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Sett vs Caitlyn

How to Beat Caitlyn as Sett in LoLSett is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Caitlyn as Sett

based on 10,834 Sett vs Caitlyn matchups
Win Rate
51.9 %
K/D/A
1.75
Pick Rate
10 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League of Legends matches every week. Within our database, Sett faced off against Caitlyn 10834 times. Having so many games with Sett versus Caitlyn gives us a lot of confidence in our capacity to provide actionable statistics and a solid build to obliterate your opponent. This champion pairing is relatively uncommon. Sett encounters Caitlyn in only 10.0% of his matches.

Sett vs Caitlyn Matchup Summary

Sett does a decent job of beating Caitlyn. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.9% of the time the champions battle one another in. In Sett vs Caitlyn games, Sett’s team is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood. This indicates that he probably will get first blood versus Caitlyn.

Best Sett vs Caitlyn Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxePhage

Core Sett Items

~22 Mins
Titanic HydraForce of NatureStridebreaker

Optional Items

Spirit VisageDead Man's PlateExperimental HexplateSterak's Gage

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveSecond WindOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceTenacity and Slow Resist
Sett's passive ability p
Sett's q ability q
Sett's w ability w
Sett's e ability e
Sett's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Caitlyn as Sett

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.

Sett vs Caitlyn Counter Stats

Sett Image
Win Rate
51.9 %
VS
Win Rate
48.1 %
Caitlyn Image
6.1
< Kills >
6.6
6.5
< Deaths >
6.1
5.3
< Assists >
6.9
1.41
< Killing Sprees >
1.54
154
< Minions Killed >
173
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.52
17,786
< Physical Damage >
20,178
276
< Magic Damage >
1,599
5,219
< True Damage >
540
23,282
< Damage Dealt >
22,317
36,232
< Damage Taken >
19,913
11,745
< Gold Earned >
12,094
2.63
< Towers >
2.51
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
6,352
< Total Healing >
5,583
14,608
< Experience >
12,697
18
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
178
< Time Dealing CC >
91

How to Counter Caitlyn with Sett in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize several valuable Sett versus Caitlyn matchup statistics that may help you distinguish the differences between the two. For instance, Sett’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Caitlyn’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Sett may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Caitlyn..

Sett normally has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Caitlyn. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sett and Caitlyn

Damage Types Compared

Sett
Caitlyn
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sett
Caitlyn

Who is Better, Sett or Caitlyn?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Sett usually wins when trying to fight Caitlyn, with a 51.9% win rate. Therefore, Sett makes a good counter for Caitlyn.

While Sett does have a higher winrate than Caitlyn, when on opposite teams, Sett also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less complex champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Sett into Caitlyn.

Additionally, Sett also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Caitlyn. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Sett vs Caitlyn matchups, Sett is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Sett is a decent counter for Caitlyn. Focus your play on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Sett against Caitlyn.

Other Champion Matchups Against Sett

Sett Loses Against

TaricTaric45.9% winrateSingedSinged46.4% winrateLilliaLillia46.6% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune46.7% winrate

Sett Wins Against

YuumiYuumi57.9% winrateEliseElise56% winrateLuluLulu55% winrateNunu & WillumpNunu & Willump54.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

MaokaiMaokai+ 54.4% 3554 GamesSingedSinged+ 55.5% 535 GamesLilliaLillia+ 55.9% 6401 GamesTeemoTeemo+ 56.1% 4446 Games

Additional Information for Sett Players

How We Calculated Our Sett vs Caitlyn Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Caitlyn as Sett, we analyzed 10,834 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 Sett 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.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Sett in order to counter Caitlyn during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sett on average gets a similar amount of CS compared to Caitlyn. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Sett versus Caitlyn build include Titanic Hydra, Force of Nature, and Stridebreaker. When Sett incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better when fighting Caitlyn than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Sett boasted an average win rate of 51.9% when countering Caitlyn with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of defeating Caitlyn as Sett, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Sett vs Caitlyn battles, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 51.9% win rate overall.

If you want to view Sett versus Caitlyn tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a specific rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. By default, the stats and guides given are calculated using every match played with both champions.