Who counters Caitlyn?

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

Caitlyn Counters

ACaitlyn · Bot · patch 26.20

Win rate

48.9%

Pick

13.1%

Ban

19.7%

Games

88,895

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 4h agoPatch 26.206,756,035 ranked games analyzed

Best picks against Caitlyn

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

Vel'Koz57.3%248 games 2

Katarina56.7%353 games 3

Viktor54.9%1,081 games 4

Seraphine54.9%277 games 5

Syndra54.7%506 games 6

Lux54.4%388 games 7

Veigar53.6%371 games 8

Xerath53.5%370 games

Worst picks against Caitlyn

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

Smolder47.3%1,479 games 2

Zeri47.4%1,635 games 3

Yunara47.5%4,043 games 4

Vayne47.9%878 games 5

Ezreal48.3%4,696 games 6

Varus49.1%940 games 7

Corki49.1%591 games 8

Lucian49.4%3,154 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 balanced pick this patch with a 48.9% win rate across 88,895 ranked games at a 13.1% pick rate. The champions that beat Caitlyn hardest right now are Vel'Koz, Katarina, Viktor: Vel'Koz wins 57.3% of the lane against it. Any of these is a safe counter pick. Caitlyn scales: its win rate climbs to 52.8% 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.