Talk:Cassiopeia/@comment-26808509-20180112170908/@comment-27608806-20180112174328

I think E max is still the way to go on Cassiopeia because it's crucial to her all in. Maxing Q first is definately better in terms of poking your enemy, but it will be harder to actually kill them. You may prefer the poke in match ups where you want to just farm whilst zoning your enemy, but this is generally in a minority of match ups. In terms of mana, it isn't all that bad after you have your tear so long as you last hit the minions with E (this is especially true when you have doran's ring).

Often what I like to do though is take 2 points in Q early (occasionally foregoing W until level 5), as it means my E can cost 10 less mana and I have a bit more Q poke without sacrificing too much overall damage.