, armor, penetration, etc.

Marks (red) Magic penetration ×9

Seals (yellow) Armor ×9

Glyphs (blue) Ability power per level ×9

Quintessences (purple) Ability power ×3

Magic pen, health, AP quints

Masteries: how they work

In classic LoL you have up to 30 points (at level 30) to split across three trees: Offense (damage), Defense (durability) and Utility (mana, cooldown reduction and mobility). The notation 21/0/9 means 21 points in Offense, 0 in Defense and 9 in Utility.

Masteries: 21/0/9 — Offense
Why this page: 21/0/9 goes damage so your blinks one-combo squishies.

Summoner spells

Flash

Teleport

Lane: Top
Original role: Mid Assassin

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