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Caitlyn vs Cassiopeia

How to Beat Cassiopeia as Caitlyn in LoLCaitlyn is in the s tier of champions
Marksman
Mage

How to Beat Cassiopeia as Caitlyn

based on 3,547 Caitlyn vs Cassiopeia matchups
Win Rate
50 %
K/D/A
2.29
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked League of Legends rounds each and every week. Within our dataset, Caitlyn engaged Cassiopeia in 3547 matches. With so many games with Caitlyn vs Cassiopeia gives us a lot of confidence in our capacity to produce useful stats and a supported build to smash Cassiopeia. This counter pairing is fairly rare. Caitlyn fights Cassiopeia in only 0.9% of her games.

Caitlyn vs Cassiopeia Matchup Summary

Caitlyn has done a average job of beating Cassiopeia. Normally, she wins a acceptable 50.0% of matches the champs face off with one another in. In Caitlyn versus Cassiopeia matches, Caitlyn’s side is 0.1% more expected to obtain first blood, implying that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus Cassiopeia.

Best Caitlyn vs Cassiopeia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Kircheis ShardNoonquiver

Core Caitlyn Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeYoumuu's GhostbladeThe Collector

Optional Items

Phantom DancerRapid FirecannonBloodthirsterKraken Slayer

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Caitlyn to level upq
>
Second ability for Caitlyn to level upw
>
Last skill for Caitlyn to max oute

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
SorceryAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Caitlyn's passive ability p
Caitlyn's q ability q
Caitlyn's w ability w
Caitlyn's e ability e
Caitlyn's ultimate ability r
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W
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Guide to Countering Cassiopeia as Caitlyn

Tips for Playing as Caitlyn against Cassiopeia

Fire 90 Caliber Net away from the opponent to close the gap or hop over walls.

Avoid using Ace in the Hole in large team melees as it might be blocked by the wrong target.

Make use of her Yordle Snap Traps by placing them pre-emptively to ensure that you'll have one off of cooldown during combat.

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.

Caitlyn vs Cassiopeia Counter Stats

Caitlyn Image
Win Rate
50 %
VS
Win Rate
50 %
Cassiopeia Image
6.7
< Kills >
6.7
5.9
< Deaths >
6.1
6.8
< Assists >
6
1.58
< Killing Sprees >
1.55
179
< Minions Killed >
174
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.13
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.42
20,627
< Physical Damage >
637
1,556
< Magic Damage >
21,969
562
< True Damage >
335
22,746
< Damage Dealt >
22,941
19,486
< Damage Taken >
27,162
12,229
< Gold Earned >
11,669
2.6
< Towers >
1.83
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
5,533
< Total Healing >
7,235
12,740
< Experience >
15,278
18
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
90
< Time Dealing CC >
454

How to Counter Cassiopeia with Caitlyn in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature some significant Caitlyn vs. Cassiopeia matchup stats that can help you appreciate the differences between the two. Caitlyn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Cassiopeia’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Caitlyn may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Cassiopeia..

Caitlyn normally has a similar longest kill spree as her matchup does. Commonly, she receives less damage than Cassiopeia. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Caitlyn and Cassiopeia

Damage Types Compared

Caitlyn
Cassiopeia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Caitlyn
Cassiopeia

Who is Better, Caitlyn or Cassiopeia?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Caitlyn usually fairs equally well when taking on Cassiopeia, with a 50.0% win rate. As a result, Caitlyn makes an ok counter to Cassiopeia.

While Caitlyn does have a higher winrate than Cassiopeia, when they face off with one another, Caitlyn also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes her a less difficult champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Caitlyn into Cassiopeia.

Moreover, Caitlyn also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Cassiopeia. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Caitlyn vs Cassiopeia matchups, Cassiopeia is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Caitlyn is a decent counter to Cassiopeia. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Caitlyn against Cassiopeia.

Additional Information for Caitlyn Players

How We Calculated Our Caitlyn vs Cassiopeia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Cassiopeia as Caitlyn, we analyzed 3,547 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 Caitlyn 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 truly master Caitlyn to counter Cassiopeia during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Caitlyn typically gets a similar amount of CS compared to Cassiopeia. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Caitlyn versus Cassiopeia build include Infinity Edge, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and The Collector. When Caitlyn combined at least these three items in her build, she did much better vs Cassiopeia than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Caitlyn boasted an average winrate of 50.0% when playing against Cassiopeia with these items in her kit.

To have the highest chance of coming out on top against Cassiopeia as Caitlyn, you should equip the Fleet Footwork, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Caitlyn vs Cassiopeia counters, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 50.0% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Cassiopeia as Caitlyn are presented for all skill levels, merged. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a particular rank, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.