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How to Win Caitlyn vs Sivir Counter MatchupCaitlyn is in the a tier of champions

Caitlyn vs Sivir

How to Beat Sivir as Caitlyn in LoLCaitlyn is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Sivir as Caitlyn

based on 6,334 Caitlyn vs Sivir matchups
Win Rate
51.3 %
K/D/A
2.36
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of ranked League of Legends matches that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Sivir as Caitlyn came out of an evaluation of 6334 ranked games where both champs faced one another. This counter matchup is relatively rare. Caitlyn has to counter Sivir in only 1.7% of her matches.

Caitlyn vs Sivir Matchup Summary

Caitlyn has done a decent job of beating Sivir. Typically, she wins a acceptable 51.3% of matches the champs face off with one another in. In Caitlyn vs Sivir games, Caitlyn’s team is 0.1% more expected to get first blood. This implies that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Sivir.

Best Caitlyn vs Sivir Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Kircheis ShardNoonquiver

Core Caitlyn Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeStormrazorThe Collector

Optional Items

HubrisAxiom ArcOpportunityPhantom Dancer

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

PrecisionLethal TempoPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
SorceryAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
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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4
Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Sivir as Caitlyn

Tips for Playing as Caitlyn against Sivir

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 Sivir

When laning against Sivir, it is possible to throw off the timing of her Spell Shield by faking an advance, then backing off.

Sivir is a powerful pushing champion, so leaving her unattended in a lane for too long will often result in your turrets being destroyed.

Boomerang Blade costs a lot of mana to cast, so dodging it sets Sivir back. If it hits you on the way out, avoid its path on the way back.

Caitlyn vs Sivir Counter Stats

Caitlyn Image
Win Rate
51.3 %
VS
Win Rate
48.7 %
Sivir Image
6.5
< Kills >
5.1
5.5
< Deaths >
5.4
6.5
< Assists >
8
1.52
< Killing Sprees >
1.18
182
< Minions Killed >
197
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.56
19,554
< Physical Damage >
18,851
1,466
< Magic Damage >
608
566
< True Damage >
371
21,587
< Damage Dealt >
19,831
20,102
< Damage Taken >
19,917
12,220
< Gold Earned >
12,072
2.52
< Towers >
2.5
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
6,141
< Total Healing >
5,305
13,005
< Experience >
13,339
18
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
88
< Time Dealing CC >
30

How to Counter Sivir with Caitlyn in LoL

The stats provided here feature some vital Caitlyn against Sivir counter stats that may help you interpret the differences and similarities between these two champions. As an example, Caitlyn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Sivir’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Caitlyn may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Sivir..

Caitlyn often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her enemy does. Commonly, she receives a similar amount of damage to Sivir. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Caitlyn and Sivir

Damage Types Compared

Caitlyn
Sivir
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Caitlyn
Sivir

Who is Better, Caitlyn or Sivir?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Caitlyn usually wins when trying to fight Sivir, with a 51.3% win rate. As a result, Caitlyn makes a good counter for Sivir.

While Caitlyn does have a higher winrate compared to Sivir, when they face off with one another, Caitlyn also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Caitlyn into Sivir.

Additionally, Caitlyn has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Sivir. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Caitlyn vs Sivir matchups, Caitlyn is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Caitlyn is a decent counter for Sivir. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Caitlyn against Sivir.

Additional Information for Caitlyn Players

How We Calculated Our Caitlyn vs Sivir Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sivir as Caitlyn, we analyzed 6,334 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 Sivir 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Caitlyn in order to counter Sivir during both the early game 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 mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Caitlyn on average racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Sivir. Champs who on average don't get much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They 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, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Caitlyn versus Sivir build include Infinity Edge, Stormrazor, and The Collector. When Caitlyn bought at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better when fighting Sivir than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Caitlyn boasted an average win rate of 51.3% when countering Sivir with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Sivir as Caitlyn, Caitlyn players should equip the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Caitlyn vs Sivir counters, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 51.3% win rate overall.

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