Caitlyn vs Lucian
How to Beat Lucian as Caitlyn
based on 23,505 Caitlyn vs Lucian matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Caitlyn vs Lucian Matchup Summary
Best Caitlyn vs Lucian Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Lucian as Caitlyn
Tips for Playing as Caitlyn against Lucian
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 Lucian
Lucian cannot change the aim of The Culling. Take advantage of this by avoiding the angle of the bullets.
Lucian has strong burst, but little sustained damage.
Piercing Light does not give Lucian extra Attack Range. He still needs to find a target in range to line up his shot. Avoid Piercing Light by anticipating the angle Lucian will choose.
Caitlyn vs Lucian Counter Stats
How to Counter Lucian with Caitlyn in LoL
The stats provided here clarify some significant Caitlyn vs. Lucian matchup statistics that can help us understand the differences between the pair. Caitlyn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Lucian’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Caitlyn may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Lucian..
Caitlyn often has a similar longest kill spree as her opponent does. Commonly, she receives a similar amount of damage to Lucian. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Caitlyn and Lucian
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Who is Better, Caitlyn or Lucian?
Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Caitlyn usually wins when trying to fight Lucian, with a 51.7% win rate. Therefore, Caitlyn makes a good counter to Lucian.
While Caitlyn does have a higher win rate compared to Lucian, when they face off with one another, Caitlyn also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more challenging champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Caitlyn into Lucian.
Moreover, Caitlyn also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Lucian. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Caitlyn vs Lucian matchups, Caitlyn is the better champ with a higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.
Caitlyn is a decent counter for Lucian. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Caitlyn against Lucian.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Caitlyn in order to counter Lucian during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Caitlyn on average accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Lucian. Champs who on average don't earn much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.
The top items to focus on in your Caitlyn versus Lucian build include Infinity Edge, Rapid Firecannon, and Immortal Shieldbow. When Caitlyn used at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better when fighting Lucian than with most other common builds. In fact, Caitlyn boasted an average winrate of 51.7% when playing against Lucian with this counter build.
To have the best chance of defeating Lucian as Caitlyn, you should equip the Fleet Footwork, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Gathering Storm, and Absolute Focus runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Caitlyn vs Lucian LoL games, this blending of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 51.7% win rate overall.
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