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Cassiopeia with Aphelios

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Mage
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How to Synergize Cassiopeia and Aphelios

based on 831 Cassiopeia with Aphelios pairs
Win Rate
49.2 %
K/D/A
1.98
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We take in the results of from millions of LoL rounds straight from Riot Games each week. Cassiopeia has gone into battle with Aphelios in 831 recently played, competitive matches. By gathering so much accurate data directly from the developers of LoL, we feel confident that we can present to you high-quality, insightful builds to help Cassiopeia synergize with Aphelios. It is relatively rare for Cassiopeia to play alongside Aphelios as allies. This pairing has only happened in approx. 2.3% of games with Cassiopeia.

Cassiopeia Aphelios Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Cassiopeia does a below average job of synergizing with Aphelios. On average, she wins an acceptable 49.2% of the time the champs fight together on the same side. If you want to maximize your potential as Cassiopeia when fighting on the same team as Aphelios by figuring out how to better synergize your playstyle with him, then look into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Cassiopeia vs Aphelios 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

Cosmic DriveSeraph's EmbraceLuden's CompanionZhonya's Hourglass

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
6
R
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E
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Cassiopeia and Aphelios

Tips for Playing as Cassiopeia with Aphelios

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 Understand How Aphelios Will Play

Each of Aphelios' weapons have different strengths, so try to find the right situation for your current weapons.

Cassiopeia Aphelios Synergy Stats

Cassiopeia Image
Win Rate
49.2 %
VS
Win Rate
50.8 %
Aphelios Image
6.4
< Kills >
6.8
6.1
< Deaths >
6.2
5.7
< Assists >
6.2
1.44
< Killing Sprees >
1.58
176
< Minions Killed >
175
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.13
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.43
583
< Physical Damage >
639
21,103
< Magic Damage >
22,317
302
< True Damage >
342
21,989
< Damage Dealt >
23,299
26,428
< Damage Taken >
27,133
11,476
< Gold Earned >
11,743
1.79
< Towers >
1.86
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
6,793
< Total Healing >
7,164
15,005
< Experience >
15,283
18
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
439
< Time Dealing CC >
451

How to Play with Aphelios as Cassiopeia in LoL

The Cassiopeia Aphelios synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Aphelios, compared to her overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how her gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Cassiopeia sees a very large drop in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Aphelios. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Aphelios helps Cassiopeia perform worse in competitive LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Cassiopeia plays on the same team as Aphelios, she gets a small decrease in her complete damage dealt. This could demonstrate that Aphelios does not help protection for her to dish out more damage or that his presence on the team also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Cassiopeia is played with Aphelios on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing synergisticly with Aphelios.

Additionally, when Cassiopeia plays with Aphelios on the same team, she on average takes a little less damage than when she plays alone. Receiving not as much damage may indicate that Aphelios does a decent job of covering Cassiopeia during teamfights.

Synergies between Cassiopeia and Aphelios

Damage Types Compared

Cassiopeia
Aphelios
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Cassiopeia
Aphelios

Is Cassiopeia better when played alongside Aphelios?

There is no universally accepted best ally for Cassiopeia that will 100% of the time be her ideal synergy. Yet, overall, Aphelios is a not very good teammate for Cassiopeia. By playing on the same team as Cassiopeia, he drops their win rate by -1.1% to 49.2%. This shows that there is a bad synergy between Cassiopeia and Aphelios that results in them performing worse together than without each other.

Aphelios has a lower difficulty than Cassiopeia. That means you don't need to be very careful when enlisting Aphelios teammates to play with, as they will have to have a relatively low level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.

Playing cooperatively, Cassiopeia players should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal magical damage. Combined, these champs are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.

In contrast, by bringing Cassiopeia and Aphelios together, you will not be giving your side very much cover. Make sure to have other champions on your team that nullifies this gap in their potential.

Regardless of your Aphelios ally's skill level, you need to focus on maximizing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Cassiopeia Players

How We Calculated Our Cassiopeia Aphelios Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Cassiopeia and Aphelios, we analyzed 831 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Cassiopeia with Aphelios comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Cassiopeia in order to work well with Aphelios during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League, you should keep reading to gather some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you mind the build and tips shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The most crucial items to build first in your Cassiopeia and Aphelios synergy build include Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Liandry's Torment, and Rod of Ages. When Cassiopeia used at least these three finished items in her build, she did much better when fighting alongside Aphelios than with most other common item sets. In fact, Cassiopeia boasted an average win rate of 49.2% helping carry Aphelios with this build.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing your oponents, Cassiopeia players 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 builds we have analyed for this team composition, this mix of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 49.2% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to pair Aphelios with Cassiopeia are displayed for all skill levels combined. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to a distinct division, you may use the selection menu located earlier on the page.