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Caitlyn vs Irelia

What is Caitlyn's win rate vs Irelia?

In ADC, Caitlyn wins 51% against Irelia across 80 observed ranked games.

Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.

By 15 minutes the median game has Caitlyn behind by 603 gold.

Caitlyn at 15:00

Typical gap to Irelia, from 80 games that reached 15:00.

Does Caitlyn counter Irelia?

Too close to call. Caitlyn sits at 51% over 80 games, so neither pick counters the other here. The lane goes to whoever wins the spots below, like the gold lead at 10:00 or staying alive until 15:00, so play for those and let the pick argument go.

How to beat Irelia as Caitlyn

The median first death in this lane comes at 3:22; the level 6 spike lands around 7:39. Respect the all-in window until your spike is online.

What does Caitlyn build in ADC?

The most-finished Caitlyn core is The Collector, Infinity Edge, Lord Dominik's Regards: 54.3% across 14,626 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.

Most games start Doran's Blade + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Hexoptics C44 (47,375 games).

Skill plan: Caitlyn players max Q first and take Q at level 1.

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