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How to Win Draven vs Cassiopeia Counter MatchupDraven is in the s tier of champions

Draven vs Cassiopeia

How to Beat Cassiopeia as Draven in LoLDraven is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Cassiopeia as Draven

based on 1,168 Draven vs Cassiopeia matchups
Win Rate
47.2 %
K/D/A
2.07
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL rounds that we get from Riot Games each week. Our guide on how to beat Cassiopeia as Draven resulted from an examination of 1168 ranked matches where both champs faced each other. This champion pairing is relatively rare. Draven fights Cassiopeia in only 1.0% of his matches.

Draven vs Cassiopeia Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Draven does a below average job of countering Cassiopeia. Typically, he wins a lowly 47.2% of matches the champions oppose one another in. In Draven versus Cassiopeia matches, Draven’s side is 0.1% more likely to earn first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood against Cassiopeia.

Best Draven vs Cassiopeia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeSerrated Dirk

Core Draven Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeThe CollectorHubris

Optional Items

BloodthirsterLord Dominik's RegardsEssence ReaverYoumuu's Ghostblade

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
SorceryAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Draven's passive ability p
Draven's q ability q
Draven's w ability w
Draven's e ability e
Draven's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
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E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Cassiopeia as Draven

Tips for Playing as Draven against Cassiopeia

If Draven doesn't move, Spinning Axe will fall near his present location. It will fall directly on him, or just to the right or left.

If Draven does move after attacking, Spinning Axe will lead him in the direction of his movement. Use this to control where the Spinning Axe will go.

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.

Draven vs Cassiopeia Counter Stats

Draven Image
Win Rate
47.2 %
VS
Win Rate
52.8 %
Cassiopeia Image
8.6
< Kills >
6.9
6.9
< Deaths >
6
5.7
< Assists >
6.3
2.01
< Killing Sprees >
1.6
177
< Minions Killed >
176
0.22
< Dragons Killed >
0.15
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.45
22,806
< Physical Damage >
626
137
< Magic Damage >
22,104
486
< True Damage >
360
23,430
< Damage Dealt >
23,090
23,042
< Damage Taken >
26,294
13,923
< Gold Earned >
11,723
2.29
< Towers >
1.94
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
6,976
< Total Healing >
6,995
12,454
< Experience >
15,170
15
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
86
< Time Dealing CC >
433

How to Counter Cassiopeia with Draven in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight some critical Draven against Cassiopeia counter statistics that can help you grasp the differences between the pair. As an example, Draven’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Cassiopeia’s ratio of NaN, showing that Draven may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Cassiopeia..

Draven usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his enemy does. On average, he takes less damage than Cassiopeia. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Draven and Cassiopeia

Damage Types Compared

Draven
Cassiopeia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Draven
Cassiopeia

Who is Better, Draven or Cassiopeia?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Draven usually loses when taking on Cassiopeia, with a 47.2% win rate. Thus, Draven makes a poor counter for Cassiopeia.

While Draven does have a lower winrate compared to Cassiopeia, when they face off with one another, Draven also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming character to develop with. You may get destroyed when picking Draven into Cassiopeiaas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Draven has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Cassiopeia. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Draven vs Cassiopeia matchups, Cassiopeia is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Draven is a bad counter to Cassiopeia. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Draven against Cassiopeia.

Additional Information for Draven Players

How We Calculated Our Draven vs Cassiopeia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Cassiopeia as Draven, we analyzed 1,168 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 Draven 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 Draven to counter Cassiopeia during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Draven most often accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Cassiopeia. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Draven versus Cassiopeia build consist of Infinity Edge, The Collector, and Hubris. When Draven bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better countering Cassiopeia than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Draven boasted an average win rate of 47.2% battling Cassiopeia with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Cassiopeia as Draven, Draven players should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Draven vs Cassiopeia battles, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 47.2% win rate overall.

If you need to see Draven x Cassiopeia tips and builds for a a particular rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu shown above. By default, the statistics and guides given are calculated using every game completed with these champions.