Talk:Kassadin/@comment-78.181.52.87-20110404160727/@comment-3532889-20110409154009

It needs no help. It costs 25 mana flat, and it can consistently add mana to the Tear of the Goddess. it's especially useful when you have a strong laning partner, so you can attack minions for mana. Not only that, the armor penetration has a profound effect on the outcome of early game ganks. I always get one level on it before level 6, so I can spam the active for the Tear. I don't suggest leveling it up further after that, unless you are playing melee kassadin.