What are the best runes for Caitlyn Bot?

Lethal Tempo in Precision with Sorcery secondary is the highest-win-rate rune page this patch (48.7% win rate).

What is the best build for Caitlyn?

Rush Hexoptics C44, Infinity Edge and Rapid Firecannon. It wins 55.4% of Bot games on patch 26.20.

Is Caitlyn good on patch 26.20?

Caitlyn has a 49.3% win rate in Bot this patch, which makes it a strong pick.

Who counters Caitlyn?

Vel'Koz, Katarina, Xerath are among the strongest counters to Caitlyn Bot this patch, by ranked win rate.

Caitlyn build

Bot · patch 26.20

Caitlyn is currently a strong Bot pick on patch 26.20, holding a 49.3% win rate across 233,220 games (15.2% pick rate, 22.7% ban rate). It scales well, its win rate climbs to 53.1% in games past 40 minutes, so playing for the late game pays off. The setup below is the highest-win-rate build from real games this patch, not theorycraft.

Win rate

49.3%

Pick

15.2%

Ban

22.7%

Games

233,220

Region

Global TR EUW EUNE NA KR BR LAN LAS OCE RU JP

Summoner Spells

// The build · 55.4% win ratevs 49.3% for the championHighest win rate path this patch

Start49.3%

First back

Core · in order55.4%+6.1

The whole build

Boots49.4%+0.1

Situational swap

Late options-

Pick one, not all

Runes

48.7% win rate

Precision

Sorcery

Skill Order

Max order:

Q→

W→

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Win Rate by Game Length

How the champion performs as games go longer.

< 25 min48.7%

25-30 min48.7%

30-35 min49.6%

35-40 min50.1%

40+ min53.1%

44%50%56%

Win Rate Trend

48.8%

49.3%

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// Matchups · who beats CaitlynAll matchups →

// The short version

Start Doran's Bow, Health Potion and Health Potion and rush Hexoptics C44, Infinity Edge and Rapid Firecannon; this core wins 55.4% of Bot games; Lethal Tempo is the keystone of choice; most players max Q → W → E.