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How to Win Morgana vs Caitlyn Counter MatchupMorgana is in the b tier of champions

Morgana vs Caitlyn

How to Beat Caitlyn as Morgana in LoLMorgana is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Caitlyn as Morgana

based on 19,803 Morgana vs Caitlyn matchups
Win Rate
51.4 %
K/D/A
2.75
Pick Rate
10 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter statistics from the millions of ranked LoL games that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat Caitlyn as Morgana came out of an evaluation of 19803 ranked games where both champs faced off against one another. This particular champ matchup is fairly uncommon. Morgana is forced to battle against Caitlyn in only 10.0% of her games.

Morgana vs Caitlyn Matchup Summary

Morgana does a decent job of countering Caitlyn. Normally, she wins a acceptable 51.4% of games the champs face each other in. In Morgana vs Caitlyn matches, Morgana’s team is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood. This implies that she most likely will get first blood against Caitlyn.

Best Morgana vs Caitlyn Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHaunting Guise

Core Morgana Items

~22 Mins
CryptbloomZhonya's HourglassZaz'Zak's Realmspike

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapRylai's Crystal ScepterRedemptionStormsurge

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationDark HarvestCheap ShotEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth
Morgana's passive ability p
Morgana's q ability q
Morgana's w ability w
Morgana's e ability e
Morgana's ultimate ability r
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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Caitlyn as Morgana

Tips for Playing as Morgana against Caitlyn

Tormented Shadow is an excellent farming tool if you're by yourself in a lane.

Shrewd use of Black Shield can determine the outcome of team fights.

Items that provide survivability allow Morgana to become extremely difficult to kill in conjunction with Black Shield and Soul Shackles.

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.

Morgana vs Caitlyn Counter Stats

Morgana Image
Win Rate
51.4 %
VS
Win Rate
48.6 %
Caitlyn Image
3.6
< Kills >
6.8
5.6
< Deaths >
6.2
11.8
< Assists >
6.4
0.79
< Killing Sprees >
1.57
55
< Minions Killed >
176
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.54
817
< Physical Damage >
20,636
15,448
< Magic Damage >
1,430
970
< True Damage >
569
17,236
< Damage Dealt >
22,636
21,616
< Damage Taken >
20,253
9,652
< Gold Earned >
12,255
1.65
< Towers >
2.48
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
4,753
< Total Healing >
5,707
11,724
< Experience >
12,944
52
< Vision Score >
18
23
< Wards Placed >
9
135
< Time Dealing CC >
83

How to Counter Caitlyn with Morgana in LoL

The stats provided here clarify several vital Morgana against Caitlyn counter statistics that can help us interpret the distinctions between this set of champs. For instance, Morgana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Caitlyn’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Morgana may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Caitlyn. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Morgana typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her foe does. On average, she takes a similar amount of damage to Caitlyn. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Morgana and Caitlyn

Damage Types Compared

Morgana
Caitlyn
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Morgana
Caitlyn

Who is Better, Morgana or Caitlyn?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Morgana usually wins when taking on Caitlyn, with a 51.4% win rate. Therefore, Morgana makes a good counter for Caitlyn.

While Morgana does have a higher winrate compared to Caitlyn, when facing one another, Morgana also has a much lower difficulty level that makes her a less complex champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Morgana into Caitlyn.

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

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Morgana vs Caitlyn matchups, Morgana is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Morgana is a decent counter for Caitlyn. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Morgana against Caitlyn.

Additional Information for Morgana Players

How We Calculated Our Morgana vs Caitlyn Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Caitlyn as Morgana, we analyzed 19,803 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 Caitlyn as Morgana 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

If you would like to truly master Morgana in order to counter Caitlyn during both the early game 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 pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Morgana most often picks up a lot less CS relative to Caitlyn. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Morgana versus Caitlyn build consist of Cryptbloom, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Zaz'Zak's Realmspike. When Morgana incorporated at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better vs. Caitlyn than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Morgana boasted an average win rate of 51.4% battling Caitlyn with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of crushing Caitlyn as Morgana, Morgana players should use the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Morgana vs Caitlyn battles, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 51.4% winrate overall.

If you want to see Morgana versus Caitlyn tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a distinct rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. At first, the statistics and build suggestions given are computed using all games finished with both champions.