Talk:Kassadin/@comment-4882410-20120322053826/@comment-88.186.19.90-20120322144234

If you go glass cannon, make sure you have some kind of sustain, be it spellvamp or health regen (from masteries, runes, item, doesn't matter).

Most user-friendly build is mana crystal->catalyst-> sorc boots->RoA->Rabadon->Lich's Bane->Zhonia->freestyle.

You can go CDR and/or Mana and/or AS tanky, but you MUST, I repeat absolutely MUST build a large amount of AP on him and up his mana pool a little one way or another.

He is a double or triple burst mage: you rush in close quarters with Riftwalk, cast Q and E, activate W and AA once or twice, then zone until your cooldowns reset and do it again (if enemy is low health, then chase, obviously). Don't stack beyond 3 riftwalks unless in iminent danger. Never put your balls on the table and duke it out: you will loose the fights, even 1v1; Riftwalk gives you unparalled mobility precicely to be able to retreat to safety once you have placed your burst. If you feel like you won't be able to run away after placing your burst, then save riftwalk to escape; your spell range are decent enough that you can take the risk.

Other items that work are: Morello's, Rylai, Nashor's tooth, WotA, Void staff.