Elise vs Caitlyn
How to Beat Caitlyn as Elise
based on 2,673 Elise vs Caitlyn matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Elise vs Caitlyn Matchup Summary
Best Elise vs Caitlyn Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Caitlyn as Elise
Tips for Playing as Elise against Caitlyn
Spider Form is most effective at finishing off enemies with low health; Human Form's Neurotoxin does more damage to healthy foes.
Elise's Spider Form and Spider Form abilities do not cost mana and can be prioritized when you are trying to conserve mana.
When in Spider Form, Spiderlings will attack the target that Elise uses Venomous Bite on.
Advice to Win Against Caitlyn
Keep behind allied minions if Caitlyn is harassing you with Piltover Peacemaker (it deals less damage with each subsequent target).
You can intercept Ace in the Hole's missile from hitting an ally if you stand in its path.
Elise vs Caitlyn Counter Stats
How to Counter Caitlyn with Elise in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here underscore some strategic Elise against Caitlyn counter stats that may help us interpret the differences between the pair. For instance, Elise’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Caitlyn’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Elise may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Caitlyn..
Elise often has a similar longest kill spree as her opponent does. Typically, she receives more damage than Caitlyn. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Elise and Caitlyn
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Who is Better, Elise or Caitlyn?
Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Elise usually loses when taking on Caitlyn, with a 48.2% win rate. As a result, Elise makes a poor counter to Caitlyn.
While Elise does have a lower winrate compared to Caitlyn, when facing one another, Elise also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes her a more complex champion to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Elise into Caitlynas her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Elise has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Caitlyn. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Elise vs Caitlyn matchups, Caitlyn is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.
Elise is a somewhat poor counter to Caitlyn. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Elise against Caitlyn.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Elise to counter Caitlyn during both the early game 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 tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Elise often racks up a lot less CS as Caitlyn. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to have in your Elise versus Caitlyn build consist of Banshee's Veil, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Elise included at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better against Caitlyn than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Elise boasted an average win rate of 48.2% battling Caitlyn with this build.
To have the highest chance of coming out on top against Caitlyn as Elise, Elise players should take the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Coup de Grace, and Triumph runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players picked for Elise vs Caitlyn counter picks, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 48.2% winrate overall.
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