Gragas vs Cassiopeia Counter Pick

104 games is a thin evidence base, so the 56.7% Gragas records on patch 16.13.1 is better treated as a signal than a result. The structural argument behind it holds up more firmly than the sample does.

Cassiopeia has 18 base armor and 97.9 at level 18, and Gragas deals mixed damage: Body Slam and his attacks land on the softer resistance while Barrel Roll and Drunken Rage cover the rest. He opens 10 health ahead at 640 and finishes far ahead at 2,595 against 2,296, with 123 armor to her 97.9. Happy Hour restores health periodically on ability casts, which suits a champion who spends mana rolling a cask into position rather than on one committed engage.

Her defense is distance and denial. She attacks from 550 units to his 125, Miasma grounds anyone standing in it and Body Slam is a movement ability that stops working inside it, and Twin Fang heals her against poisoned targets. Serpentine Grace amplifies her move speed bonuses, and she already starts faster at 335 against 330. Explosive Cask knocks enemies back rather than dragging them in, so it can displace her off ground she has already poisoned, and Barrel Roll gains potency the longer the cask waits before detonating. She rates 10 for execution against his 5, so the record says as much about consistency under pressure as about the matchup itself.