Cassiopeia Mid build & stats
- Win rate
- 50.2%
- Pick rate
- 4.7%
- Ban rate
- 8.8%
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Recommended build
Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.16
Start with
Build in this order
Boots
Runes
Sorcery +
Precision 
Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time.
Sorcery
Precision
Summoner spells
Max order
E
Q
W
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 50.2% of games as Mid on patch 16.16 (872 games).
- Most common core: Rod of Ages → Archangel's Staff → Rylai's Crystal Scepter — 59% win rate over 32 games.
- Take Deathfire Touch as keystone: picked in 89% of games with a 50% win rate.
- Best matchup: Tristana (80% over 15 games). Hardest: Taliyah (8% over 12 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 66.7% | 1% (12) | |
| 66.7% | 1% (9) | |
| 61.5% | 1% (13) | |
| 57.1% | 2% (14) | |
| 56.9% | 8% (72) | |
| 56.3% | 2% (16) | |
| 55.3% | 4% (38) | |
| 51.4% | 21% (179) | |
| 47.9% | 32% (280) | |
| 46.3% | 5% (41) | |
| 40.0% | 1% (10) | |
| 37.5% | 1% (8) |
Runes
Most played full pages and keystone win rates
Sorcery +
Precision
Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time.
Sorcery
Precision
Sorcery +
Precision
Sorcery +
Precision
Keystones
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Deathfire Touch
Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time.
50.5%34% 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.
32.3%4% pick
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Stormraider's Surge
Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum health grants a burst of MS and Slow Resist.
71.4%1% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Teleport
47.2%21% pick
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Flash + Ghost
57.7%9% pick
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Flash + Ignite
53.7%5% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
E
Q
W
54.0%63 games
Most common first three levels: Q → E → E (57%), E → Q → E (53%), Q → E → W (53%).
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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.