Xerath - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
52.8%
Pick Rate
3.5%

Xerathvs Cassiopeia

SMageSupport
Patch26.14
Matches491,560
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJul 22, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Xerath vs Cassiopeia is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.14. Cassiopeia wins with a 66.7% win rate (+33.3%) over Xerath based on 21 games. Cassiopeia holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Xerath build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Xerath vs Cassiopeia matchup.

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Xerath Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Xerath 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.

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Xerath - 33.3% win rate in this matchup
Xerath
33.3% WR
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Cassiopeia vs Xerath matchup - 66.7% win rate
Cassiopeia
66.7% WR

Who Wins the Xerath vs Cassiopeia Matchup?

Cassiopeia wins the Xerath vs Cassiopeia matchup
Winner
Cassiopeia
Matches: 21
33.3%
Win Rate
66.7%
6.4
CS / min
6.3
1,145
DMG / min
793
10,429
Gold / game
9,592
57
Heal / min
288
300
DMG Mitigated / min
499
1.0
CC / min
1.0
22.2%
Early Game WR
77.8%
41.7%
Late Game WR
58.3%

Xerath vs Cassiopeia Matchup Summary

The Xerath vs Cassiopeia matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 21 recent matches analyzed, Cassiopeia wins with a 66.7% win rate compared to Xerath's 33.3%, giving Cassiopeia a 33.3 percentage point advantage. Cassiopeia dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Xerath players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Cassiopeia leads by 430 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Cassiopeia has a strong advantage in this matchup. Xerath players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Cassiopeia overextending. Avoid prolonged trades and wait for team fights where positioning and coordination matter more. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Xerath vs Cassiopeia Laning Phase Breakdown

Xerath wins the laning phase against Cassiopeia in League of Legends

Xerath is favored during the laning phase against Cassiopeia, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Xerath holds advantages in farming, damage and gold income, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
6.4Xerath
6.3Cassiopeia
Xerath and Cassiopeia farm at nearly identical rates in this matchup, with only a 0.1 CS/min difference. Neither champion holds a meaningful farming advantage, so lane dominance will come from trading and jungle interaction rather than CS leads.
Damage
1,145Xerath
793Cassiopeia
Xerath heavily out-damages Cassiopeia by 351 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Cassiopeia should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Xerath's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
10,429Xerath
9,592Cassiopeia
Xerath generates a commanding 838 more gold per game than Cassiopeia. This substantial economic advantage means Xerath consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Cassiopeia should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
1.0Xerath
1.0Cassiopeia
Both Xerath and Cassiopeia provide similar amounts of crowd control (0.0s/min difference), meaning neither has a significant advantage in locking down opponents for ganks or team fights. Lane ganks are equally effective for both sides.
Sustain
357Xerath
787Cassiopeia
Cassiopeia vastly out-sustains Xerath, healing and mitigating 430 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Cassiopeia can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Xerath is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Xerath, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Xerath Build Against Cassiopeia

Spellslinger's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Cassiopeia, providing the mobility and stats Xerath needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Xerath against Cassiopeia are Luden's Echo, Shadowflame and Horizon Focus. This combination gives Xerath an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build achieves a solid 50.0% win rate across 4 games, proving it to be a reliable item path when facing Cassiopeia. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Xerath vs Cassiopeia matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Cassiopeia
77.8%
+55.6% advantage
Xerath early game win rateXerath22.2%
Cassiopeia early game win rateCassiopeia77.8%
Late Game
Cassiopeia
58.3%
+16.7% advantage
Xerath late game win rateXerath41.7%
Cassiopeia late game win rateCassiopeia58.3%

Cassiopeia dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 77.8% win rate — a 55.6 percentage point lead over Xerath. This lopsided early game means Cassiopeia can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Cassiopeia is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 58.3% win rate — 16.7 points above Xerath. Extended games heavily favor Cassiopeia, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

Cassiopeia holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Xerath players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.

