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Season 11 Guides // Patch 11.18 & Patch 11.17

Vapora Dark In-Depth ADC Caitlyn Guide Season 11

Guide by Vapora Dark updated September 9, 2021

Caitlyn s11 guide

Guide by Kyster Draven updated September 8, 2021

Everything about Caitlyn that you should know!

Guide by Simon Uchinora updated September 18, 2021

Season 11 Builds // Patch 11.18 & Patch 11.17

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LETHALITY CAITLYN MID

Build by Wholesomefrog updated September 17, 2021

HOW TO MAKE YOUR ENEMIES ALT F4 ( how to play Caitlyn agro )

Build by Banana Pirate updated August 31, 2021

Crit Caitlyn for Season 11

Build by Roshe updated September 11, 2021

CAITY IS ON LETHALITY RAMPAGE

Build by Guest updated September 15, 2021

cait, jinx , xayah

Build by boykoten23497 updated September 10, 2021

Runas caitlyn full letalidad

Build by kindalisa00 updated September 9, 2021

Para Destruir na Lane

Build by Anao Perdido updated September 9, 2021

Caitlyn Jesuscirraptor ADC Hybrid

Build by Jesuscirraptor updated September 1, 2021

Season 11 Guides // Other Patches

Season 11 caitlyn guide

Guide by Hoplit updated November 13, 2020

Sniper one shot/one kill

Guide by Ledeni123 updated December 25, 2020

Full AD/Lethality Caitlyn (Experimental)

Guide by Ahmad791 updated January 20, 2021

[11.15 – updated] The Quick Caitlyn Guide you need

Guide by Eveevii updated July 25, 2021

[11.12] THE ULTIMATE S11 Grandmaster Caitlyn Guide!

Guide by DoublefeedOP updated June 22, 2021

[11.13] Masters Caitlyn ADC Guide (Indepth) – COME LEARN!

Guide by JuvX updated June 24, 2021

Caitlin Top | “Catch me if you can!”

Guide by Xarmat updated July 1, 2021

[11.5] S11 Caitlyn Guide All Match-Ups, Always Updated

Guide by TvojeMomJeGoiCam updated March 22, 2021

[11] Caitlyn ADC Carry / high kills (best build)

Guide by onemoreokay updated July 19, 2021

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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 LeagueSpy’s 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 11.18. 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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Caitlyn Counters

Learn ‘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.

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Caitlyn Skins

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Caitlyn’s Abilities

Headshot Caitlyn’s Passive

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Caitlyn’s basic attacks generate a stack of Headshot on-attack, doubled when attacking from brush. At 6 stacks, or 5 while in brush, Caitlyn’s next basic attack becomes unstoppable and deals (50/75/100% (at levels 1/7/0908603917% + 5% to 25%) critical strike chance) AD bonus physical damage, increased to (100% + (125% + 5% to 25%) critical strike chance) AD against non-champions.

Caitlyn may fire other empowered basic attacks until Headshot hits a target, which consumes all stacks.

Enemies that step over a Yordle Snap Trap or are hit by 90 Caliber Net can grant an additional headshot at 1300 range for 1.8 seconds, without consuming stacks of Headshot. Q

Piltover Peacemaker Caitlyn’s Q Ability

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10 / 9 / 8 / 7 / 6 Caitlyn revs up her rifle for 1 second to unleash a penetrating shot which deals 50 / 90 / 130 / 170 / 0908603917 / 1.45 / 1.6 / 1.75 / 1.9 per attack damage) to the first target struck, then widens by 30 units, dealing 60% damage to any additional enemies.

Piltover Peacemaker always deals 100% damage to champions revealed by Yordle Snap Trap. W

Yordle Snap Trap Caitlyn’s W Ability

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Caitlyn sets up to 3 / 3 / 4 / 4 / 5 traps which trigger on champions. When sprung, the trap immobilizes the champion for 1.5 seconds and reveals it for 3 seconds. Traps last 30 / 35 / 40 / 45 / 50 seconds. Caitlyn can also fire one 1300 range Headshot at trapped targets, dealing 60 / 105 / 150 / 195 / 0908603917 / 0.55 / 0.7 / 0.85 / 1.0 per bonus attack damage) physical damage.

Caitlyn can store up to 3 / 3 / 4 / 4 / 5 traps at a time and gains charges every 30 / 24 / 19 / 15 / 12 seconds. E

90 Caliber Net Caitlyn’s E Ability

0908603917 / 14.5 / 13 / 11.5 / 10 Caitlyn fires a heavy net that slows down her target by 50% for 1 second and deals 70 / 110 / 150 / 190 / 0908603917% of ability power) magic damage. The recoil knocks Caitlyn back 400 units.

