Lucian vs Caitlyn
How to Beat Caitlyn as Lucian
based on 23,505 Lucian vs Caitlyn matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Lucian vs Caitlyn Matchup Summary
Best Lucian vs Caitlyn Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Caitlyn as Lucian
Tips for Playing as Lucian against Caitlyn
For optimal burst, try to combine Relentless Pursuit into Piercing Light.
Ardent Blaze actually explodes in a star pattern. Try to line it up so the spokes hit enemy champions.
Because of Lightslinger, Lucian benefits more from Attack Damage than he does from Attack Speed.
Once you have chosen an angle for The Culling, you cannot change it. Pick your moment well!
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.
Lucian vs Caitlyn Counter Stats
How to Counter Caitlyn with Lucian in LoL
The stats provided here emphasize some important Lucian against Caitlyn matchup statistics that can help you understand the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Lucian’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Caitlyn’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Lucian may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Caitlyn..
Lucian often has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Caitlyn. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Lucian and Caitlyn
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Who is Better, Lucian or Caitlyn?
Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Lucian usually loses when taking on Caitlyn, with a 48.3% win rate. As a result, Lucian makes a bad counter for Caitlyn.
While Lucian does have a lower win rate than Caitlyn, when they face off with one another, Lucian also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Lucian into Caitlyn.
Furthermore, Lucian has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Caitlyn. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Lucian vs Caitlyn matchups, Caitlyn is the better champion with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Lucian is a somewhat poor counter for Caitlyn. Focus your actions on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Lucian against Caitlyn.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Lucian to counter Caitlyn during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Lucian on average accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Caitlyn. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.
The most crucial items to have in your Lucian versus Caitlyn build include Bloodthirster, Rapid Firecannon, and Essence Reaver. When Lucian incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better against Caitlyn than with many other typical builds. In fact, Lucian had an average win rate of 48.3% when playing against Caitlyn with this build.
To have the highest chance of crushing Caitlyn as Lucian, you should take the Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Lucian vs Caitlyn battles, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 48.3% win rate overall.
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