Some of the highest rated Mobafire builds seem kind of stupid. I understand what they are going for and their build may be the "best" end game build but it makes Caitlyn essentially useless early on.

What I've started doing is going for mana regeneration into spirit stone into Elder Spirit of the Lizard followed by Runaan's Hurricane.

This build order makes up for the gold loss when you sell to replace them with end game items and gets your build in quicker. Also it helps you farm and push lanes in a crazy fashion. Essentially you can destroy minions in mass really quickly and allow your minions to push the enemy champions back to their turrets.

When you sell Lizard you're looking at a loss of only 600 gold. Most games end before you'd sell back Runaan's but honestly I've found it so useful after BOTRK and Bloodthirster that I just keep it.

600 Gold loss is way more than made up from the extra farm and ability to push the enemy team back into their turret to make them lose gold. I usually kill at least 1-3 champions a game with the on hit effect from Elder Lizard that are running where I can't get to them (like ignite kills) and this makes up for it by itself.

What are your thoughts on this?

My build and notes can be found here: Best Caitlyn Build?