Caitlyn

Time for a Shakedown

Lane harassment and consistent damage output.

Resolve

Durability and crowd control

  1. Grasp of the Undying
    Grasp of the Undying

    Every 4s your next attack on a champion deals bonus magic damage, heals you, and permanently increases your health.

    Grasp of the Undying

    Every 4s in combat, your next basic attack on a champion will:

  2. Deal bonus magic damage equal to 3.5% of your max health
  3. Heal you for 1.3% of your max health
  4. Permanently increase your health by 5
    Ranged Champions: Damage, healing, and permanent health gained are 60% effective.

Why?

Grasp on Caitlyn allows you to constantly harass in lane for a bit of extra damage as well as a small amount of lane healing sustain.

  • Demolish
    Demolish

    Charge up a powerful attack against a tower while near it.

    Demolish

    Charge up a powerful attack against a tower over 3s, while within 600 range of it. The charged attack deals 100 (+35% of your max health) bonus physical damage.

    Cooldown: 45s

    Why?

    Demolish on Caitlyn is great for punishing lanes where you are able to keep pushed for early tower plating gold.

  • Bone Plating
    Bone Plating

    After taking damage from an enemy champion, the next 3 spells or attacks you receive from them deal 30-60 (based on level) less damage.

    Duration: 1.5s
    Cooldown: 55s

    Bone Plating

    After taking damage from an enemy champion, the next 3 spells or attacks you receive from them deal 30-60 (based on level) less damage.

    Duration: 1.5s
    Cooldown: 55s

    Why?

    Bone Plating on ADCs is huge to helping you survive early burst damage, especially when paired with the extra HP from Grasp.

  • Overgrowth
    Overgrowth

    Gain permanent max health when minions or monsters die near you.

    Overgrowth

    Absorb life essence from monsters or enemy minions that die near you, permanently gaining 3 maximum health for every 8.

    When you've absorbed 120 monsters or enemy minions, gain an additional 3.5% maximum health.

    Why?

    Overgrowth's bonus HP scaling is synergizes well with the extra health from Grasp to help you survive early damage and scale to a point where you're able to get 3+ items.

    • Precision

    Improved attacks and sustained damage

    1. Legend: Alacrity
      Legend: Alacrity

      Takedowns on enemies grant permanent Attack Speed.

      Legend: Alacrity

      Gain 3% attack speed plus an additional 1.5% for every Legend stack (max 10 stacks).

      Earn progress toward Legend stacks for every champion takedown, epic monster takedown, large monster kill, and minion kill.

      Why?

      Attack Speed is arguably the most important stat on Caitlyn as it will help you get more passive headshot attacks off as well as make Grasp procs easier to use.

    2. Coup de Grace
      Coup de Grace

      Deal more damage to low health enemy champions.

      Coup de Grace

      Deal 8% more damage to champions who have less than 40% health.

      Why?

      Coup De Grace's damage amp is a staple for any marksmen's mid-to-late game damage arsenal.

    1. Adaptive Force

      Adaptive Force

      +9 Adaptive Force

    2. Adaptive Force

      Adaptive Force

      +9 Adaptive Force

    3. Health Scaling

      Health Scaling

      +10-180 Health (based on level)

    Grasp of the Undying

    Why Grasp of the Undying

    Grasp on Caitlyn allows you to constantly harass in lane for a bit of extra damage as well as a small amount of lane healing sustain.

    Demolish

    Why Demolish

    Demolish on Caitlyn is great for punishing lanes where you are able to keep pushed for early tower plating gold.

    Bone Plating

    Why Bone Plating

    Bone Plating on ADCs is huge to helping you survive early burst damage, especially when paired with the extra HP from Grasp.

    Overgrowth

    Why Overgrowth

    Overgrowth's bonus HP scaling is synergizes well with the extra health from Grasp to help you survive early damage and scale to a point where you're able to get 3+ items.

    Legend: Alacrity

    WhyLegend: Alacrity

    Attack Speed is arguably the most important stat on Caitlyn as it will help you get more passive headshot attacks off as well as make Grasp procs easier to use.

    Coup de Grace

    WhyCoup de Grace

    Coup De Grace's damage amp is a staple for any marksmen's mid-to-late game damage arsenal.

    All About Them Headshots

    Lane harassment and consistent damage output.

    Precision

    Improved attacks and sustained damage

    1. Fleet Footwork
      Fleet Footwork

      Attacking and moving builds Energy stacks. At 100 stacks, your next attack heals you and grants increased MS.

