Swain
Adc
Hard Win Rate40.7%
Games177
Champion Counters
Caitlyn Counters
Find Caitlyn counters, difficult matchups and champions Caitlyn performs well against.
ADC Patch 16.13.1 Updated Jul 2, 2026 op.gg data · 48h refresh
Weak Against5
Strong Against5
Best CounterSwain (40.7%)
Best MatchupYasuo (59.2%)
S+
Current tier: S+ ADC — view tier list
Weak Against — Champions That Counter Caitlyn
Win rate shown from Caitlyn's perspective — lower means a harder matchup.
Xerath
Adc
Hard Win Rate43.2%
Games458
Brand
Adc
Hard Win Rate46.2%
Games158
Lux
Adc
Hard Win Rate46.2%
Games212
Draven
Adc
Hard Win Rate46.7%
Games493
Strong Against — Champions Caitlyn Counters
Yasuo
Adc
Easy Win Rate59.2%
Games125
Yunara
Adc
Easy Win Rate53.8%
Games1,135
Corki
Adc
Easy Win Rate52.8%
Games267
Mel
Adc
Easy Win Rate52.7%
Games774
Kai'Sa
Adc
Easy Win Rate52.5%
Games1,442
All Caitlyn Matchups
| Opponent | Role | Type | Win Rate | Games | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swain | ADC | Counter | 40.7% | 177 | — |
| Xerath | ADC | Counter | 43.2% | 458 | Matchup |
| Brand | ADC | Counter | 46.2% | 158 | — |
| Lux | ADC | Counter | 46.2% | 212 | — |
| Draven | ADC | Counter | 46.7% | 493 | — |
| Yasuo | ADC | Favorable | 59.2% | 125 | Matchup |
| Yunara | ADC | Favorable | 53.8% | 1,135 | Matchup |
| Corki | ADC | Favorable | 52.8% | 267 | Matchup |
| Mel | ADC | Favorable | 52.7% | 774 | Matchup |
| Kai'Sa | ADC | Favorable | 52.5% | 1,442 | — |
How to Use Caitlyn Counter Data
Everything on this page — who beats Caitlyn and who Caitlyn beats — is computed from live ranked matchup data for ADC. The toughest lane opponents at the moment are Xerath, Seraphine, Karthus: against them Caitlyn posts its lowest win rates in the current data set. The single strongest counter is Xerath, where Caitlyn wins just 42.6% of 994 recorded games. On the flip side, Caitlyn performs well into Yunara, Mel, Corki, making them safer picks to face.
Each card shows the win rate from Caitlyn’s perspective and the number of games behind it — a matchup with tens of thousands of games is far more trustworthy than one with a few hundred. The Easy/Even/Hard labels are computed from those win rates (below 48% reads as Hard, above 52% as Easy); they are a reading aid, not a separate source stat. Data comes from ranked games at Emerald rank and above across all regions, currently on patch 16.13.1, and refreshes automatically every 48 hours, so the numbers move with the meta. Counters are only half the picture: check the current Caitlyn build for the strongest items and runes, or the Caitlyn champion page for abilities and full details.
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Caitlyn Counters — FAQ
Swain is currently the strongest counter to Caitlyn — Caitlyn wins only 40.7% of 177 recorded games in that matchup. Other difficult opponents are listed in the Weak Against section above.
Caitlyn performs best against Yasuo, winning 59.2% of those games — see the full Strong Against list above.
Automatically every 48 hours, from ranked games at Emerald rank and above across all regions (currently patch 16.13.1).
Yes — every matchup record carries the patch it was collected on, and the whole page refreshes with each data update, so the numbers always describe the current patch rather than an old meta.