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How to Win Lee Sin vs Caitlyn Counter MatchupLee Sin is in the b tier of champions

Lee Sin vs Caitlyn

How to Beat Caitlyn as Lee Sin in LoLLee Sin is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Caitlyn as Lee Sin

based on 11,162 Lee Sin vs Caitlyn matchups
Win Rate
47.8 %
K/D/A
2.52
Pick Rate
9.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked League games every week. In our dataset, Lee Sin fought Caitlyn in 11162 games. Including so many matchups for Lee Sin versus Caitlyn provides us confidence in our capacity to provide informative statistics and a supported build to shatter Caitlyn. This champion pairing is relatively uncommon. Lee Sin encounters Caitlyn in only 9.7% of his rounds.

Lee Sin vs Caitlyn Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Lee Sin has done a poor job of countering Caitlyn. Typically, he wins a lowly 47.8% of the time the champs fight each other in. In Lee Sin vs Caitlyn matches, Lee Sin’s side is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood. This indicates that he probably will be able to get first blood against Caitlyn.

Best Lee Sin vs Caitlyn Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Lee Sin Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverSpear of ShojinDeath's Dance

Optional Items

Guardian AngelSterak's GageHubrisThe Collector

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Lee Sin to level upq
>
Second ability for Lee Sin to level upw
>
Last skill for Lee Sin to max oute

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Lee Sin's passive ability p
Lee Sin's q ability q
Lee Sin's w ability w
Lee Sin's e ability e
Lee Sin's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Caitlyn as Lee Sin

Tips for Playing as Lee Sin against Caitlyn

Take advantage of Flurry by weaving in basic attacks between spell casts - this maximizes damage output and minimizes Energy loss.

Self-casting Safeguard and using Iron Will are powerful tools for killing neutral monsters (in the jungle).

Use Sonic Wave before Dragon's Rage so you can chase the target with Resonating Strike.

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.

Lee Sin vs Caitlyn Counter Stats

Lee Sin Image
Win Rate
47.8 %
VS
Win Rate
52.2 %
Caitlyn Image
7.1
< Kills >
6.6
6
< Deaths >
6
8
< Assists >
6.7
1.65
< Killing Sprees >
1.52
34
< Minions Killed >
176
1.47
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.55
13,400
< Physical Damage >
19,859
2,729
< Magic Damage >
1,469
971
< True Damage >
579
17,100
< Damage Dealt >
21,907
35,453
< Damage Taken >
19,167
11,693
< Gold Earned >
12,084
1.34
< Towers >
2.62
0.33
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
16,768
< Total Healing >
5,328
13,181
< Experience >
12,512
24
< Vision Score >
19
11
< Wards Placed >
9
431
< Time Dealing CC >
89

How to Counter Caitlyn with Lee Sin in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize several strategic Lee Sin versus Caitlyn matchup stats that may help you understand the distinctions between the two. Lee Sin’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Caitlyn’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Lee Sin may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Caitlyn..

Lee Sin usually has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. On average, he receives more damage than Caitlyn. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Lee Sin and Caitlyn

Damage Types Compared

Lee Sin
Caitlyn
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Lee Sin
Caitlyn

Who is Better, Lee Sin or Caitlyn?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Lee Sin usually loses when taking on Caitlyn, with a 47.8% win rate. Therefore, Lee Sin makes a bad counter to Caitlyn.

While Lee Sin does have a lower win rate compared to Caitlyn, when facing one another, Lee Sin also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Lee Sin into Caitlyn.

Moreover, Lee Sin also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Caitlyn. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Lee Sin 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 allied champions during teamfights.

Lee Sin is a trash counter for Caitlyn. Focus your play on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Lee Sin against Caitlyn.

Additional Information for Lee Sin Players

How We Calculated Our Lee Sin vs Caitlyn Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Caitlyn as Lee Sin, we analyzed 11,162 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Caitlyn as Lee Sin comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Lee Sin in order to counter Caitlyn during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Lee Sin usually picks up a lot less CS compared to Caitlyn. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Lee Sin versus Caitlyn build consist of Black Cleaver, Spear of Shojin, and Death's Dance. When Lee Sin bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better versus Caitlyn than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Lee Sin boasted an average winrate of 47.8% battling Caitlyn with this build.

To have the best chance of vanquishing Caitlyn as Lee Sin, Lee Sin players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Lee Sin vs Caitlyn counter picks, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 47.8% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Caitlyn as Lee Sin are given for all skill levels, merged. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to an individual player tier, you may use the selection menu at the top of this page.