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Caitlyn Build Guides, Runes and Items

Caitlyn The Sheriff of Piltover

Find the best Caitlyn build guides for League of Legends S14 Patch 14.5. The MOBAFire community works hard to keep their LoL builds and guides updated, and will help you craft the best Caitlyn build for the S14 meta. Learn more about Caitlyn's abilities, skins, or even ask your own questions to the community!

Season 14 Guides // Patch 14.5
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LoL Champion Caitlyn Build Guide
LoL Champion Caitlyn Build Guide

[14.5] My Straightforward Guide to Crit Caitlyn

Guide by Amberdragon updated March 8, 2024
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LoL Champion Caitlyn Build Guide
LoL Champion Caitlyn Build Guide

โ„๏ธ๐ŸŒ™๐ŸงLethality Caitlyn Mid (+Crit)(+AD Stack)(All Champion Matchups)โ„๏ธ๐ŸŒ™๐Ÿง

Guide by Zero macro updated March 11, 2024
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LoL Champion Caitlyn Build Guide
LoL Champion Caitlyn Build Guide

[14.5] Caitlyn in Depth Guide by misterfirstblood

Guide by misterfirstblood updated March 11, 2024
Season 14 Guides // Other Patches
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LoL Champion Caitlyn Build Guide
LoL Champion Caitlyn Build Guide

Snajper idealny

Guide by Devilbuny updated February 8, 2024
Season 14 Builds // Patch 14.5
New Guide
LoL Champion Caitlyn Build Guide
LoL Champion Caitlyn Build Guide

โญ๏ธ 1 SHOT (AD/LETH) BUILD FOR IF YOU DONT HAVE SKILL ๐ŸŒŠ CAIT ๐ŸŒธ

Build by Celestiales updated March 6, 2024
Season 14 Builds // Patch 14.4
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Caitlyn Build Guide
LoL Champion Caitlyn Build Guide

Caitlyn Jesuscirraptor ADC Hybrid

Build by Jesuscirraptor updated February 24, 2024
  • Off-Meta
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Caitlyn Build Guide
LoL Champion Caitlyn Build Guide

Caitlyn - One shot, one kill.

Build by Guest updated February 24, 2024
Season 14 Builds // Other Patches
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Caitlyn Build Guide
LoL Champion Caitlyn Build Guide

Going

Build by Comaythanki updated February 21, 2024
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Caitlyn Build Guide
LoL Champion Caitlyn Build Guide

Cait

Build by afaefasdsafa updated February 10, 2024
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LoL Champion Caitlyn Build Guide
LoL Champion Caitlyn Build Guide

Caitlyn Mid

Build by Guest updated February 17, 2024
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LoL Champion Caitlyn Build Guide
LoL Champion Caitlyn Build Guide

crit caitlyn (60% crit +passive=14000dmg)(wait for 100%)

Build by Guest updated February 4, 2024
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Caitlyn Build Guide
LoL Champion Caitlyn Build Guide

caitlyn mental breakdown (bruh thinks she's jinx) (HARD TROLL BUILD)

Build by Guest updated February 2, 2024
  • Off-Meta
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LoL Champion Caitlyn Build Guide
LoL Champion Caitlyn Build Guide

caitlyn one hit @shawcitto

Build by shawcitto updated January 31, 2024
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Caitlyn Build Guide
LoL Champion Caitlyn Build Guide

cait rapid fire

Build by Guest updated January 27, 2024
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Caitlyn Build Guide
LoL Champion Caitlyn Build Guide

Caitlyn build

Build by robis555 updated January 22, 2024
Season 13 Guides
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LoL Champion Caitlyn Build Guide
LoL Champion Caitlyn Build Guide

Caitlyn Support

Guide by CucarachoFeo updated September 10, 2023
  • In-depth
  • Off-Meta
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LoL Champion Caitlyn Build Guide
LoL Champion Caitlyn Build Guide

Best Caitlyn guide there is!!! (Work In Progress, eventually the best)

Guide by KungFarbis updated August 12, 2023
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LoL Champion Caitlyn Build Guide
LoL Champion Caitlyn Build Guide

[13.10] Simple Caitlyn guide (good for beginners and non try hards).

