Talk:Kassadin/@comment-115.64.177.102-20110624130604/@comment-24.2.2.216-20110703060623

don't bother with W til you've maxed out all other possible abilities, the damage is so pathetic and kassadin's AS is so low it's pointless.

i go Q-E-Q-E-Q-R-Q-E-Q-E-E-R then max out W and R whenever (notice how i didnt grab the second rank of his ult til AFTER i got E to level 5, this is because when you have both Q and E maxed out, they both do identical damage, which is awesome. leveling R again only decreases the CD by one second and adds a small amount of damage to an already negligable amount of damage, so just get E level 5 before you get R level 2)

items should go blue crystal and two pots (doesnt really matter which kind, just pick for yourself) TotG, boots (try and get boots 1 and TotG on your first time back to shop) spell pen boots, AP rod thing, AA staff, then catalyst>RoA, and situational items. I get WotA usually so i can last a little longer out on the battlefield. a Banshee's veil is also a great item for the shield and mana (the shield makes it even more difficult to kill you if you grab cleanse/clarity like you should)

if you get too much damage or get focused alot, go for more survivability (frozen heart comes to mind, which would be great even if you aren't dying, if only for the CDR.) Morello's is also a great item for pretty much any caster if you don't need survivability. and what Minionman said about having "a feel" for what you can and can't do is about spot on. you're gonna have to play kass and start figuring out what you can and can't escape from and whom you can and can't burst down in a combo.

Half the time i get kills is from enemies not realizing how large my ACTUAL range is with my ult, and while they're wandering around at 1/3 or even 1/2 health, they don't realize i'm counting the stacks on my FP, waiting to blink in and destroy them in less than a second. knowing when to do that (can you or can you not get back out alive after flashing in?) is necessary to mastering kassadin. people GREATLY underestimate the range he has. during laning once you get R and start doing decent damage with your abilites, you can blink in and silence+slow before most people can react (use smart casting) and if you happen to be laning against a mage, they're going to be very, very sad.