Best Xerath Runes Against Cassiopeia

Inspiration rune tree - Xerath primary runes vs CassiopeiaInspiration
First Strike - best Xerath rune vs CassiopeiaMagical Footwear - best Xerath rune vs CassiopeiaBiscuit Delivery - best Xerath rune vs CassiopeiaCosmic Insight - best Xerath rune vs Cassiopeia
Sorcery rune tree - Xerath secondary runes vs CassiopeiaSorcery
Manaflow Band - best Xerath rune vs CassiopeiaScorch - best Xerath rune vs Cassiopeia
16.7% WR

The Inspiration and Sorcery rune setup gives Xerath the best tools to compete against Cassiopeia in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.


Xerath matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.14. The table below shows Xerath'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 Xerath build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Xerath matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.14
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
57.75%1873.793011,44661.9%55.6%
50.72%1382.582810,11555.8%47.7%
56.44%1016.51,05212,10365.6%52.2%
58.95%956.199511,30159.5%58.6%
56.98%864.81,01912,02958.8%55.8%
60.26%782.890211,00253.9%63.5%
51.43%702.18409,71246.4%54.8%
47.83%695.890311,45550.0%46.5%
51.52%666.51,03412,43568.0%41.5%
61.54%656.71,02112,29565.4%59.0%
50.00%646.795511,21664.3%38.9%
55.56%635.81,04711,80558.3%53.9%
57.38%613.495111,41562.5%55.6%
55.00%606.094811,52271.4%46.1%
55.00%606.01,06311,98057.7%52.9%
56.90%586.31,10011,13454.5%58.3%
40.35%572.07849,97247.8%35.3%
41.07%565.993610,28757.1%31.4%
55.56%542.886210,41652.4%57.6%
54.00%503.51,00711,68561.5%51.4%
46.00%505.389311,26563.2%35.5%
51.02%495.51,01411,31936.8%60.0%
43.75%482.08489,61547.1%41.9%
57.45%476.31,06512,40071.4%46.1%
42.55%472.17729,37142.9%42.3%
51.16%432.17789,13652.2%50.0%
56.10%412.16939,02244.4%65.2%
42.11%382.483710,69350.0%38.5%
47.37%386.61,11012,66650.0%46.4%
61.11%365.41,10112,57366.7%58.3%
51.43%356.01,03112,37354.5%50.0%
50.00%342.399810,83345.5%52.2%
70.59%346.41,07312,48162.5%73.1%
42.42%336.697011,97166.7%28.6%
57.58%333.01,02110,62461.5%55.0%
46.88%325.690211,83537.5%50.0%
53.13%326.61,16111,35350.0%54.5%
46.67%302.08119,19645.5%47.4%
46.67%303.089611,05940.0%53.3%
48.28%295.71,13712,12461.5%37.5%
40.74%275.71,05612,69557.1%35.0%
37.04%272.17899,74055.6%27.8%
48.15%276.51,04810,89261.5%35.7%
62.96%272.292611,63962.5%63.2%
66.67%276.11,23813,15860.0%68.2%
53.85%262.27809,23160.0%50.0%
30.77%262.07869,93810.0%43.8%
44.00%255.41,07511,74750.0%41.2%
44.00%255.987510,71950.0%40.0%
44.00%252.47869,16054.5%35.7%
60.00%256.695412,05560.0%60.0%
66.67%246.01,07412,97480.0%63.2%
47.83%236.01,02211,39754.5%41.7%
69.57%236.296810,72575.0%66.7%
45.45%226.41,22613,67066.7%37.5%
59.09%223.295511,76842.9%66.7%
33.33%216.41,14510,42922.2%41.7%
38.10%215.41,03711,07357.1%28.6%
66.67%214.31,00412,850100.0%50.0%
61.90%216.31,11113,78175.0%53.9%
33.33%215.99609,96122.2%41.7%
57.14%216.71,13713,52150.0%58.8%
50.00%202.690910,55650.0%50.0%
73.68%191.87759,65085.7%66.7%
57.89%195.91,05613,55340.0%64.3%
61.11%186.41,01913,37085.7%45.5%
33.33%182.08048,78733.3%33.3%
44.44%186.289211,03655.6%33.3%
52.94%172.16128,62362.5%44.4%
70.59%173.589412,07480.0%66.7%
52.94%171.97478,42057.1%50.0%
64.71%172.388910,59960.0%66.7%
43.75%166.41,17513,82750.0%41.7%
62.50%166.51,12511,39860.0%66.7%
40.00%156.11,08014,02666.7%33.3%
73.33%151.88869,55671.4%75.0%
40.00%156.498912,65820.0%50.0%
66.67%152.19859,55150.0%77.8%
64.29%146.598410,89857.1%71.4%
58.33%125.91,0888,86555.6%66.7%
90.91%116.31,14912,32875.0%100.0%
36.36%115.81,00611,6700.0%50.0%
45.45%114.21,09111,15225.0%57.1%
60.00%106.38639,56275.0%50.0%
50.00%106.396712,63066.7%42.9%
40.00%106.31,04314,69625.0%50.0%
33.33%97.11,07710,20240.0%25.0%
44.44%94.51,07812,0210.0%57.1%
66.67%93.57418,771100.0%50.0%
37.50%82.37789,31650.0%33.3%
50.00%86.195513,19050.0%50.0%
37.50%82.38488,61440.0%33.3%
75.00%82.080710,29775.0%75.0%
37.50%86.59599,68466.7%20.0%
28.57%76.01,1129,57466.7%0.0%
57.14%72.57058,51466.7%50.0%
57.14%71.99948,52725.0%100.0%
57.14%76.21,10114,236100.0%25.0%
50.00%67.387912,40133.3%66.7%
66.67%62.88518,64966.7%66.7%
50.00%66.382912,8840.0%75.0%
33.33%64.27957,15850.0%0.0%
83.33%67.21,09015,583100.0%80.0%
80.00%55.889611,242100.0%66.7%
40.00%56.284311,0120.0%50.0%

