Caitlyn

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Comp identity — Bot

Leans Siege — its strongest of the five comp axes.

Plays like — nearest pentagon

Ranked by how close their five-axis heatmap looks — role-agnostic.

Where it thrives (5-comp fit)

Siegenatural · 70%
Catchforced · 20%
Splitforced · 20%
Caitlyn forces enemies off towers and objectives with long-range poke. Enough Catch and Split sits in the kit to punish a caught enemy before the fight starts. Headshot passive stacks on-attack and empowers the next shot with bonus physical damage that scales with crit chance.

Kit quirks

Headshot passive stacks on-attack and empowers the next shot with bonus physical damage that scales with crit chance
W traps root for 1.5s and reveal — better for zone control/vision/skirmish setup than direct turret damage
R is a channeled long-range true bullet that can be intercepted/body-blocked by allies and deals bonus-AD-scaled damage

How Caitlyn actually performs in ranked solo queue · 156 weighted games

Solo queue strength

Bot50% WR · 150.3 games
Mid51% WR · 4.7 games
Top50% WR · 1.4 games
Support50% WR · 0.1 games

Strongest duos

Best matchups

Hardest matchups

JhinBot-1%

KalistaBot-1%

YunaraBot0%

Dragons & win rate

Win rate when Caitlyn's team secured at least one of each drake, next to the all-champion rate in that same state. Teams that take dragons are usually already ahead, so every champ wins more with them — the honest read is the gap, i.e. whether Caitlyn beats the average team that also has the drake. Single-drake samples are thin; treat small counts as suggestive.

Cloud60%vs 60% avg+1pp58g

Hextech51%vs 62% avg-11pp57g

Mountain (Earth)58%vs 59% avg-2pp52g

Ocean64%vs 63% avg+1pp47g

Infernal65%vs 60% avg+5pp43g

Chemtech61%vs 62% avg-1pp41g

Champion reference

Base stats and every ability with its per-rank values and ratios. Search all champions →

Caitlyn (Caitlyn Kiramman) — The Sheriff of Piltover

Class: Marksman
Resource: Mana
Range type: Ranged
Adaptive type: Physical
Positions: Bottom
Released: 2011-01-04 (V1.0.0.108)
Last changed: V26.21
Price: 225 BE · 260 RP

Damage

Toughness

Control

Mobility

Utility

Difficulty

Base stats

Stat	Base	Per level	Level 18
Health	580	+107	2399
Health regen (per 5s)	3.5	+0.55	12.85
Mana	315	+40	995
Mana regen (per 5s)	7.4	+0.7	19.3
Armor	27	+4.7	106.9
Magic resist	33	+1.1	51.7
Attack damage	62	+3.8	126.6
Attack speed	0.681	+4%	1.106
Attack speed ratio	0.625
Attack range	650
Movement speed	325

Level 18 uses League's growth curve (base + 17 × per-level); attack speed grows as bonus % scaled by the attack speed ratio.

Advanced stats & game-mode balance

Acquisition radius: 800
Selection height: 155
Selection radius: 120
Pathing radius: 35
Attack delay offset: -0.1229
Basic attack missile speed: 2500

ARAM: damage dealt ×1 · damage taken ×1

Abilities

Passive

Headshot

Speed: 3000

Innate: Caitlyn's basic attacks generate a stack of Count on-attack, doubled if she is within brush. At 5 stacks, or 4 while in brush, her next basic attack consumes all stacks on-attack to become a Headshot.

Headshot: Caitlyn's basic attack is empowered to have an uncancellable windup and deal 60% / 70% / 80% (based on level) (+ 0% – 80% (+ 0% – 24%) (based on critical strike chance)) AD bonus physical damage, increased to 110% (+ 0% – 80% (+ 0% – 24%) (based on critical strike chance)) AD against non-champions.

Enemies that step over a Yordle Snap Trap or are hit by 90 Caliber Net can grant an additional Headshot against them at 1300 range within 1.8 seconds, without consuming stacks. Each method grants only one Headshot at a time.

