Kha'Zix vs Caitlyn
How to Beat Caitlyn as Kha'Zix
based on 10,653 Kha'Zix vs Caitlyn matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kha'Zix vs Caitlyn Matchup Summary
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Guide to Countering Caitlyn as Kha'Zix
Tips for Playing as Kha'Zix against Caitlyn
Enemies are considered isolated if they have no allies within a short distance. The damage of Taste Their Fear is massively increased against these targets.
Unseen Threat activates when Kha'Zix cannot be seen by the enemy team. Reactivate by using brush or Void Assault. Don't forget to apply Unseen Threat by autoattacking enemy champions.
Kha'Zix has a great deal of freedom to choose where and when to fight. Pick your battles carefully to succeed.
Advice to Win Against Caitlyn
Keep behind allied minions if Caitlyn is harassing you with Piltover Peacemaker (it deals less damage with each subsequent target).
You can intercept Ace in the Hole's missile from hitting an ally if you stand in its path.
Kha'Zix vs Caitlyn Counter Stats
How to Counter Caitlyn with Kha'Zix in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here show several influential Kha'Zix versus Caitlyn counter statistics that may help us appreciate the differences between the pair. Kha'Zix’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Caitlyn’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Kha'Zix may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Caitlyn..
Kha'Zix normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his matchup does. Typically, he receives more damage than Caitlyn. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Kha'Zix and Caitlyn
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Who is Better, Kha'Zix or Caitlyn?
Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kha'Zix usually fairs equally well when playing against Caitlyn, with a 49.7% win rate. Thus, Kha'Zix makes an ok counter to Caitlyn.
While Kha'Zix does have a lower winrate than Caitlyn, when on opposite teams, Kha'Zix also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult character to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Kha'Zix into Caitlyn.
Additionally, Kha'Zix also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Caitlyn. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kha'Zix vs Caitlyn matchups, Caitlyn is the better champ with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.
Kha'Zix is a somewhat poor counter for Caitlyn. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kha'Zix against Caitlyn.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Kha'Zix to counter Caitlyn during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kha'Zix most often gets a lot less CS compared to Caitlyn. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.
The ideal items to use in your Kha'Zix versus Caitlyn build consist of Guardian Angel, Edge of Night, and Serylda's Grudge. When Kha'Zix included at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better when facing Caitlyn than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Kha'Zix had an average winrate of 49.7% when playing against Caitlyn with these items in his kit.
To have the best probability of annihilating Caitlyn as Kha'Zix, Kha'Zix players should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Treasure Hunter, and Sudden Impact runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for Kha'Zix vs Caitlyn counter picks, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.7% win rate overall.
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