Tier C Vanguard · Caitlyn: comp guide
Style: Caitlyn reroll (cost 2)Vanguard · Caitlyn is a tier C comp in patch 18.5: average placement 5.97 and top 4 in 27% of 108 games from Platinum to Challenger. Caitlyn carries with Guinsoo's Rageblade, Kraken's Fury, Hextech Gunblade. Caitlyn reroll (cost 2).
- Avg
- 5.97
- Top 4
- 27%
- 1st
- 1%
- Games
- 108
- Level
- 8
Set 18 Patch 18.5 77,232 high-elo games Games from 6 Oct to 20 Oct
Early comps
what to open with to reach the final comp in good shape
Item priority
2 of them
The items the comp's units want most.
Carries
Traits
Approximate layout
Worked out by role (range, health and items). Faded = flexible.
Leveling
- Lvl 42-1
- Lvl 52-5
- Lvl 63-1
- Lvl 74-1
- Lvl 84-5
Roll down for the comp at level 6 (3-1). A guideline, based on the comp's style.
Stage 2 · level 4-5 · what to open with to reach the final comp in good shape
Transition · level 6-7 · before switching into the final comp
Riot only provides the board each player ends with, not how it looked in stage 2 or 3: we calculate these openers from the comp's traits, the units that stay in the final board and each unit's strength in high elo. Gold border: the ones that stay.
Carry items (Caitlyn)
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Components of its 3 main items: 2× Recurve Bow, 2× Needlessly Large Rod, Negatron Cloak, B.F. Sword.
Items per champion
Best items per champion (in any comp)
Roles
Deduced from the data: the secondary carry is the champion with the most damage items after the carry; the frontline, melee champions or those with tank items.
Core champions
Rakanin 81% · 1.9★ on averageCaitlynin 100% · 2.6★ on averageElisein 95% · 2.6★ on averageDianain 69% · 1.8★ on averageHecarimin 76% · 1.9★ on averageSivirin 37% · 1.4★ on averageSentinelin 62% · 1.3★ on averageTaricin 35% · 1.1★ on averageFlexible champions
Champions by cost
Cost 1-2 · the first you'll find
Cost 3 · the middle of the game
Cost 4-5 · the final board
Related comps
They share core champions: use them to pivot if yours gets tough.
More about the comp
Why play this comp?
- Tier C: average placement 5.97 and top 4 in 27% of 108 high-elo games.
- Clear build: Caitlyn carries Guinsoo's Rageblade, Kraken's Fury, Hextech Gunblade (Guinsoo's Rageblade in 72% of games).
- Doesn't need a high level: played at level 8 taking Caitlyn to 3★.
When not to play it
- Below the meta comps' average (5.97 against 4.49).
- If you don't get components for Caitlyn: its items need 2× Recurve Bow, 2× Needlessly Large Rod, Negatron Cloak, B.F. Sword.
- If Caitlyn's copies are spread out in your lobby: 3★ needs 9 copies.
Based on the comp's high-elo stats; the style is deduced from the carry's cost and stars and the final level.
No augments: the Riot API doesn't include augments in match data, so there are no reliable stats for them.