Targeting input: PassiveAffects: SelfDamage type: Basic damageDamage sub-types: PhysicalSpell shield: Not BlockedParries: BlockedProjectile: Blocked

Notes (12)

If Caitlyn's current target becomes trapped by Yordle Snap Trap or 90 Caliber Net while her attack is on cooldown, this ongoing cooldown will be refunded partially so that her next attack on them can begin earlier.
Swapping the target to an enemy trapped by Yordle Snap Trap or 90 Caliber Net also reduces her ongoing attack cooldown.
PENDING FOR TEST:: The exact attack cooldown refund appears to be 50% of the attack cooldown at current attack speed, but at a minimum amount it lets Caitlyn start the attack against the trapped target within 0.5 seconds of her previous attack windup completing.
The bonus range from Rapid Firecannon will not have any effect during trap and net extended Headshot attacks.
Only the ordinary 100% attack damage portion of the attack can critically strike. The bonus from Headshot is added after the critical strike is rolled.
The full damage of Headshot applies life steal.
Headshot is a single instance of damage, thus does not trigger Amumu's Tantrum's or Warden's Mail passives twice.
Since Caitlyn's Art and Sustainability Update, Ability-granted Headshots are the same as the original Headshot override attack, though what lets them cast at high range is still relatively special. They trigger on-attack effects (including stacking Headshot).
PENDING FOR TEST: Runaan's Hurricane's Wind's Fury, is special cased to search targets with the increased range as well.
Because Headshot stacks are generated on-attack, Runaan's Hurricane's Wind's Fury's bolts will not generate any.
The empowered attack will not trigger against wards.
Stacks will still be generated towards Headshot when attacking them.

Piltover Peacemaker

Cost: 55 / 60 / 65 / 70 / 75 manaCooldown: 10 / 9 / 8 / 7 / 6Cast time: 0.625Range: 1300 • 1240Width: 120 • 180Speed: 2200

Active: Caitlyn fires a piercing shot in the target direction that deals physical damage to the first enemy it passes through, after which it expands in width but deals only 60% damage to enemies it hits thereafter.

Physical Damage: 50 / 95 / 140 / 185 / 230 (+ 125 / 145 / 165 / 185 / 205% AD)
Reduced Damage: 30 / 57 / 84 / 111 / 138 (+ 75 / 87 / 99 / 111 / 123% AD)

Enemies revealed by Yordle Snap Trap always take full damage from Piltover Peacemaker.

Targeting input: DirectionAffects: EnemiesDamage type: Area damageDamage sub-types: PhysicalSpell shield: BlockedProjectile: Blocked

Notes (3)

Upon Piltover Peacemaker dealing damage to an enemy, Caitlyn's attack timer is forcibly reset.(bug)
Enemies hit while protected by a spell shield will still be considered a target for calculating damage for subsequent hits.
This ability will cast from wherever the caster is at the start of the cast time.

Map-specific differences (1)

AD ratio changed to 125 / 140 / 155 / 170 / 185% AD.

Yordle Snap Trap

Cost: 20 Mana + 1 ChargeCooldown: 0.5Cast time: 0.25Recharge: 26 / 22 / 18 / 14 / 10Target range: 800Collision radius: 15

Active: Caitlyn sets a visible trap at the target location that is untargetable and arms after 1 second, lasting for a duration. The trap grants sight of the area for 1 second after being placed.

Trap Duration: 30 / 35 / 40 / 45 / 50 seconds

Caitlyn periodically stocks a Yordle Snap Trap charge, up to a maximum amount. Deploying traps beyond the maximum destroys the oldest one.

Maximum Number of Traps: 3 / 3 / 4 / 4 / 5

The next enemy champion that steps on the trap springs it, causing them to become rooted for 1.5 seconds and revealed for 3 seconds, as well as take additional damage from the Headshot granted by this ability. Trapped targets become immune to further Yordle Snap Traps for 3 seconds, preventing them from springing subsequent traps for the duration.

Headshot Damage Increase: 35 / 80 / 125 / 170 / 215 (+ 30% bonus AD)

Targeting input: LocationTarget out-of-range override: Walk in range of the target location to castAffects: EnemiesSpell shield: Blocked

Notes (1)

Multiple armed traps on the same location will spring all at once if an enemy steps on one of them.

Tips & tricks (1)

Check the scoreboard occasionally and aim to use Yordle Snap Trap on top of enemies who want to stay still during Zhonya's Hourglass' Time Stop or Guardian Angel's Rebirth, as the trap is guaranteed the moment they become targetable again.

90 Caliber Net

Cost: 75 manaCooldown: 16 / 14 / 12 / 10 / 8Cast time: 0.15Range: 800 • 740Effect radius: 140Speed: 1600 • 1000

Active: Caitlyn fires a net in the target direction and recoils 390 units in the opposite direction. The net deals magic damage to the first enemy hit and slows them by 50% for 1 second.

Magic Damage: 80 / 130 / 180 / 230 / 280 (+ 80% AP)

Caitlyn will not recoil after the cast time if she was immobilized or grounded during it. She can cast any of her abilities during the recoil dash.