Caitlyn can also Headshot netted targets once at 1300 range. R

Ace in the Hole Caitlyn’s Ultimate (R) Ability

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Caitlyn takes time to line up the perfect shot, dealing 300 / 525 / 0908603917 per bonus attack damage) physical damage to a single target at a huge range. Enemy champions can intercept the bullet for their ally. It provides vision of the target for the duration.

Questions About Caitlyn

Latest Questions

Have we been playing adc wrong?

Asked by EvoNinja7 on April 25, 2021

I’ve not really tested this, but I was just thinking about it. Wouldn’t lethality out damage crit+as on certain adc’s, if not all? If you pair it with lethal tempo or hail of blades, that is.

View (1) Answers Caitlyn ADC

Asked by HenkDeSteen on January 20, 2020

Ive been thinking about buying a adc champ,but im not sure which one is the best for beginners. I recently reached lvl 30,which means i can play ranked.I played a game of ranked today,i failed misserably.Does anyone know a good ADC champ for…

View (3) Answers Champions for climbing

Asked by TheChampMan on June 3, 2018

I was wondering what are the best champions for climbing in low-mid ELO? I usually like to play adc or mid or even sometimes jg, but I always get bad team players and I always end up with a positive score. I get a 2 win streak then I instantly…

View (2) Answers How viable are these champions for climbing low elo?

Asked on June 1, 2018

Hi, sorry if this is a bad question or anything. I’ve just started league and I’m ok at it, not that good though. I’m close to being able to play ranked (level 28 now) and I was wondering what the best champions to climb low elo are as of right…

View (7) Answers RUNES REFORGED!!!

Asked by Chreestiaan on November 13, 2017

Any rune recommendations for ADCs for this new season? Thanks in advance!

View (5) Answers Lvl 1 Pressure as an ADC

Asked by Epic Fail Guy on October 24, 2016

Hey, I am a Plat 2 ADC and I am recently finding it hard to not get stomped at lvl 1. Ive recently started playing Ezreal (but the issue is still on every adc) and its really been hard for me to not get poked down completely at lvl 1 when I go…

View (2) Answers Preseason 6 ADC Itemization

Asked by Janitsu on November 13, 2015

Hey guys! As season 5 “ADC Main”, I’ve given a lot of thought to ADC itemization. I have absolutely no idea how to build them, but here are my thoughts thus far: [[Tristana]]/[[Caitlyn]]: [[infinity edge]] and [[rapid…

View (2) Answers New Masteries , Help Please !

Asked by Mr Mushroom on November 11, 2015

As the title says , i need help with the new masteries , ive read about the changes but im still not sure how to do them. Could someone tell me how to do it properly or make one or two for me ? Thank you for any help.

View (3) Answers Who is the most OP champion in the game?

Asked by ProNinja19 on January 13, 2015

I am wondering who is the most OP champion to play. I wanna see how well I can do.

View (23) Answers What are some fun or brainless champions?

Asked by CactusCarnivore on November 7, 2014

I have no idea who I should buy; any suggestions?

View (8) Answers How to deal with Annie Caitlyn lane in a 2v2 scenario ?

Asked by LevasK on January 24, 2014

So as the name suggests I and people that I get on my team have been having problems dealing with this lane especially if our side fails to hit 2 before them. I think that [[Lucian]] [[Leona]] could be the answer, but since I don’t play ADC…

View (4) Answers Which ADC is the best in the game?

Asked by BTM Hoang on January 12, 2014

So my friend said that Vayne is the best ADC in the game, I look some forums up and saw that Ezreal is the best. I think its Quinn and Caitlyn. I want to see what you guys think.

View (17) Answers Can’t decide which champion to buy/save IP for

Asked by Ainaryu on August 6, 2013

Id like AD Carry Bot lane, but I’d like to try other lanes or just having a lot of fun with Blitzcrank or Vi. Which one do you recommend me to get? PS:The champions are in the Tags.

View (3) Answers Quintessences for AD carry?

Asked by Hodgeybeatz on April 20, 2013

I have been playing a lot of AD carry lately and go the standard flat AD marks and Quints, armor yellows, and MR blues. But I have seen some people, including my friend, go three Quints of lifesteal. I have also seen people go 1 life steal quint…

View (3) Answers ADC Start

Asked by Embracing on March 21, 2013

Is the new standard start for ADCs 9 AD marks 2 Lifesteal quints + doran’s blade now? haven’t really followed up with the competitive scene

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