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What decides the bot lane matchup: Caitlyn vs Kai'Sa 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.
Caitlyn
bot lane · Lane bully
Wins the early trades outright and has to be punished on cooldowns instead of fought head-on.
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.
Kai'Sa
bot lane · Scaling carry
Weak now and unanswerable later, so the lane has to be settled before the game reaches them.
Pressure her before her second item. She outscales you if the lane stays even.
Kai'Sa power-spikes hard at two items and evolved Q; her laning phase is her weakest window.
Caitlyn vs Kai'Sa: Common Questions
- Who wins Caitlyn vs Kai'Sa?
- LaneDiff has not analysed enough ranked bot lane games of Caitlyn against Kai'Sa 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. Kai'Sa: Pressure her before her second item. She outscales you if the lane stays even.
- How do you play the Caitlyn Kai'Sa matchup?
- It is a bot lane matchup between a lane bully and a scaling carry. Caitlyn's range and trap zoning own the first three levels; conceding the push and holding health beats fighting her at her spike. Kai'Sa power-spikes hard at two items and evolved Q; her laning phase is her weakest window.
- What should I know about Kai'Sa vs Caitlyn?
- Kai'Sa is a scaling carry: Weak now and unanswerable later, so the lane has to be settled before the game reaches them. Caitlyn is a lane bully: Wins the early trades outright and has to be punished on cooldowns instead of fought head-on. Kai'Sa: Pressure her before her second item. She outscales you if the lane stays even. Caitlyn: She outranges everyone. Let the wave come to you and clear the traps under your tower.
- How do I beat Kai'Sa as Caitlyn?
- Kai'Sa power-spikes hard at two items and evolved Q; her laning phase is her weakest window. Pressure her before her second item. She outscales you if the lane stays even. LaneDiff's live scan then tells you which Kai'Sa 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.