Targeting input: DirectionAffects: Self, EnemiesDamage type: Ability damageDamage sub-types: MagicSpell shield: BlockedProjectile: BlockedGrounded: DisabledKnockdown: Interrupted

Notes (6)

This ability will cast from wherever the caster is at the end of the cast time.
The recoil can be used to pass through terrain.
If Caitlyn buffers Piltover Peacemaker during 90 Caliber Net's cast time, Piltover Peacemaker will start after the cast time.
If Caitlyn buffers an ability or basic attack during this ability's cast time, the buffered ability or basic attack will instead start after the dash ends.
Other abilities can be cast while dashing if they are input after the cast time.
90 Caliber Net's missile will fail to fire if Caitlyn is suppressed during the cast time.(unexpected)

Ace in the Hole

Cost: 100 manaCooldown: 90Cast time: 0.375Target range: 3500Width: 80Speed: 3200

Active: Caitlyn locks onto the target enemy champion and channels for 1 second, revealing them as well as revealing herself.

Ace in the Hole is placed on a 5-second cooldown if canceled.

Once Caitlyn completes the channel, she fires a homing bullet toward the target that deals physical damage to the first enemy champion it hits, increased by 0% – 30% (+ 0% – 9%) (based on critical strike chance).

Physical damage: 300 / 475 / 650 (+ 100% bonus AD)

Targeting input: UnitTarget out-of-range override: Walk in range of the target unit to castAffects: EnemiesDamage type: Ability damageDamage sub-types: PhysicalMinion Aggro: DrawnSpell shield: BlockedProjectile: BlockedDisruption: Interrupted

Notes (19)

The following will cancel Ace in the Hole's channel (mana expenditure is not compensated):
Caitlyn is interrupted.
The target becomes untargetable.
Caitlyn or her target dies.
Ace in the Hole reveals the target and Caitlyn through a buff that lasts for up to 4 seconds.
The buff is applied to the target from the start of the cast time.
The buff ends prematurely when the channel is canceled or the bullet hits an enemy.
The target is revealed for 1 second if the buff is ended prematurely.
It is not removed if the cast time is cancelled or the bullet missile is destroyed.(unexpected)
The bullet missile will fail to hit the primary target if they are untargetable upon arrival, dealing no damage.
The ability also goes on a 5-second cooldown if Caitlyn enters resurrection during the cast time.
The cast time does not end prematurely but the channel will be immediately canceled the moment the cast time completes.
If the target dies after the bullet has been fired, the shot will continue towards their corpse and may still hit other enemy champions.
The bullet has a sight radius of 1500 attached to it.
If the target becomes untargetable, dies, or is too far away or no longer in sight during the cast time, this ability will cancel but does not go on cooldown nor pay its cost (if applicable).
This excludes losing sight of the target.
The following table refers for interactions while Caitlyn is channeling:
Death
Cast-inhibiting effects

Stats and abilities from the League of Legends Wiki (CC BY-SA 3.0), built for patch 26.22.

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Passive

Headshot

Speed: 3000

Targeting input: PassiveAffects: SelfDamage type: Basic damageDamage sub-types: PhysicalSpell shield: Not BlockedParries: BlockedProjectile: Blocked

Notes (12)

If Caitlyn's current target becomes trapped by Yordle Snap Trap or 90 Caliber Net while her attack is on cooldown, this ongoing cooldown will be refunded partially so that her next attack on them can begin earlier.
Swapping the target to an enemy trapped by Yordle Snap Trap or 90 Caliber Net also reduces her ongoing attack cooldown.
PENDING FOR TEST:: The exact attack cooldown refund appears to be 50% of the attack cooldown at current attack speed, but at a minimum amount it lets Caitlyn start the attack against the trapped target within 0.5 seconds of her previous attack windup completing.
The bonus range from Rapid Firecannon will not have any effect during trap and net extended Headshot attacks.
Only the ordinary 100% attack damage portion of the attack can critically strike. The bonus from Headshot is added after the critical strike is rolled.
The full damage of Headshot applies life steal.
Headshot is a single instance of damage, thus does not trigger Amumu's Tantrum's or Warden's Mail passives twice.
Since Caitlyn's Art and Sustainability Update, Ability-granted Headshots are the same as the original Headshot override attack, though what lets them cast at high range is still relatively special. They trigger on-attack effects (including stacking Headshot).
PENDING FOR TEST: Runaan's Hurricane's Wind's Fury, is special cased to search targets with the increased range as well.
Because Headshot stacks are generated on-attack, Runaan's Hurricane's Wind's Fury's bolts will not generate any.
The empowered attack will not trigger against wards.
Stacks will still be generated towards Headshot when attacking them.