Caitlyn - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
47.7%
Pick Rate
10.1%

CaitlynTop Build

FMarksman
Patch26.14
Matches134,440
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJul 19, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

The patch 26.14 Caitlyn top build uses Gunmetal Greaves, The Collector, Lord Dominik's Regards, Infinity Edge, Bloodthirster, Rapid Firecannon, Farsight Alteration. This Caitlyn build has a 8.25% pick rate and a 62.5% win rate in LoL patch 26.14. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Caitlyn build choices below.

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Best Caitlyn Build - Highest Win Rate Items

Top Summoner Spells

  • FlashTeleport
    Flash + Teleport
    60.0%Win Rate62.5%Pick Rate
  • BarrierFlash
    Barrier + Flash
    66.7%Win Rate37.5%Pick Rate

Build Stats

62.50%Win Rate
+14.83%WR Diff
8.25%Pick Rate
8Matches

This Caitlyn build focuses on physical damage and attack speed for sustained DPS. 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 The Collector, Lord Dominik's Regards and Infinity Edge. This item combination achieves a 62.5% win rate across 8 matches analyzed.

At full build, Caitlyn gains a total of 240 Attack Damage, giving a strong power profile for physical damage.

Best Caitlyn Runes

Precision primary rune treePrecision
  • Lethal Tempo
  • Presence of Mind
  • Legend: Bloodline
  • Cut Down
Sorcery secondary rune treeSorcery
  • Absolute Focus
  • Gathering Storm
  • Attack Speed
  • Adaptive Force
  • Health
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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: Gold Efficiency, Physical Damage. Lower in: Physical Resistance, Health, Magic Resistance, Magic Damage.

The most popular starting items for Caitlyn are Doran's Blade, Health Potion, Stealth Ward with a 100.0% win rate and 25.0% pick rate.

100.0%Win Rate
25.0%Pick Rate
0.0%Win Rate
12.5%Pick Rate
These are Caitlyn's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. The Collector (46.9% WR, -0.8% WR diff, 39.0% pick rate) provides 0.25% Crit %, 50 AD. Lord Dominik's Regards (53.9% WR, +6.2% WR diff, 35.9% pick rate) provides 0.25% Crit %, 35 AD. Infinity Edge (50.3% WR, +2.6% WR diff, 74.4% pick rate) provides 0.25% Crit %, 75 AD. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.
Top situational items for Caitlyn include Bloodthirster, Rapid Firecannon. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
The best boots for Caitlyn are Gunmetal Greaves. 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 lifestealLifeSteal:20%
  • Total movement speedMovement Speed:45
  • Total attack speedAttack Speed:75%
  • Total critical strike chanceCrit %:100%
  • Total attack damageAttack Damage:240
  • Total movement speedMovement Speed:4%

Build Comparison

Best WR
Most Played
Caitlyn lifestealLifeSteal
0.2%
0%
Caitlyn movement speedSpeed
45
45
Caitlyn attack speedAS
0.75%
0.9%
Caitlyn critical strike chanceCrit %
1%
1.25%
Caitlyn attack damageAD
240
215
Caitlyn movement speedSpeed
0.04%
0.1%
When facing Caitlyn's top counters like Lucian, MissFortune, Jhin, 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 Bloodthirster 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 Spike3,000g~5 min

This Caitlyn critical strike-focused AD carry build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. With a 62.5% win rate across 8 matches, this build has proven highly effective in the current meta. The build's key strengths include exceptional physical damage output with 240 total attack damage from items, rapid attack speed for consistent DPS, 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. The sustain from this build helps Caitlyn outlast opponents in extended trades, making it ideal against poke-heavy compositions. However, be aware that this build lacks defensive stats making Caitlyn vulnerable to burst damage and low health pool requiring careful positioning. With a total gold cost of 16,950, this Caitlyn build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your The Collector, Lord Dominik's Regards, Infinity Edge 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 240 total attack damage from items
  • Rapid attack speed for consistent DPS
  • High critical strike chance for burst potential
  • Significant sustain through lifesteal

Weaknesses

  • Lacks defensive stats making Caitlyn vulnerable to burst damage
  • Low health pool requiring careful positioning
  • Susceptible to armor-stacking opponents

Champions with Similar Builds to Caitlyn

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