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Caitlyn Build Guides, Runes, Items, and Abilities - Patch 14.20

Caitlyn The Sheriff of Piltover

Find the best Caitlyn build guides for League of Legends S14 Patch 14.20. 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 3 Builds
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LoL Champion Caitlyn Build Guide
LoL Champion Caitlyn Build Guide

How to Caitlyn

Build by Sayrat updated June 20, 2013
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LoL Champion Caitlyn Build Guide

Caitlyn Twisted OP

Build by Apuu updated June 20, 2013
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LoL Champion Caitlyn Build Guide

CAITLYN ADC BUILD BOT MEGA OP BUILD

Build by trikzsi updated June 14, 2013
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LoL Champion Caitlyn Build Guide

MY CAİT

Build by SeXiooN updated June 12, 2013
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LoL Champion Caitlyn Build Guide

Cait

Build by TwinkleStarz updated June 26, 2013
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LoL Champion Caitlyn Build Guide

Caitlyn Season 3 build (Vote please!)

Build by luminosity6 updated June 3, 2013
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LoL Champion Caitlyn Build Guide

My Kind of Odd Caitlyn Build

Build by Some Voidling updated June 5, 2013
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LoL Champion Caitlyn Build Guide

best cait build

Build by PorkOnRice updated May 18, 2013
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LoL Champion Caitlyn Build Guide

Caitlyn - FULL EXTENT OF THE PASSIVE

Build by kahlilnc updated June 8, 2013
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LoL Champion Caitlyn Build Guide
LoL Champion Caitlyn Build Guide

Caitlyn mid,life steal and AD

Build by AronWolf99 updated May 31, 2013
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LoL Champion Caitlyn Build Guide

The way to Carry!

Build by Besty updated May 27, 2013
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LoL Champion Caitlyn Build Guide

Top lane Cait

Build by ElmoDude updated May 26, 2013
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LoL Champion Caitlyn Build Guide
LoL Champion Caitlyn Build Guide

Caitlyn: And Good Equipment [AD]

Build by D.Boy9 updated May 22, 2013
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LoL Champion Caitlyn Build Guide
LoL Champion Caitlyn Build Guide

Caitlyn how i prefer her :) Please Comment and Rate (Under c

Build by TheDogDK updated May 20, 2013
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LoL Champion Caitlyn Build Guide
LoL Champion Caitlyn Build Guide

Roses are Red and so is your screen ~ Caitlyn Build

Build by Sp4zieFan updated May 20, 2013
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LoL Champion Caitlyn Build Guide
LoL Champion Caitlyn Build Guide

Caitlyn (BOT LANE AD CARRY) AD

Build by xBestx updated May 18, 2013
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LoL Champion Caitlyn Build Guide

Caitlyn HeadShot

Build by Kamikat updated May 17, 2013
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LoL Champion Caitlyn Build Guide

caitlyn adc

Build by greekiller updated May 17, 2013
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LoL Champion Caitlyn Build Guide

Best Caitlyn Build - Quickest Way To Max Your Gear

Build by Vanman updated June 3, 2013
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LoL Champion Caitlyn Build Guide

Caitlyn's Crits

Build by lolmaster13 updated May 2, 2013
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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 14.20. 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 14.20: 93,259 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Caitlyn's Runes

Caitlyn's Best Runes 50%

Win Rate 74% Pickrate

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Precision
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Sorcery
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Second Best

Caitlyn's 2nd Best Runes 52%

Win Rate 17% Pickrate

Inspiration
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Sorcery
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Third Best

Caitlyn's 3rd Best Runes 52%

Win Rate 4% Pickrate

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Caitlyn's Summoner Spells

Caitlyn's Best Summoner Spells 51%

Win Rate 83% Pickrate

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Second Best

Caitlyn's 2nd Best Summoner Spells 50%

Win Rate 9% Pickrate

Cleanse Flash

Third Best

Caitlyn's 3rd Best Summoner Spells 49%

Win Rate 4% Pickrate

Flash Heal

Caitlyn's Starters

Caitlyn's Best Starter Items 50%

Win Rate 98% Pickrate

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Caitlyn's Core Items

Caitlyn's Best Core Items 59%

Win Rate 23% 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 60% 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
800
20
26 / 22 / 18 / 14 / 10
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 (+1.5 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.

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