Talk:Cassiopeia/@comment-3323227-20141027191014/@comment-1920011-20141028224902

I don't think her strength depends on her passive as much as items and levels. The %AP bonus doesn't matter until you have lots of AP already. It's even less impactful if you haven't gotten a deathcap, which is typically a third or fourth item. The 75 stack bump is pretty helpful, but it's more important to hit core items like roa, rylais, and deathcap.

I think you're downplaying her damage. The change to her E reset mechanic is huge, because it lets her maintain her maximum potential DPS while at max range. It's easy to land 4 E's per Q. ~850+2.85AP single target damage per three seconds can't be matched by any other mage.

The biggest change to Cass, imo, is laning dynamics. Instead of grabbing a lead through lane dominance, you grab a lead through farm and time. And the health+mana sustain she has now helps with that. I'm not a huge fan of this power curve, but it does work.

If you're struggling, consider taking Cass top lane. There, she has the opportunity to farm without having to worry as much about dying 1v1 against burst champs/assassins, or having to roam for dragon all the time. I've won 8/9 of my last Cass games since picking her back up, and I went top lane for each one. The one loss was against a Tryndamere that could bully me out of lane before I could hit any item power spikes.

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