Guide by Banana Pirate updated June 21, 2023
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Caitlyn Build Guide
LoL Champion Caitlyn Build Guide

Prebuild sets for ADC noobs - Caitlyn

Guide by yoonaa updated March 3, 2023
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LoL Champion Caitlyn Build Guide
LoL Champion Caitlyn Build Guide

Caitlyn guide

Guide by Kyster Draven updated January 10, 2023
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Caitlyn Build & Runes

If you're looking for the best rune build for Caitlyn we've got you covered. Below you can find the best items and runes to build for Caitlyn, as determined by calculations of thousands of Plat+ League of Legends games. If you are already familiar with how to play Caitlyn this is a great resource to quickly get a good rune selection for Patch 14.5. However, if you are a new Caitlyn player we highly recommend reading through some of the guides above to learn why this build is strong on Caitlyn!

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Patch 14.6: 155,588 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Caitlyn's Runes

Caitlyn's Best Runes 49%

Win Rate 78% Pickrate

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Precision
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Sorcery
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Second Best

Caitlyn's 2nd Best Runes 48%

Win Rate 11% Pickrate

Inspiration
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Sorcery
LoL Path: Sorcery
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Third Best

Caitlyn's 3rd Best Runes 50%

Win Rate 4% Pickrate

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Caitlyn's Summoner Spells

Caitlyn's Best Summoner Spells 48%

Win Rate 51% Pickrate

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Second Best

Caitlyn's 2nd Best Summoner Spells 49%

Win Rate 34% Pickrate

Flash Ghost

Third Best

Caitlyn's 3rd Best Summoner Spells 49%

Win Rate 8% Pickrate

Cleanse Flash

Caitlyn's Starters

Caitlyn's Best Starter Items 49%

Win Rate 94% Pickrate

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Caitlyn's Core Items

Caitlyn's Best Core Items 58%

Win Rate 18% Pickrate

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Caitlyn Counters

Learn Caitlyn's counters and discover matchups where they have an advantage! When you're starting a game of League of Legends you should always keep in mind if you'll be at an advantage or disadvantage against your opponent, so you can know whether to bully them or play safe. You can find detailed breakdowns of each matchup on CounterStats, and you can also check out some Caitlyn guides to see how to build and play against other champions you may find yourself up against!


This counter data is for Caitlyn ADC in Plat+ games. The percent shown is the enemy champion's counter rating against Caitlyn. Counter rating is our own statistic that factors in counter kills, overall kills, early lead ratio, comeback ratio, and win percent to give the whole picture of that champion's effectiveness as a counter pick.

Caitlyn Skins

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Caitlyn's Abilities

Caitlyn's Headshot
Headshot Caitlyn's Passive Caitlyn's Passive
Self
Caitlyn's Passive
Caitlyn's Passive
Every 6 Attacks, Caitlyn fires a Headshot. Attacks while in brush count as 2 for building towards a Headshot.

Headshots deal an additional 60 / 90 / 120% AD bonus physical damage. They have double range and deal a further 110 / 115 / 120% AD bonus physical damage against enemies hit with Yordle Snap Trap. They have double range against enemies hit with 90 Caliber Net.
Q
Caitlyn's Piltover Peacemaker
Piltover Peacemaker Caitlyn's Q Ability
1300
55 / 60 / 65 / 70 / 75
10 / 9 / 8 / 7 / 6
Caitlyn revs her rifle to fire a piercing shot dealing 50 / 90 / 130 / 170 / 210 (+1.25 / 1.45 / 1.65 / 1.85 / 2.05 per attack damage) physical damage. After the bolt strikes the first target, it opens into a wider shot that deals 50% of the damage.

Enemies revealed by Yordle Snap Trap always take full damage.
W
Caitlyn's Yordle Snap Trap
Yordle Snap Trap Caitlyn's W Ability
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20
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Caitlyn sets a trap that roots the first champion that steps on it for 1.5 seconds and granting true sight of them for 3 seconds. Traps last for 30 / 35 / 40 / 45 / 50 seconds and 3 / 3 / 4 / 4 / 5 traps may be active at once (depending on level).
E
Caitlyn's 90 Caliber Net
90 Caliber Net Caitlyn's E Ability
800
75
16 / 14 / 12 / 10 / 8
Caitlyn fires a net, pushing her backwards. The net slows the first target hit by 50% for 1 second and deals 80 / 130 / 180 / 230 / 280 (+80% of ability power) magic damage.
R
Caitlyn's Ace in the Hole
Ace in the Hole Caitlyn's Ultimate (R) Ability
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Caitlyn takes a moment to channel and line up the perfect shot, then she fires, dealing 300 / 500 / 700 (+1.7 per bonus attack damage) physical damage, but other enemy champions can intercept it. Damage is increased by 0-50% depending on your critical strike chance. This ability grants true sight of the target during the channel.

Questions About Caitlyn

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