Caitlyn - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
50.4%
Pick Rate
10.0%

CaitlynPopular Build

BMarksman
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 4, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology
AuthorDakota Chinnick

The patch 26.11 Caitlyn most played build uses Boots of Swiftness, Rapid Firecannon, Infinity Edge, Hexoptics C44, Mortal Reminder, Lord Dominik's Regards, Farsight Alteration. This Caitlyn build has a 5.53% pick rate and a 71.79% win rate in LoL patch 26.11. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Caitlyn build choices below.

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Best WR
Highest Win Rate Build
  • Rapid Firecannon - Caitlyn Highest Win Rate Build core itemRapid Firecannon
  • Infinity Edge - Caitlyn Highest Win Rate Build core itemInfinity Edge
  • Hexoptics C44 - Caitlyn Highest Win Rate Build core itemHexoptics C44
Core Items
71.8%Win Rate
+21.4%WR Diff
5.5%Pick Rate
Most Played
Most Popular Build
  • Lord Dominik's Regards - Caitlyn Most Popular Build core itemLord Dominik's Regards
  • Infinity Edge - Caitlyn Most Popular Build core itemInfinity Edge
  • Hexoptics C44 - Caitlyn Most Popular Build core itemHexoptics C44
Core Items
64.6%Win Rate
+14.2%WR Diff
6.8%Pick Rate

Best Caitlyn Build - Highest Win Rate Items

Full Build

Early Build Order

Doran's Blade
Doran's Blade
Health Potion
Health Potion
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward
Last Whisper
Last Whisper
Noonquiver
Noonquiver
Lord Dominik's Regards
Lord Dominik's Regards
Boots
Boots
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness

Top Summoner Spells

  • BarrierFlash
    Barrier + Flash
    64.3%Win Rate58.3%Pick Rate
  • FlashGhost
    Flash + Ghost
    80.0%Win Rate20.8%Pick Rate

Build Stats

64.58%Win Rate
+14.16%WR Diff
6.81%Pick Rate
48Matches

This Caitlyn build focuses on critical strikes for burst damage. Build the core items first for your power spike, then adapt with situational items based on enemy team composition.

The core items for this Caitlyn build are Lord Dominik's Regards, Infinity Edge and Hexoptics C44. This item combination achieves a 64.6% win rate across 48 matches analyzed.

At full build, Caitlyn gains a total of 220 Attack Damage, 45 Armor, giving a strong power profile for physical damage.

Best Caitlyn Runes

Domination primary rune treeDomination
  • Dark Harvest
  • Sudden Impact
  • Deep Ward
  • Relentless Hunter
Sorcery secondary rune treeSorcery
  • Absolute Focus
  • Gathering Storm
  • Attack Speed
  • Adaptive Force
  • Health Scaling
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Caitlyn Abilities

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Caitlyn build strength based on the items chosen in the build when compared to all builds across every champion. Strongest in: Physical Damage. Lower in: Health, Magic Resistance, Magic Damage.

The most popular starting items for Caitlyn are Doran's Blade, Health Potion, Stealth Ward with a 93.8% win rate and 33.3% pick rate.

Doran's Blade
Doran's Blade
Health Potion
Health Potion
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward
93.8%Win Rate
33.3%Pick Rate
Doran's Bow
Doran's Bow
Health Potionx2
Health Potion
66.7%Win Rate
12.5%Pick Rate
These are Caitlyn's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Lord Dominik's Regards (54.8% WR, +4.4% WR diff, 37.5% pick rate) provides 0.25% Crit %, 35 AD. Infinity Edge (53.0% WR, +2.6% WR diff, 78.5% pick rate) provides 0.25% Crit %, 75 AD. Hexoptics C44 (50.3% WR, -0.1% WR diff, 65.0% pick rate) provides 0.25% Crit %, 55 AD. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.
Top situational items for Caitlyn include Guardian Angel, Rapid Firecannon. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
The best boots for Caitlyn are Boots of Swiftness. Adjust based on enemy team comp.
The recommended trinket for Caitlyn is Farsight Alteration for vision control and map awareness.

Combined statistics from all items in this Caitlyn build.

  • Total movement speedMovement Speed:55
  • Total critical strike chanceCrit %:100%
  • Total attack damageAttack Damage:220
  • Total armorArmor:45
  • Total attack speedAttack Speed:35%
  • Total movement speedMovement Speed:4%

Build Comparison

Best WR
Most Played
Caitlyn movement speedSpeed
55
55
Caitlyn critical strike chanceCrit %
1.25%
1%
Caitlyn attack damageAD
200
220
Caitlyn armorArmor
0
45
Caitlyn attack speedAS
0.35%
0.35%
Caitlyn movement speedSpeed
0.04%
0.04%
When facing Caitlyn's top counters like Ziggs, Brand, Samira, consider adjusting your situational items to increase survivability and match their damage output. If counter champions are building high damage, prioritize armor items against AD-heavy counter picks or magic resistance items against AP threats in your situational item slots to reduce burst damage and improve trading potential. Your core build provides strong damage output. Against tanky counter picks, consider penetration items or percentage-based damage from your situational options to maintain kill pressure. Adapt your final build slots with items like Guardian Angel or Rapid Firecannon based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Caitlyn performance.
critical strike-focused AD carryFirst Power Spike3,300g~6 min

This Caitlyn critical strike-focused AD carry build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. With a 64.6% win rate across 48 matches, this build has proven highly effective in the current meta. The build's key strengths include exceptional physical damage output with 220 total attack damage from items, high critical strike chance for burst potential. This Caitlyn build excels when your team has frontline champions to protect you during teamfights. Pair with engage supports or tanks who can create space for Caitlyn to deal damage safely. Consider the enemy team composition when finalizing your situational items to maximize Caitlyn's effectiveness. However, be aware that this build low health pool requiring careful positioning and no built-in sustain for extended fights. With a total gold cost of 16,450, this Caitlyn build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Lord Dominik's Regards, Infinity Edge, Hexoptics C44 power spike before taking major fights. For optimal results with this Caitlyn build, focus on proper itemization timing, positioning in teamfights, and adapting your situational items based on the specific challenges each game presents.

Strengths

  • Exceptional physical damage output with 220 total attack damage from items
  • High critical strike chance for burst potential

Weaknesses

  • Low health pool requiring careful positioning
  • No built-in sustain for extended fights

Champions with Similar Builds to Caitlyn

Zeri champion
Zeri
Core Items
  • Stormrazor - Zeri core item
  • Lord Dominik's Regards - Zeri core item
  • Infinity Edge - Zeri core item
83.3%Win Rate
2.5%Pick Rate
Corki champion
Corki
Core Items
  • The Collector - Corki core item
  • Lord Dominik's Regards - Corki core item
  • Infinity Edge - Corki core item
68.8%Win Rate
4.3%Pick Rate
Tristana champion
Tristana
Core Items
  • The Collector - Tristana core item
  • Lord Dominik's Regards - Tristana core item
  • Infinity Edge - Tristana core item
56.3%Win Rate
5.2%Pick Rate

Champions that use similar core items to Caitlyn. These builds share at least 2 core items with the current popular caitlyn build and may have similar playstyles and power spikes.

Draven champion
Draven
Core Items
  • Bloodthirster - Draven core item
  • Infinity Edge - Draven core item
  • Hexoptics C44 - Draven core item
65.0%Win Rate
4.8%Pick Rate

See Also

Caitlyn OverviewCaitlyn RunesCaitlyn CountersAll Items