Diana - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
48.7%
Pick Rate
3.6%

Dianavs Caitlyn

DFighterAssassin
Patch26.10
Matches1,120,787
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedMay 19, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Diana vs Caitlyn is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.10. Diana wins with a 66.7% win rate (+33.3%) over Caitlyn based on 6 games. Diana holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Diana build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Diana vs Caitlyn matchup.

Diana Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Diana performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.

Compare against an opponent
Caitlyn - 66.7% win rateCaitlyn(66.7%)
Diana - 66.7% win rate in this matchup
Diana
66.7% WR
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Caitlyn vs Diana matchup - 33.3% win rate
Caitlyn
33.3% WR

Who Wins the Diana vs Caitlyn Matchup?

Diana wins the Diana vs Caitlyn matchup
Winner
Diana
Matches: 6
66.7%
Win Rate
33.3%
5.5
CS / min
7.0
882
DMG / min
808
10,812
Gold / game
12,721
132
Heal / min
198
1,169
DMG Mitigated / min
405
0.3
CC / min
0.6
100.0%
Early Game WR
0.0%
50.0%
Late Game WR
50.0%

Diana vs Caitlyn Matchup Summary

The Diana vs Caitlyn matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 6 recent matches analyzed, Diana wins with a 66.7% win rate compared to Caitlyn's 33.3%, giving Diana a 33.3 percentage point advantage. Diana dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Caitlyn players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Diana leads by 698 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Diana players can confidently pick into Caitlyn and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Caitlyn away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Diana vs Caitlyn Laning Phase Breakdown

Caitlyn wins the laning phase against Diana in League of Legends

Caitlyn is favored during the laning phase against Diana, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Caitlyn holds advantages in farming, gold income and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
5.5Diana
7.0Caitlyn
Caitlyn significantly out-farms Diana by 1.5 CS per minute, accumulating an estimated 23 CS lead by mid game. This substantial farming gap gives Caitlyn a major gold advantage and earlier item completions. Diana players should prioritize wave management techniques like freezing near tower and using abilities efficiently to minimize the deficit.
Damage
882Diana
808Caitlyn
Diana deals 74 more champion damage per minute than Caitlyn. While noticeable in extended trades, this gap can be offset by Caitlyn choosing favorable fight windows, such as engaging when Diana's key abilities are on cooldown or trading immediately after dodging a skillshot.
Economy
10,812Diana
12,721Caitlyn
Caitlyn generates a commanding 1,909 more gold per game than Diana. This substantial economic advantage means Caitlyn consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Diana should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
0.3Diana
0.6Caitlyn
Caitlyn provides 0.3 seconds more crowd control per minute than Diana, offering better gank setup potential and slightly more team fight utility. This CC advantage helps Caitlyn coordinate with their jungler and control the pace of skirmishes.
Sustain
1,301Diana
603Caitlyn
Diana vastly out-sustains Caitlyn, healing and mitigating 698 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Diana can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Caitlyn is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Caitlyn, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Diana Build Against Caitlyn

Spellslinger's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Caitlyn, providing the mobility and stats Diana needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Diana against Caitlyn are Stormsurge, Shadowflame and Zhonya's Hourglass. This combination gives Diana an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build achieves a solid 50.0% win rate across 2 games, proving it to be a reliable item path when facing Caitlyn. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Diana vs Caitlyn matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Diana
100.0%
+100.0% advantage
Diana early game win rateDiana100.0%
Caitlyn early game win rateCaitlyn0.0%
Late Game
Diana
50.0%
+0.0% advantage
Diana late game win rateDiana50.0%
Caitlyn late game win rateCaitlyn50.0%

Diana dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 100.0% win rate — a 100.0 percentage point lead over Caitlyn. This lopsided early game means Diana can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Late game (25+ minutes) is equally balanced, with Diana at 50.0% win rate — only 0.0 points ahead of Caitlyn. Team fight execution and macro play determine the winner at this stage, not champion matchup advantage.

Diana holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Caitlyn players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.

