Luxvs Caitlyn
Lux vs Caitlyn is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.14. Lux wins with a 68.2% win rate (+36.5%) over Caitlyn based on 85 games. Lux holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Lux build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Lux vs Caitlyn matchup.
Lux Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Lux 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.
Who Wins the Lux vs Caitlyn Matchup?
Lux vs Caitlyn Matchup Summary
The Lux vs Caitlyn matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 85 recent matches analyzed, Lux wins with a 68.2% win rate compared to Caitlyn's 31.8%, giving Lux a 36.5 percentage point advantage. Lux 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 crowd control, where Lux leads by 0.9s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Lux 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.
Lux vs Caitlyn Laning Phase Breakdown
Lux is favored during the laning phase against Caitlyn, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Lux holds advantages in damage, gold income and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Lux Build Against Caitlyn
Spellslinger's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Caitlyn, providing the mobility and stats Lux needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Lux against Caitlyn are Luden's Echo, Stormsurge and Shadowflame. This combination gives Lux an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 100.0% win rate across 2 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Caitlyn. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Lux vs Caitlyn matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Lux77.8%
Caitlyn22.2%Lux61.2%Caitlyn38.8%Lux dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 77.8% win rate — a 55.6 percentage point lead over Caitlyn. This lopsided early game means Lux can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Lux is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 61.2% win rate — 22.4 points above Caitlyn. Extended games heavily favor Lux, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
Lux 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 Lux Runes Against Caitlyn
Sorcery
Domination
Running Sorcery primary with Domination secondary allows Lux to press their advantage against Caitlyn, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.
Lux matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.14. The table below shows Lux'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 Lux build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46.84% | 711 | 2.3 | 724 | 9,900 | 48.5% | 45.9% | |
| 50.71% | 353 | 2.4 | 732 | 9,986 | 52.2% | 49.8% | |
| 50.00% | 302 | 2.1 | 697 | 9,487 | 59.0% | 43.9% | |
| 52.57% | 272 | 2.0 | 711 | 9,925 | 54.6% | 51.6% | |
| 53.06% | 245 | 2.2 | 751 | 10,188 | 57.3% | 50.6% | |
| 53.45% | 232 | 2.5 | 731 | 10,032 | 55.7% | 52.1% | |
| 51.53% | 229 | 2.2 | 688 | 10,661 | 50.7% | 51.9% | |
| 61.14% | 229 | 3.6 | 757 | 10,138 | 60.5% | 61.5% | |
| 46.63% | 208 | 2.0 | 691 | 9,122 | 54.2% | 41.6% | |
| 46.81% | 188 | 5.6 | 929 | 11,183 | 57.4% | 40.8% | |
| 42.25% | 187 | 3.5 | 787 | 10,858 | 38.1% | 44.4% | |
| 47.85% | 186 | 2.9 | 798 | 10,097 | 46.4% | 48.7% | |
| 50.28% | 177 | 6.0 | 936 | 11,945 | 50.0% | 50.4% | |
| 48.02% | 177 | 2.1 | 699 | 9,938 | 49.2% | 47.4% | |
| 52.57% | 175 | 2.8 | 719 | 10,509 | 53.3% | 52.2% | |
| 59.26% | 162 | 2.6 | 795 | 10,456 | 60.0% | 58.9% | |
| 46.20% | 158 | 2.4 | 716 | 10,342 | 58.8% | 40.2% | |
| 46.41% | 153 | 2.2 | 662 | 9,107 | 55.4% | 39.8% | |
| 49.01% | 151 | 5.8 | 839 | 10,744 | 49.2% | 48.8% | |
| 50.70% | 142 | 6.1 | 829 | 10,934 | 52.8% | 49.4% | |
| 45.99% | 137 | 2.1 | 648 | 9,242 | 50.9% | 42.3% | |
| 45.59% | 136 | 6.4 | 830 | 10,967 | 49.2% | 42.7% | |
| 51.11% | 135 | 5.2 | 864 | 10,711 | 54.7% | 48.8% | |
| 54.96% | 131 | 2.2 | 684 | 9,113 | 57.1% | 53.3% | |
| 48.46% | 130 | 2.1 | 773 | 9,547 | 62.8% | 39.2% | |
| 47.50% | 120 | 2.0 | 704 | 8,927 | 47.4% | 47.6% | |
| 52.14% | 117 | 2.1 | 594 | 9,445 | 57.1% | 47.5% | |
| 51.33% | 113 | 2.0 | 654 | 9,400 | 59.0% | 47.3% | |
| 55.45% | 110 | 6.1 | 783 | 10,908 | 53.7% | 56.5% | |
