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How to Win Xayah vs Cassiopeia Counter MatchupXayah is in the b tier of champions

Xayah vs Cassiopeia

How to Beat Cassiopeia as Xayah in LoLXayah is in the s tier of champions
Marksman
Mage

How to Beat Cassiopeia as Xayah

based on 551 Xayah vs Cassiopeia matchups
Win Rate
43.6 %
K/D/A
2.1
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked League games that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Cassiopeia as Xayah came out of an evaluation of 551 ranked rounds where both champions clashed against one another. This particular counter matchup is somewhat rare. Xayah has to counter Cassiopeia in only 0.9% of her rounds.

Xayah vs Cassiopeia Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Xayah has done a pathetic job of beating Cassiopeia. Normally, she wins a lowly 43.6% of matches the champs fight one another in. In Xayah vs Cassiopeia games, Xayah’s team is 0.1% more likely to earn first blood, implying that she most likely will get first blood versus Cassiopeia.

Best Xayah vs Cassiopeia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerNoonquiver

Core Xayah Items

~22 Mins
BloodthirsterKraken SlayerNavori Quickblades

Optional Items

StormrazorLord Dominik's Regards

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Xayah to level upe
>
Second ability for Xayah to level upw
>
Last skill for Xayah to max outq

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
DominationTaste of BloodUltimate Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Xayah's passive ability p
Xayah's q ability q
Xayah's w ability w
Xayah's e ability e
Xayah's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
W
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E
10
W
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R
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W
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W
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Cassiopeia as Xayah

Tips for Playing as Xayah against Cassiopeia

Xayah's attacks and abilities leave Feathers on the ground that she can later recall for massive area damage and control.

Xayah can use Featherstorm to dodge almost any ability while also creating a ton of Feathers. Try to utilize the offensive and defensive aspects of this ability.

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.

Xayah vs Cassiopeia Counter Stats

Xayah Image
Win Rate
43.6 %
VS
Win Rate
56.4 %
Cassiopeia Image
6.4
< Kills >
6.8
6.2
< Deaths >
5.9
6.6
< Assists >
6.5
1.49
< Killing Sprees >
1.54
179
< Minions Killed >
172
0.28
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.44
20,197
< Physical Damage >
636
365
< Magic Damage >
21,860
346
< True Damage >
308
20,908
< Damage Dealt >
22,804
20,431
< Damage Taken >
25,989
11,843
< Gold Earned >
11,556
2.19
< Towers >
2.03
0.1
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
4,663
< Total Healing >
6,971
12,458
< Experience >
15,059
17
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
9
53
< Time Dealing CC >
450

How to Counter Cassiopeia with Xayah in LoL

The stats provided here clarify some vital Xayah versus Cassiopeia counter statistics that may help you appreciate the distinctions between this pair of champions. Xayah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Cassiopeia’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Xayah may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Cassiopeia..

Xayah often has a similar longest killing spree as her counter does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Cassiopeia. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Xayah and Cassiopeia

Damage Types Compared

Xayah
Cassiopeia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Xayah
Cassiopeia

Who is Better, Xayah or Cassiopeia?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Xayah usually loses when playing against Cassiopeia, with a 43.6% win rate. Therefore, Xayah makes a poor counter to Cassiopeia.

While Xayah does have a much lower win rate than Cassiopeia, when on opposite teams, Xayah also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes her a less difficult character to learn and master. You should be very concerned when picking Xayah into Cassiopeia.

Furthermore, Xayah 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 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 Xayah 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 teamfights.

Xayah is a garbage counter for Cassiopeia. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Xayah against Cassiopeia.

Additional Information for Xayah Players

How We Calculated Our Xayah vs Cassiopeia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Cassiopeia as Xayah, we analyzed 551 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 Xayah 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Xayah to counter Cassiopeia during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Xayah typically accumulates a similar amount of CS as Cassiopeia. 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 properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The top items to have in your Xayah versus Cassiopeia build consist of Bloodthirster, Kraken Slayer, and Navori Quickblades. When Xayah bought at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better against Cassiopeia than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Xayah boasted an average win rate of 43.6% when countering Cassiopeia with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest chance of annihilating Cassiopeia as Xayah, Xayah players should take the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Taste of Blood, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for Xayah vs Cassiopeia battles, this blending of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 43.6% winrate overall.

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