Caitlyn Build Guide : [12.7] ♥ WIP D'you Feel Lucky, Punk? | DatKawaiiBunny's Caitlyn Guide

Welcome to my ADC guide! I hope this guide helps you as you go along your journey of learning The Sheriff of Piltover In this guide, I will be going over many runes for , pros & cons, abilities, items, spells, as well as gameplay tips. If you have any questions, I would love to help! Just leave them in the comments. Also, if you have any concerns, feel free to message me!If you're curious, I started making a to-do list for my guides. You can check it out below in "Ending/Credits".

This guide is based on my experience playing . These are the runes and items I use on a daily basis.

"Tea time's over."

Hello, I'm DatKawaiiBunny! I'm a Gold IV ADC and support main. I've been playing League of Legends since April of season 7 as an ADC main, specifically a main! My overall goal is to climb to platinum. My highest mastery champions are , , and . I usually stream 3 times a week, and upload clips to Youtube, so come and say hi, or ask me questions about .

Back in season 7, was my first mastery 5, and is my go-to ADC in ranked. She is my second highest with over 340k mastery points. is one of those simple to understand, but rewarding when mastered champions. Even though they removed some of her "animation canceling" mechanics, there's still plenty of things you can accomplish. I update my guide each time I play her with items, runes, etc. I really appreciate you guys taking the time to read my guide. Thanks a lot, and happy carrying! ♥

Pros

♥ Long Range

♥ Good Poke

♥ Great Laning Phase

Out of any ADC (not counting Kindred), has the longest auto-attack range at level 1, which adds to her poke potential and success in the early stages of the game. and are her main sources of poke. Not only that, but can be activated with and !

Cons

♥ Squishy

♥ Weak When Behind

♥ Relies on Auto-Attacks

has the lowest base HP compared to the other ADC champions. The highest is with 605, while only has 510. I think it's safe to say a lot of ADC's are weak when behind. However, Caitlyn feels very weak if you can't gain traction. Her passive, is her main source of damage and it depends on critical strike items. Since she relies on a lot, you have to constantly auto-attack and stack her passive.

This page is still a WIP. The runes above are still great to use. I just go into more detail about the runes and my reasoning for taking them in this chapter.

Lethal Tempo

Press the Attack

Presence of Mind
At level 1, has 315 mana (without mana items/runes). As the game goes on, costs more mana (90 mana at level 9). will help with early game, along with mid-game mana issues. Damaging an enemy champion increases your mana regeneration by 1.5 − 11 mana per second (depending on level). However, it is reduced to 80% for ranged champions. Enemy champion takedowns restore 15% of your maximum mana. You can also take for a little bit of extra gold. Takedowns restore 12% of your missing health and grant an additional 20 gold.

Legend: Alacrity
is a pretty simple rune. You gain 3% attack speed plus an additional 1.5% for every "legend stack" (max 10 stacks). 100 points for champion takedowns, 100 points for epic monster takedowns, 25 points for large monster kills, and 4 points for minion kills. You can also take for the life steal. You gain 0.4% life steal for every Legend up to 9% with 15 stacks.

Coup De Grace
is always the rune I take on , unless they have tanks. When champions are below 40% health, you deal 8% more damage. This works nicely with and . If they have tanks, take . You deal 5% - 15% bonus damage vs champions with 10% - 100% more max health than you.

♥ Note: Don't forget to take when you take . Also, build .

Biscuit Delivery
At 2, 4, and 6 minutes, you will receive a . Consuming a biscuit will instantly grant 50 mana and permanently increase your maximum mana by 50. does really well in the early game, so if you can, you should be aggressive. will help you if you constantly poke/push with .

Magical Footwear
You get free at 12 minutes, but you cannot buy boots before then. For each takedown, you acquire the boots 45 seconds sooner. I don't like spending gold on boots. I would rather put that gold towards my mythic item, so I take this rune.

Taste of Blood
If you take , is the best rune to take. You heal for 18 - 35 (+ 20% bonus AD) (+ 10% AP) health (based on level). I personally take into struggling matchup, such as , or .

