How to Win Cassiopeia vs Xerath Counter Matchup Cassiopeia is in the s tier of champions

Cassiopeia vs Xerath

How to Beat Xerath as Cassiopeia in LoL Xerath is in the b tier of champions
Mage
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How to Beat Xerath as Cassiopeia

based on 1,037 Cassiopeia vs Xerath matchups
Win Rate
49.5 %
K/D/A
2
Pick Rate
3.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked LoL games each and every week. In our database, Cassiopeia fought Xerath in 1037 games. Having so many games with Cassiopeia versus Xerath gives us a lot of confidence in our ability to produce useful data and a supported build to destroy Xerath. This counter pairing is relatively rare. Cassiopeia encounters Xerath in only 3.7% of her rounds.

Cassiopeia vs Xerath Matchup Summary

Cassiopeia has done a ok job of countering Xerath. Typically, she wins a acceptable 49.5% of the time the champs face off with one another in. In Cassiopeia versus Xerath rounds, Cassiopeia’s side is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood, indicating that she most likely will get first blood versus Xerath.

Best Cassiopeia vs Xerath Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Cassiopeia Items

~22 Mins
Liandry's AnguishRylai's Crystal ScepterDemonic Embrace

Optional Items

Void StaffZhonya's HourglassSeraph's Embrace

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Cassiopeia to level up e
>
Second ability for Cassiopeia to level up q
>
Last skill for Cassiopeia to max out w

Runes

Precision Conqueror Presence of MindLegend: TenacityLast Stand
Resolve ConditioningOvergrowth
Adaptive Adaptive Armor
Cassiopeia's passive ability p
Cassiopeia q ability q
Cassiopeia w ability w
Cassiopeia e ability e
Cassiopeia's ultimate ability r
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E
2
Q
3
W
4
E
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E
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R
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R

Guide to Countering Xerath as Cassiopeia

Tips for Playing as Cassiopeia against Xerath

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 Xerath

Xerath's range can be intimidating, but most champions who close distance with him can trade favorably.

Banshee's Veil will make it much harder for Xerath to land Shocking Orb on you.

Xerath takes a long time to engage Rite of the Arcane. Watch for his spellcast animation and start dodging.

Cassiopeia vs Xerath Counter Stats

Cassiopeia Image
Win Rate
49.5 %
VS
Win Rate
50.5 %
Xerath Image
6.7
< Kills >
5.5
6.3
< Deaths >
4.9
5.9
< Assists >
10
1.54
< Killing Sprees >
1.23
170
< Minions Killed >
104
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.43
516
< Physical Damage >
538
20,609
< Magic Damage >
23,627
534
< True Damage >
1,027
21,660
< Damage Dealt >
25,193
25,952
< Damage Taken >
15,328
11,737
< Gold Earned >
10,892
1.71
< Towers >
1.63
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
5,817
< Total Healing >
1,298
14,354
< Experience >
12,921
20
< Vision Score >
36
9
< Wards Placed >
17
413
< Time Dealing CC >
180

How to Counter Xerath with Cassiopeia in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify some influential Cassiopeia versus Xerath counter statistics that may help you interpret the distinctions between these two champs. As an example, Cassiopeia’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Xerath’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Cassiopeia may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Xerath..

Cassiopeia normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her enemy does. Typically, she takes more damage than Xerath. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Cassiopeia and Xerath

Damage Types Compared

Cassiopeia
Xerath
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Cassiopeia
Xerath

Who is Better, Cassiopeia or Xerath?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Cassiopeia usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Xerath, with a 49.5% win rate. Thus, Cassiopeia makes an ok counter for Xerath.

While Cassiopeia does have a lower winrate compared to Xerath, when on opposite teams, Cassiopeia also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more complex champion to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Cassiopeia into Xerathas her relative depth means 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 Xerath. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Cassiopeia vs Xerath matchups, Xerath is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Cassiopeia is a somewhat poor counter to Xerath. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Cassiopeia against Xerath.

Other Champion Matchups Against Cassiopeia

Cassiopeia Loses Against

Heimerdinger Heimerdinger 43.5% winrate Jayce Jayce 46.3% winrate Camille Camille 46.4% winrate Akshan Akshan 46.6% winrate

Cassiopeia Wins Against

Lee Sin Lee Sin 58.2% winrate Azir Azir 57.6% winrate Aphelios Aphelios 57.6% winrate Ryze Ryze 57% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Cassiopeia Players

How We Calculated Our Cassiopeia vs Xerath Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xerath as Cassiopeia, we analyzed 1,037 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 Xerath 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 Xerath Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Cassiopeia to counter Xerath during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Cassiopeia often picks up more CS compared to Xerath. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Cassiopeia versus Xerath build include Liandry's Anguish, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, and Demonic Embrace. When Cassiopeia combined at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better vs. Xerath than with many other common item sets. In fact, Cassiopeia boasted an average win rate of 49.5% when countering Xerath with this build.

To have the greatest chance of crushing Xerath as Cassiopeia, Cassiopeia players should use the Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Cassiopeia vs Xerath matchups, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.5% winrate overall.

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