Caitlyn vs Lux
How to Beat Lux as Caitlyn
based on 38,205 Caitlyn vs Lux matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Caitlyn vs Lux Matchup Summary
Best Caitlyn vs Lux Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Lux as Caitlyn
Tips for Playing as Caitlyn against Lux
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 Lux
When retreating with low health, be prepared to dodge Lux's Final Spark, a red targeting beam fires prior to the main beam, so try to move to the side if possible.
Lux has powerful zone control abilities. Try to spread out and attack from different directions so she cannot lock down a specific area.
Caitlyn vs Lux Counter Stats
How to Counter Lux with Caitlyn in LoL
The stats shown on this page feature some vital Caitlyn vs. Lux counter statistics that may help us figure out the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Caitlyn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Lux’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Caitlyn may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Lux..
Caitlyn often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her enemy does. Typically, she receives more damage than Lux. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Caitlyn and Lux
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Who is Better, Caitlyn or Lux?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Caitlyn usually loses when facing off against Lux, with a 48.9% win rate. As a result, Caitlyn makes a poor counter to Lux.
While Caitlyn does have a lower win rate compared to Lux, when facing one another, Caitlyn also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more time consuming champion to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Caitlyn into Lux.
Furthermore, Caitlyn has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Lux. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, 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 Lux matchups, Lux is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Caitlyn is a somewhat poor counter to Lux. Focus your play on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Caitlyn against Lux.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Caitlyn to counter Lux during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Caitlyn most often gets more CS compared to Lux. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.
The top items to focus on in your Caitlyn versus Lux build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, Axiom Arc, and Opportunity. When Caitlyn combined at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better countering Lux than with many other typical builds. In fact, Caitlyn had an average win rate of 48.9% when countering Lux with this build.
To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against Lux as Caitlyn, you should use the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Cut Down, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Caitlyn vs Lux counterpicks, this combination of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 48.9% winrate overall.
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