Caitlyn vs Diana
How to Beat Diana as Caitlyn
based on 15,797 Caitlyn vs Diana matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Caitlyn vs Diana Matchup Summary
Best Caitlyn vs Diana Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Diana as Caitlyn
Tips for Playing as Caitlyn against Diana
Fire 90 Caliber Net away from the opponent to close the gap or hop over walls.
Avoid using Ace in the Hole in large team melees as it might be blocked by the wrong target.
Make use of her Yordle Snap Traps by placing them pre-emptively to ensure that you'll have one off of cooldown during combat.
Advice to Win Against Diana
Pale Cascade orbs only last a few seconds. Avoid Diana and engage her after the shield dissipates.
Diana can play very aggressively if she uses Lunar Rush without Moonlight, but you can punish her by slowing or stunning her when she has no way to get back into position.
Dodge Crescent Strike, or move to safety if you are affected by Moonlight.
Caitlyn vs Diana Counter Stats
How to Counter Diana with Caitlyn in LoL
The stats shown here emphasize several strategic Caitlyn vs. Diana counter statistics that may help you appreciate the differences between the pair. For instance, Caitlyn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Diana’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Caitlyn may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Diana..
Caitlyn often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her opponent does. On average, she receives less damage than Diana. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Caitlyn and Diana
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Who is Better, Caitlyn or Diana?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Caitlyn usually fairs equally well when playing against Diana, with a 49.2% win rate. As a result, Caitlyn makes an ok counter for Diana.
While Caitlyn does have a lower winrate than Diana, when they face off with one another, Caitlyn also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more challenging champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Caitlyn into Diana.
Furthermore, Caitlyn also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Diana. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Caitlyn vs Diana matchups, Diana is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Caitlyn is a somewhat poor counter for Diana. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Caitlyn against Diana.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Caitlyn to counter Diana 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 pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Caitlyn usually picks up more CS relative to Diana. Champions who typically don't earn much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.
The best items to have in your Caitlyn versus Diana build consist of Rapid Firecannon, Stormrazor, and Immortal Shieldbow. When Caitlyn combined at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better when facing Diana than with most other typical builds. In fact, Caitlyn had an average winrate of 49.2% when countering Diana with this counter build.
To have the highest chance of crushing Diana as Caitlyn, you should equip the Fleet Footwork, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Cut Down, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Caitlyn vs Diana counter picks, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.2% win rate overall.
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