Ultimate Hunter
For every first-time enemy takedown, your ultimate gains a 5% reduced cooldown, plus an additional 4% per Bounty Hunter stack. You can take for the extra gold. Gain 70 gold per unique takedown (+20 gold per Bounty Hunter stack), up to 550 gold at 5 unique takedowns. Earn a Bounty Hunter stack whenever scoring a takedown against an enemy champion, up to one per unique champion. Personally, I like the additional cooldown reduction on since I use it every time it's up.

Cheap Shot
If you would like to deal more damage with , this is the rune for you. Damaging champions with impaired movement or actions deals 10 - 45 bonus true damage (based on level). A simple (with a ) and combo will do a lot of damage. If you're going , I suggest taking this rune for the extra true damage. True damage cannot be blocked by armor or magic resistance, so it's great for tanks.

♥ Note: Hey, Bunny here! Patch 12.6 took away some healing from Fleet Footwork, Legend: Bloodline, and they took away "Ravenous Hunter." I personally stopped using these runes altogether. However, Legend: Bloodline has a new effect; "after reaching maximum Legend stacks, your maximum health increases by 100." It's not the worst, but I like the attack speed from Legend: Alacrity.

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♥ Note: I like to take +10 attack speed, +9 adaptive force, and +6 armor, or +8 magic resistance, depending on the matchup and enemy champions.

Dark Harvest
is one of my favorite runes to take on , unless they have a tanky team, then I take . I go a critical strike build with , so I deal a bunch of damage with . Damaging a champion below 50% of their maximum health deals 20 - 60 (based on level) (+ 5 per Soul) (+ 25% bonus AD).

Cheap Shot
If you would like to deal more damage with , this is the rune for you. Damaging champions with impaired movement or actions deals 10 - 45 bonus true damage (based on level). A simple (with a ) and combo will do a lot of damage. You can also take for healing. You heal for 18 - 35 (+ 20% bonus AD) (+ 10% AP) health (based on level).

♥ Note: True damage is damage that cannot be blocked by armor and magic resistance, which will make poking and doing combos easier.

Eyeball Collection
Out of all the options, is the best one, especially on . Every takedown grants you "an eyeball" (up to 10). One eyeball gives you 1.2 bonus attack damage, up to 12 bonus attack damage. Completing your collection awards an additional adaptive bonus of 6 attack damage.

♥ Note: gives you +25% AD whenever you "reap a soul." That, plus will give you more damage as the game goes on, even if you aren't ahead early. Keep in mind that assists also count as "takedowns" so if you have trouble getting kills, focus on assists until you have enough damage.

Ultimate Hunter
For every first-time enemy takedown, your ultimate gains a 5% reduced cooldown, plus an additional 4% per Bounty Hunter stack. You can take for the extra gold. Gain 70 gold per unique takedown (+20 gold per Bounty Hunter stack), up to 550 gold at 5 unique takedowns. Earn a Bounty Hunter stack whenever scoring a takedown against an enemy champion, up to one per unique champion. Personally, I like the additional cooldown reduction on since I use it every time it's up.

Biscuit Delivery
At 2, 4, and 6 minutes, you will receive a . Consuming a biscuit will instantly grant 50 mana and permanently increase your maximum mana by 50. does really well in the early game, so if you can, you should be aggressive. will help you if you constantly poke/push with .

Magical Footwear
You get free at 12 minutes, but you cannot buy boots before then. For each takedown, you acquire the boots 45 seconds sooner. I don't like spending gold on boots. I would rather put that gold towards my mythic item, so I take this rune.

Legend: Alacrity
is a pretty simple rune. You gain 3% attack speed plus an additional 1.5% for every "legend stack" (max 10 stacks). 100 points for champion takedowns, 100 points for epic monster takedowns, 25 points for large monster kills, and 4 points for minion kills. You can also take for the life steal. You gain 0.4% life steal for every Legend up to 9% with 15 stacks.

Coup De Grace
Since I take , and build , is my go-to rune. When champions are below 40% health, you deal 8% more damage.

♥ Note: appears when the champion is below 50% of their max health. You can tell if an enemy is low enough when they have a red/orangish glow on their body.