Best Diana Runes Against Caitlyn

Sorcery rune tree - Diana primary runes vs CaitlynSorcery
Stormraider's Surge - best Diana rune vs CaitlynManaflow Band - best Diana rune vs CaitlynTranscendence - best Diana rune vs CaitlynScorch - best Diana rune vs Caitlyn
Resolve rune tree - Diana secondary runes vs CaitlynResolve
Bone Plating - best Diana rune vs CaitlynShield Bash - best Diana rune vs Caitlyn
100.0% WR

Running Sorcery primary with Resolve secondary allows Diana to press their advantage against Caitlyn, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.


Diana matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.10. The table below shows Diana's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Diana build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Diana matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.10
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
52.23%2246.089212,25357.7%47.5%
48.17%1916.186412,77148.6%47.9%
42.20%1731.368512,09451.2%34.1%
45.66%1733.779012,18651.3%41.2%
45.91%1591.366112,02637.7%52.2%
50.63%1585.689212,16157.6%45.6%
50.96%1571.373112,53849.3%52.3%
42.95%1565.986911,50141.3%44.4%
50.00%1545.594012,11049.2%50.5%
44.59%1481.472412,43642.9%45.9%
46.26%1474.396612,32046.0%46.5%
44.37%1425.793111,90751.6%38.8%
48.89%1352.886211,63245.6%52.2%
44.78%1345.788912,28253.7%38.8%
49.62%1315.996711,76148.5%50.8%
45.24%1261.368012,14650.0%41.4%
54.40%1255.997111,97451.7%56.9%
56.45%1244.184212,52656.0%56.8%
48.78%1231.363511,41445.7%52.8%
45.83%1201.574113,38652.7%40.0%
43.10%1161.873712,48743.1%43.1%
54.87%1131.476813,23152.8%56.7%
40.71%1131.368012,13736.4%43.5%
47.66%1075.781012,00457.1%41.5%
48.08%1045.782511,54347.8%48.3%
49.02%1025.678511,43545.6%51.8%
52.94%1023.577012,61857.7%48.0%
46.00%1006.091512,54657.8%36.4%
43.43%995.777010,46748.1%37.8%
48.84%861.366812,40947.4%50.0%
51.19%841.473113,12648.6%53.2%
48.61%721.576812,38445.2%51.2%
57.35%686.184611,91260.7%55.0%
44.78%676.093312,80742.9%46.1%
52.31%651.574413,16360.9%47.6%
50.00%646.081211,96265.5%37.1%
48.39%621.375812,42045.5%51.7%
64.52%625.894012,51565.4%63.9%
50.00%625.090712,20750.0%50.0%
37.70%615.898012,99843.5%34.2%
43.33%605.998811,75250.0%37.5%
45.76%595.888010,97051.6%39.3%
55.17%581.475612,85258.3%52.9%
56.90%581.970511,41359.4%53.9%
42.11%576.17909,96946.9%36.0%
42.86%561.778212,88540.0%44.4%
50.00%566.087811,21262.1%37.0%
50.00%541.469213,12652.2%48.4%
66.67%545.992411,82760.0%72.4%
55.77%523.981212,06059.1%53.3%
52.94%511.474013,83552.4%53.3%
45.10%515.693612,52755.6%39.4%
51.02%491.266211,08848.3%55.0%
51.02%491.367312,56145.5%55.6%
45.83%485.892111,08538.1%51.9%
56.25%481.364811,98757.1%55.6%
53.33%451.479613,71885.7%38.7%
54.55%443.377813,25957.1%53.3%
43.18%441.472112,11647.6%39.1%
55.81%435.891412,39058.8%53.9%
60.00%405.886511,70350.0%70.0%
50.00%405.91,02412,40656.3%45.8%
51.28%393.185312,75052.9%50.0%
62.16%374.689713,06676.9%54.2%
44.44%364.877211,04652.9%36.8%
52.78%366.192311,92457.9%47.1%
50.00%361.782913,05740.0%57.1%
42.42%335.594012,24940.0%43.5%
54.55%332.168512,42557.1%50.0%
35.48%315.894711,31141.2%28.6%
58.06%311.676813,54575.0%47.4%
53.33%301.975413,13858.3%50.0%
46.67%302.678212,38957.1%37.5%
46.67%301.787214,63771.4%39.1%
50.00%304.488012,22973.3%26.7%
36.67%302.265411,32346.1%29.4%
48.28%293.580711,33631.3%69.2%
62.07%291.471411,73558.8%66.7%
39.29%282.268312,62050.0%31.3%
51.85%271.673313,02160.0%41.7%
42.31%261.369912,62140.0%45.5%
58.33%244.974511,22150.0%64.3%
66.67%244.879312,40864.3%70.0%
54.17%245.799711,76953.9%54.5%
34.78%234.176011,76722.2%42.9%
45.45%224.784111,49741.7%50.0%
59.09%223.383713,14070.0%50.0%
40.91%222.090612,72440.0%41.7%
40.91%225.691712,54236.4%45.5%
50.00%226.197811,33057.1%37.5%
61.90%214.575711,99450.0%72.7%
42.86%211.570711,80950.0%36.4%
40.00%202.779811,59933.3%50.0%
50.00%205.01,03010,23555.6%45.5%
50.00%206.094913,00750.0%50.0%
50.00%202.166110,38253.3%40.0%
78.95%195.689512,99990.0%66.7%
68.42%192.882113,23072.7%62.5%
73.68%196.21,11813,92070.0%77.8%
47.06%172.994516,119100.0%35.7%
47.06%176.195111,95271.4%30.0%
37.50%163.166411,05837.5%37.5%
46.67%155.792513,51966.7%41.7%
33.33%124.17209,80425.0%50.0%
45.45%111.460911,08350.0%33.3%
45.45%115.41,00013,15566.7%37.5%
36.36%111.168412,57860.0%16.7%
36.36%115.293313,3510.0%50.0%
36.36%115.68069,29112.5%100.0%
27.27%111.581413,39820.0%33.3%
75.00%84.685510,80750.0%100.0%
75.00%85.91,01013,243100.0%66.7%
37.50%84.47639,00733.3%50.0%
75.00%83.084812,66966.7%80.0%
28.57%76.783711,4530.0%66.7%
28.57%75.61,04411,5350.0%50.0%
42.86%75.282811,369100.0%20.0%
57.14%71.471314,439100.0%50.0%
50.00%63.280511,19366.7%33.3%
83.33%64.775513,68350.0%100.0%
50.00%64.967910,736100.0%25.0%
50.00%62.170511,49466.7%33.3%
83.33%65.18109,15775.0%100.0%
66.67%65.588514,7470.0%80.0%
66.67%65.588210,812100.0%50.0%
40.00%56.51,03814,5960.0%50.0%
0.00%55.57938,6060.0%0.0%
100.00%53.090614,811100.0%100.0%

