Talk:Kassadin/@comment-24336345-20141112150916

So recently I have been playing a lot of Top Lane AP Bruiser Kassadin, focusing more on Mana than AP. I find that building a lot of mana on Kass helps him a lot in the late game with getting in and out of a fight.

The build path that I have been taking focuses on being defensive with moderate damage. I start by stacking a Tear of the Goddess into my Seraph's Embrace, Rod of Ages, some kind of boots, Iceborn Gauntlet, Banshee's Veil, and Wit's End. Depending on the situation I may switch out Wit's End or Iceborn Gauntlet for a Frozen Heart.

Out of all the matches I have played so far, I would say Riven is one of the hardest. She deals only physical damage, therefore negating the passive, and her combo is based on mobility,so the slow doesn't do too much. The best bet you would have is to use your ult to disengage from her then re-engage her while her combo is down. Darius had nothing on her, because at least it is easy to dodge everything Darius does.