Caitlyn vs Viktor
How to Beat Viktor as Caitlyn
based on 5,330 Caitlyn vs Viktor matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Caitlyn vs Viktor Matchup Summary
Best Caitlyn vs Viktor Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Viktor as Caitlyn
Tips for Playing as Caitlyn against Viktor
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 Viktor
Be careful about how close you let Viktor get to you. Viktor's control of the battlefield increases with his proximity to his opponent.
Be aware of how many augments Viktor has upgraded by looking at the color of the light on his staff (purple, yellow, blue, red).
Caitlyn vs Viktor Counter Stats
How to Counter Viktor with Caitlyn in LoL
The stats shown here underscore several important Caitlyn vs. Viktor matchup stats that can help you realize the distinctions between this pair of champs. Caitlyn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Viktor’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Caitlyn may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Viktor..
Caitlyn often has a similar longest kill spree as her matchup does. Commonly, she receives a similar amount of damage to Viktor. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Caitlyn and Viktor
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Who is Better, Caitlyn or Viktor?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Caitlyn usually fairs equally well when facing off against Viktor, with a 50.0% win rate. Thus, Caitlyn makes an ok counter for Viktor.
While Caitlyn does have a higher win rate than Viktor, when on opposite teams, Caitlyn also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less time consuming champion to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Caitlyn into Viktor.
Moreover, Caitlyn also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Viktor. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Caitlyn vs Viktor matchups, Viktor is the better champion with a similar 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 for Viktor. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Caitlyn against Viktor.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Caitlyn in order to counter Viktor during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Caitlyn usually picks up a similar amount of CS as Viktor. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.
The most crucial items to use in your Caitlyn versus Viktor build consist of Youmuu's Ghostblade, The Collector, and Opportunity. When Caitlyn used at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better vs Viktor than with many other common item sets. In fact, Caitlyn had an average winrate of 50.0% when playing against Viktor with these items in her kit.
To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Viktor as Caitlyn, Caitlyn players should take the Fleet Footwork, 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 combinations players chose for Caitlyn vs Viktor counters, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.0% winrate overall.
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