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Xerath vs Cassiopeia - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Xerath do against Cassiopeia in League of Legends?

Cassiopeia wins the Xerath vs Cassiopeia matchup with a 66.7% win rate compared to Xerath's 33.3%, a 33.3 percentage point difference. This data is based on 21 recent ranked games in patch 26.14.

How does Xerath do against Cassiopeia in the early game?

In the early game, Cassiopeia has the advantage against Xerath with a 77.8% win rate versus 22.2%. Cassiopeia players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Xerath do against Cassiopeia in the late game?

In the late game, Cassiopeia takes over the Xerath vs Cassiopeia matchup with a 58.3% win rate compared to 41.7%. Cassiopeia scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Xerath vs Cassiopeia matchup?

Cassiopeia wins the matchup against Xerath with a 66.7% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.14. The 33.3 percentage point advantage means Cassiopeia is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 21 games analyzed.

What is the best Xerath build against Cassiopeia?

The best Xerath build against Cassiopeia includes Luden's Echo, Shadowflame, Horizon Focus with Spellslinger's Shoes. This build achieves a 50.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Xerath runes against Cassiopeia?

The best Xerath runes against Cassiopeia use the Inspiration primary tree with Sorcery secondary. This rune setup achieves a 16.7% win rate in the Xerath vs Cassiopeia matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Xerath counter Cassiopeia?

No, Xerath struggles against Cassiopeia with only a 33.3% win rate. Cassiopeia has the advantage in this matchup. Xerath players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Cassiopeia's lead.

How do I play Xerath against Cassiopeia?

When playing Xerath against Cassiopeia, play cautiously and avoid Cassiopeia's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Cassiopeia has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.