Presence of Mind
At level 1, has 315 mana (without mana items/runes). As the game goes on, costs more mana (90 mana at level 9). will help with early game, along with mid-game mana issues. Damaging an enemy champion increases your mana regeneration by 1.5 − 11 mana per second (depending on level). However, it is reduced to 80% for ranged champions. Enemy champion takedowns restore 15% of your maximum mana.

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♥ Note: I like to take +10 attack speed, +9 adaptive force, and +6 armor, or +8 magic resistance, depending on the matchup and enemy champions.

Ability Sequence
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18

♥ Passive: Headshot

's basic attacks generate a stack of Headshot on-attack, doubled when attacking from bruses. At 6 stacks, or 5 while in brush, 's next basic attack becomes unstoppable and deals (50/75/100% (at levels 1/7/13) + (125% + 5% to 25%) critical strike chance) AD bonus physical damage, increased to (100% + (125% + 5% to 25%) critical strike chance) AD against non-champions. When targets an enemy marked by or , her partially resets, firing faster than a normal basic attack.

Enemies that step over a or are hit by can grant an additional headshot at 1300 range for 1.8 seconds, without consuming stacks of .

♥ Piltover Peacemaker

Cost: 50 / 60 / 70 / 80 / 90

Cooldown: 10 / 9 / 8 / 7 / 69

After one second, shoots a skillshot dealing 50 / 90 / 130 / 170 / 210 (+1.3 / 1.45 / 1.6 / 1.75 / 1.9 per attack damage) to the first target struck, then widens by 30 units, dealing 60% damage to any additional enemies.

always deals 100% damage to champions revealed by .

♥ Yordle Snap Trap

Cost: 20

sets up to 3 / 3 / 4 / 4 / 5 traps which trigger on champions. When sprung, the trap immobilizes the champion for 1.5 seconds and reveals it for 3 seconds. Traps last 30 / 35 / 40 / 45 / 50 seconds. can also fire one 1300 range at trapped targets, dealing 60 / 105 / 150 / 195 / 240 (+0.4 / 0.55 / 0.7 / 0.85 / 1.0 per bonus attack damage) physical damage.

can store up to 3 / 3 / 4 / 4 / 5 traps at a time and gains charges every 30 / 24 / 19 / 15 / 12 seconds.

♥ 90 Caliber Net

Cost: 75

Cooldown: 16 / 14.5 / 13 / 11.5 / 10

fires a heavy net that slows down her target by 50% for 1 second and deals 70 / 110 / 150 / 190 / 230 (+80% of ability power) magic damage. The recoil knocks back 400 units. can also netted targets once at 1300 range.

♥ Ace in the Hole

Cost: 100

Cooldown: 90 / 75 / 60

takes time to line up the perfect shot, dealing 300 / 525 / 750 (+2.0 per bonus attack damage) physical damage to a single target at a huge range. Enemy champions can intercept the bullet for their ally. It provides vision on the target for the duration. This ability is also a "point and click."

This page is still a WIP. The items above are still great to use. I just go into more detail about the items and my reasoning for taking them in this chapter.

teleports your champion wherever your cursor is. Flash is a good engage and escape tool for . You can + for a kill, or away from the enemies. It's also a key spell for all champions, except .

is a pretty standard bot lane spell. It heals you and the closest allied champion to your cursor (or the most wounded ally if no target is near the cursor) by 90 - 345 health and gives you both +30% movement speed for 1 second.

slows down a targeted enemy champion for 30% of their movement speed, and reduces their damage by 40% for 2.5 seconds. If they have assassins, such as , or on the enemy team, I will take . Another reason I will take is if my support takes .

ADC is one of the most important roles. You're the team's main source of attack damage, and you play a big part in teamfights. In this chapter, I will be going over gameplay tips for . Of course, you can't always apply these tips to every game, mainly because every game is different, but these should give you a general idea of what to do.

Early Game

♥ Level 1:

You should level up first. Your job is to push your lane and get level 2 first. If they're pushing into you, let them, especially if they have a or . You can take the opportunity to freeze or slow push the wave.

