Aatrox vs Cassiopeia in Top lane is a skill matchup on patch 26.14. The one thing to respect: Don't let her land Q — it feeds her poke and sustain and swings every trade her way. Below is the exact page the OTP runs — runes, skill max order, summoner spells, item build and the four tips that decide the lane, plus a quick quiz before you lock in.

⇄ ChangeYOU · TOPAATROXthe Darkin Blade

⇄ ChangeENEMY · TOPCASSIOPEIAthe Serpent's Embrace

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Skill matchupPre-6 MediumPost-6 MediumTake Ignite

How to play it

✓ DO

Don't eat her Q

Don't let her hit Q — it fuels her poke and sustain, and eating it turns the trade against you.

Poke to lethal

Dodge her Qs and perma-poke with Q1 + E until she drops into lethal range.

Dodge her ult

Q backward to dodge her R — turning away makes the petrify whiff.

✕ DON'T

⛔

Never sit in a long trade with her while she keeps hitting Q — her sustain just wins those.

Runes

PRECISION

RESOLVEuniversal page

SHARDS

No rune change for this matchup — run the universal page, our every-game default.

Spells

FLASH

IGNITE

Items

Start

Core

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16.14 Emerald+ - 49% WR - 565 games

Skill order

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
	Q			Q	Q		Q	Q
			W											W	W		W	W
		E							E	E		E	E
						R					R					R

MAXQ→E→W

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