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Caitlyn

Marksman
Caitlyn is a marksmanRolemarksman
DifficultyAverage
Power SpikeLate-Game
Headshot abilityp
Piltover Peacemaker abilityq
Yordle Snap Trap abilityw
90 Caliber Net abilitye
Ace in the Hole abilityr
StatsBuildCounters
Runes
Synergies
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Caitlyn Build

based on 296,052 matches
Win Rate
49.7 %
Pick Rate
17.9 %
Ban Rate
11.8 %

How We Come Up with Our Caitlyn Builds

We process over 1 Million League of Legends games every day to bring you the most accurate Caitlyn build so you can destroy your enemies and improve you win rate. We've broken down our Caitlyn builds by rank, position, and enemy team type, so you can find the most accurate set of Caitlyn core items and runes for any situation.

Caitlyn Build Summary

Caitlyn is a a decent bottom lane champion in League of Legends. Her best rune sets are Precision Domination. Incorporating the specific runes shown below in your Caitlyn build will help provide you with the bonus stats to help her play well through the laning phase of the game and into the late game. You should focus on building up her q ability first.

Best vsAll Build for Caitlyn

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordCull

Early Items

~5 Mins
Berserker's GreavesNoonquiver

Core Caitlyn Items

~22 Mins
GaleforceGuardian AngelThe CollectorIonian Boots of Lucidity

Optional Items

Axiom ArcBloodthirsterEdge of NightRapid Firecannon

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Caitlyn to level upq
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Second ability for Caitlyn to level upw
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Last skill for Caitlyn to max oute

Runes

PrecisionPress the AttackTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
DominationTaste of BloodEyeball Collection
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Caitlyn's passive ability p
Caitlyn's q ability q
Caitlyn's w ability w
Caitlyn's e ability e
Caitlyn's ultimate ability r
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Caitlyn Matchups Overview

Caitlyn is Weak Against

KarthusKarthus46.3% winrateZiggsZiggs47.9% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune48.3% winrateAsheAshe48.6% winrate

Caitlyn is Strong Against

XayahXayah52.1% winrateApheliosAphelios51.9% winrateLucianLucian51.6% winrateSamiraSamira51.6% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Zyrasupport+ 53% 15183 GamesFizzmiddle+ 53.1% 10450 GamesDr. Mundotop+ 53.1% 5798 GamesLilliajungle+ 53.3% 10345 Games

More Gameplay Tips for Caitlyn Players

Tips and Tricks

Plant Yordle Snap Traps early to make sure it's off cooldown when you need it.

Time Caitlyn's Headshot in lane to last hit minions or deal big damage spikes to enemy champions.

Caitlyn FAQs

Q: What is Caitlyn's greatest strength?

A: Caitlyn's range is likely her greatest strength. This lets her farm and harass in lane with relative ease. That's great because she has a relatively weak late-game compared. Many other ADCs end up dealing more damage than her. To stay relevant, keep up your farm and use your range to your advantage. Don't overextend. Focus on increasing your AD and critical strike damage with your Caitlyn build.

Q: Where should I place Caitlyn's traps?

A: Caitlyn's traps can be used for two purposes: 1) to trap unsuspecting enemies to get a kill and 2) to protect her from flanking or other fast closers. In the early game you will probably use them more to trap enemies. In the late game, you may need to use them more for protection.

Additional Caitlyn Build Insights

LoL Caitlyn players will find her to be a difficult champ to build out properly. You'll find that her build varies when she is playing against either diversified or homogenous team compositions, demonstrating you shouldn't select the same Caitlyn build every game of League of Legends

The best items to include in your champ's build are: Galeforce, Guardian Angel, and The Collector. Those who added these pieces in their gear had a much better win rate than those who went for other item builds for Caitlyn. Likewise, if you are playing a varied enemy team composition, you should really consider grabbing Caitlyn the Precision, and Domination runes. In recent matches, she won the largest number of her games when equipped with these runes.

We calculated our Caitlyn build guidance by examining 296,052 recently ranked LoL matches with her selected. We only recommend the best winrate Caitlyn builds that were built by ranked LoL players enough times for us to propose them. With so many rounds in our dataset, we are quite confident in our provided builds.