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Caitlyn vs Elise

How to Beat Elise as Caitlyn in LoLCaitlyn is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Elise as Caitlyn

based on 2,673 Caitlyn vs Elise matchups
Win Rate
51.8 %
K/D/A
2.16
Pick Rate
0.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked LoL rounds that we analyze each week. Our guide on how to beat Elise as Caitlyn resulted from an evaluation of 2673 ranked rounds where both champs opposed one another. This champion matchup is relatively rare. Caitlyn has to counter Elise in only 0.7% of her matches.

Caitlyn vs Elise Matchup Summary

Caitlyn has done a decent job of countering Elise. On average, she wins a acceptable 51.8% of matches the champions face one another in. In Caitlyn vs Elise matches, Caitlyn’s team is 0.1% less likely to get first blood. This implies that she most likely won't get first blood against Elise.

Best Caitlyn vs Elise Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsNoonquiver

Core Caitlyn Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeRapid FirecannonStormrazor

Optional Items

OpportunityHubrisLord Dominik's RegardsAxiom Arc

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Caitlyn to level upq
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Second ability for Caitlyn to level upw
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Last skill for Caitlyn to max oute

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
SorceryAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Caitlyn's passive ability p
Caitlyn's q ability q
Caitlyn's w ability w
Caitlyn's e ability e
Caitlyn's ultimate ability r
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Q
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Guide to Countering Elise as Caitlyn

Tips for Playing as Caitlyn against Elise

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 Elise

Rappel has a long cooldown. Elise is vulnerable after she has used it.

Elise's Spider Form is more dangerous when you are at low health, and her Human Form more potent when you are at high health.

Rappel will only move Elise straight up and down unless she can descend upon an enemy unit.

Caitlyn vs Elise Counter Stats

Caitlyn Image
Win Rate
51.8 %
VS
Win Rate
48.2 %
Elise Image
6.6
< Kills >
7.3
6.1
< Deaths >
6.5
6.6
< Assists >
7.5
1.53
< Killing Sprees >
1.69
178
< Minions Killed >
31
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
1.33
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.42
19,377
< Physical Damage >
1,273
1,500
< Magic Damage >
16,430
537
< True Damage >
1,410
21,415
< Damage Dealt >
19,114
19,459
< Damage Taken >
29,917
12,204
< Gold Earned >
11,503
2.62
< Towers >
1.39
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.32
5,410
< Total Healing >
13,280
12,709
< Experience >
12,997
18
< Vision Score >
25
9
< Wards Placed >
7
90
< Time Dealing CC >
172

How to Counter Elise with Caitlyn in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show some valuable Caitlyn against Elise counter stats that may help us figure out the differences between the two. For instance, Caitlyn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Elise’s ratio of NaN, showing that Caitlyn may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Elise..

Caitlyn typically has a similar longest killing spree as her matchup does. Typically, she receives less damage than Elise. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Caitlyn and Elise

Damage Types Compared

Caitlyn
Elise
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Caitlyn
Elise

Who is Better, Caitlyn or Elise?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Caitlyn usually wins when facing off against Elise, with a 51.8% win rate. As a result, Caitlyn makes a good counter to Elise.

While Caitlyn does have a higher winrate than Elise, when facing one another, Caitlyn also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less time consuming champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Caitlyn into Elise.

Moreover, Caitlyn also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Elise. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Caitlyn vs Elise matchups, Caitlyn is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Caitlyn is a decent counter to Elise. Focus your actions on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Caitlyn against Elise.

Additional Information for Caitlyn Players

How We Calculated Our Caitlyn vs Elise Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Elise as Caitlyn, we analyzed 2,673 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Elise as Caitlyn comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Caitlyn to counter Elise during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Caitlyn usually gets much more CS compared to Elise. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Caitlyn versus Elise build consist of Infinity Edge, Rapid Firecannon, and Stormrazor. When Caitlyn bought at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better vs. Elise than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Caitlyn had an average winrate of 51.8% when countering Elise with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Elise as Caitlyn, Caitlyn players should equip the Fleet Footwork, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Caitlyn vs Elise counterpicks, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 51.8% win rate overall.

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