ADC Matchup

Lucian vs Caitlyn

Patch: 15.18 (25.18)
League: Platinum+
Lucian

Lucian

the Purifier
ADC
Lucian ADC Overall Win Rate
50.12%

Matchup Win Rate

50.7%
Lucian vs Caitlyn Wins
⚔
49.3%
Caitlyn vs Lucian Wins
Caitlyn

Caitlyn

the Sheriff of Piltover
ADC
Caitlyn ADC Overall Win Rate
48.57%

Lucian vs Caitlyn - ADC Matchup Guide Patch 15.18 (25.18)

Lucian ADC vs Caitlyn ADC - Who is stronger?

Lucian ADC has a slight edge over Caitlyn (50.7% win rate) based on 4480 games. The matchup slightly favors Lucian.

View detailed statistics below: items, runes, and counter builds for Lucian ADC vs Caitlyn ADC in patch 15.18 (25.18), including win rates and pick rates. With proper study, this can improve your chances of victory up to 62.2% in this matchup.

Statistical Matchup Analysis

Current meta showdown: Lucian (10.8% pick rate, 6th most popular out of 32 ADC champions) versus Caitlyn (11.9%, 5th place). These two bot lane titans clash constantly, making matchup mastery a decisive factor in your climb. Meta strength confirmed: Lucian's superior tier rating (A vs C) translates into a solid 50.7% matchup win rate. This performance explains why Lucian ranks 18th in win rate among ADC champions. Optimize for consistency: Press the Attack paired with Presence of Mind (53.3% win rate, 83.1% popularity) provides the stats you need, while the item sequence Essence Reaver > Navori Flickerblade > Infinity Edge with Ionian Boots of Lucidity delivers 62.2% win rate against Caitlyn.

Lane dominance: Lucian not only wins the matchup but crushes CS (7.07/min vs 6.33 for Caitlyn). This 0.74 CS/min advantage generates significant gold leads that compound your already favorable position. Complete superiority: Lucian dominates both win rate (50.7%) and damage output (932 vs 850/min, 2nd among ADC). The 82 damage/min difference creates massive snowball potential. Statistical dominance: Lucian leads in both matchup win rate (50.7%) and KDA (2.40 vs 2.10) - complete superiority across all metrics.

Lucian vs Caitlyn - ADC Stats Comparison

Lucian ADC
Lucian ADC		Versus
Caitlyn ADC
Caitlyn ADC
ATierC
50.7%Matchup Winrate49.3%
50.12%Role Winrate48.57%
#18Winrate Rank#29
10.8%Pickrate11.9%
2.4Average KDA2.1
461Gold per Minute446
7.07CS/Min6.33
0.28Wards per Minute0.26
932Damage per Minute850

How to Beat Caitlyn as Lucian (ADC)

While statistically Lucian is slightly stronger than Caitlyn as ADC, neither champion has an overwhelming advantage in this matchup. The winner is determined by player skill and understanding the intricacies of the confrontation. Studying this guide will improve your chances of success.

Except for rare builds, Lucian deals physical damage. Focus on eliminating enemy carries. Caitlyn deals mainly physical damage (93.22%), additional items against this damage type may be required against snowballing or aggressive play.

An important advantage of Lucian is higher farming statistics (ranked 15th among role champions) (versus 23rd for Caitlyn), which provides a stable gold advantage in extended games and allows faster access to key items. Meanwhile, their lower KDA (2.1 versus 2.4) suggests they are less effective in team fights.

Key aspects of the Lucian ADC versus Caitlyn ADC matchup

Despite the statistical advantage in the matchup, overconfidence can be the main mistake. It is important for the Lucian player to maintain constant pressure on Caitlyn, not allowing the opponent to safely scale up, and actively use the advantage gained to help their team.

Lucian vs Caitlyn: ADC Summoner Spells

Most Popular

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Barrier
Barrier Gain a brief Shield.
50.6% Win Rate87.0% Pick Rate

Highest Win Rate

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Teleport
Teleport After a brief channel, become untargetable and travel to an allied unit. Upgrades into Unleashed Teleport, which significantly increases travel speed.
67.3% Win Rate0.1% Pick Rate

Lucian vs Caitlyn: ADC Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Precision
Press the Attack
Press the Attack Hitting an enemy champion with 3 consecutive basic attacks deals 40 - 160 bonus adaptive damage (based on level) and amplifies your damage dealt by 8% until you leave combat with champions.

