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Recommended Items
Spells:
Flash
Ignite
Items
Ability Order
Headshot (PASSIVE)
Caitlyn Passive Ability
Overview of Caitlyn
Pros
Range of 650 (compared to 550 for other ADCs) allowing Caitlyn to attack enemies when she is out of their attack range
E skill good for escaping and slowing enemy down, potentially helping yourself or your team
W skill good for placing at bushes
R skill good for killing enemies who are running away
Q skill good for harassing
Cons
At the start of the game, Caitlyn's rather low attack speed means that you have to be able to time the last hits properly
Caitlyn's mid game (around the time you build your Phantom Dancer) may be slightly weak as her health starts to get low and she cannot kill armored tanks. This is mitigated once you get Last Whisper and your Tank Item.
If you lose out at the start of the game, there is a high chance the rest of the game will be bad for Caitlyn.
Caitlyn is a good ADC but it is better to try easier ADCs like Miss Fortune or Ashe first.







Personally, I prefer Doran's Blade to begin with. It gives a +80 health boost and has a life steal of 5 per hit. However, a safer start would be to buy Longsword + 2 health potions or Boots of Speed + 3 helath potions.
Ever since the Blade of the Ruined King was buffed, every ADC should get Bilgewater Cutlass as their next item. After that, get boots of speed to counter Caitlyn's rather low movement speed.
Right after that, build Blade of the Ruined King ASAP. The Attack Speed allows you to put off upgrading boots for awhile, the active allows you to slow enemies down for chasing/escaping, and the 15% life steal allows you to quickly farm your health back. However, the AD provided is only 25 and thus the next purchase is the B.F sword to maximise AD. As you already have 15% life steal from the Blade, avoid bloodthirster for Caitlyn.
The next item you should build is boots, to give caitlyn a total of +60% attack speed. Then, build Infinity Edge for your core damage. Followed by that, build Phantom Dancer to amplify the effects of Infinity Edge and provide Caitlyn a total of +110% attack speed.
The next item you should buy is either Last Whisper or the Black Cleaver, depending on the enemy team's total armour.
The last item you should buy is for survivability.
The Frozen Mallet gives you 700 Health, 30 AD and a slow effect whereas Warmog Armor gives you 1000 health and 0.2% health regen per second. I prefer Frozen Mallet, but this is up to you ultimately.
Ever since the Blade of the Ruined King was buffed, every ADC should get Bilgewater Cutlass as their next item. After that, get boots of speed to counter Caitlyn's rather low movement speed.
Right after that, build Blade of the Ruined King ASAP. The Attack Speed allows you to put off upgrading boots for awhile, the active allows you to slow enemies down for chasing/escaping, and the 15% life steal allows you to quickly farm your health back. However, the AD provided is only 25 and thus the next purchase is the B.F sword to maximise AD. As you already have 15% life steal from the Blade, avoid bloodthirster for Caitlyn.
The next item you should build is boots, to give caitlyn a total of +60% attack speed. Then, build Infinity Edge for your core damage. Followed by that, build Phantom Dancer to amplify the effects of Infinity Edge and provide Caitlyn a total of +110% attack speed.
The next item you should buy is either Last Whisper or the Black Cleaver, depending on the enemy team's total armour.
The last item you should buy is for survivability.
The Frozen Mallet gives you 700 Health, 30 AD and a slow effect whereas Warmog Armor gives you 1000 health and 0.2% health regen per second. I prefer Frozen Mallet, but this is up to you ultimately.
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