Caitlyn Wild Rift Build & Guide

Listed below are the things that Caitlyn Wild Rift will need to win fights.

• Fleet Footwork is the go-to rune for Caitlyn as it helps her with kiting enemies during the laning phase while also giving some form of sustain. In the late game, it synergizes with her long range, making her practically untouchable when played right. Lethal Tempo on the other hand further increases her attack speed for which what she exactly needs.
• Brutal grants flat damage and armor penetration bonuses which is perfect for an early game bully which Caitlyn is.
• Bone Plating grants damage reduction against burst damage which Caitlyn hates the most.
• Sweet Tooth‘s bonus gold on eating honeyfruits will help you reach Caitlyn’s item powerspike timings faster. It also helps in getting the upper hand in the laning phase thanks to the bonus healing effects on the honeyfruits.

These two are the best spells you can equip for Caitlyn Wild Rift.

Heal is the superior summoner spell for ADCs if your support is not running it. It is better than Barrier because aside from the heal, it also gives a short burst of movement speed. Of course, if your support is running Heal, use Barrier or Exhaust instead.

Flash is a necessary summoner spell for Caitlyn because she is a fairly immobile ADC. Plus, you get to make awesome plays with it.

Caitlyn’s 1st ability, Piltover Peacemaker is maxed first because it is Caitlyn’s main source of poke damage in the landing phase, and a way to safely farm and shove minions in a losing lane. Next, put 1 point in her 3rd ability, 90 Caliber Net to have a disengage tool but max Caitlyn’s 2nd ability, Yordle Snap Trap next because it provides a lot of utility in teamfights. Of course, put a point in her ultimate whenever possible.

Caitlyn has a longer range than most ADCs so you have to take advantage of this by harassing them every time they try to last hit minions.

Make the most of Caitlyn’s passive, Headshot by staying under brushes so you will be able to stack it faster and deal bonus damage more often.

Of course, the enemy team will try to get the jump on you if you stay on the brushes. Secure your position using Caitlyn’s 2nd ability, Yordle Snap Trap. 

Caitlyn’s traps may be visible to enemy champions but if you put them under brushes, it will make it harder for them to detect it and they will stay on their toes when trying to attempt a counterattack on you.

Caitlyn has fairly weak disengage so if you are against strong all-in duo combos like Lucian and Tresh or Tristana and Alistar, play on the safer side, especially if your Flash is on cooldown.

In the late game, positioning is key to winning with Caitlyn.

As for any classic sniper roles, you have to keep your position a secret until all hell breaks loose on team fights. Otherwise, you will be focused on by the enemy’s assassin or mages and you will fail to contribute to your team as a consequence.

Spam Caitlyn’s 2nd ability, Yordle Snap Trap on the battlefield, right in the middle and on your escape path just to be on the safer side.

We highly recommend using Caitlyn Wild Rift with the following champions as they synergize well with her.

Leona plays extremely well together with Caitlyn. She allows her to play extra aggressively in the early game and her stun chain is long enough to for Caitlyn’s trap to activate, extending the already long CC chain. Although, you have to pray that Leona won’t forget about you and peel for you in the late game.

Blitzcrank is another hyper aggressive early game support who can CC chain with Caitlyn. It is harder to chain Caitlyn’s trap with Blitzcrank’s combo though.

Alistar does not only play as aggressively as those two mentioned above but unlike them, Alistar is also an effective peeler and if its summoner knows it, you will have an easy time all game long.