| 51.85% | 108 | 6.0 | 1,005 | 10,928 | 60.0% | 46.0% | |
| 53.27% | 107 | 4.4 | 761 | 10,733 | 66.7% | 45.6% | |
| 58.65% | 104 | 6.1 | 855 | 11,665 | 60.5% | 57.4% | |
| 49.02% | 102 | 2.6 | 711 | 10,301 | 48.5% | 49.3% | |
| 50.51% | 99 | 2.1 | 732 | 9,235 | 52.3% | 49.1% | |
| 42.11% | 95 | 6.0 | 797 | 10,268 | 50.0% | 35.9% | |
| 48.35% | 91 | 6.2 | 906 | 11,708 | 48.7% | 48.1% | |
| 53.41% | 88 | 6.0 | 914 | 10,827 | 45.5% | 58.2% | |
| 49.43% | 87 | 4.5 | 799 | 11,445 | 50.0% | 49.1% | |
| 68.24% | 85 | 6.2 | 918 | 12,168 | 77.8% | 61.2% | |
| 51.22% | 82 | 6.6 | 909 | 10,479 | 54.0% | 48.9% | |
| 54.32% | 81 | 2.1 | 690 | 8,999 | 48.6% | 58.7% | |
| 52.50% | 80 | 5.5 | 863 | 12,122 | 42.3% | 57.4% | |
| 45.00% | 80 | 2.0 | 798 | 10,515 | 45.5% | 44.8% | |
| 51.95% | 77 | 2.2 | 716 | 10,192 | 67.7% | 41.3% | |
| 46.05% | 76 | 2.0 | 712 | 9,567 | 50.0% | 43.2% | |
| 48.00% | 75 | 5.7 | 791 | 10,783 | 41.9% | 52.3% | |
| 45.21% | 73 | 5.5 | 822 | 11,755 | 39.1% | 48.0% | |
| 45.71% | 70 | 4.2 | 815 | 11,748 | 52.6% | 43.1% | |
| 47.14% | 70 | 6.1 | 877 | 11,768 | 52.4% | 44.9% | |
| 46.38% | 69 | 2.1 | 671 | 9,559 | 34.5% | 55.0% | |
| 41.18% | 68 | 2.7 | 720 | 9,597 | 55.6% | 31.7% | |
| 46.27% | 67 | 2.2 | 723 | 9,781 | 35.0% | 51.1% | |
| 43.08% | 65 | 5.8 | 906 | 12,556 | 28.6% | 47.1% | |
| 53.13% | 64 | 2.2 | 715 | 9,814 | 61.5% | 47.4% | |
| 58.33% | 60 | 5.7 | 864 | 11,414 | 54.2% | 61.1% | |
| 38.98% | 59 | 2.0 | 626 | 8,628 | 50.0% | 30.3% | |
| 39.29% | 56 | 2.1 | 732 | 10,045 | 47.6% | 34.3% | |
| 56.60% | 53 | 6.5 | 942 | 11,509 | 45.8% | 65.5% | |
| 45.10% | 51 | 6.5 | 838 | 10,653 | 45.5% | 44.8% | |
| 62.00% | 50 | 5.9 | 867 | 11,064 | 52.9% | 66.7% | |
| 48.00% | 50 | 6.1 | 1,002 | 12,234 | 47.4% | 48.4% | |
| 46.94% | 49 | 3.9 | 816 | 11,410 | 42.1% | 50.0% | |
| 56.25% | 48 | 5.6 | 798 | 10,031 | 58.3% | 54.2% | |
| 60.87% | 46 | 5.3 | 910 | 10,427 | 63.2% | 59.3% | |
| 69.57% | 46 | 6.1 | 841 | 12,755 | 64.3% | 71.9% | |
| 60.47% | 43 | 3.5 | 764 | 11,382 | 75.0% | 54.8% | |
| 51.16% | 43 | 5.5 | 795 | 10,700 | 64.3% | 44.8% | |
| 53.49% | 43 | 5.8 | 908 | 10,860 | 58.8% | 50.0% | |
| 55.81% | 43 | 6.2 | 898 | 11,557 | 63.6% | 47.6% | |
| 27.50% | 40 | 5.6 | 867 | 11,169 | 41.7% | 21.4% | |
| 58.97% | 39 | 2.2 | 814 | 8,613 | 61.9% | 55.6% | |
| 46.15% | 39 | 5.6 | 837 | 9,696 | 52.6% | 40.0% | |
| 48.72% | 39 | 5.9 | 912 | 12,250 | 75.0% | 37.0% | |
| 50.00% | 38 | 4.2 | 822 | 11,763 | 57.1% | 48.4% | |
| 47.37% | 38 | 2.2 | 734 | 9,400 | 40.0% | 52.2% | |
| 37.14% | 35 | 6.5 | 808 | 12,158 | 50.0% | 28.6% | |
| 38.24% | 34 | 6.3 | 878 | 10,681 | 33.3% | 46.1% | |
| 45.45% | 33 | 6.6 | 973 | 12,622 | 45.5% | 45.5% | |
| 40.00% | 30 | 5.7 | 859 | 10,385 | 50.0% | 31.3% | |
| 56.67% | 30 | 6.5 | 1,060 | 12,933 | 58.3% | 55.6% | |
| 41.38% | 29 | 6.4 | 990 | 12,525 | 75.0% | 28.6% | |
| 64.29% | 28 | 6.3 | 832 | 10,301 | 61.5% | 66.7% | |
| 57.14% | 28 | 6.2 | 927 | 12,311 | 50.0% | 61.1% | |
| 55.56% | 27 | 2.2 | 649 | 10,118 | 55.6% | 55.6% | |
| 52.00% | 25 | 2.1 | 756 | 9,622 | 55.6% | 50.0% | |
| 45.83% | 24 | 6.1 | 950 | 12,490 | 50.0% | 44.4% | |
| 47.83% | 23 | 7.2 | 959 | 12,652 | 50.0% | 46.7% | |
| 26.09% | 23 | 1.8 | 710 | 10,293 | 44.4% | 14.3% | |
| 60.87% | 23 | 6.9 | 869 | 11,107 | 62.5% | 57.1% | |
| 43.48% | 23 | 6.1 | 971 | 11,242 | 60.0% | 30.8% | |
| 59.09% | 22 | 5.8 | 935 | 11,828 | 50.0% | 64.3% | |
| 54.55% | 22 | 4.7 | 878 | 11,429 | 44.4% | 61.5% | |
| 57.89% | 19 | 6.8 | 930 | 11,841 | 50.0% | 61.5% | |
| 36.84% | 19 | 4.8 | 854 | 10,652 | 33.3% | 40.0% | |
| 38.89% | 18 | 4.7 | 763 | 10,673 | 28.6% | 45.5% | |
| 52.94% | 17 | 5.6 | 824 | 11,169 | 80.0% | 41.7% | |
| 82.35% | 17 | 3.9 | 792 | 10,297 | 88.9% | 75.0% | |
| 56.25% | 16 | 6.5 | 912 | 11,291 | 50.0% | 62.5% | |
| 37.50% | 16 | 2.5 | 785 | 10,289 | 14.3% | 55.6% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 5.4 | 729 | 8,693 | 42.9% | 50.0% | |
| 69.23% | 13 | 6.7 | 973 | 12,004 | 60.0% | 75.0% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 4.9 | 851 | 10,530 | 60.0% | 57.1% | |
