# Caitlyn Counters Who counters Caitlyn? Best and worst picks against Caitlyn by win rate, plus the lane counters that lead Caitlyn in gold at 15 minutes. Ranked solo data by role and rank. Canonical HTML: https://baronbuff.com/champions/caitlyn/counters/ Markdown URL: https://baronbuff.com/champions/caitlyn/counters.md Language: en ## Breadcrumbs - [Baron Buff](https://baronbuff.com/) - [Champion Tier List](https://baronbuff.com/champions/) - [Caitlyn](https://baronbuff.com/champions/caitlyn/) ## Page Content [Caitlyn guide](https://baronbuff.com/champions/caitlyn/) [Play against Caitlyn](https://baronbuff.com/champions/caitlyn/how-to-play-against/) [Caitlyn counters](https://baronbuff.com/champions/caitlyn/counters/) Best and worst picks against Caitlyn in Bot at Gold+, ranked by win rate and by gold lead at 15 minutes. Brand, Veigar and Nilah beat Caitlyn most often. Mel, Draven and Samira win the laning phase against Caitlyn by the widest gold margin. ## Best picks against Caitlyn Highest win rate versus Caitlyn in Bot. - 1 [Brand](https://baronbuff.com/champions/brand/) 314 games 54.1% - 2 [Veigar](https://baronbuff.com/champions/veigar/) 794 games 53.8% - 3 [Nilah](https://baronbuff.com/champions/nilah/) 490 games 53.7% - 4 [Kog'Maw](https://baronbuff.com/champions/kogmaw/) 1,217 games 53.7% - 5 [Seraphine](https://baronbuff.com/champions/seraphine/) 3,698 games 53.1% - 6 [Yasuo](https://baronbuff.com/champions/yasuo/) 1,221 games 53.1% - 7 [Ziggs](https://baronbuff.com/champions/ziggs/) 1,208 games 53.1% - 8 [Jinx](https://baronbuff.com/champions/jinx/) 12,186 games 52.4% - 9 [Senna](https://baronbuff.com/champions/senna/) 3,455 games 51.8% - 10 [Ashe](https://baronbuff.com/champions/ashe/) 4,940 games 51.8% - 11 [Mel](https://baronbuff.com/champions/mel/) 725 games 51.7% - 12 [Sivir](https://baronbuff.com/champions/sivir/) 2,553 games 51.6% - 13 [Smolder](https://baronbuff.com/champions/smolder/) 3,933 games 51.4% - 14 [Jhin](https://baronbuff.com/champions/jhin/) 13,408 games 51.4% ## Worst picks against Caitlyn Lowest win rate versus Caitlyn in Bot. - 1 [Yunara](https://baronbuff.com/champions/yunara/) 5,603 games 46.8% - 2 [Varus](https://baronbuff.com/champions/varus/) 1,665 games 47.1% - 3 [Ezreal](https://baronbuff.com/champions/ezreal/) 8,036 games 48.4% ## Best lane counters vs Caitlyn Largest gold lead over Caitlyn at 15 minutes in Bot. - 1 [Mel](https://baronbuff.com/champions/mel/) 402 games +840 - 2 [Draven](https://baronbuff.com/champions/draven/) 767 games +652 - 3 [Samira](https://baronbuff.com/champions/samira/) 1,171 games +223 - 4 [Swain](https://baronbuff.com/champions/swain/) 297 games +220 - 5 [Jhin](https://baronbuff.com/champions/jhin/) 4,750 games +197 - 6 [Yasuo](https://baronbuff.com/champions/yasuo/) 338 games +194 - 7 [Miss Fortune](https://baronbuff.com/champions/missfortune/) 3,776 games +91 - 8 [Kalista](https://baronbuff.com/champions/kalista/) 334 games +80 - 9 [Brand](https://baronbuff.com/champions/brand/) 140 games +55 - 10 [Seraphine](https://baronbuff.com/champions/seraphine/) 136 games +52 - 11 [Varus](https://baronbuff.com/champions/varus/) 930 games +32 ## How to play against Caitlyn Lane and teamfight rules that hold regardless of your pick. ### In lane and in teamfights - Concede risky last-hits when she holds E and Q, especially under tower. - Shift sides of the lane often so she cannot lock you into one favorable trading angle. - Engage only after E is forced or when a flank reaches her without crossing W lines. - Avoid entering stasis or immobile channels near her, because W can cover your exit. - Force her to move before she attacks; front-to-back fights are strongest when she can stand still. ## Where Caitlyn is weak Exploit these in draft and in lane. - Caitlyn's long-range safety depends on traps and spacing, so hard engage that crosses them exposes her immobility. - Her siege identity weakens when enemies clear waves safely, denying the tower pressure that funds her lead. ## Caitlyn counters: questions ### Who counters Caitlyn in Bot? At Gold+, Brand (54.1%), Veigar (53.8%) and Nilah (53.7%) have the highest win rates against Caitlyn. ### Who does Caitlyn counter? Caitlyn wins most often against Yunara (46.8%), Varus (47.1%) and Ezreal (48.4%). ### Who wins lane against Caitlyn? By gold lead at 15 minutes, Mel (+840), Draven (+652) and Samira (+223) come out of the laning phase furthest ahead of Caitlyn. ### How is the counter list ranked? Best and worst picks use same-lane win rate; lane counters use the average gold difference at 15 minutes between the two laners. Both come from Ranked Solo/Duo at the selected rank with at least 100 games per matchup, and are not adjusted for champion strength. - [Bot Tier List](https://baronbuff.com/champions/adc/) - [Mel counters](https://baronbuff.com/champions/mel/counters/) - [Draven counters](https://baronbuff.com/champions/draven/counters/) ## Machine-Readable References - [LLM index](https://baronbuff.com/llms.txt) - [Full LLM reference](https://baronbuff.com/llms-full.txt) - [Sitemap](https://baronbuff.com/sitemap.xml)