♥ Level 2:

Once you get level 2, you can either get or . I personally like taking for zoning the enemies. You also want to poke and trade with the enemies with . Depending on who you're up against, and who your support is, you should try to manage the wave. You can either shove the wave into the tower after the 3rd wave and "cheater recall," or you slow push and try to deny the enemy farm.

♥ Level 3 - 5:

Level 6 is when you get your ultimate, , which is your strongest ability. Until then, you're going to be pushing the wave into the tower and harassing the enemy. If you have an aggressive support, look for opportunities to place a . Don't feel pressured to constantly push the wave because you will most likely get ganked by their jungler, or they can try to freeze the minions near their . However, if you do push the wave, you can either recall, roam towards mid, or grab a with your jungler.

♥ Level 6:

Now you have your ultimate,, you're still going to continue pushing the lane and harassing the enemy if you're ahead. The range on is 3,500, so if you see an opportunity to kill a nearby enemy, do it. If you aren't winning the laning phase, manage your wave, and try to get assistance from your jungler.

Mid/Late Game

♥ After Laning Phase:

Once you get bot , you want to get as much gold as you possibly can, even if you're ahead. You want to stay relevant throughout the whole game. Safely grab farm wherever you can. Get gold from jungle camps, waves, or scuttle crab. If you know you can destroy a , do it, then either recall or rotate somewhere else.

♥ Teamfight Tips:

Teamfights are very important, and they can turn the game around. is a pretty safe champion because of her range. You want to stay behind the frontline and attack whoever is closest or the biggest threat. If you're under attack, kite the enemy and wait for your team to peel for you. I highly recommend using on the lowest health enemy, especially if you have and . If your team is in a fight or they're engaging on an enemy, you could use to decrease their health, pick up the kill, or gain an assist. Also, don't forget to push the lane before you enter a teamfight. The wave will most likely push back to your side once the teamfight is over, so you don't miss out on much gold. Keep in mind, you don't have to participate in every single teamfight. If you know you can't contribute, or it's a pointless fight (not fighting for priority over objectives) then go apply pressure in another lane, safely.

♥ I would like to thank everyone for reading and voting for my guide! I hope my guide helped you along your journey. I try to make these simple so they can help a wide range of people.

Guides are usually updated at the start of a new patch and throughout the month, if I have time. I love answering questions and helping people, so feel free to ask as many questions as you want! Also, feel free to point out typos. I find some from time to time.

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[12.7] ♥ WIP D'you Feel Lucky, Punk? | DatKawaiiBunny's Caitlyn Guide

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Recommended Items

Runes: Dark Harvest Runes

Spells:

Flash

Heal

Exhaust

Flash

Cleanse

Flash

Items

Ability Order Standard

Headshot (PASSIVE)

Piltover Peacemaker (Q)

Yordle Snap Trap (W)

90 Caliber Net (E)

Ace in the Hole (R)

Threats & Synergies

Sivir

Twitch

Ashe

Jinx

Vayne

Kai'Sa

Morgana

Lux

Thresh

Leona

Nautilus

Bard

Zyra

Senna

Blitzcrank

Soraka

Yuumi

Lulu

Rakan

Morgana

Lux

Thresh

Leona

Nautilus

Bard

Zyra

Senna

Blitzcrank

Soraka

Yuumi

Lulu

Rakan

Champion Build Guide

[12.7] ♥ WIP D'you Feel Lucky, Punk? | DatKawaiiBunny's Caitlyn Guide

"Tea time's over."

♥ Long Range

♥ Good Poke

♥ Great Laning Phase

♥ Squishy

♥ Weak When Behind

♥ Relies on Auto-Attacks

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♥ Passive: Headshot

♥ Piltover Peacemaker

Cost: 50 / 60 / 70 / 80 / 90

Cooldown: 10 / 9 / 8 / 7 / 69

♥ Yordle Snap Trap

Cost: 20

♥ 90 Caliber Net

Cost: 75

Cooldown: 16 / 14.5 / 13 / 11.5 / 10

♥ Ace in the Hole

Cost: 100

Cooldown: 90 / 75 / 60

Early Game

♥ Level 1:

♥ Level 2:

♥ Level 3 - 5:

♥ Level 6:

Mid/Late Game