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Caitlyn needs some sort of a buff

Vulconix··4 votes·2,769 views

I've been playing Caitlyn for a bit now and she feels lack luster. With her starting win rate at 47%, which then goes up to 51% with 200+ games play feels very pathetic.

Edit: The information was taken from champion.gg

  • Her damage seems lack luster early.
  • Her Q damage falls off just by being hit by minions, like a Zed Q but worse 'cause it also costs mana.
  • I don't see any use for traps except for just spamming them in lane. Plus I'm curious on how people even manage to step on them.
  • Her ult, sure it has good early damage but anyone can block it and once you hit late game, the ult damage seems... lackluster.
  • This is kind of with every ADC and depends on the team comp and your team in general, but she gets near (if not completely) one shotted by some champions, Pantheon Gangplank Annie Shaco Sona Vayne and so on...

I may be bad and I am a B2 who refuses to climb whatsoever due to how I'd have to play the same roster of champs I'm good at just to be assumed "good." But I'd like to hear how Caitlyn is good and if I'm bad, I want to know what I'm doing wrong that makes me bad.

21 Comments

MrHaZeYo2 votes

You don't see the point of traps?

Vulconix1 votes

No not really, I rarely step on them yet see a fed Caitlyn.

MrHaZeYo2 votes

They're more so for strategic placement, like if you're sieging a turret you place them in a line so they can;t step up, or in front of yours so it's harder to dive you. If your taking dragon or baron you can set them in the jungle enterences and exits so they can't get through, you can do the same when your taking inner turrets, and they're good when your chaining CC.

Ahris1 votes

I find Caitlyn as one of most broken adc in game. She has range, damage, poke, waveclear, cc, and escapes.

I dont think she needs ANY kind of buffs. I say this as someone who plays her often.

MrHaZeYo1 votes

I play Cait a lot when I get put ADC, but I do think she needs some sort of buff, not a big one though.

Rexxiee1 votes

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I find Caitlyn as one of most broken adc in game. She has range, damage, poke, waveclear, cc, and escapes.

I dont think she needs ANY kind of buffs. I say this as someone who plays her often.

Sorry but caitlyn is only not the worst adc in the game because lucian exists.

Both are bottom 2 atm, caitlyn loses lane to actual lane bullies and her late is pretty much worse than most adcs aswell, like MF for example, shes stronger than caitlyn at every phase of the game.

Ahris1 votes

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Sorry but caitlyn is only not the worst adc in the game because lucian exists.

Both are bottom 2 atm, caitlyn loses lane to actual lane bullies and her late is pretty much worse than most adcs aswell, like MF for example, shes stronger than caitlyn at every phase of the game.

I find her really strong. Maybe you arent using her correctly. Caitlyn is all about how she uses her traps. Her traps provide a TON of self peel and zoning.

Rexxiee1 votes

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I find her really strong. Maybe you arent using her correctly. Caitlyn is all about how she uses her traps. Her traps provide a TON of self peel and zoning.

I guess nobody agrees with you then, in high elo she sees 0 play and has a 47% win rate.

Ahris1 votes

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I guess nobody agrees with you then, in high elo she sees 0 play and has a 47% win rate.

Ic, she has 1.2% pickrate and 44% winrate acording to probuilds. For comparison ahri has 0.3% pickrate with 40% winrate.

All information taken from probuilds.net

Rexxiee1 votes

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Ic, she has 1.2% pickrate and 44% winrate acording to probuilds. For comparison ahri has 0.3% pickrate with 40% winrate.

All information taken from probuilds.net

They are both pretty bad in high elo yes.

Ahris1 votes

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They are both pretty bad in high elo yes.

Cait is in a way better spot though.

Vulconix1 votes

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Ic, she has 1.2% pickrate and 44% winrate acording to probuilds. For comparison ahri has 0.3% pickrate with 40% winrate.

All information taken from probuilds.net

Caitlyn now has a 38% win rate with a pick rate of 0.68% while Ahri has a 44% win rate with a pick rate of 0.28%. Pro history for Caitlyn are mostly losses

Info taken from probuilds.net as of 1/10/2018.

Ahris1 votes

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Caitlyn now has a 38% win rate with a pick rate of 0.68% while Ahri has a 44% win rate with a pick rate of 0.28%. Pro history for Caitlyn are mostly losses

Info taken from probuilds.net as of 1/10/2018.

It keeps changing. Though, cait has higher picmrate which shows that pros like her more.

Vulconix1 votes

Funny enough, I main Caitlyn now and mostly every ADC except for XayahKogMaw Vayne (legit perma banned on both teams). Went from B4 to B2 in 1-2 days so I'll be in silver soon.

KlydeFrog1 votes

Ikr people are dumb I build duskblade ghost blade static greaves and what ever items I need at the time mostly it's essence reaver and ga blade of the ruined king or lod Dom and I take transcedence with ultimate hat. I max q first because her q actually does more damage then varus q people need to stop rushing ie for starters it's a useless first item and being able to pretty much instantly kill someone eq aa ultimate is funny

Vulconix1 votes

Can I have some proof to see that actually works, Mr. SupportMain?

KlydeFrog1 votes

explain to me why it wouldnt work. also im not a supp main

AFilthyCaitMain1 votes

It feels like I do absolutely no damage early. And because shes balanced around what her early game is supposed to be, her dps is meh.

Shes getting outpoked like hell with all these mage supports, and hard engage support meta doesnt help either.

Vulconix1 votes

Shes getting outpoked like hell with all these mage supports, and hard engage support meta doesnt help either.

Funny you say that 'cause I got out damaged early by an AP Janna. But I feel like that was because of how Rengar got salty after my Teemo support stole his blue because he doesn't know how to last hit, then he ran it down bot.

Priestelar1 votes

Caitlyn has been my favorite and most played champ for like the past 4 years. I have 477k Mastery points on her xd it would be a ton more if the system took into account matches played before the system was brought into place!

HOWEVER i digress. Tbh i don't actually feel Caitlyn is in a bad spot. But from my understanding is that the masses feel she is actually weak. I despise the whole ITS ALL ABOUT TRAPS gameplay. They took what was considered her most useless ability and made it like it is today. Her late game is what i consider to be one of the bests. Despite what all these people may say. I always win lane, unless im vs Blitz/Thresh becuz hehexd cancer op. Or get ganked.

Cait is harder to play correctly than most might think... But hey i will never say no to buffs :d

I think your post is actually ironic. Becuase for one thing https://youtu.be/TMeJpUpmZXw this video from 2 weeks ago mentioned caitlyn as a champ that needs a buff.

Funny enough he did say as well that Tryndamere, Yi, Victor and Lucian needed buffs and HEY WHAT DO YOU KNOW. They were buffed. SO cait might get buffed in the future too

Sirsir1 votes

I hope not. I hate when that champ is relevant. Just like any other auto-win-lane champs Pantheon Leblanc Renekton

Bitch can just auto harass when you're farming your fucking melee creeps under tower. God forbid she actually knows how to use her traps

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