Press the Attack

Hitting an enemy champion with 3 consecutive basic attacks deals 40 - 160 bonus adaptive …

Presence of Mind
Presence of Mind Damaging an enemy champion restores 6-50 (80% for ranged) mana or 6 energy.

Takedowns restore 15% of your maximum mana or energy.

Cooldown for damage restoration: 8s

Presence of Mind

Damaging an enemy champion restores 6-50 (80% for ranged) mana or 6 energy.Take…

Legend: Bloodline
Legend: Bloodline Gain 0.35% Life Steal for every Legend stack (max 15 stacks). At maximum Legend stacks, gain 85 max health.

Earn progress toward Legend stacks for every champion takedown, epic monster takedown, large monster kill, and minion kill.

Legend: Bloodline

Gain 0.35% Life Steal for every Legend stack (max 15 stacks). At maximum Legend…

Coup de Grace
Coup de Grace Deal 8% more damage to champions who have less than 40% health.

Coup de Grace

Deal 8% more damage to champions who have less than 40% health.

Secondary Path
Inspiration
Magical Footwear
Magical Footwear You get free Slightly Magical Footwear at 12 min, but you cannot buy boots before then. For each takedown you acquire the boots 45s sooner.

Slightly Magical Footwear grants you an additional 10 Move Speed.

Magical Footwear

You get free Slightly Magical Footwear at 12 min, but you cannot buy boots befo…

Biscuit Delivery
Biscuit Delivery Biscuit Delivery: Gain a Total Biscuit of Everlasting Will every 2 mins, until 6 min.

Biscuits restore 12% of your missing health. Consuming or selling a Biscuit permanently increases your max health by 30.

Biscuit Delivery

Biscuit Delivery: Gain a Total Biscuit of Everlasting Will every 2 mins, until …

Adaptive
Attack Speed
Attack Speed Increases attack speed by 10%

Attack Speed

Increases attack speed by 10%

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

53.3% Win Rate83.1% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Precision
Press the Attack
Press the Attack Hitting an enemy champion with 3 consecutive basic attacks deals 40 - 160 bonus adaptive damage (based on level) and amplifies your damage dealt by 8% until you leave combat with champions.

Press the Attack

Hitting an enemy champion with 3 consecutive basic attacks deals 40 - 160 bonus adaptive …

Presence of Mind
Presence of Mind Damaging an enemy champion restores 6-50 (80% for ranged) mana or 6 energy.

Takedowns restore 15% of your maximum mana or energy.

Cooldown for damage restoration: 8s

Presence of Mind

Damaging an enemy champion restores 6-50 (80% for ranged) mana or 6 energy.Take…

Legend: Bloodline
Legend: Bloodline Gain 0.35% Life Steal for every Legend stack (max 15 stacks). At maximum Legend stacks, gain 85 max health.

Earn progress toward Legend stacks for every champion takedown, epic monster takedown, large monster kill, and minion kill.

Legend: Bloodline

Gain 0.35% Life Steal for every Legend stack (max 15 stacks). At maximum Legend…

Coup de Grace
Coup de Grace Deal 8% more damage to champions who have less than 40% health.

Coup de Grace

Deal 8% more damage to champions who have less than 40% health.

Secondary Path
Inspiration
Magical Footwear
Magical Footwear You get free Slightly Magical Footwear at 12 min, but you cannot buy boots before then. For each takedown you acquire the boots 45s sooner.

Slightly Magical Footwear grants you an additional 10 Move Speed.

Magical Footwear

You get free Slightly Magical Footwear at 12 min, but you cannot buy boots befo…

Biscuit Delivery
Biscuit Delivery Biscuit Delivery: Gain a Total Biscuit of Everlasting Will every 2 mins, until 6 min.

Biscuits restore 12% of your missing health. Consuming or selling a Biscuit permanently increases your max health by 30.

