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 12h 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'Koz58.0%498 games 2

Katarina57.0%881 games 3

Xerath56.0%891 games 4

Hwei55.0%1,109 games 5

Seraphine54.3%569 games 6

Ziggs53.7%2,101 games 7

Viktor53.5%2,480 games 8

Vladimir53.5%413 games

Worst picks against Caitlyn

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

Yunara47.2%9,555 games 2

Varus47.3%2,656 games 3

Vayne47.6%3,041 games 4

Corki47.6%1,334 games 5

Ezreal47.9%13,042 games 6

Zeri48.8%3,514 games 7

Lucian49.3%8,166 games 8

Smolder49.3%4,881 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 58.0% 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.