      Fleet Footwork

      Attacking and moving builds Energy stacks. At 100 stacks, your next attack is Energized

      Energized attacks heal you for 10 - 130 (+0.1 Bonus AD, +0.05 AP) and grant 20% Move Speed for 1s.

      For Ranged Champions, Healing is 60% effective and Move Speed is 75% effective. All healing is 15% effective against Minions.

      Why?

      Fleet Footwork on Caitlyn empowers your ability to take trades early and often in the laning phase thanks to your improved sustain. The extra burst of Movement Speed can also help you position to get in range for the headshot proc on the enemy.

    2. Absorb Life
      Absorb Life

      Killing a target heals you.

      Absorb Life

      Killing a target restores 1 - 23 Health based on level.

      Why?

      Overheal's poke resistant shield its great for establishing lane dominance with your long auto attack range to mitigate incoming minion damage.

    3. Legend: Bloodline
      Legend: Bloodline

      Takedowns on enemies grant permanent Life Steal, up to a cap. Once the cap is reached, increase your max health. Weaker earlier but stronger later game than other Legend Runes.

      Legend: Bloodline

      Gain 0.35% Life Steal for every Legend stack (max 15 stacks). At maximum Legend stacks, gain 85 max health.

      Earn progress toward Legend stacks for every champion takedown, epic monster takedown, large monster kill, and minion kill.

      Why?

      Bloodline further empowers your ability to take lane trades and out sustain your enemy laner thanks to Fleet Footwork and Bloodline's extra bit of healing.

    4. Coup de Grace
      Coup de Grace

      Deal more damage to low health enemy champions.

      Coup de Grace

      Deal 8% more damage to champions who have less than 40% health.

      Why?

      Headshots paired with the execute damage of Coup De Grace offers you a lot of burst to finish off your target and move on.

    Sorcery

    Empowered abilities and resource manipulation

    1. Absolute Focus
      Absolute Focus

      While above 70% health, gain extra adaptive damage.

      Absolute Focus

      While above 70% health, gain an adaptive bonus of up to 18 Attack Damage or 30 Ability Power (based on level).

      Grants 1.8 Attack Damage or 3 Ability Power at level 1.

      Why?

      The extra AD granted form Absolute Focus allows you to sit in the backline and dish out massive amounts of damage once you have built a few crit items.

    2. Gathering Storm
      Gathering Storm

      Gain increasing amounts of AD or AP, adaptive over the course of the game.

      Gathering Storm

      Every 10 min gain AP or AD, adaptive.

      10 min: + 8 AP or 5 AD
      20 min: + 24 AP or 14 AD
      30 min: + 48 AP or 29 AD
      40 min: + 80 AP or 48 AD
      50 min: + 120 AP or 72 AD
      60 min: + 168 AP or 101 AD
      etc...

      Why?

      Gathering Storm is your late game insurance policy for damage. If you fall behind, try stalling out the game by denying their tower siege with your Traps. The longer the game goes the better shot you have of coming back with Gathering Storm.

    1. Adaptive Force

      Adaptive Force

      +9 Adaptive Force

    2. Adaptive Force

      Adaptive Force

      +9 Adaptive Force

    3. Health Scaling

      Health Scaling

      +10-180 Health (based on level)

    Fleet Footwork

    Why Fleet Footwork

    Fleet Footwork on Caitlyn empowers your ability to take trades early and often in the laning phase thanks to your improved sustain. The extra burst of Movement Speed can also help you position to get in range for the headshot proc on the enemy.

    Absorb Life

    Why Absorb Life

    Overheal's poke resistant shield its great for establishing lane dominance with your long auto attack range to mitigate incoming minion damage.

    Legend: Bloodline

    Why Legend: Bloodline

    Bloodline further empowers your ability to take lane trades and out sustain your enemy laner thanks to Fleet Footwork and Bloodline's extra bit of healing.

    Coup de Grace

    Why Coup de Grace

    Headshots paired with the execute damage of Coup De Grace offers you a lot of burst to finish off your target and move on.

    Absolute Focus

    WhyAbsolute Focus

    The extra AD granted form Absolute Focus allows you to sit in the backline and dish out massive amounts of damage once you have built a few crit items.

    Gathering Storm

    WhyGathering Storm

    Gathering Storm is your late game insurance policy for damage. If you fall behind, try stalling out the game by denying their tower siege with your Traps. The longer the game goes the better shot you have of coming back with Gathering Storm.