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Elise vs Cassiopeia

How to Beat Cassiopeia as Elise in LoLElise is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Cassiopeia as Elise

based on 271 Elise vs Cassiopeia matchups
Win Rate
45 %
K/D/A
2.24
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of rated LoL matches that we evaluate every week. Our guide on how to beat Cassiopeia as Elise resulted from an examination of 271 ranked rounds where both champions fought one another. This particular counter matchup is somewhat rare. Elise encounters Cassiopeia in only 1.0% of her rounds.

Elise vs Cassiopeia Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Elise has done a terrible job of countering Cassiopeia. Normally, she wins a lowly 45.0% of matches the champs battle each other in. In Elise vs Cassiopeia games, Elise’s team is 0.1% more probable to gain first blood. This implies that she probably will get first blood against Cassiopeia.

Best Elise vs Cassiopeia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Elise Items

~22 Mins
Zhonya's HourglassShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Lich Bane

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Elise to level upq
>
Second ability for Elise to level upw
>
Last skill for Elise to max oute

Runes

DominationElectrocuteCheap ShotEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
SorceryNimbus CloakWaterwalking
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Elise's passive ability p
Elise's q ability q
Elise's w ability w
Elise's e ability e
Elise's ultimate ability r
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W
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Q
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E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Cassiopeia as Elise

Tips for Playing as Elise against Cassiopeia

Spider Form is most effective at finishing off enemies with low health; Human Form's Neurotoxin does more damage to healthy foes.

Elise's Spider Form and Spider Form abilities do not cost mana and can be prioritized when you are trying to conserve mana.

When in Spider Form, Spiderlings will attack the target that Elise uses Venomous Bite on.

Advice to Win Against Cassiopeia

Be wary of Cassiopeia's damage potential with Twin Fang when she has you poisoned.

Turn away from Cassiopeia when she is casting Petrifying Gaze to get slowed instead of stunned.

Elise vs Cassiopeia Counter Stats

Elise Image
Win Rate
45 %
VS
Win Rate
55 %
Cassiopeia Image
7.6
< Kills >
7.2
6.7
< Deaths >
6.1
7.4
< Assists >
6.3
1.65
< Killing Sprees >
1.62
28
< Minions Killed >
176
1.36
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.34
< Inhibitors >
0.51
1,245
< Physical Damage >
548
16,800
< Magic Damage >
21,393
1,408
< True Damage >
322
19,454
< Damage Dealt >
22,264
29,466
< Damage Taken >
26,249
11,437
< Gold Earned >
11,975
1.32
< Towers >
2.11
0.37
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
13,017
< Total Healing >
7,094
12,764
< Experience >
15,260
27
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
171
< Time Dealing CC >
460

How to Counter Cassiopeia with Elise in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here highlight some vital Elise versus Cassiopeia matchup statistics that may help us distinguish the distinctions between the two. As an example, Elise’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Cassiopeia’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Elise may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Cassiopeia..

Elise typically has a similar longest kill spree as her opponent does. Commonly, she takes more damage than Cassiopeia. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Elise and Cassiopeia

Damage Types Compared

Elise
Cassiopeia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Elise
Cassiopeia

Who is Better, Elise or Cassiopeia?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Elise usually loses when playing against Cassiopeia, with a 45.0% win rate. As a result, Elise makes a poor counter for Cassiopeia.

While Elise does have a much lower winrate compared to Cassiopeia, when facing one another, Elise also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less challenging character to learn and master. You should be very concerned when picking Elise into Cassiopeiaas her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Elise has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Cassiopeia. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, 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 Elise vs Cassiopeia matchups, Cassiopeia is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Elise is a bad counter to Cassiopeia. Focus your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Elise against Cassiopeia.

Additional Information for Elise Players

How We Calculated Our Elise vs Cassiopeia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Cassiopeia as Elise, we analyzed 271 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 Cassiopeia as Elise 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

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

Elise typically accumulates a lot less CS relative to Cassiopeia. Champs who typically don't take much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Elise versus Cassiopeia build include Zhonya's Hourglass, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Elise incorporated at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better countering Cassiopeia than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Elise had an average winrate of 45.0% when countering Cassiopeia with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of beating Cassiopeia as Elise, Elise players should equip the Electrocute, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Nimbus Cloak, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Elise vs Cassiopeia clashes, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 45.0% win rate overall.

If you need to view Elise versus Cassiopeia tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a specific division rank, please choose one from the selection menu above. At first, the statistics and strategies given are calculated using every game finished with these champs.