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In-Depth Competitive Cassiopeia Guide - With Comet Cassio!

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very nice guide, so usefull, is there other runes for that build? And other builds for Cassio? Great job. Good Luck and a good elo

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Hey, I really liked your guide ! It's so in-depth and it really did help me play and understand better. I love your layout too. is such a fun champion and I don't know why I didn't pick her up sooner ! (fun fact: I had a guy flame me once bc I didn't have boots at 20min. as cassiopeia...)

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Greeting Xavier Senori, this guide is amazing i have no words, ummm yeah i wanted to ask you can some other runes work on this build too??? by the way you did very nice job you explained it you spent allot of time and this guide is really great people like it, and one more thing, you should add synergies.

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Hello, thank you for the kind words! I briefly mention in the guide that Sorcery/Domination with Taste of Blood/Cheap Shot and Ravenous Hunter is definitely a really viable option. Domination/Sorc with Dark Harvest is also being used quite effectively

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Thoughts on the domination secondary. I see alot of ppl are running it but more often than not I find lack of mana and thus wave control to be an issue. I feel like domination secondary would be more of an assassin counter setup but I want to hear your thoughts on it. Also any tips on proper minion demo usage?

Can I go electrocute on Cass?

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Hey I was wondering about the build path. Should I go off the items you have posted at the top of the page and ignore the notes and item section? I say that bc the both mention items you don't have listen (namely ROA). Also in the notes it say tear into ROA before AA staff. Should I just build them in the order the graphic shows? Tear into AA staff then Rylal's into Morello?

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The meta changes so frequently that I just haven't gotten to update the notes in the item section. However, I DO frequently update the build at the top of the page, go with that one! And yes, I have them in correct build order, but always use your own judgment! If you are getting one shotted, you may consider building rylais before upgrading to AA staff for example

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Thanks for the quick reply. I have one more question (at this point). When do you usually weave your aa into combos? You first thought would be between my e but I feel like that could result in the poison running out before I land all three e's.

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Yes, I constantly weave my aa into combos, they are super responsive and actually hit pretty hard. Your priority should be to hit them with your Es, however

So what I do is just spam my E button as I chase the enemy while constantly right clicking them, this usually maximizes auto attack and makes sure your Es are being spammed on cooldown

First, thanks for writing this guide. You did an excellent job, and I think a lot of your ideas make sense and are spot on! I did have a question about a few items, especially related to mobility. As you note, mobility is pretty important for Cass, as she has to maintain distance and be shifting in and out of range to fight. Obviously items are situational, but would you ever consider running , , or on her? I feel like would be really good, it has tons of AP, some MS, and its active can let you escape, unexpectedly duel someone, or give you a bit of burst without taking away sustained damage. The other two, while they won't give you as much damage as some items, still give you decent damage and some mobility (and slows for the shadows) that help keep you safe. What are your thoughts? If you would consider these items, when, and what would you replace for them?

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I think all three of these are definitely viable options, with spellbinder and hextech being amazing options when you need burst + mobility. I'm not a huge fan of twin shadows because I feel like I waste the CD stats, but I have definitely bought it before when I needed to peel for myself!

Cool, thanks!

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Have you ever tried/considered Hextech Gunblade on Cassi with Taste of Blood and Raveneous hunter ?
With full items (Rylai, Void, Rab, Liandry, Seraph) Hextech Gunblade and Taste of Blood healed in average 190 hp on hit (Q+E). And that's Raveneous hunter was not in place (can't have 5 bots in practice tool).
And as a bonus Gunblade helps to kite and chase enemies.

Hi, great guide, the only thing I'm wondering is if I really should buy Rod and Seraphs, some people told me that it's better to get only one of those and preferably seraphs becuase you already get so much mana from that, what's your opinion about that?

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I actually agree with you, RoA is a bit out of favor right now, most people just go seraphs, I will update the guide soon to reflect this, thanks!

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Hey, you should switch to in your vision section. Guide looks great by the way. :)

Hi Xavier!

Just some questions to ask.

Why haven't you mentioned Ghost as a secondary summoner spell. I think it should be the go to secondary spell with Flash not ignite. Cass has a lot of damage already and I think ignite is a bit overkill. Ghost can allow cass to chase and kite enemies while being safe as Cassiopeia has no escape ability. Any reasons why ignite is prefered over ghost?

Another question. Which is better to start level 1 on Cassiopeia in lane? Q or E? I feel like I like to take E first to help CS better and poke the enemy but what is your opinion on this?

Finally, how effective is Liandry's on Cassiopeia? I feel like the burn damage from Liandry's synergizes with the poison damage. If it is good choice then when should I get it on her? WOuld it be in combination with Rylais?

I was curious about it so I would love a reply.

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Ghost is gaining a lot of popularity with Cassiopeia as she already has a ton of damage, and thus ignite is often unnecessary. Look for its addition in a future update! I do still take ignite in a lane that heavily favors Cassiopeia, or in one I'm expecting to win, but yes, ghost is a solid choice at the moment in most matchups

Whether to start Q or E is a heavily debated topic. I tend to start Q because I like to scout out bushes for early invades (if you land Q, it shows a buff on your bar, indicating that there is someone in that bush!), but starting E for the reason you stated or if an invasion teamfight is imminent is still a great option. Either way, level 1 doesn't last long at all, so the difference it makes is pretty small.

Liandrys has always been a great item on Cassiopeia. That being said, I rarely buy it. This is because it just doesn't offer the same value other items do. When should I buy it? Before the Rylai's? probably not, since I need the tank and the CC is incredibly powerful on cassiopeia, before the morellonomicon/Roa/Seraphs? No way, she can't sustain her mana without these items. Before the abyssal/void? Maybe, but these two items offer more in turns of raw damage. Ultimately, the reason I don't buy it often is because I can't find a lot of scenarios in which its better then other options. Is it a bad item? Hell no, its amazing on her, but it really only shines above all the other options when up against heavy tank teams, for example.

Hope this helped, and let me know if you have any more questions

Xavier

hi yes thanks for responding earlier. Also the next top rated guide for cass by corp blue cobra, he says take rod of ages. What do you feel about that for first item? Also is top lane cass good in ranked? if she is what build would you go?

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I run pretty much the same exact build he runs when I want to be really tanky or play top lane. In fact, his tankier playstyle has really started to catch on ever since he kind of started it. Check out my second tab, its exactly what he runs. Next time I update this guide, Ill probably just call that tab the "Corp Blue Cobra" build haha :D

In short, RoA is a great item on Cassio, I personally don't like it in mid lane, but its definitely a good option. I think the build is a little slower, and lacks CDR, so it's definitely late game oriented, but its still a great build.

And yes, cassiopeia can be played in top lane just fine, and I would run that tankier version of her build like Corp does.

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