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Cassiopeia build & stats

Mage D 95 games · patch 16.18
Win rate
36.8%
Pick rate
5.3%
Ban rate
0.0%
Division
All divisions

Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.18

Solid sample

Finish these three

Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
2,600 gold
Liandry's Torment
Liandry's Torment
3,000 gold
Rod of Ages
Rod of Ages
2,600 gold
8,200 gold
38.5% WR 13 games

Boots

Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
1,250 gold
55.6% 9 games

Runes

Precision Precision + Sorcery Sorcery
48.4% WR
31 games · 33% 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 Mark
36.4% 11 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 36.8% of games as any role on patch 16.18 (95 games).
  • Most common core: Rylai's Crystal Scepter → Liandry's Torment → Rod of Ages — 38% win rate over 13 games.
  • Take Conqueror as keystone: picked in 64% of games with a 43% win rate.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Liandry's Torment
Liandry's Torment
Rod of Ages
Rod of Ages
38.5% WR
13 games · 14% pick
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Liandry's Torment
Liandry's Torment
0.0% WR
5 games · 5% pick
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Morellonomicon
Morellonomicon
Liandry's Torment
Liandry's Torment
75.0% WR
4 games · 4% pick

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes
35.4% WR
65 games · 68% pick
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
55.6% WR
9 games · 9% pick
Gluttonous Greaves
Gluttonous Greaves
25.0% WR
4 games · 4% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
57.1% 7% (7)
50.0% 13% (12)
42.9% 15% (14)
40.3% 65% (62)
40.3% 65% (62)
35.7% 15% (14)
33.3% 60% (57)
33.3% 9% (9)
27.3% 12% (11)
25.0% 4% (4)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Precision Precision + Sorcery Sorcery
48.4% WR
31 games · 33% 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
Precision Precision + Domination Domination
35.3% WR
17 games · 18% pick
Conqueror Presence of Mind Legend: Haste Coup de Grace Taste of Blood Treasure Hunter
Domination Domination + Precision Precision
5.9% WR
17 games · 18% pick
Dark Harvest Cheap Shot Grisly Mementos Ultimate Hunter Coup de Grace Presence of Mind

Keystones

  • 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. 42.6%64% pick
  • Dark Harvest Dark Harvest Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim. 21.7%24% pick
  • Deathfire Touch Deathfire Touch Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time. 42.9%7% pick
  • Arcane Comet Arcane Comet Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location. 33.3%3% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Ghost Flash + Ghost 40.7%62% pick
  • Flash Mark Flash + Mark 36.4%12% pick
  • Flash Clarity Flash + Clarity 57.1%7% pick

Abilities & skill order

  • 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.