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How to Win Cassiopeia vs Kai'Sa Counter MatchupCassiopeia is in the s tier of champions

Cassiopeia vs Kai'Sa

How to Beat Kai'Sa as Cassiopeia in LoLCassiopeia is in the b tier of champions
Mage
Marksman

How to Beat Kai'Sa as Cassiopeia

based on 1,476 Cassiopeia vs Kai'Sa matchups
Win Rate
52.7 %
K/D/A
2.18
Pick Rate
4.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked League matches that we analyze each week. This guide on how to beat Kai'Sa as Cassiopeia came out of an evaluation of 1476 ranked matches where both champions opposed one another. This pairing is relatively uncommon. Cassiopeia fights Kai'Sa in only 4.1% of her rounds.

Cassiopeia vs Kai'Sa Matchup Summary

Cassiopeia has done a good job of beating Kai'Sa. Typically, she wins a whopping 52.7% of games the champs clash against one another in. In Cassiopeia vs Kai'Sa matches, Cassiopeia’s side is 0.1% less expected to obtain first blood. This indicates that she most likely won't get first blood against Kai'Sa.

Best Cassiopeia vs Kai'Sa Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandRuby Crystal

Core Cassiopeia Items

~22 Mins
Rylai's Crystal ScepterLiandry's TormentRod of Ages

Optional Items

RiftmakerCosmic DriveZhonya's HourglassSeraph's Embrace

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Cassiopeia to level upe
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Second ability for Cassiopeia to level upq
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Last skill for Cassiopeia to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorPresence of MindLegend: TenacityLast Stand
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Cassiopeia's passive ability p
Cassiopeia's q ability q
Cassiopeia's w ability w
Cassiopeia's e ability e
Cassiopeia's ultimate ability r
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E
2
Q
3
E
4
W
5
E
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R
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E
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Guide to Countering Kai'Sa as Cassiopeia

Tips for Playing as Cassiopeia against Kai'Sa

Lead your enemy when targeting with Noxious Blast to ensure the hit.

Use Twin Fang on poisoned stationary targets like monsters and units stunned by her Petrifying Gaze for maximum damage.

Advice to Win Against Kai'Sa

Kai'Sa is very vulnerable to getting outranged by mages and long range carries.

Make sure to place wards in your blind spots so you can see Kai'Sa coming.

Kai'Sa is very good at picking off isolated enemies. Stick together against her.

Cassiopeia vs Kai'Sa Counter Stats

Cassiopeia Image
Win Rate
52.7 %
VS
Win Rate
47.3 %
Kai'Sa Image
7
< Kills >
8.1
6.2
< Deaths >
6.4
6.5
< Assists >
6.3
1.61
< Killing Sprees >
1.89
175
< Minions Killed >
184
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.22
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.49
654
< Physical Damage >
12,787
22,208
< Magic Damage >
8,883
311
< True Damage >
472
23,173
< Damage Dealt >
22,142
27,115
< Damage Taken >
20,414
11,851
< Gold Earned >
12,842
1.94
< Towers >
2.17
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.08
7,092
< Total Healing >
4,455
15,344
< Experience >
13,114
19
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
453
< Time Dealing CC >
49

How to Counter Kai'Sa with Cassiopeia in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature some vital Cassiopeia against Kai'Sa counter statistics that can help us figure out the distinctions between the two. Cassiopeia’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kai'Sa’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Cassiopeia may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Kai'Sa..

Cassiopeia typically has a similar longest kill spree as her matchup does. Commonly, she takes more damage than Kai'Sa. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Cassiopeia and Kai'Sa

Damage Types Compared

Cassiopeia
Kai'Sa
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Cassiopeia
Kai'Sa

Who is Better, Cassiopeia or Kai'Sa?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Cassiopeia usually wins when trying to fight Kai'Sa, with a 52.7% win rate. As a result, Cassiopeia makes a good counter to Kai'Sa.

While Cassiopeia does have a higher winrate compared to Kai'Sa, when on opposite teams, Cassiopeia also has a much greater difficulty level that makes her a more challenging character to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Cassiopeia into Kai'Saas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Cassiopeia also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kai'Sa. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Cassiopeia vs Kai'Sa matchups, Cassiopeia is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Cassiopeia is a good counter for Kai'Sa. You will do well by focussing your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Cassiopeia against Kai'Sa.

Other Champion Matchups Against Cassiopeia

Cassiopeia Loses Against

SkarnerSkarner45.4% winrateMorganaMorgana46.2% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune46.2% winrateNaafiriNaafiri46.3% winrate

Cassiopeia Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee61.3% winrateYuumiYuumi57.3% winrateXayahXayah56.4% winrateAzirAzir56.3% winrate

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Additional Information for Cassiopeia Players

How We Calculated Our Cassiopeia vs Kai'Sa Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kai'Sa as Cassiopeia, we analyzed 1,476 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Kai'Sa as Cassiopeia comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

Cassiopeia Build Kai'Sa Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Cassiopeia in order to counter Kai'Sa during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Cassiopeia often gets a similar amount of CS relative to Kai'Sa. Champs who typically don't earn much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Cassiopeia versus Kai'Sa build consist of Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Liandry's Torment, and Rod of Ages. When Cassiopeia bought at least these three items in her build, she did much better when fighting Kai'Sa than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Cassiopeia had an average winrate of 52.7% when playing against Kai'Sa with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of annihilating Kai'Sa as Cassiopeia, you should equip the Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Cassiopeia vs Kai'Sa clashes, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 52.7% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Kai'Sa as Cassiopeia are presented for every ranked division. If you want to scope the statistics and builds to an individual rank, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.