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Playing Against Caitlyn
BotPatch 16.2.1
What They Do
Long-range lane bully who uses her 650 auto-attack range and to zone enemies. She scales into a massive crit-damage threat that can delete squishies with from a screen away if they step on a trap.
Abilities (What to Watch For)
| Ability | What You'll See | What It Means For You |
|---|---|---|
| Her rifle glows and she has a stack counter on her status bar. | Next auto deals massive bonus damage. She gets stacks faster in bushes. Also triggers automatically at double range on targets hit by or . | |
| She stands still and revs her rifle for 1 second before firing a wide piercing shot. | Main waveclear and poke. It deals 40% less damage to targets after the first one hit, so always stand behind minions to mitigate damage. | |
| Metal snap traps placed on the ground (up to 3-5 depending on rank). | Root for 1.5s and grants her a free, long-range . Do not walk into unwarded bushes or near tower corners where she hides these. | |
| Fires a net forward while she is knocked backward by the recoil. | Her only escape and self-peel. It slows you and grants her a free . If she misses this, she is a sitting duck for an all-in. | |
| A red laser target locks onto an enemy for a channeled sniper shot. | Point-and-click long-range execute. Can be blocked by an ally standing in the path of the laser. Don't let your low-HP teammates die—step in front of it. |
Respect
- !650 Base Attack Range→She can hit most other ADCs without being hit back. If you don't respect this, you will be poked out of lane by level 3.
- !Bush Stacking→Caitlyn gains two stacks of per attack while in a bush instead of one. Fighting her near bushes means she procs Headshots twice as often.
- !Under Tower→She will place traps behind your tower where they are hard to see. If you step on one while CSing, you eat a and a for free.
- !+ Burst→If she hits , she can cast during the dash. This combo plus the guaranteed proc can 100-0 a squishy target.
Punish
- +is on cooldown (16-10s)→This is her only mobility. Once used, she cannot escape a hard engage. Flash on her or call for a jungle gank immediately.
- +Cast Animation→She is rooted in place for 1 second while charging the shot. This is the best time to land your own skillshots or start a trade.
- +Mid-Game (1.5 to 2.5 items)→Caitlyn has a notorious mid-game power trough. Unless she is massively fed, she lacks the raw DPS of other ADCs until she hits 3+ items.
- +Out of Mana→Caitlyn relies on to shove waves. If she is low on mana, she can't pressure you under tower, allowing you to reset or engage.
Laning Tips
- •Always stand behind at least one minion so her deals significantly less damage to you.
- •Watch her passive bar; when it's at max stacks, back off and wait for her to use the on a minion.
- •Do not let her shove you under tower; her pressure is strongest when you are forced to move predictably to CS.
- •If you get hit by , move laterally or back immediately to try and stay out of her 1300 range follow-up.
- •Ward the lane bushes to stop her from getting double stacks and to see where she places .
- •Pick champions with sustain (Doran's Shield/Second Wind) or long-range engage to neutralize her poke advantage.
Teamfight Warning
- âš Check for 'trap lines' (multiple ) across jungle chokepoints before entering a fight.
- ⚠If you are a tank, your job is to body-block for your carries—don't let the laser finish them off.
- âš Don't dive her if she has up; she will net away and headshot you while you're slowed.
- âš If she is kiting into a bush, assume there is a inside and path around it.
- âš Focus her the moment she steps up to use on a priority target; her range is high but she is very squishy.
AI-generated counterplay guide • Patch 16.2.1 • Cached