Cassiopeia + Twitch: how to play this bot-mid duo

In 30 seconds

Twitch poisons the enemies and Cassiopeia hits the poisoned instantly.

When to hit

  1. 6Cassiopeia's R and Twitch's R for the finish.
  2. 11Key items: constant poison on the enemy.

Key combo team fightsVerify order

  1. Twitch W
  2. Cassiopeia W
  3. Cassiopeia E
  4. Twitch E

Watch out for Cassiopeia and Twitch are fragile; the duo depends on coordinating the fight.

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Key combo: Cassiopeia + TwitchHow to do the team fights combo, step by step.

Twitch's poison lets Cassiopeia fire her E instantly on the enemies, with Cassiopeia's R to stun.

Style Shared poison: Twitch poisons and Cassiopeia fires
Difficulty Medium-High To verify
Strong at Mid game and team fights
Weak against Engages and assassins To verify
Patch tier Pending
Win rate Pending

Why it works

  1. Twitch poisons. His W throws a canister that slows and applies deadly venom; his E detonates the accumulated poison.
  2. Cassiopeia punishes the poisoned. Her E (Twin Fang) deals more damage to poisoned targets and heals her.
  3. Cassiopeia roots them in place. Her W slows and grounds, and grounded enemies can't use movement abilities.
  4. Cassiopeia's R. It stuns enemies facing her and slows those with their back turned.

Weak points: Engages and assassins; it depends on coordination between both players. To verify

Powerspikes by level

Level What changes How to play it
6 Cassiopeia's R and Twitch's R for the finish. Coordinate the play before going in.
11 Key items: constant poison on the enemy. Coordinate the play before going in.

Combo (team fights)

  1. Twitch: W to apply the poison.
  2. Cassiopeia: W to ground them.
  3. Cassiopeia: E on the poisoned.
  4. Twitch: E for the finish. To verify

Combo mistakes: doing it when the other isn't ready or without vision of the map.

Level 6 protocol

  1. Cassiopeia: R to stun.
  2. Twitch: R to shoot from range. To verify

Game plan

Phase Goal Key action
Start Farm without giving away health. Vision and communication.
6-5 First strong trade. Cassiopeia's R and Twitch's R for the finish.
6+ Decisive fights. Key items: constant poison on the enemy.

Runes and summoner spells

To verify

Champion Main path Spells
Cassiopeia Arcane Comet or Electrocute Flash + Ignite
Twitch Conqueror or Lethal Tempo Flash + Heal

Items, matchups and bans

Pending No patch data. Bans by mechanic (hypotheses to verify): Engages and assassins. Win-rate-based bans will come with Riot API data. To verify

Critical mistakes to avoid

  1. Wasting Twitch's W without Cassiopeia nearby.
  2. Cassiopeia without mobility.
  3. Twitch without camouflage.

How to play against Cassiopeia + Twitch

Kill Cassiopeia or Twitch before they apply the poison. To verify

Frequently asked questions

What does Cassiopeia's E do? It deals more damage to the poisoned and heals her.

Methodology and updates

  • Data source: abilities from Data Dragon 16.21.1; own analysis, untested.
  • Last review: Pending.

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