| 75.00% | 12 | 5.2 | 716 | 9,598 | 100.0% | 57.1% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 3.8 | 978 | 11,303 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 6.3 | 842 | 10,286 | 50.0% | 62.5% | |
| 72.73% | 11 | 6.3 | 958 | 10,061 | 85.7% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 4.5 | 940 | 13,984 | 50.0% | 62.5% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 4.2 | 632 | 8,357 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 3.6 | 817 | 10,883 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 5.6 | 1,191 | 13,988 | 50.0% | 62.5% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 4.2 | 1,001 | 13,562 | 50.0% | 28.6% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 6.0 | 871 | 9,821 | 40.0% | 75.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 3.7 | 788 | 12,458 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 4.3 | 825 | 10,285 | 66.7% | 40.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 4.0 | 721 | 11,645 | 0.0% | 57.1% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 2.4 | 754 | 12,421 | 0.0% | 83.3% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 4.4 | 974 | 9,994 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 5.8 | 883 | 8,313 | 75.0% | 0.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 6.2 | 966 | 13,221 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 2.8 | 767 | 8,807 | 66.7% | 0.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 6.8 | 717 | 12,998 | 66.7% | 25.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 3.8 | 948 | 13,506 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 4.4 | 807 | 10,356 | 33.3% | 75.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 6.5 | 959 | 11,454 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 4.9 | 1,002 | 8,848 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 3.7 | 525 | 7,857 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 4.8 | 737 | 11,645 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 6.3 | 841 | 11,915 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 5.5 | 736 | 10,268 | 100.0% | 25.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 2.0 | 703 | 8,162 | 25.0% | 100.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 4.6 | 769 | 13,157 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 3.5 | 1,018 | 10,809 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 6.5 | 652 | 10,747 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 100.00% | 5 | 3.2 | 760 | 9,537 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
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Lux vs Caitlyn - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Lux do against Caitlyn in League of Legends?
Lux wins the Lux vs Caitlyn matchup with a 68.2% win rate compared to Caitlyn's 31.8%, a 36.5 percentage point difference. This data is based on 85 recent ranked games in patch 26.14.
How does Lux do against Caitlyn in the early game?
In the early game, Lux has the advantage against Caitlyn with a 77.8% win rate versus 22.2%. Lux players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Lux do against Caitlyn in the late game?
In the late game, Lux takes over the Lux vs Caitlyn matchup with a 61.2% win rate compared to 38.8%. Lux scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Lux vs Caitlyn matchup?
Lux wins the matchup against Caitlyn with a 68.2% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.14. The 36.5 percentage point advantage means Lux is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 85 games analyzed.
What is the best Lux build against Caitlyn?
The best Lux build against Caitlyn includes Luden's Echo, Stormsurge, Shadowflame with Spellslinger's Shoes. This build achieves a 100.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Lux runes against Caitlyn?
The best Lux runes against Caitlyn use the Sorcery primary tree with Domination secondary. This rune setup achieves a 69.4% win rate in the Lux vs Caitlyn matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Lux counter Caitlyn?
Yes, Lux has a favorable matchup against Caitlyn with a 68.2% win rate. Lux strongly counters Caitlyn in lane based on current patch 26.14 data.
How do I play Lux against Caitlyn?
When playing Lux 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.