Talk:Kassadin/@comment-99.43.165.61-20120515151617/@comment-88.186.19.90-20120517203137

Just look at almost ANY non-spammable AP carry spell, you'll see the base damage or ratios are usually higher or equivalent. Anivia, Kennen, Rumble, Cassiopea, Sion, Arhi... the list goes on. Riftwalk only deals 120 damage at level 3 with a 0.5 ratio; that's LOWER THAN ANNIE'S Q which is on the same cooldown. His base damage and ratios are shitty as all hell, it's a fact.

Second of all, his AoE does not deal hard CC: it's a slow; not a stun, bump or silence. His silence is long, but on a 9 sec cooldown; compare that to Malz's Q which lasts longer, is AoE and deals more damage: Now THAT is a high damaging AoE with hard CC.

It doesn't mean he's UP, actually if he had the same ratios as most AP casters he would be OP, but it's a fact that his overall damage per burst is lower.