Biscuit Delivery

Biscuit Delivery: Gain a Total Biscuit of Everlasting Will every 2 mins, until …

Adaptive
Attack Speed
Attack Speed Increases attack speed by 10%

Attack Speed

Increases attack speed by 10%

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

53.3% Win Rate83.1% Pick Rate

Lucian vs Caitlyn: ADC Item Builds

Most Popular Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
Doran's Blade
Doran's Blade (450 gold) 10 Attack Damage
80 Health
3% Life Steal
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
50.7% Win Rate98.9% Pick Rate
Popular Boots
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
45 Move Speed
Ionian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
54.1% Win Rate42.4% Pick Rate
Berserker's Greaves
Berserker's Greaves (1100 gold) 25% Attack Speed
45 Move Speed
49.9% Win Rate26.7% Pick Rate
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed
Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
51.2% Win Rate14.1% Pick Rate
Core Build
Pickaxe
Pickaxe (875 gold) 25 Attack Damage
->
Essence Reaver
Essence Reaver (2900 gold) 60 Attack Damage
15 Ability Haste
25% Critical Strike Chance
Essence Drain
Attacks grant ManaOn-Hit.
Infinity Edge
Infinity Edge (3450 gold) 65 Attack Damage
25% Critical Strike Chance
40% Critical Strike Damage
Navori Flickerblade
Navori Flickerblade (2650 gold) 40% Attack Speed
25% Critical Strike Chance
4% Move Speed
Transcendence
Attacks reduce Basic Ability cooldowns by 15% of their remaining cooldown.
58.0% Win Rate18.4% Pick Rate
Final Build
Bloodthirster
Bloodthirster (3400 gold) 80 Attack Damage
15% Life Steal
Ichorshield
Convert excess healing from your Lifesteal to a Shield.
58.9% Win Rate25.0% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
Cull
Cull (450 gold) 7 Attack Damage
Reap
Restore 3 HealthOn-Hit.
Killing minions grants 1 gold, up to 100. Reaching the limit grants another 350 gold.
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
66.5% Win Rate0.2% Pick Rate
Highest Winrate Boots
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
62.0% Win Rate0.5% Pick Rate
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
45 Move Speed
Ionian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
54.1% Win Rate42.4% Pick Rate
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed
Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
51.2% Win Rate14.1% Pick Rate
Core Build
Pickaxe
Pickaxe (875 gold) 25 Attack Damage
->
Essence Reaver
Essence Reaver (2900 gold) 60 Attack Damage
15 Ability Haste
25% Critical Strike Chance
Essence Drain
Attacks grant ManaOn-Hit.
Navori Flickerblade
Navori Flickerblade (2650 gold) 40% Attack Speed
25% Critical Strike Chance
4% Move Speed
Transcendence
Attacks reduce Basic Ability cooldowns by 15% of their remaining cooldown.
Infinity Edge
Infinity Edge (3450 gold) 65 Attack Damage
25% Critical Strike Chance
40% Critical Strike Damage
62.2% Win Rate12.1% Pick Rate
Final Build
Immortal Shieldbow
Immortal Shieldbow (3000 gold) 55 Attack Damage
25% Critical Strike Chance
Lifeline
Taking damage that would reduce your Health below 30% grants a Shield for 3 seconds.
79.0% Win Rate3.0% Pick Rate
Other Items
Guardian Angel
Guardian Angel (3200 gold) 55 Attack Damage
45 Armor
Rebirth
Upon taking lethal damage, restores 50% base Health and 100% max Mana after 4 seconds of Stasis.
46.8% Win Rate21.6% Pick Rate
Lord Dominik's Regards
Lord Dominik's Regards (3100 gold) 35 Attack Damage
40% Armor Penetration
25% Critical Strike Chance
57.8% Win Rate9.6% Pick Rate
Mortal Reminder
Mortal Reminder (3300 gold) 35 Attack Damage
35% Armor Penetration
25% Critical Strike Chance
Grievous Wounds
Dealing physical damage applies 40% Wounds to enemy champions for 3 seconds.
65.6% Win Rate6.9% Pick Rate
Rapid Firecannon
Rapid Firecannon (2650 gold) 35% Attack Speed
25% Critical Strike Chance
4% Move Speed
Sharpshooter
Your Energized Attack deals 40 bonus magic damage and gains 35% bonus Attack Range.
45.0% Win Rate6.3% Pick Rate
Maw of Malmortius
Maw of Malmortius (3100 gold) 60 Attack Damage
15 Ability Haste
40 Magic Resist
Lifeline
Taking magic damage that would reduce your Health below 30% grants a magic damage Shield for 3 seconds and 10% Omnivamp until end of combat.
33.5% Win Rate4.8% Pick Rate
The Collector
The Collector (3000 gold) 50 Attack Damage
10 Lethality
25% Critical Strike Chance
Death
Your damage executes champions that are below 5% Health.
Taxes
Champion kills grant 25 bonus gold.
46.8% Win Rate3.4% Pick Rate
Immortal Shieldbow
Immortal Shieldbow (3000 gold) 55 Attack Damage
25% Critical Strike Chance
Lifeline
Taking damage that would reduce your Health below 30% grants a Shield for 3 seconds.
79.0% Win Rate3.0% Pick Rate

