Ahri vs Kassadin Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
Ahri, the Nine-Tailed Fox, meets Kassadin, the Void Walker, in the Mid lane. Over 1,492 ranked games on patch 16.13.1, Ahri closes out 48.2% of them. That is 1.8 points under even, which is why Kassadin is listed among the champions Ahri struggles into.
The 550-versus-150 attack range gap means Ahri can contest the wave from outside Kassadin’s reach. For Kassadin, engage timing is the whole answer; without it every auto favours Ahri.
With Ahri and Kassadin both dealing magic damage, stacking a single stat answers most of it. Ahri opens on 590 health and 21 armour, Kassadin on 646 and 21. Ahri scales to 2358 health by 18 while Kassadin reaches 2567. Kassadin also hits harder before items — 59 AD to 53. Kassadin covers ground faster from level one (330 against 335).
Force Pulse (E) is the ability Ahri has to respect, just as Kassadin plays around Orb of Deception. Level six shifts things: Spirit Rush on one side, Riftwalk on the other.
Riot scores Kassadin at 8/10 for difficulty against 5/10, and that gap alone drags on the average. Behind 48.2% are 1,492 games against Kassadin, not a handful of anecdotes. Stats for Kassadin in this matchup are recalculated automatically for Mid.
FAQ
No — current data marks this as a counter matchup: Kassadin has the statistical edge. Ahri wins 48.2% of the recorded games.
48.2% from Ahri's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
1,492 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Ahri build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Ahri build page.