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Cassiopeia Mid build & stats

Mage A 153 games · patch 16.17
Win rate
55.6%
Pick rate
2.0%
Ban rate
1.9%
Division
All divisions

Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17

Built from single items

Best three items so far

Hextech Rocketbelt
Hextech Rocketbelt
2,650 gold
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
2,600 gold
Blackfire Torch
Blackfire Torch
2,800 gold
8,050 gold
66.7% WR each item separately

Boots

Chainlaced Crushers
Chainlaced Crushers
1,250 gold
75.0% 8 games

Runes

Precision Precision + Sorcery Sorcery
57.1% WR
21 games · 14% pick
Conqueror
Conqueror

Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.

Precision Precision
Press the Attack Lethal Tempo Conqueror Fleet Footwork
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
Sorcery Sorcery
Axiom Arcanist Manaflow Band Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence Absolute Focus Celerity
Waterwalking Gathering Storm Scorch
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling

Summoner spells

Flash Teleport
60.6% 71 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. Not enough players have finished the same three items yet, so the core above is the three strongest items measured one by one. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.

Tips for Cassiopeia

Generated from this patch's numbers

  • Cassiopeia wins 55.6% of games as Mid on patch 16.17 (153 games).
  • Most common core: Rabadon's Deathcap → Rylai's Crystal Scepter → Zhonya's Hourglass — 33% win rate over 6 games.
  • Take Deathfire Touch as keystone: picked in 73% of games with a 55% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Viktor (56% over 9 games). Hardest: Yasuo (22% over 9 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass
33.3% WR
6 games · 4% pick
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass
Rod of Ages
Rod of Ages
80.0% WR
5 games · 3% pick
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Rod of Ages
Rod of Ages
60.0% WR
5 games · 3% pick

Starting items

Doran's Ring
Doran's Ring
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
50.0% WR
2 games · 1% pick

Boots

Swiftmarch
Swiftmarch
55.9% WR
111 games · 73% pick
Spellslinger's Shoes
Spellslinger's Shoes
40.0% WR
20 games · 13% pick
Chainlaced Crushers
Chainlaced Crushers
75.0% WR
8 games · 5% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
88.9% 6% (9)
66.7% 2% (3)
63.6% 58% (88)
63.6% 7% (11)
59.3% 18% (27)
56.9% 76% (116)
51.4% 24% (37)
47.4% 12% (19)
44.4% 6% (9)
33.3% 2% (3)
0.0% 2% (3)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Sorcery Sorcery + Precision Precision
55.0% WR
40 games · 26% pick
Deathfire Touch
Deathfire Touch

Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time.

Sorcery Sorcery
Summon Aery Arcane Comet Stormraider's Surge Deathfire Touch
Axiom Arcanist Manaflow Band Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence Absolute Focus Celerity
Waterwalking Gathering Storm Scorch
Precision Precision
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling
Precision Precision + Sorcery Sorcery
57.1% WR
21 games · 14% pick
Conqueror Presence of Mind Legend: Haste Last Stand Manaflow Band Transcendence
Sorcery Sorcery + Precision Precision
56.3% WR
16 games · 10% pick
Deathfire Touch Manaflow Band Celerity Scorch Legend: Haste Cut Down

Keystones

  • Deathfire Touch Deathfire Touch Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time. 55.0%73% pick
  • Conqueror Conqueror Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions. 57.7%17% pick
  • Stormraider's Surge Stormraider's Surge Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum health grants a burst of MS and Slow Resist. 60.0%10% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Teleport Flash + Teleport 60.6%46% pick
  • Flash Ghost Flash + Ghost 57.8%29% pick
  • Flash Ignite Flash + Ignite 38.1%14% pick

Abilities & skill order

Which ability to max first, from match timelines

Twin Fang E Noxious Blast Q Miasma W 50.0%2 games

Most common first three levels: E → Q → W (50%).

  • PSerpentine Grace

    All Move Speed bonuses are more effective on Cassiopeia.

  • QNoxious Blast

    Cassiopeia blasts an area with Poison after a brief delay, granting her increased Move Speed if she hits an enemy champion.

  • WMiasma

    Cassiopeia releases several clouds of poison, slowing, grounding, and lightly damaging enemies that pass through them. Grounded enemies cannot use Movement abilities.

  • 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.

  • RPetrifying Gaze

    Cassiopeia 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.