Talk:Kassadin/@comment-68.38.212.180-20120321005449/@comment-88.186.19.90-20120321100518

Talon makes it hard. Galio is irritating. Ryze is also a pain. Most AD ranged champs work well, special mention to Caitlyn and Vayne, but Ashe on the other hand gets destroyed against a good Kassadin. I find Zilean to be impossible to lane against as well, but that could be personnal preference more than a hard counter. Udyr takes bear stance and says "End of this!". Urgot is a Kassadin killer if he lands a grenade. Soraka is supposed to be able to trade with him, I find that riftwalk gives him an edge Soraka can't compete with; however her lane dominance is undeniable with her free harass and readily available heal.

TF is also a potential survivor if he can outsmart Kass with gold-card timings, and his ult-mobility can hamper Kass' roaming pretty well. Olaf shits all over him at early levels and can cope at higher levels. WW is a safe choice for lane, but don't expect to get many kills. Irelia also survives very well in lane, but at equal power, Kassadin usually has the advantage in 1v1.

Sion is NOT a particularly good counter, he's very manageable if Kass knows what he is doing. Twitch is too squishy. Most standard AP champs are outclassed (Anivia, Morgana, Cassiopea, Veigar, etc...). Leblanc is also NOT a good counter because of the passive MR boost and Kassadin has similar nuke abilities while being able to push his lane.