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

Caitlyn vs Xayah

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

based on 5,792 Caitlyn vs Xayah matchups
Win Rate
52.7 %
K/D/A
2.4
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked LoL games each and every week. In our dataset, Caitlyn engaged Xayah 5792 times. Using so many games with Caitlyn vs Xayah provides us a lot of faith in our capacity to prepare useful data and a supported build to crush Xayah. This particular champion pairing is fairly rare. Caitlyn encounters Xayah in only 1.5% of her rounds.

Caitlyn vs Xayah Matchup Summary

Caitlyn does a good job of countering Xayah. Typically, she wins a fantastic 52.7% of games the champions oppose each other in. In Caitlyn vs Xayah matches, Caitlyn’s side is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood. This implies that she probably will get first blood versus Xayah.

Best Caitlyn vs Xayah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Kircheis ShardNoonquiver

Core Caitlyn Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeRapid FirecannonThe Collector

Optional Items

Guardian AngelBloodthirsterAxiom ArcPhantom Dancer

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
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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Guide to Countering Xayah as Caitlyn

Tips for Playing as Caitlyn against Xayah

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 Xayah

Xayah's Bladecaller will only root targets hit by 3 or more returning Feathers.

Long fights in the same area with Xayah will allow her to drop a lot of Feathers. Try to stay on the move!

Make sure you are ready when you go for the kill. Untargetability from Featherstorm can quickly turn an ambush in Xayah's favor.

Caitlyn vs Xayah Counter Stats

Caitlyn Image
Win Rate
52.7 %
VS
Win Rate
47.3 %
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6.8
< Kills >
6.1
5.7
< Deaths >
5.8
6.9
< Assists >
6.4
1.58
< Killing Sprees >
1.43
180
< Minions Killed >
181
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.27
0.57
< Inhibitors >
0.48
20,536
< Physical Damage >
18,869
1,555
< Magic Damage >
384
587
< True Damage >
368
22,679
< Damage Dealt >
19,622
19,244
< Damage Taken >
20,680
12,260
< Gold Earned >
11,868
2.66
< Towers >
2.27
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.09
5,657
< Total Healing >
4,933
12,831
< Experience >
12,811
18
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
92
< Time Dealing CC >
53

How to Counter Xayah with Caitlyn in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize several vital Caitlyn against Xayah matchup statistics that can help you understand the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Caitlyn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Xayah’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Caitlyn may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Xayah..

Caitlyn often has a similar longest kill spree as her enemy does. Typically, she takes a similar amount of damage to Xayah. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Caitlyn and Xayah

Damage Types Compared

Caitlyn
Xayah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Caitlyn
Xayah

Who is Better, Caitlyn or Xayah?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Caitlyn usually wins when playing against Xayah, with a 52.7% win rate. As a result, Caitlyn makes a good counter for Xayah.

While Caitlyn does have a higher winrate than Xayah, when on opposite teams, Caitlyn also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more time consuming champion to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Caitlyn into Xayah.

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

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Caitlyn vs Xayah matchups, Caitlyn is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Caitlyn is a good counter for Xayah. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Caitlyn against Xayah.

Additional Information for Caitlyn Players

How We Calculated Our Caitlyn vs Xayah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xayah as Caitlyn, we analyzed 5,792 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 Xayah 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 truly master Caitlyn to counter Xayah 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 pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Caitlyn most often picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Xayah. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The top items to have in your Caitlyn versus Xayah build include Infinity Edge, Rapid Firecannon, and The Collector. When Caitlyn incorporated at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better against Xayah than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Caitlyn boasted an average win rate of 52.7% when playing against Xayah with this build.

To have the greatest chance of beating Xayah as Caitlyn, you should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Caitlyn vs Xayah face-offs, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 52.7% win rate overall.

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