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Caitlyn vs Gragas

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

based on 6,156 Caitlyn vs Gragas matchups
Win Rate
51.7 %
K/D/A
2.2
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of rated League games that we analyze every week. Our guide on how to beat Gragas as Caitlyn came out of an evaluation of 6156 ranked games where both champs battled one another. This champion matchup is somewhat rare. Caitlyn encounters Gragas in only 1.6% of her matches.

Caitlyn vs Gragas Matchup Summary

Caitlyn has done a decent job of beating Gragas. Normally, she wins a acceptable 51.7% of games the champions face one another in. In Caitlyn against Gragas games, Caitlyn’s side is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood, indicating that she probably will be able to get first blood against Gragas.

Best Caitlyn vs Gragas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Kircheis ShardNoonquiver

Core Caitlyn Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeLord Dominik's RegardsBloodthirster

Optional Items

Guardian AngelRapid FirecannonAxiom ArcPhantom Dancer

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

PrecisionLethal TempoPresence 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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Guide to Countering Gragas as Caitlyn

Tips for Playing as Caitlyn against Gragas

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 Gragas

Body Slam is on a very low cooldown, making it difficult to pursue Gragas. Don't overextend yourself chasing him.

Gragas can knock everybody away with his ultimate. Be careful that you don't get knocked into him or, worse, an enemy tower.

Caitlyn vs Gragas Counter Stats

Caitlyn Image
Win Rate
51.7 %
VS
Win Rate
48.3 %
Gragas Image
6.7
< Kills >
5.9
6.1
< Deaths >
5.8
6.7
< Assists >
7.1
1.57
< Killing Sprees >
1.37
180
< Minions Killed >
107
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.6
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.37
19,936
< Physical Damage >
1,471
1,505
< Magic Damage >
18,339
554
< True Damage >
643
21,997
< Damage Dealt >
20,454
19,742
< Damage Taken >
30,082
12,310
< Gold Earned >
11,316
2.62
< Towers >
1.46
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.14
5,519
< Total Healing >
12,564
12,778
< Experience >
14,087
18
< Vision Score >
21
9
< Wards Placed >
8
91
< Time Dealing CC >
415

How to Counter Gragas with Caitlyn in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify several significant Caitlyn vs. Gragas matchup statistics that may help you understand the differences between this set of champions. Caitlyn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Gragas’s ratio of NaN, showing that Caitlyn may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Gragas..

Caitlyn usually has a similar longest killing spree as her opponent does. Typically, she receives less damage than Gragas. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Caitlyn and Gragas

Damage Types Compared

Caitlyn
Gragas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Caitlyn
Gragas

Who is Better, Caitlyn or Gragas?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Caitlyn usually wins when trying to fight Gragas, with a 51.7% win rate. Therefore, Caitlyn makes a good counter for Gragas.

While Caitlyn does have a higher win rate compared to Gragas, when facing one another, Caitlyn also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more challenging champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Caitlyn into Gragas.

Additionally, Caitlyn has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Gragas. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Caitlyn vs Gragas matchups, Caitlyn is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Caitlyn is a decent counter for Gragas. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Caitlyn against Gragas.

Additional Information for Caitlyn Players

How We Calculated Our Caitlyn vs Gragas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gragas as Caitlyn, we analyzed 6,156 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 Gragas 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 learn all of the intricacies of Caitlyn in order to counter Gragas during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Caitlyn usually gets more CS relative to Gragas. Champions who typically don't take much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Caitlyn versus Gragas build include Infinity Edge, Lord Dominik's Regards, and Bloodthirster. When Caitlyn used at least these three items in her build, she did much better when facing Gragas than with most other typical builds. In fact, Caitlyn had an average win rate of 51.7% when countering Gragas with this build.

To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against Gragas as Caitlyn, Caitlyn players should take the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Caitlyn vs Gragas LoL games, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 51.7% winrate overall.

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