Kassadin vs Orianna Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
Kassadin is a assassin/mage hybrid, Orianna a mage/support hybrid, and they meet in the Mid lane. 351 tracked games on 16.13.1 put Kassadin at a 57.0% win rate into Orianna. Being 7.0 points clear of the 50% line makes Orianna a favourable draw for Kassadin.
Kassadin and Orianna overlap on magic damage, so itemisation converges rather than splits. Kassadin carries 646 base health to Orianna’s 565, and 21 armour to 20. Scaling matters as well: Kassadin ends on 2567 HP, Orianna on 2435. On autos alone the numbers read 59 AD for Kassadin and 44 for Orianna. Kassadin walks at 335 and Orianna at 325, so Kassadin dodges skillshots a fraction easier.
Kassadin looks for Force Pulse (E); Orianna answers with Command: Attack (Q). The pressure spikes when Riftwalk and Command: Shockwave come online together.
Range decides much of the early game: Orianna attacks from 525 units, Kassadin from 150. The burden is on Kassadin: Orianna has no reason to walk into an even fight.
The 351-game sample behind Kassadin versus Orianna is data rather than opinion.
FAQ
Yes — Kassadin holds the statistical advantage in this matchup. Kassadin wins 57.0% of the recorded games.
57.0% from Kassadin's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
351 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Kassadin build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Kassadin build page.