Talk:Cassiopeia/@comment-25532677-20150103062540/@comment-3974211-20150107230846

My first two items are always Tear of the Goddess and Hextech Revolver, not including Doran's Ring(s). After acquiring both (which I leave as-is), I then proceed to get all of the AP (ignoring CDR items like Athene's and Deathfire Grasp, and only occasionally getting Morellononicon). The reason I prefer Tear over Catalyst is because Tear starts charging after a 700g purchase, whereas Rod of Ages requires a full gold investment that I have no interest in committing to - she needs a mana pool to make the 3% refund meaningful and that's it. I max Twin Fang (E) first and Miasma (W) second; only putting a point in Noxious Blast (Q) once at either level 3 or 4 (2 only in certain matchups) for the utility (speed buff and low cooldown poison). I last hit with E and sit on full mana most of the initial laning phase - only getting lower if I harass, but it doesn't take a wave of creeps to get back to full (throw down Miasma and spam last hits). I favour early zoning over early kills, although most foes stay far too long and it's really not hard to score kills; and once I have Tear I have no issue maintaining high mana and harassing mercilessly. I love playing her bot lane as a carry (with an AD mid or without, the lack of a marksman has never been an issue), although her playstyle is the same mid. The main trick to Cassiopeia is having balls. Overcommit. Trust her healing. Trust that you will out DPS most other champions, and your ultimate deals with most of the other problems. Blitzcrank is one of the few champions I've consistently had an issue with.