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Diana vs Caitlyn - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Diana do against Caitlyn in League of Legends?

Diana wins the Diana vs Caitlyn matchup with a 66.7% win rate compared to Caitlyn's 33.3%, a 33.3 percentage point difference. This data is based on 6 recent ranked games in patch 26.10.

How does Diana do against Caitlyn in the early game?

In the early game, Diana has the advantage against Caitlyn with a 100.0% win rate versus 0.0%. Diana players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Diana do against Caitlyn in the late game?

In the late game, Diana takes over the Diana vs Caitlyn matchup with a 50.0% win rate compared to 50.0%. Diana scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Diana vs Caitlyn matchup?

Diana wins the matchup against Caitlyn with a 66.7% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.10. The 33.3 percentage point advantage means Diana is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 6 games analyzed.

What is the best Diana build against Caitlyn?

The best Diana build against Caitlyn includes Stormsurge, Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass with Spellslinger's Shoes. This build achieves a 50.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Diana runes against Caitlyn?

The best Diana runes against Caitlyn use the Sorcery primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Diana vs Caitlyn matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Diana counter Caitlyn?

Yes, Diana has a favorable matchup against Caitlyn with a 66.7% win rate. Diana strongly counters Caitlyn in lane based on current patch 26.10 data.

How do I play Diana against Caitlyn?

When playing Diana against Caitlyn, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. You have early game priority — look for kills and zone control before first recall. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.