Caitlyn vs Fiddlesticks
How to Beat Fiddlesticks as Caitlyn
based on 6,358 Caitlyn vs Fiddlesticks matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Caitlyn vs Fiddlesticks Matchup Summary
Best Caitlyn vs Fiddlesticks Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Fiddlesticks as Caitlyn
Tips for Playing as Caitlyn against Fiddlesticks
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.
Caitlyn vs Fiddlesticks Counter Stats
How to Counter Fiddlesticks with Caitlyn in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight some critical Caitlyn against Fiddlesticks matchup stats that may help you grasp the differences between the two. Caitlyn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Fiddlesticks’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Caitlyn may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Fiddlesticks..
Caitlyn usually has a similar longest kill spree as her foe does. Typically, she receives less damage than Fiddlesticks. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Caitlyn and Fiddlesticks
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Who is Better, Caitlyn or Fiddlesticks?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Caitlyn usually wins when facing off against Fiddlesticks, with a 51.9% win rate. Thus, Caitlyn makes a good counter to Fiddlesticks.
While Caitlyn does have a higher win rate than Fiddlesticks, when on opposite teams, Caitlyn also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less challenging character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Caitlyn into Fiddlesticks.
Additionally, Caitlyn has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Fiddlesticks. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Caitlyn vs Fiddlesticks matchups, Caitlyn is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.
Caitlyn is a decent counter to Fiddlesticks. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Caitlyn against Fiddlesticks.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Caitlyn in order to counter Fiddlesticks during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Caitlyn usually accumulates much more CS as Fiddlesticks. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.
The most important items to prioritize in your Caitlyn versus Fiddlesticks build include Infinity Edge, Bloodthirster, and Rapid Firecannon. When Caitlyn combined at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better against Fiddlesticks than with most other typical builds. In fact, Caitlyn boasted an average winrate of 51.9% battling Fiddlesticks with these items in her kit.
To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Fiddlesticks as Caitlyn, Caitlyn players should use the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Caitlyn vs Fiddlesticks face-offs, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 51.9% win rate overall.
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