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Graves with Cassiopeia

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Marksman
Mage

How to Synergize Graves and Cassiopeia

based on 1,842 Graves with Cassiopeia pairs
Win Rate
51.4 %
K/D/A
2.47
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We pull the results of from millions of LoL games directly from Riot Games each week. Graves has been on the same team as Cassiopeia in 1842 recent, ranked games. By accumulating so much accurate data from the makers of LoL, we are sure that we can produce high quality, insightful builds to help Graves play with Cassiopeia. It is very rare for Graves to play alongside Cassiopeia on the same team. This has only happened in about 1.1% of rounds with Graves.

Graves Cassiopeia Synergy Summary

Graves does a decent job of playing alongside Cassiopeia. Typically, he wins an acceptable 51.4% of rounds the champions fight together on the same side. If you want to play better as Graves when fighting on the same team as Cassiopeia by learning how to better synergize your strategy with her, then dig into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Graves vs Cassiopeia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Serrated DirkRectrix

Core Graves Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeThe CollectorOpportunity

Optional Items

Infinity EdgeBloodthirsterHubrisMaw of Malmortius

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Graves's passive ability p
Graves's q ability q
Graves's w ability w
Graves's e ability e
Graves's ultimate ability r
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E
2
Q
3
Q
4
W
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Graves and Cassiopeia

Tips for Playing as Graves with Cassiopeia

Smoke Screen can be used both to escape and to set up a kill.

Using Quickdraw to get into range and delivering a point blank Buckshot can do lots of damage.

Advice to Understand How Cassiopeia Will Play

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.

Graves Cassiopeia Synergy Stats

Graves Image
Win Rate
51.4 %
VS
Win Rate
48.6 %
Cassiopeia Image
7.3
< Kills >
7.3
5.8
< Deaths >
5.8
7
< Assists >
7
1.67
< Killing Sprees >
1.66
51
< Minions Killed >
54
1.55
< Dragons Killed >
1.54
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.48
17,994
< Physical Damage >
17,681
836
< Magic Damage >
839
1,673
< True Damage >
1,633
20,504
< Damage Dealt >
20,153
29,744
< Damage Taken >
29,908
12,842
< Gold Earned >
12,774
1.81
< Towers >
1.72
0.43
< Baron Takedowns >
0.37
14,017
< Total Healing >
13,908
14,473
< Experience >
14,441
24
< Vision Score >
23
6
< Wards Placed >
6
502
< Time Dealing CC >
493

How to Play with Cassiopeia as Graves in LoL

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

Overall, Graves sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Cassiopeia. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Cassiopeia helps Graves perform poorer in competitive League rounds. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Graves is an ally to Cassiopeia, he gets a small increase in his full damage output. This change could indicate that Cassiopeia supports by providing protection for him to dish out more damage or that her support also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Graves is played alongside Cassiopeia on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Cassiopeia.

Additionally, when Graves plays with Cassiopeia on the same side, he typically takes a little less damage than when he plays alone. Receiving not as much damage could indicate that Cassiopeia does a decent job of protecting Graves in team fights.

Synergies between Graves and Cassiopeia

Damage Types Compared

Graves
Cassiopeia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Graves
Cassiopeia

Is Graves better when played alongside Cassiopeia?

There is no top companion for Graves that will no matter what be his top teammate. However, Cassiopeia is a very typical ally for Graves. By being on the same side as Graves, she improves their win rate by 0.9% to 51.4%. This proves that there is a weak synergy between Graves and Cassiopeia that allows them to perform stronger together than alone.

Cassiopeia has a much greater difficulty compared to Graves. That means you should be cautious when enlisting Cassiopeia allies to fight alongside, as they will have to have a much higher level of skill to cooperate well with you.

Working alongside, you should expect to witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal magical damage. When paired, these champions can blast through enemies with magic damage.

Although, by bringing Graves and Cassiopeia together, you probably will not be providing your side much protection for burst damage. Make sure to bring other champs on your team that nullifies this relative disparity in this pairing's abilities.

Regardless of the skill of your Cassiopeia ally, you should focus on maximizing your income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Graves Players

How We Calculated Our Graves Cassiopeia Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Graves and Cassiopeia, we analyzed 1,842 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 Graves with Cassiopeia 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 truly master Graves to work well with Cassiopeia during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends games, you should continue reading to learn additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and tips displayed above, you should grow your win rate significantly.

The most important items to use in your Graves and Cassiopeia synergy build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, The Collector, and Opportunity. When Graves bought at least these three great items in his build, he did significantly better when fighting alongside Cassiopeia than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Graves boasted an average win rate of 51.4% when playing alongside Cassiopeia with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against your oponents, Graves players should equip the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Graves and Cassiopeia pairings, this composite of runes resulted in the top win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 51.4% win rate overall.

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