How to beat Caitlyn

Common role: ADC

The longest-range marksman who zones with traps and poke in lane.

What makes Caitlyn dangerous

Caitlyn out-ranges every other ADC, poking with her Q and setting traps (W) that root you into an empowered headshot for big damage. She dominates the laning phase and pushes for a lead, then snipes with her long-range ultimate. She's weak if you can close the gap or dodge her traps and headshot setups.

How to play against Caitlyn

• 1Don't step on her traps — they root you into a free empowered headshot. Watch the ground in bushes and around her, and path around them.
• 2Close the gap. Caitlyn is weak up close with no escape besides her net (E). Dive her with mobility or engage once she uses her net.
• 3Her headshot and Q poke are her main damage — space so only minions eat her Q and don't stand next to a trap.
• 4Her ultimate is a long-range shot that allies can body-block. Stand behind your support/tank to eat her execute for you.

Weaknesses to exploit

• ✓Very weak up close — only her net for escape.
• ✓Traps and headshots are dodgeable/avoidable.
• ✓Squishy; hard CC and dives punish her.
• ✓Ultimate can be body-blocked by allies.

Abilities & how to counter them

What each of Caitlyn's abilities does — and how to play around it.

• P
  Tir dans la tête

  Toutes les quelques attaques de base ou quand elle vise une cible prise dans un de ses pièges ou dans son filet, Caitlyn tire dans la tête de sa cible, infligeant des dégâts supplémentaires qui augmentent avec ses chances de coup critique. Contre les cibles prises au piège ou dans un filet, la portée du Tir dans la tête est doublée.

• Q
  Pacificateur de Piltover

  Caitlyn fait monter son fusil en puissance pendant 1 seconde pour effectuer un tir perforant qui inflige des dégâts physiques (les cibles consécutives subissent moins de dégâts).

• W
  Piège-yordle

  Caitlyn pose un piège. Quand il est déclenché, il révèle et immobilise le champion ennemi pendant 1.5 sec, et il octroie un Tir dans la tête renforcé à Caitlyn.

  Strong: traps root you into an empowered headshot for big damage. Weak: watch the ground in bushes and around her — path around them.

• E
  Filet de calibre 90

  Caitlyn lance un filet lourd qui ralentit sa cible. Le recul projette Caitlyn en arrière.

  Strong: a net knockback — her only escape. Weak: once she nets away she's defenseless — engage right after she uses it.

• R
  Tir chirurgical

  Caitlyn prend son temps pour réaliser le tir parfait, infligeant d'importants dégâts à une cible unique et à très longue portée. Les champions ennemis peuvent intercepter la balle à la place de leur allié.

  Strong: a long-range execute shot. Weak: allies can body-block it — stand behind your support/tank to eat it for you.

Itemization

Caitlyn is a crit AD marksman who wins with range. Close the gap with mobility and hard CC, and use body-blocks against her ult. Attack-speed slows (Randuin's, Frozen Heart) blunt her DPS in extended fights.

This guide covers Caitlyn's core kit and playstyle — advice that holds up across patches.