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
  헤드샷

  케이틀린은 덫 또는 투망에 걸린 대상을 공격할 때나 일정 횟수 이상의 기본 공격을 했을 때 헤드샷을 발사하여 치명타 확률에 비례한 추가 피해를 입힙니다. 덫에 걸리거나 투망에 맞은 대상에게는 케이틀린의 헤드샷 공격 사거리가 두 배가 됩니다.

• Q
  필트오버 피스메이커

  케이틀린이 소총을 1초 동안 조준한 후 관통하는 탄환을 발사하여 물리 피해를 입힙니다. (다음 명중하는 대상에게는 더 낮은 피해가 들어갑니다.)

• W
  요들잡이 덫

  케이틀린이 함정을 설치합니다. 함정이 발동하면 함정에 걸린 적 챔피언은 1.5초간 모습이 드러나며 이동할 수 없게 되고, 케이틀린의 헤드샷이 강화됩니다.

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

• E
  90구경 투망

  케이틀린이 무거운 그물을 발사하여 적을 느리게 합니다. 그 반동으로 케이틀린은 뒤로 밀려납니다.

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

• R
  비장의 한 발

  케이틀린이 공을 들인 완벽한 사격을 하여 먼 거리에서 하나의 대상에게 큰 피해를 입힙니다. 적 챔피언이 자신의 아군을 위해 총알을 막아낼 수 있습니다.

  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.