Defender Cassiopeia

Defender Cassiopeia plays out as a level-7 reroll line built around three-starring Cassiopeia. Its 4.44 average placement across 68k tracked games earns it a Tier A grade this patch.

Set against the full field it lands at #9 of 53; within its grade it is 5th inside its 11-comp tier, right on the Tier A median of 4.45. At a 3.7% pick rate — the median comp sees 0.49 percent — this is one of the lobby's popular lines, so scout before you commit.

Cassiopeia is the board's item carrier; recorded games favor double Archangel's Staff and Hextech Gunblade on it; finished versions of that build averaged 4.14. Rammus picks up the leftovers as the board's second threat.

The synergy sheet lists 3 active traits here, topped by Defender at 6, backed by Spellweaver at 2 units. Cassiopeia is the roster's fingerprint; only 2 other tracked comps field it. The roster holds 1 unit of Fae without activating the trait, so a Fae Emblem turns it on at the 2-piece tier.

Best emblem here: Fae Emblem, and Inferno Emblem takes second. Flip the question around and the model agrees: among all 17 comps ranked for Fae Emblem holders, this one lands at #1.

Fae Tristana and Flora Fatalis Kha'Zix build around the same Cassiopeia core as Defender Cassiopeia, so scout for it before locking your board in.

The trend is negative — later games in the sample average worse than earlier ones.