Caitlyn

2 costAD Specialist

Hunter

Coven

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// Stats

550Health

0/3Mana

50Attack Damage

100Ability Power

0.7Attack Speed

30Armor

30Magic Resist

4Range

// Ability

Headshot

Passive: Every third attack is replaced with a Headshot that deals 190 / 285 / 470% () + 20 / 30 / 45 () physical damage.

Spell Damage AD[ 190% / 285% / 470% ]

Spell Damage AP

[ 20 / 30 / 45 ]

// Cast timeline

0 / 3mana at start / to cast

+10mana per attack

0.70attacks per second

0.11 sattack delay: from the start of an attack until it hits

0.46 safter the hit until it can cast or attack again

Step by step, in words

No cast animation in the game files for this unit (passive kit).

// Damage calculation

Measured at 2 stars on a level 8 board the Trait Explorer builds around its traits (optimal tall, its traits at their lowest breakpoint, teammates at 2 stars without items, positioned by role), against a level 8 enemy comp (Elderwood Lux, Ornn, Xayah, Alistar, LeBlanc, Hecarim, Ezreal, Gnar: 3 tanks, 1 melee, 4 ranged, 2 stars), over 20 seconds of combat with real cast times, mana lock and item effects.

Its board: Caitlyn, Coven Lux, Camille, Rakan, Elise, Cassiopeia, Tristana, Morgana.

81DPS with no items

354DPS with the best 3 items

354on the primary target

// Survivability

Alone, no items, 2 stars: its own damage against a 30 armor / 30 magic resist dummy, and what it soaks under 600 damage per second, half physical, from 4 attackers, over 20 s.

69DPS alone

1,287Effective health · dies at 2 s

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DPS (all targets)	DPS (primary)
354	354	Open on the Board
353	353	Open on the Board
348	348	Open on the Board
339	339	Open on the Board
339	339	Open on the Board

Builds are ranked by calculated damage: every damage item alone first, then every 3-item combination of the 12 best. Ability model confidence: high. Change the enemies, items and teammates in the calculator.

// Itemized Roles

Ranged AD CarrySituational

Guinsoo's Rageblade

Giant Slayer

Infinity Edge

2-cost ranged AD Specialist (game role tag, range 4). As the comp's damage dealer it takes the best calculated damage items. No cast animation in the game data (passive kit): only attack speed and on-hit items change its pace.

Ranged AD SupportSituational

Last Whisper

Red Buff

Infinity Edge

2-cost ranged AD Specialist (game role tag, range 4). When another champion carries, it holds the team Shred/Sunder and Burn items. No cast animation in the game data (passive kit): only attack speed and on-hit items change its pace. One Sunder item and one Burn item for the team, plus the third item that adds the most calculated damage for Caitlyn (307 DPS at 2 stars against three 2-star tanks). Ionic Spark, Evenshroud and Sunfire Cape are left out: at range 4 their aura would not reach the enemies.

Ranged AP SupportSituational

Void Staff

Red Buff

Giant Slayer

2-cost ranged AD Specialist (game role tag, range 4). It can hold the team Shred and Burn items for an AP comp; its own AD damage does not profit from the debuff. No cast animation in the game data (passive kit): only attack speed and on-hit items change its pace. One Shred item and one Burn item for the team, plus the third item that adds the most calculated damage for Caitlyn (238 DPS at 2 stars against three 2-star tanks). Ionic Spark, Evenshroud and Sunfire Cape are left out: at range 4 their aura would not reach the enemies.