Kassadin, imo, is extremely underpowered in the current meta if played against a competent team. Although he is a somewhat potent anti caster, he has no wave clear, is melee, can be easily bullied out of lane pre-6 if your lane opponent has some sense on what youre doing. Also, kassadin would only really be viable as a last pick, as he can simply be counterpicked by an ad champion like talon or pantheon and be destroyed in lane, which kassadin really has no answer for with his 17 base armor.
Btw, blind pick has made blind pick unplayable.