Talk:Kassadin/@comment-96.241.114.20-20120730164758/@comment-5307359-20120730192543

Assuming both are equally skilled players, Kassadin naturally has the upper hand. It is very difficult for either of them to get kills before level 6, as their silences will make comboing difficult. Malzahar's best optoin is to push his wave (he does this effortlessly), to prevent Kassadin from ganking. The problem with this, however, is that Malzahar is easy to gank--especially with a Kassadin to help out. A silenced Malzahar has absolutely no means of escaping. Malzahar's dominance in lane does not exist when Kassadin gets to level 6. Kassadin's silence is much easier to land, and it cripples Malzahar severly--I have often initiated on a competent Malzahar who was fully prepared--he instantly placed his entire combo on me, with the exeption of his silence (Kassadin's riftwalk makes it even harder for Malzahar to land). My Null Sphere was traveling in the air AS MALZAHAR SUPRESSES ME. It ended as soon as the projectile hit. Malzahar dead.

Oh, and quicksilver sash.