Lucian vs Caitlyn: ADC Skill (abilities) Orders

Most Frequent Skill Order

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Q
Piercing Light Lucian shoots a bolt of piercing light through a target.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
W
W
Ardent Blaze Lucian shoots a missile that explodes in a star shape, marking and briefly revealing enemies. Lucian gains Move Speed for attacking marked enemies.
W
W
W
W
W
E
E
Relentless Pursuit Lucian quickly dashes a short distance. Lightslinger attacks reduce Relentless Pursuit's cooldown.
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
The Culling Lucian unleashes a torrent of shots from his weapons.
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > E > W
49.9% Win Rate70.9% Pick Rate

Highest Win % Skill Order

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Q
Piercing Light Lucian shoots a bolt of piercing light through a target.
Q
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Q
R
W
Ardent Blaze Lucian shoots a missile that explodes in a star shape, marking and briefly revealing enemies. Lucian gains Move Speed for attacking marked enemies.
W
W
W
W
W
R
E
Relentless Pursuit Lucian quickly dashes a short distance. Lightslinger attacks reduce Relentless Pursuit's cooldown.
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
The Culling Lucian unleashes a torrent of shots from his weapons.
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > E > W
62.2% Win Rate0.6% Pick Rate

Lucian tips:

  • For optimal burst, try to combine Relentless Pursuit into Piercing Light.
  • Ardent Blaze actually explodes in a star pattern. Try to line it up so the spokes hit enemy champions.
  • Once you have chosen an angle for The Culling, you cannot change it. Pick your moment well!
  • Because of Lightslinger, Lucian benefits more from Attack Damage than he does from Attack Speed.

Playing 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.

Lucian ADC other Matchups

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+3.2%
Ziggs

Lucian vs Ziggs

Lucian
+2.9%
Varus

Lucian vs Varus

Lucian
+2.5%
Ezreal

Lucian vs Ezreal

Lucian
+2.3%
Draven

Lucian vs Draven

Lucian
+2.2%
Kog'Maw

Lucian vs Kog'Maw

Lucian
+2.0%
Yunara

Lucian vs Yunara

Lucian
+1.9%
Corki

Lucian vs Corki

Lucian
+1.6%
Zeri

Lucian vs Zeri

Lucian
+1.4%
Vayne

Lucian vs Vayne

Lucian
+1.3%
Aphelios

Lucian vs Aphelios

Lucian
+1.3%
Sivir

Lucian vs Sivir

Lucian
+1.3%
Senna

Lucian vs Senna

Lucian
+1.1%
Twitch

Lucian vs Twitch

Lucian
+1.1%
Tristana

Lucian vs Tristana

Lucian
+1.1%
Kalista

Lucian vs Kalista

Lucian
-0.9%
Kai'Sa

Lucian vs Kai'Sa

Lucian
-1.1%
Jhin

Lucian vs Jhin

Lucian
-1.5%
Samira

Lucian vs Samira

Lucian
-1.6%
Jinx

Lucian vs Jinx

Lucian
-1.6%
Miss Fortune

Lucian vs Miss Fortune

Lucian
-1.7%
Xayah

Lucian vs Xayah

Lucian
-2.1%
Mel

Lucian vs Mel

Lucian
-2.1%
Ashe

Lucian vs Ashe

Lucian
-3.7%
Nilah

Lucian vs Nilah

Lucian
-4.1%
Smolder

Lucian vs Smolder