Blitzcrank vs Caitlyn
How to Beat Caitlyn as Blitzcrank
based on 14,068 Blitzcrank vs Caitlyn matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Blitzcrank vs Caitlyn Matchup Summary
Best Blitzcrank vs Caitlyn Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Caitlyn as Blitzcrank
Tips for Playing as Blitzcrank against Caitlyn
Using Blitzcrank's grab to pull an enemy into your tower range followed by a Power Fist will allow the tower to get several hits on them.
The 1-2-3 combo of Rocket Grab, Power Fist, and Static Field can devastate an individual opponent.
Advice to Win Against Caitlyn
Keep behind allied minions if Caitlyn is harassing you with Piltover Peacemaker (it deals less damage with each subsequent target).
You can intercept Ace in the Hole's missile from hitting an ally if you stand in its path.
Blitzcrank vs Caitlyn Counter Stats
How to Counter Caitlyn with Blitzcrank in LoL
The stats shown here emphasize several critical Blitzcrank against Caitlyn counter stats that may help you understand the differences between these two champions. Blitzcrank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Caitlyn’s ratio of NaN, showing that Blitzcrank may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Caitlyn. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.
Blitzcrank normally has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. On average, he takes more damage than Caitlyn. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Blitzcrank and Caitlyn
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Who is Better, Blitzcrank or Caitlyn?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Blitzcrank usually wins when trying to fight Caitlyn, with a 53.3% win rate. As a result, Blitzcrank makes a great counter to Caitlyn.
While Blitzcrank does have a higher win rate than Caitlyn, when they face off with one another, Blitzcrank also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult character to learn. You should be be fine when picking Blitzcrank into Caitlyn.
Additionally, Blitzcrank has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Caitlyn. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Blitzcrank vs Caitlyn matchups, Blitzcrank is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Blitzcrank is a great counter for Caitlyn. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Blitzcrank against Caitlyn.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Blitzcrank to counter Caitlyn during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Blitzcrank on average racks up a lot less CS relative to Caitlyn. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to focus on in your Blitzcrank versus Caitlyn build include Knight's Vow, Frozen Heart, and Celestial Opposition. When Blitzcrank used at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better vs. Caitlyn than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Blitzcrank had an average winrate of 53.3% when countering Caitlyn with these items in his kit.
To have the best probability of beating Caitlyn as Blitzcrank, you should use the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Unflinching, and Bone Plating runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players picked for Blitzcrank vs Caitlyn counters, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 53.3% win rate overall.
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