Caitlyn

the Sheriff of Piltover

MarksmanGeneral kit and base stats · version 16.19.1

Headshot

Every few basic attacks, or against a target she has trapped or netted, Caitlyn will fire a headshot dealing bonus damage that scales with her critical strike chance. On trapped or netted targets, Caitlyn's Headshot attack range is doubled.

Passive · no active cost or cooldown

Base statistics

Mana

Health: 580
Resource: 315
Armor: 27
Move speed: 325
Attack damage: 62
Attack speed: 0.681

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Game plan · Bottom

Crash, control the approach, and keep firing safely

Plan overview

Caitlyn's whole game is a sequence of crashes: push when you can do so without losing the trade, use the crash to reset or move, then return before the next valuable wave. Early, prioritize the level-two race, safe farm, and trap-controlled approach lanes. Mid game, connect each bot wave to the next dragon, tower, or reset instead of grouping without a timer. Late game, position as a backline DPS source and let waves and traps establish the fight. When ahead, extend pressure through plates, towers, and prepared objectives; do not convert a lead into a fog chase. When behind, protect your CS and health, clear from range, concede contests that require face-checking, and wait for a caught target or an enemy overextension. Her win condition is not one spell: it is repeated safe attacks, Headshots on trapped or netted targets, and structures taken while the enemy is forced to answer the wave.

Plan by phase

Win space before you win trades

0:30–14:00; act on the level-two race, every crash, and the 60–90 seconds before dragon.

Your early goal is to secure farm and make the enemy duo respect the level-two race. If you can push without entering their all-in range, crash before recalling and use the brief freedom to reset or establish river information. Place traps where an enemy must walk to last-hit or where your support can punish an approach; a trap hit is valuable because it enables an empowered Headshot from doubled range. If the opposing duo has the stronger engage or your wave is lost, give up a marginal CS rather than trading inside their minions. Transition when the first turret or plate pressure ends: stop treating every wave as a lane fight and start tying crashes to dragon or a reset.

Game situations

Choose a situation

Lane

Make the wave create your firing lane

If you can push the first waves without losing health to an all-in, then use the crash to create a recall or river-vision window; if the enemy duo has the stronger level-two threat, stop contesting the final minions when their level-up is imminent and preserve Flash and health. Caitlyn wins lane through controlled space, not by spending Q every time it is available.

With Caitlyn

If you are Caitlyn's support, shape the wave instead of attacking it without a purpose: help create a crash when she needs to reset, or protect a controlled wave when she wants to deny access. If your engage or root can force an enemy onto a trap, signal the threat before committing so Caitlyn can prepare the empowered Headshot window.
If Caitlyn has pushed the lane and the next dragon is approaching, help her finish the crash and move with her rather than starting a blind river fight. If the enemy duo is forced under turret, place your attention on the route Caitlyn will use to enter river; her traps are strongest when your presence makes walking around them costly.
If a teamfight starts, stand between Caitlyn and the enemy diver when you can, and hold peel for the champion trying to reach her. If Caitlyn has a trap-confirmed target or a clear netted target, add your damage during that immobilization instead of dragging her into an uncertain chase.
If Caitlyn is behind, let her take the safest available wave and make the next fight happen where she has space to fire. If she is ahead, help convert her pushed wave into a turret or objective; a kill without a structure, wave, or neutral objective leaves her lead less useful.
If you are another ranged damage dealer, avoid taking the same unsafe angle as Caitlyn. If she has established the firing line and traps, use the space she controls to damage the nearest safe target; forcing her to enter first removes the condition that makes her reliable.
If you are the jungler, treat a Caitlyn crash as a timing signal rather than an invitation to force a gank. If the enemy is trapped under turret or must catch a large wave, then a dive or plate play may be available; if the wave is not secured, protect the reset or objective setup instead.

Identity, strengths and limits

Build the lane, then fire through it

BOTTOM · MARKSMAN · SPACE CONTROL

Caitlyn is a ranged marksman who wins by converting lane control into safe physical DPS, turret pressure, and prepared objective fights. Her defining economy is Headshot: repeated attacks, plus attacks against trapped or netted targets, create burstier moments; those targets also let her fire from doubled range. Yordle Snap Trap makes chosen ground dangerous, while 90 Caliber Net gives an escape or spacing tool at the cost of mana and a cooldown. She is not an assassin, a front-line duelist, or a champion who should force fights without a wave, a trap angle, or allied cover.

Strengths

Strong ranged pressure when the wave lets her hold forward space.
Headshot gains extra value against trapped or netted targets.
Traps turn predictable approaches into immobilization and empowered damage.
Can convert lane priority into turret, objective, and siege pressure.
Ace in the Hole punishes isolated low-health targets across a wide distance.

Limits and risks

Forcing a level-two trade while the enemy duo is about to gain the level.
Using 90 Caliber Net forward when its recoil leaves no safe retreat.
Placing traps randomly instead of tying them to last-hit paths, chokepoints, or an allied threat.
Starting a siege or objective without a crashed wave, a reset, or enough vision to protect the firing line.
Chasing the enemy backline and abandoning safe DPS or your team's conversion window.

One idea for your next game

For the next game, make every wave produce a decision: crash before recalling or moving, then use traps to control the space you are entering. Caitlyn's advantage is wasted when she stands forward without a wave, a trap threat, or an objective timer. Ask before each step: “What does this push unlock?”

Observed builds

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Champion lore

Renowned as its finest peacekeeper, Caitlyn Kiramman is also Piltover's best shot at ridding the city of its elusive criminal elements. She is often paired with Vi, acting as a cool counterpoint to her partner's more impetuous nature. Even though she carries a one-of-a-kind hextech rifle, Caitlyn's most powerful weapon is her superior intellect, allowing her to lay elaborate traps for any lawbreakers foolish enough to operate in the City of Progress.

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