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

Caitlyn vs Lulu

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

based on 5,517 Caitlyn vs Lulu matchups
Win Rate
52.4 %
K/D/A
2.23
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League rounds every week. Within our dataset, Caitlyn faced Lulu in 5517 rounds. Using so many games with Caitlyn versus Lulu gives us faith in our capacity to provide enlightening statistics and a pro build to annihilate Lulu. This particular matchup is relatively rare. Caitlyn encounters Lulu in only 1.5% of her games.

Caitlyn vs Lulu Matchup Summary

Caitlyn has done a good job of beating Lulu. On average, she wins a fantastic 52.4% of the time the champions fight each other in. In Caitlyn against Lulu matches, Caitlyn’s team is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood, indicating that she most likely will get first blood against Lulu.

Best Caitlyn vs Lulu Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Kircheis ShardNoonquiver

Core Caitlyn Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeThe CollectorOpportunity

Optional Items

Rapid FirecannonImmortal ShieldbowVoltaic CycloswordBloodthirster

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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Guide to Countering Lulu as Caitlyn

Tips for Playing as Caitlyn against Lulu

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 Lulu

Lulu excels when opponents heavily commit. Don't give her this chance! Use heavy harass tactics instead to force Lulu and her partner out of lane.

The shots from Lulu's faerie can be intercepted - hide behind your minions to avoid the additional Faerie attacks.

Caitlyn vs Lulu Counter Stats

Caitlyn Image
Win Rate
52.4 %
VS
Win Rate
47.6 %
Lulu Image
6.2
< Kills >
1.4
5.6
< Deaths >
4.8
6.3
< Assists >
14
1.43
< Killing Sprees >
0.25
178
< Minions Killed >
28
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.58
< Inhibitors >
0.52
18,985
< Physical Damage >
959
1,407
< Magic Damage >
5,399
512
< True Damage >
506
20,905
< Damage Dealt >
6,865
18,467
< Damage Taken >
16,069
11,979
< Gold Earned >
8,206
2.78
< Towers >
2.04
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
5,307
< Total Healing >
2,221
12,334
< Experience >
10,567
18
< Vision Score >
56
8
< Wards Placed >
25
89
< Time Dealing CC >
240

How to Counter Lulu with Caitlyn in LoL

The stats provided here show several strategic Caitlyn versus Lulu counter statistics that may help us figure out the differences and similarities between these two champs. As an example, Caitlyn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Lulu’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Caitlyn may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Lulu. This observation is largely fueled by the difference in kills.

Caitlyn typically has a much larger longest killing spree than her foe does. On average, she takes a similar amount of damage to Lulu. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Caitlyn and Lulu

Damage Types Compared

Caitlyn
Lulu
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Caitlyn
Lulu

Who is Better, Caitlyn or Lulu?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Caitlyn usually wins when facing off against Lulu, with a 52.4% win rate. Thus, Caitlyn makes a good counter to Lulu.

While Caitlyn does have a higher win rate than Lulu, when they face off with one another, Caitlyn also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more complex champ to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Caitlyn into Lulu.

Moreover, Caitlyn has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Lulu. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Caitlyn vs Lulu matchups, Caitlyn is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Caitlyn is a good counter for Lulu. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Caitlyn against Lulu.

Additional Information for Caitlyn Players

How We Calculated Our Caitlyn vs Lulu Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lulu as Caitlyn, we analyzed 5,517 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 Lulu 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Caitlyn in order to counter Lulu during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Caitlyn most often accumulates much more CS relative to Lulu. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities 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 do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Caitlyn versus Lulu build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, The Collector, and Opportunity. When Caitlyn included at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better versus Lulu than with most other common builds. In fact, Caitlyn had an average win rate of 52.4% battling Lulu with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest probability of annihilating Lulu as Caitlyn, you 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 builds we have analyed for Caitlyn vs Lulu clashes, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 52.4% win rate overall.

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