Cassiopeia Mid build & stats
- Win rate
- 54.2%
- Pick rate
- 5.3%
- Ban rate
- 9.2%
Recommended build
Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17
Start with
Build in this order
Boots
Runes
Sorcery +
Precision 
Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time.
Manaflow Band
Celerity
Scorch
Cut Down
Legend: Haste
Summoner spells
70.0%
10 games
Max order
E
Q
W
52.5%
181 games
Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.
Tips for Cassiopeia
Generated from this patch's numbers
- Cassiopeia wins 54.2% of games as Mid on patch 16.17 (950 games).
- Most common core: Rod of Ages → Archangel's Staff → Rylai's Crystal Scepter — 48% win rate over 25 games.
- Take Deathfire Touch as keystone: picked in 88% of games with a 54% win rate.
- Best matchup: Vex (88% over 8 games). Hardest: Taliyah (23% over 13 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
Items
Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)
Core build
Starting items
Boots
Legendary items by win rate
| Item | Win rate | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| 72.7% | 1% (11) | |
| 64.7% | 2% (17) | |
| 61.1% | 4% (36) | |
| 60.3% | 12% (116) | |
| 60.0% | 4% (40) | |
| 59.7% | 30% (288) | |
| 58.7% | 8% (75) | |
| 58.5% | 53% (508) | |
| 56.3% | 2% (16) | |
| 55.8% | 16% (154) | |
| 53.9% | 82% (783) | |
| 47.8% | 2% (23) |
Runes
Most played full pages and keystone win rates
Sorcery +
Precision
Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time.
Manaflow Band
Celerity
Scorch
Legend: Haste
Cut Down
Sorcery +
Precision
Precision +
Sorcery 
Keystones
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Deathfire Touch
Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time.
54.1%88% pick
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Conqueror
Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.
55.0%11% pick
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Stormraider's Surge
Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum health grants a burst of MS and Slow Resist.
58.8%2% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Teleport
52.5%47% pick
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Flash + Ghost
55.9%33% pick
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Exhaust + Flash
54.6%11% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
E
Q
W
52.5%181 games
Q
E
W
0.0%2 games
Most common first three levels: Q → E → E (58%), E → Q → E (54%), Q → E → W (45%).
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PSerpentine GraceAll Move Speed bonuses are more effective on Cassiopeia.
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QNoxious Blast
Cassiopeia blasts an area with Poison after a brief delay, granting her increased Move Speed if she hits an enemy champion.
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WMiasma
Cassiopeia releases several clouds of poison, slowing, grounding, and lightly damaging enemies that pass through them. Grounded enemies cannot use Movement abilities.
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ETwin Fang
Cassiopeia lets loose an attack that deals increased damage to Poisoned targets and heals her for a percentage of the damage dealt. If the target dies from this attack, Cassiopeia regains Mana.
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RPetrifying GazeCassiopeia releases a swirl of magical energy from her eyes, stunning any enemies in front of her that are facing her and slowing any others with their back turned.