Caitlyn vs Blitzcrank
How to Beat Blitzcrank as Caitlyn
based on 14,068 Caitlyn vs Blitzcrank matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Caitlyn vs Blitzcrank Matchup Summary
Best Caitlyn vs Blitzcrank Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Blitzcrank as Caitlyn
Tips for Playing as Caitlyn against Blitzcrank
Fire 90 Caliber Net away from the opponent to close the gap or hop over walls.
Avoid using Ace in the Hole in large team melees as it might be blocked by the wrong target.
Make use of her Yordle Snap Traps by placing them pre-emptively to ensure that you'll have one off of cooldown during combat.
Advice to Win Against Blitzcrank
Staying behind creeps can prevent you from being Rocket Grabbed. Blitzcrank's Rocket Grab only pulls the first enemy target it encounters.
Blitzcrank's passive Mana Barrier grants him a shield when he is low on health.
Caitlyn vs Blitzcrank Counter Stats
How to Counter Blitzcrank with Caitlyn in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here highlight some valuable Caitlyn versus Blitzcrank matchup statistics that may help us interpret the distinctions between the two. For instance, Caitlyn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Blitzcrank’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Caitlyn may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Blitzcrank. This observation is largely caused by the difference in kills.
Caitlyn typically has a much larger longest killing spree than her counter does. Commonly, she receives less damage than Blitzcrank. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Caitlyn and Blitzcrank
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Who is Better, Caitlyn or Blitzcrank?
Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Caitlyn usually loses when playing against Blitzcrank, with a 46.7% win rate. Thus, Caitlyn makes a bad counter to Blitzcrank.
While Caitlyn does have a lower winrate compared to Blitzcrank, when on opposite teams, Caitlyn also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more difficult champion to learn. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Caitlyn into Blitzcrank.
Additionally, Caitlyn also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Blitzcrank. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Caitlyn vs Blitzcrank matchups, Blitzcrank is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Caitlyn is a trash counter for Blitzcrank. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Caitlyn against Blitzcrank.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Caitlyn to counter Blitzcrank during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Caitlyn usually picks up much more CS relative to Blitzcrank. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.
The ideal items to have in your Caitlyn versus Blitzcrank build include Bloodthirster, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and The Collector. When Caitlyn bought at least these three items in her build, she did much better vs. Blitzcrank than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Caitlyn had an average win rate of 46.7% battling Blitzcrank with these items in her kit.
To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing Blitzcrank as Caitlyn, you should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Caitlyn vs Blitzcrank fights, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 46.7% win rate overall.
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