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How to Win Gragas vs Cassiopeia Counter MatchupGragas is in the a tier of champions

Gragas vs Cassiopeia

How to Beat Cassiopeia as Gragas in LoLGragas is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Cassiopeia as Gragas

based on 611 Gragas vs Cassiopeia matchups
Win Rate
46.8 %
K/D/A
2.3
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds each week. In our data, Gragas battled Cassiopeia in 611 matches. Including so many matchups for Gragas vs Cassiopeia provides us a lot of confidence in our ability to produce useful stats and a supported build to defeat Cassiopeia. This champ matchup is relatively rare. Gragas has to counter Cassiopeia in only 0.9% of his matches.

Gragas vs Cassiopeia Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Gragas has done a pathetic job of countering Cassiopeia. Typically, he wins a lowly 46.8% of matches the champs face off with each other in. In Gragas versus Cassiopeia matches, Gragas’s team is 0.1% more probable to get first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Cassiopeia.

Best Gragas vs Cassiopeia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Gragas Items

~22 Mins
Zhonya's HourglassShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Luden's CompanionHextech RocketbeltLich Bane

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryPhase RushManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Gragas's passive ability p
Gragas's q ability q
Gragas's w ability w
Gragas's e ability e
Gragas's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Cassiopeia as Gragas

Tips for Playing as Gragas against Cassiopeia

Try to knock enemies back into your towers with Explosive Cask.

Try to combo Body Slam with Explosive Cask to set up kills for your team.

The damage reduction from Drunken Rage is applied when you start drinking, try to use it when you see damage coming your way.

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.

Gragas vs Cassiopeia Counter Stats

Gragas Image
Win Rate
46.8 %
VS
Win Rate
53.2 %
Cassiopeia Image
5.5
< Kills >
6.8
5.7
< Deaths >
6.1
7.6
< Assists >
6.1
1.24
< Killing Sprees >
1.58
109
< Minions Killed >
176
0.54
< Dragons Killed >
0.14
0.35
< Inhibitors >
0.46
1,427
< Physical Damage >
615
18,080
< Magic Damage >
22,186
570
< True Damage >
281
20,078
< Damage Dealt >
23,083
29,273
< Damage Taken >
26,358
11,088
< Gold Earned >
11,697
1.41
< Towers >
1.91
0.12
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
12,167
< Total Healing >
6,855
13,848
< Experience >
15,051
20
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
415
< Time Dealing CC >
441

How to Counter Cassiopeia with Gragas in LoL

The stats shown here feature several strategic Gragas against Cassiopeia counter statistics that can help you explain the distinctions between this set of champions. Gragas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Cassiopeia’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Gragas may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Cassiopeia..

Gragas usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Cassiopeia. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Gragas and Cassiopeia

Damage Types Compared

Gragas
Cassiopeia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gragas
Cassiopeia

Who is Better, Gragas or Cassiopeia?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Gragas usually loses when facing off against Cassiopeia, with a 46.8% win rate. As a result, Gragas makes a bad counter for Cassiopeia.

While Gragas does have a lower win rate compared to Cassiopeia, when facing one another, Gragas also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less complex champion to develop with. You may get destroyed when picking Gragas into Cassiopeia.

Moreover, Gragas has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Cassiopeia. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Gragas vs Cassiopeia matchups, Cassiopeia is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Gragas is a garbage counter for Cassiopeia. Focus your strategy on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Gragas against Cassiopeia.

Other Champion Matchups Against Gragas

Gragas Loses Against

SingedSinged43.2% winrateLeonaLeona43.5% winrateNilahNilah43.8% winrateTahm KenchTahm Kench43.9% winrate

Gragas Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee53.5% winrateYuumiYuumi53.3% winrateAkshanAkshan52.6% winrateKarthusKarthus52.5% winrate

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Additional Information for Gragas Players

How We Calculated Our Gragas vs Cassiopeia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Cassiopeia as Gragas, we analyzed 611 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 Gragas 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

Gragas Build Cassiopeia Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Gragas in order to counter Cassiopeia during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gragas usually accumulates less CS compared to Cassiopeia. Champs who typically don't take much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The most important items to use in your Gragas versus Cassiopeia build include Zhonya's Hourglass, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Gragas used at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better versus Cassiopeia than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Gragas boasted an average winrate of 46.8% when playing against Cassiopeia with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Cassiopeia as Gragas, Gragas players should take the Phase Rush, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Gragas vs Cassiopeia clashes, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 46.8% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Cassiopeia as Gragas are shown for all skill levels combined. If you want to filter the statistics and builds to a specific rank, you should use the selection menu earlier on the page.