A deadly serpentine mage, Cassiopeia excels at dealing consistent magical damage through her unique poison-based abilities. Unable to purchase boots due to her passive "Snake Grace," she gains movement speed per level and an extra item slot for enhanced late-game scaling.

Core Abilities:

Passive: Snake Grace

• Gains movement speed per level
• Cannot purchase boots
• Gets additional item slot for legendary items

E - Twin Fang (Main Damage)

• Short cooldown (0.75s)
• Deals bonus damage to poisoned targets
• Heals Cassiopeia
• Refunds mana if it kills the target

Q - Noxious Blast

• Area poison damage
• Grants movement speed when hitting champions
• Marks targets as poisoned
• Low cooldown (3.5s)

W - Miasma

• Creates poison clouds
• Slows and grounds enemies
• Excellent zone control
• Blocks escape paths

R - Petrifying Gaze

• Stuns enemies facing Cassiopeia (2s)
• Slows enemies facing away (40%)
• Powerful teamfight ability

Skill Order: E > Q > W > R

Standard Combo: Q → AA → E → E → AA → E

Strengths:

• High sustained damage output
• Strong self-peel
• Excellent late-game scaling
• Efficient mana management with E resets

Weaknesses:

• Mana hungry early game
• Shorter range than most mages
• Requires precise positioning
• High skill ceiling

Best Matchups:

• Linear assassins (LeBlanc)
• Short-range mages (Sylas, Ahri)

Difficult Matchups:

• Mobile assassins (Zed)
• Long-range mages (Viktor, Syndra)

Core Strategy: Focus on farming safely early game while managing mana. Use Q and E combination for effective trades. Save W and R for self-peel or follow-up CC. Position carefully in teamfights to maximize damage output while staying safe.

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