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Cassiopeia with Xerath

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How to Synergize Cassiopeia and Xerath

based on 910 Cassiopeia with Xerath pairs
Win Rate
48.8 %
K/D/A
1.97
Pick Rate
2.5 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we pull the stats from from millions of LoL rounds directly from Riot Games each week. Cassiopeia has gone into battle with Xerath in 910 recent, ranked games. By pooling so much complete data from the publishers of League of Legends, we have complete confidence that we can present to you robust, accurate builds to help Cassiopeia play with Xerath. It is relatively rare for Cassiopeia to play alongside Xerath on the same team. This has only occurred in about 2.5% of rounds with Cassiopeia.

Cassiopeia Xerath Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Cassiopeia does a poor job of fighting on the same side as Xerath. Typically, she wins an acceptable 48.8% of rounds the champs fight alongside one another. If you want to maximize your potential as Cassiopeia when playing alongside Xerath by figuring out how to better synergize your play style with him, then dig into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Cassiopeia vs Xerath 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

MalignanceLuden's CompanionSeraph's EmbraceCosmic Drive

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
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Q
3
W
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E
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E
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R
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Guide to Synergizing Cassiopeia and Xerath

Tips for Playing as Cassiopeia with 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 Understand How Xerath Will Play

If you stun an enemy with Shocking Orb, follow up with a guaranteed center hit on Eye of Destruction.

It's easier to land Arcanopulse on an enemy when they're moving toward or away from you, rather than side to side.

Eye of Destruction will make landing Arcanopulse easier as the target will be slowed.

Cassiopeia Xerath Synergy Stats

Cassiopeia Image
Win Rate
48.8 %
VS
Win Rate
51.2 %
Xerath Image
6.4
< Kills >
6.8
6.4
< Deaths >
6.2
6.2
< Assists >
6.2
1.44
< Killing Sprees >
1.58
176
< Minions Killed >
175
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
0.13
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.43
644
< Physical Damage >
639
21,528
< Magic Damage >
22,317
341
< True Damage >
342
22,514
< Damage Dealt >
23,299
27,929
< Damage Taken >
27,133
11,706
< Gold Earned >
11,743
1.74
< Towers >
1.86
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
7,454
< Total Healing >
7,164
15,592
< Experience >
15,283
18
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
458
< Time Dealing CC >
451

How to Play with Xerath as Cassiopeia in LoL

The Cassiopeia Xerath synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Xerath, 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 Xerath. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Xerath helps Cassiopeia perform poorer in ranked League rounds. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Cassiopeia is paired with Xerath, she gets a little decrease in her total damage output. This could demonstrate that Xerath does not support by providing cover for her to dish out more damage or that his support also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Cassiopeia is played with Xerath on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing synergisticly with Xerath.

Additionally, when Cassiopeia plays with Xerath on the same team, she usually takes a little more damage than when she plays alone. Getting dealt more damage could indicate that Xerath does a poor job of covering Cassiopeia during teamfights.

Synergies between Cassiopeia and Xerath

Damage Types Compared

Cassiopeia
Xerath
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Cassiopeia
Xerath

Is Cassiopeia better when played alongside Xerath?

There is no perfect companion for Cassiopeia that will always be her #1 synergy. However, overall, Xerath is a not very good teammate for Cassiopeia. By playing on the same side as Cassiopeia, he drops their win rate by -1.5% to 48.8%. This proves that there is a bad bond between Cassiopeia and Xerath that results in them performing worse together than without each other.

Xerath has a lower difficulty than Cassiopeia. That means you don't need to be cautious when arranging Xerath comrades to play with, as they will require a relatively low level of skill to be able to work well with you.

Fighting together, you will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s capability to to do a lot of AP damage. Combined, these two can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.

In contrast, by bringing Cassiopeia and Xerath together, you may not be giving your other allies enough AD. Make sure to include other champs on your team that fills this relative gap in this pairing's playstyle.

Regardless of the skill of your Xerath teammate, you should focus on increasing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Cassiopeia Players

How We Calculated Our Cassiopeia Xerath Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Cassiopeia and Xerath, we analyzed 910 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 Xerath 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

To truly master Cassiopeia in order to pair well with Xerath during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League games, you should continue reading to pick up additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The ideal items to have in your Cassiopeia and Xerath synergy build include Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Liandry's Torment, and Rod of Ages. When Cassiopeia incorporated at least these three finished items in her build, she did significantly better as an ally of Xerath than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Cassiopeia boasted an average win rate of 48.8% helping carry Xerath with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest probability of crushing your oponents, you should use the Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for this team composition, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 48.8% winrate overall.

If you want to get Cassiopeia and Xerath cooperations tips and builds for a a particular division rank, please select one from the selection menu above. By default, the stats and build suggestions given are calculated using all matches played with these champs.