Like most ADC Caitlyn is one of the strongest ARAM picks. Her incredible range gives her the ability to poke enemies, push waves, and towers, all from a safe distance. To make her even stronger and more interesting, we are gonna explore the highest MMR Caitlyn ARAM build in this article.
Best Caitlyn ARAM Items
Collector
The best first item for Cait in ARAM is Collector. It will give us some early lethality which will serve us really well in damaging enemies and thus getting ahead. The item will also give us a small crit boost, which will serve as a foundation for our following items.
Infinity Edge
The second item we will build is Infinity Edge. It will give us a great amount of damage, critical strike, and critical strike damage. The critical strike damage will be hugely important, as it will increase the damage of all the critical items we will build.
Rapid Firecannon
It is well known that Caitlyn has the biggest auto-attack range in the game. The range is really great for allowing us to damage enemies from a distance, and keep ourselves safe. To make the range even deadlier, we will build Rapid Firecannon. Periodically, it will increase our range even further, allowing us to snipe enemies from an even greater distance. The item will also give our enhanced attacks extra damage.
Lord Dominik’s Regards
The LDR is one of the strongest items in our build. It will give us 35% armor penetration, which will essentially buff our entire loadout. Additionally, the item will also give us nice amounts of damage and critical strike.
Blood Thirster
After having our critical strike capped out with LDR, we can reserve one slot for a non-crit item. My favorite non-crit item for Cait in ARAM is the Blood Thirster. The item will help us sustain thanks to the life steal stats and the shield it gives.
Boots
The greatest boots you can purchase for Caitlyn in ARAM are the Berserker Greaves. They will give you the much needed attack speed, and most importantly, the ability to upgrade them to Zephyr in the late game. Upgrading to Zephyr is special as it will give us more stats than the alternative options, it also makes sure we do not waste the extra gold accumulated in the late game.
Runes for Caitlyn in ARAM
- Press the Attack
- Presence of Mind
- Legend: Bloodline
- Coup de Grace
- Taste of Blood
- Treasure Hunter
The keystone that will make you dish out the most damage is most definitely Press the Attack. The second rune you will want to take is Presence of Mind, as it will allow you to have more mana sustain.
The third rune I usually take is the Legend: Bloodline, as it allows me to sustain more easily through the game. For the 4th rune, I usually take Coup de Grace, which allows me to do more damage to low HP enemies.
The most optimal 5th rune in most scenarios is Taste of Blood, as it will allow you to heal from your attack throughout the game. Finally, you can finish off your rune selection with Treasure Hunter, which will grant you extra gold for each unique takedown, and allow you to snowball the game more easily.
In Conclusion
Caitlyn is one of the strongest picks in the ARAM mode. Historically, as well as currently, the best build for Caitlyn is a critical strike one paired with Press the Attack keystone. The must-have items of this build are Infinity Edge, Lord Dominik’s Regards, and Zephyr, everything else can be subject to change.