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How to Win Caitlyn vs Ezreal Counter MatchupCaitlyn is in the a tier of champions

Caitlyn vs Ezreal

How to Beat Ezreal as Caitlyn in LoLCaitlyn is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Ezreal as Caitlyn

based on 26,221 Caitlyn vs Ezreal matchups
Win Rate
51.9 %
K/D/A
2.2
Pick Rate
6.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked LoL games each week. In our dataset, Caitlyn fought Ezreal 26221 times. With so many games with Caitlyn vs Ezreal provides us a lot of confidence in our capability to provide actionable statistics and a solid build to wreck Ezreal. This pairing is fairly uncommon. Caitlyn encounters Ezreal in only 6.9% of her games.

Caitlyn vs Ezreal Matchup Summary

Caitlyn has done a decent job of countering Ezreal. On average, she wins a acceptable 51.9% of games the champions fight each other in. In Caitlyn versus Ezreal matches, Caitlyn’s team is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood, indicating that she probably will get first blood against Ezreal.

Best Caitlyn vs Ezreal Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Kircheis ShardNoonquiver

Core Caitlyn Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeThe CollectorOpportunity

Optional Items

BloodthirsterImmortal ShieldbowEdge of NightRapid Firecannon

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCut Down
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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Guide to Countering Ezreal as Caitlyn

Tips for Playing as Caitlyn against Ezreal

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 Ezreal

Ezreal is a very fragile champion so take the fight to him.

Ezreal is completely skill shot based, so make sure to keep minions in between you.

Mystic Shot applies on-hit effects including the Crest of Cinders.

Caitlyn vs Ezreal Counter Stats

Caitlyn Image
Win Rate
51.9 %
VS
Win Rate
48.1 %
Ezreal Image
6.5
< Kills >
6.5
5.9
< Deaths >
5.4
6.5
< Assists >
6.8
1.5
< Killing Sprees >
1.52
179
< Minions Killed >
173
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.49
19,792
< Physical Damage >
15,521
1,456
< Magic Damage >
7,308
568
< True Damage >
607
21,817
< Damage Dealt >
23,436
20,162
< Damage Taken >
20,747
12,164
< Gold Earned >
11,839
2.56
< Towers >
2.22
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
5,852
< Total Healing >
5,764
12,766
< Experience >
12,798
18
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
8
88
< Time Dealing CC >
90

How to Counter Ezreal with Caitlyn in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify some significant Caitlyn versus Ezreal counter statistics that may help us understand the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Caitlyn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Ezreal’s ratio of NaN, showing that Caitlyn may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Ezreal..

Caitlyn often has a similar longest killing spree as her counter does. Typically, she takes a similar amount of damage to Ezreal. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Caitlyn and Ezreal

Damage Types Compared

Caitlyn
Ezreal
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Caitlyn
Ezreal

Who is Better, Caitlyn or Ezreal?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Caitlyn usually wins when taking on Ezreal, with a 51.9% win rate. Therefore, Caitlyn makes a good counter for Ezreal.

While Caitlyn does have a higher win rate compared to Ezreal, when facing one another, Caitlyn also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less difficult champ to learn. You should be careful when picking Caitlyn into Ezreal.

Moreover, Caitlyn has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Ezreal. 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 Ezreal matchups, Caitlyn is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Caitlyn is a decent counter to Ezreal. Make sure you focus your gameplay on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Caitlyn against Ezreal.

Additional Information for Caitlyn Players

How We Calculated Our Caitlyn vs Ezreal Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ezreal as Caitlyn, we analyzed 26,221 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 Ezreal 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 in order to counter Ezreal during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Caitlyn typically gets a similar amount of CS as Ezreal. Champs who typically don't get much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Caitlyn versus Ezreal build include Infinity Edge, The Collector, and Opportunity. When Caitlyn incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better versus Ezreal than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Caitlyn boasted an average winrate of 51.9% when countering Ezreal with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Ezreal as Caitlyn, you should use 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 players used for Caitlyn vs Ezreal clashes, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 51.9% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Ezreal as Caitlyn are shown for all skill levels combined. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to an individual skill level, you should use the selection menu above.