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Caitlyn vs Graves

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How to Beat Graves as Caitlyn

based on 16,125 Caitlyn vs Graves matchups
Win Rate
49 %
K/D/A
2.22
Pick Rate
4.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked LoL rounds each and every week. Within our database, Caitlyn faced Graves in 16125 rounds. Having so many matchups for Caitlyn versus Graves provides us a lot of confidence in our ability to provide actionable data and a solid build to annihilate your opposition. This particular counter matchup is fairly uncommon. Caitlyn has to counter Graves in only 4.2% of her rounds.

Caitlyn vs Graves Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Caitlyn has done a below average job of beating Graves. Typically, she wins a acceptable 49.0% of matches the champs battle each other in. In Caitlyn vs Graves games, Caitlyn’s side is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood, indicating that she probably will be able to get first blood against Graves.

Best Caitlyn vs Graves Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordDoran's Blade

Early Items

~5 Mins
Serrated DirkRectrix

Core Caitlyn Items

~22 Mins
BloodthirsterRapid FirecannonThe Collector

Optional Items

Guardian AngelAxiom ArcOpportunityHubris

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearMinion DematerializerCosmic Insight
SorceryAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
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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Q
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Graves as Caitlyn

Tips for Playing as Caitlyn against Graves

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 Graves

Leaving the Smoke Screen's area of effect removes the harmful effect immediately.

Graves deals mostly physical damage so Armor is an effective counter.

Caitlyn vs Graves Counter Stats

Caitlyn Image
Win Rate
49 %
VS
Win Rate
51 %
Graves Image
6.5
< Kills >
7.2
5.8
< Deaths >
5.6
6.4
< Assists >
6.9
1.5
< Killing Sprees >
1.65
182
< Minions Killed >
55
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
1.54
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.48
19,757
< Physical Damage >
17,415
1,497
< Magic Damage >
860
543
< True Damage >
1,621
21,798
< Damage Dealt >
19,898
19,400
< Damage Taken >
29,976
12,183
< Gold Earned >
12,773
2.6
< Towers >
1.74
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.37
5,567
< Total Healing >
14,074
12,680
< Experience >
14,502
18
< Vision Score >
23
9
< Wards Placed >
6
89
< Time Dealing CC >
493

How to Counter Graves with Caitlyn in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify some important Caitlyn vs. Graves matchup statistics that may help us distinguish the differences between the two. Caitlyn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Graves’s ratio of NaN, showing that Caitlyn may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Graves..

Caitlyn often has a similar longest kill spree as her opponent does. Commonly, she receives less damage than Graves. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Caitlyn and Graves

Damage Types Compared

Caitlyn
Graves
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Caitlyn
Graves

Who is Better, Caitlyn or Graves?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Caitlyn usually fairs equally well when playing against Graves, with a 49.0% win rate. As a result, Caitlyn makes an ok counter to Graves.

While Caitlyn does have a lower winrate compared to Graves, when facing one another, Caitlyn also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes her a more challenging champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Caitlyn into Graves.

Furthermore, Caitlyn has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Graves. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Caitlyn vs Graves matchups, Graves is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Caitlyn is a somewhat poor counter to Graves. Make sure you focus your play on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Caitlyn against Graves.

Additional Information for Caitlyn Players

How We Calculated Our Caitlyn vs Graves Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Graves as Caitlyn, we analyzed 16,125 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Graves as Caitlyn comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Caitlyn to counter Graves during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Caitlyn usually racks up much more CS as Graves. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Caitlyn versus Graves build include Bloodthirster, Rapid Firecannon, and The Collector. When Caitlyn bought at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better when facing Graves than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Caitlyn boasted an average win rate of 49.0% when countering Graves with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of beating Graves as Caitlyn, you should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Minion Dematerializer, Cosmic Insight, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Caitlyn vs Graves matchups, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.0% win rate overall.

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