MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Cassiopeia vs Zed
What is Cassiopeia's win rate vs Zed?
In Top, Cassiopeia wins 47% against Zed across 32 observed ranked games.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Cassiopeia behind by 824 gold.
Cassiopeia at 15:00
- Gold: -824
- CS: -3
- XP: -649
Typical gap to Zed, from 32 games that reached 15:00.
How to beat Zed as Cassiopeia
The median first death in this lane comes at 4:22; the level 6 spike lands around 5:35. Respect the all-in window until your spike is online.
What does Cassiopeia build in Top?
The most-finished Cassiopeia core is Rod of Ages, Archangel's Staff, Rylai's Crystal Scepter: 57.0% across 892 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Doran's Ring + Health Potion + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Rod of Ages (1,920 games).
Skill plan: Cassiopeia players max E first and take E at level 1.