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What decides the bot lane matchup: Caitlyn vs Draven in League of Legends
What decides the bot lane
A tactical read of the bot lane matchup, written from LaneDiff's champion notes: what each champion threatens, and the one thing to do about it before three minutes. It is analysis, not a match sample, so there is no win rate on this page.
Both are lane bully champions in this lane: Wins the early trades outright and has to be punished on cooldowns instead of fought head-on.
Caitlyn
bot lane · Lane bully
She outranges everyone. Let the wave come to you and clear the traps under your tower.
Caitlyn's range and trap zoning own the first three levels; conceding the push and holding health beats fighting her at her spike.
Draven
bot lane · Lane bully
Don't trade while his axes are spinning. Step on his catch spot or farm safe.
Draven with two axes up wins every even trade in the game; his axes land on predictable spots, and denying catches drains him.
Caitlyn vs Draven: Common Questions
- Who wins Caitlyn vs Draven?
- LaneDiff has not analysed enough ranked bot lane games of Caitlyn against Draven to publish a win rate, and does not estimate one. What decides the lane is which player respects the other's threat first. Caitlyn: She outranges everyone. Let the wave come to you and clear the traps under your tower. Draven: Don't trade while his axes are spinning. Step on his catch spot or farm safe.
- How do you play the Caitlyn Draven matchup?
- Caitlyn and Draven are both lane bully champions in the bot lane matchup: Wins the early trades outright and has to be punished on cooldowns instead of fought head-on. Caitlyn's range and trap zoning own the first three levels; conceding the push and holding health beats fighting her at her spike. Draven with two axes up wins every even trade in the game; his axes land on predictable spots, and denying catches drains him.
- What should I know about Draven vs Caitlyn?
- Draven and Caitlyn are both lane bully champions: Wins the early trades outright and has to be punished on cooldowns instead of fought head-on. What separates them is what each one does with it. Draven: Don't trade while his axes are spinning. Step on his catch spot or farm safe. Caitlyn: She outranges everyone. Let the wave come to you and clear the traps under your tower.
- How do I beat Draven as Caitlyn?
- Draven with two axes up wins every even trade in the game; his axes land on predictable spots, and denying catches drains him. Don't trade while his axes are spinning. Step on his catch spot or farm safe. LaneDiff's live scan then tells you which Draven you have drawn: their recent form on the champion, whether they are on a loss streak, and whether they are smurfing, because the player in front of you moves the odds more than the matchup does.