Who counters Caitlyn?

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

Caitlyn Counters

SCaitlyn · Bot · patch 26.20

Win rate

49.3%

Pick

15.2%

Ban

22.7%

Games

233,220

Rank

Default All ranks Gold+Platinum+Emerald+Diamond+Master+Challenger

Region

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

Data updated 3h agoPatch 26.2015,156,095 ranked games analyzed

Best picks against Caitlyn

How often these champions beat Caitlyn. Pick one of these into it.

Vel'Koz57.6%441 games 2

Katarina57.2%795 games 3

Xerath55.3%807 games 4

Seraphine55.2%513 games 5

Hwei54.8%1,000 games 6

Ziggs54.0%1,879 games 7

Syndra53.9%978 games 8

Vladimir53.6%390 games

Worst picks against Caitlyn

How often these champions beat Caitlyn: they mostly don't. Avoid picking them into it.

Yunara47.0%8,766 games 2

Vayne47.3%2,702 games 3

Varus47.6%2,395 games 4

Ezreal47.7%11,885 games 5

Corki48.5%1,201 games 6

Zeri48.8%3,147 games 7

Smolder49.3%4,491 games 8

Lucian49.5%7,402 games

How to play against Caitlyn

To beat Caitlyn in Bot on patch 26.20, start by knowing what you are up against: Caitlyn is a strong pick this patch with a 49.3% win rate across 233,220 ranked games at a 15.2% pick rate. The champions that beat Caitlyn hardest right now are Vel'Koz, Katarina, Xerath: Vel'Koz wins 57.6% of the lane against it. Any of these is a safe counter pick. Caitlyn scales: its win rate climbs to 53.1% past 40 minutes, so deny it farm early and force fights before it comes online. Playing the matchup itself: Keep behind allied minions if Caitlyn is harassing you with Piltover Peacemaker (it deals less damage with each subsequent target). You can intercept Ace in the Hole's missile from hitting an ally if you stand in its path. Pick a counter from the list above, respect Caitlyn's power spikes, and track its cooldowns so you only commit to trades when its key abilities are down. Counter data updates automatically every patch.