Sivir vs Caitlyn
How to Beat Caitlyn as Sivir
based on 6,334 Sivir vs Caitlyn matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Sivir vs Caitlyn Matchup Summary
Best Sivir vs Caitlyn Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Caitlyn as Sivir
Tips for Playing as Sivir against Caitlyn
Sivir's Boomerang Blade returns to her after reaching the max range, so you can shift position to hit enemies who would otherwise have evaded it.
Try saving Spell Shield for enemy abilities that can disable you such as stuns and roots.
Ricochet resets Sivir's basic attack timer on activation, so activating this immediately after landing a normal basic attack will maximize damage output.
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.
Sivir vs Caitlyn Counter Stats
How to Counter Caitlyn with Sivir in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here emphasize some vital Sivir against Caitlyn matchup stats that can help you interpret the differences between the pair. As an example, Sivir’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Caitlyn’s ratio of NaN, showing that Sivir may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Caitlyn..
Sivir often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her opponent does. On average, she takes a similar amount of damage to Caitlyn. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Sivir and Caitlyn
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Who is Better, Sivir or Caitlyn?
Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Sivir usually loses when facing off against Caitlyn, with a 48.7% win rate. Therefore, Sivir makes a bad counter to Caitlyn.
While Sivir does have a lower winrate compared to Caitlyn, when facing one another, Sivir also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less difficult character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Sivir into Caitlyn.
Additionally, Sivir also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Caitlyn. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Sivir vs Caitlyn matchups, Caitlyn is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.
Sivir is a somewhat poor counter to Caitlyn. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Sivir against Caitlyn.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Sivir in order to counter Caitlyn during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Sivir on average accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Caitlyn. Champs who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to have in your Sivir versus Caitlyn build consist of Guardian Angel, Kraken Slayer, and Navori Quickblades. When Sivir bought at least these three items in her build, she performed much better vs. Caitlyn than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Sivir boasted an average win rate of 48.7% when playing against Caitlyn with this counter build.
To have the best chance of crushing Caitlyn as Sivir, Sivir players should take the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Sivir vs Caitlyn counters, this order of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 48.7% winrate overall.
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