Cassiopeia·Support Build

Most Popular

If you want to use the most popular Cassiopeia Support build, you should take Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells. For runes, you should pick Conqueror as your keystone, followed by Presence of Mind, Legend: Haste and Last Stand in the primary tree, as well as Manaflow Band and Transcendence in the secondary tree. For rune shards, you want Adaptive Force in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health Scaling in defense, though it depends on the matchup. Finally, for your items, you should build Zaz'Zak's Realmspike as your first item, followed by Sorcerer's Shoes and Rod of Ages. For your last 3 items, you should build Archangel's Staff, Rylai's Crystal Scepter and finish with Morellonomicon. For the skill order, you want to stick with E - Q - W. Right now, this build has 46.0% winrate over 287 matches played.

Optional

Your second option for Cassiopeia Support build would be to take Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells. The runes that this build takes advantage of are Phase Rush as your keystone, Manaflow Band, Transcendence and Scorch in the primary tree, and Coup de Grace with Presence of Mind in the secondary tree. The shards used in this build are Adaptive Force in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health Scaling in defense. The items for the build are Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, which you should build first, followed by Sorcerer's Shoes as your second item and Archangel's Staff as your third item. The rest of the items in order are Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Liandry's Torment and Rabadon's Deathcap. The skill order for this build is E - Q - W. In the current patch, this build has a 45.4% win rate over 108 matches.

Alternative

If you're looking for alternatives, you can use Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells, with runes being Arcane Comet as your keystone, Manaflow Band, Celerity and Scorch in the primary tree, and Cheap Shot with Grisly Mementos in the secondary tree, as well as Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force, and Health Scaling as your rune shards. The items that this build incorporates are Zaz'Zak's Realmspike as your first item, then Mercury's Treads as a second item and Rylai's Crystal Scepter as a third item. You want to finish the build with Liandry's Torment, Morellonomicon and Shadowflame. As far as ability max order goes, you want to keep it E - Q - W. This build is currently sitting at a 49.4% win rate across 87 matches played.

Off-Meta

If you want to try an Off-Meta Cassiopeia Support build in the current patch, try Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells, Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Deep Ward and Treasure Hunter as your primary rune tree, and Manaflow Band with Scorch as your secondary tree. Use Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force and Health as your shards. For items in this build, you want to complete Zaz'Zak's Realmspike as your first item, then finish Sorcerer's Shoes as your second item, and Rylai's Crystal Scepter as third item. The last 3 options are Shurelya's Battlesong, Imperial Mandate and Redemption. The ability order for this build is Q - E - W. As of the current patch, this build has a 52.8% win rate over 53 matches played.

Situational Cassiopeia Runes and Items

Depending on the context of your game, your matchup, and enemy champions, you might want to consider building some situational items or take specific runes. Carefully examine your team, enemy team, game state , and your matchup to plan your Cassiopeia build accordingly! For example, when it comes to rune shards, you might want to take either Armor or Magic Resist, depending on which champion you are about to lane against.