Cassiopeiavs Zed
Cassiopeia vs Zed is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Zed wins with a 72.7% win rate (+45.5%) over Cassiopeia based on 11 games. Zed holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Cassiopeia build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Cassiopeia vs Zed matchup.
Cassiopeia Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Cassiopeia performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.
Who wins Cassiopeia vs Zed?
Cassiopeia wins 44.4% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 27.6% and 62.7% (95% range).
- Expected
- 49.3% From both champions' overall Mid win rates
- Matchup effect
- −4.9 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 27 games Lane: Mid
- vs patch 26.18
- — Not enough games on both patches
Lane: Mid · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Zed, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Cassiopeia wins 44.4% of 27 games (95% range 27.6–62.7%).
- Both champions' overall Mid win rates predict 49.3% for Cassiopeia; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Cassiopeia players pick Zhonya's Hourglass far more often against Zed: 16.3% of their other Mid games, 40.7% here.
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when Cassiopeia and Zed played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares Cassiopeia's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
Cassiopeia vs Zed Laning Stats
Only 27 games have a 15-minute snapshot so far — the lane-phase numbers appear from 30.
Whole-game averages
Cassiopeia vs Zed Win Rate by Game Length
Cassiopeia's win rate against Zed by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
No game length stands out: Cassiopeia's results against Zed in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Cassiopeia vs Zed Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)Insufficient data
- First itemInsufficient data
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Cassiopeia Changes Against Zed
Choices Cassiopeia players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Mid games.
Usually16.3%vs Zed40.7%+24.5 pts
Rod of AgesItemUsually67.9%vs Zed44.4%−23.4 pts
Blackfire TorchItemUsually9.6%vs Zed29.6%+20.0 pts
Sapphire Crystal + Doran's Ring + Dark Seal + Health Potion + Health PotionStarting itemsUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Zed3.7%+3.7 pts
Doran's Ring + Health Potion + Stealth WardStarting itemsUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Zed3.7%+3.7 pts
Magical FootwearRuneUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Zed3.7%+3.7 pts
Usuallyunder 0.5%vs Zed3.7%+3.7 pts
InspirationSecondary treeUsually0.5%vs Zed3.7%+3.2 pts
Best Cassiopeia Build vs Zed
Usual Cassiopeia build (Mid)
75.0% win rate · 16 games
Against Zed
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 3 of 19 Cassiopeia games against Zed carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Cassiopeia's standard build instead.
- Zed usually completes Voltaic Cyclosword first, at 10.9 min (median of 23 games).
- Skill priority: E > Q > W — the same as usual.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best Cassiopeia Runes vs Zed
Usual Cassiopeia runes (Mid)
Deathfire Touch
48.9% win rate · 327 games
Against Zed
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
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Cassiopeia matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. The table below shows Cassiopeia's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Cassiopeia build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
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Cassiopeia vs Zed FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Cassiopeia vs Zed?
Current data slightly favors Zed, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Cassiopeia wins 44.4% of 27 games (95% range 27.6–62.7%).
What is Cassiopeia's win rate against Zed?
Cassiopeia wins 44.4% of 27 Mid games against Zed on patch 26.19 (95% range 27.6–62.7%). Based on both champions' overall Mid win rates, 49.3% would be expected.
Does Cassiopeia counter Zed?
Not clearly. Cassiopeia wins 44.4% of 27 games against Zed, and the 95% range (27.6–62.7%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Cassiopeia or Zed?
There are not enough games with a 15-minute snapshot yet (27) to say who wins lane.
Does Cassiopeia outscale Zed?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Zed strongest against Cassiopeia?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Zed is ahead of Cassiopeia beyond the margin of error.
What should Cassiopeia build against Zed?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Cassiopeia's usual Mid core: Liandry's Torment, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Rabadon's Deathcap. The biggest change against Zed: Zhonya's Hourglass (16.3% usually, 40.7% here).
What runes should Cassiopeia use against Zed?
Use Cassiopeia's usual Deathfire Touch page (Sorcery + Precision); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Zed: Magical Footwear (under 0.5% usually, 3.7% here).