How to win lane as Malzahar against Cassiopeia · 57.41% win rate over 904 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Level 1 is an even skill start; the first Q trade sets the tempo for both of you. |
| Level 2 | Cassiopeia | At level 2 her Q movement speed and Twin Fang chip win the short trades. |
| Level 3 | Cassiopeia | Level 3 Twin Fang spam on a poisoned you out-DPSes your E waveclear. |
| Levels 4-5 | Cassiopeia | Through levels 4-5 her sustain and W grounding zone you off the wave. |
| Level 6 | Malzahar | At 6 your point-click R suppresses immobile Cassiopeia before she lands her stun ult, your one window. |
| First item | Cassiopeia | At her first item scaling Twin Fang DPS out-trades your combo in extended fights. |
| Two+ items | Cassiopeia | With two-plus items her mana-free Twin Fang and grounding outlast your cooldown-bound kit. |
Level 1 is an even skill start decided by the first Q trade, but respect that she wins the moment poison lands, so play the opening carefully and soak CS.
The full Malzahar vs Cassiopeia report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.
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