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BlackHat
Profile Joined April 2010
United States264 Posts
January 24 2011 20:10 GMT
#61
On January 25 2011 05:06 UniversalSnip wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 25 2011 02:58 Caller wrote:
On January 25 2011 02:38 Carnivorous Sheep wrote:
Next patch: Yordle traps instantly kill Yordles.

its ironic that almost all the yordle champs hard counter caitlynn
teemo q + shrooms, poppy, veigar to some extent, tristana (dat range)
the only one she can do decently against is heimer, ironic because hes supposed to be the smartest


well that's why she invented yordle traps man. do you think anyone who wasn't getting owned by yordles would invent a yordle trap


Also she uses a gun, do you remember how hard it was to kill Oddjob? Yordles definitely get an innate advantage against her.
Borsalino for life.
Phunkapotamus
Profile Joined April 2010
United States496 Posts
January 24 2011 20:51 GMT
#62
If you know you'll be against some terrible noobs then I would definitely pick Caitlynn. Her range is equally as annoying as Trollface-Singed vs noobs.

I pick her if I'm queuing with friends who aren't level 30 yet. You should all give it a try, it's pretty hilarious, satisfying, and sad at the same time.
"Do a barrel roll"
Pigsquirrel
Profile Joined August 2009
United States615 Posts
January 25 2011 17:52 GMT
#63
Currently playing Cait in normals.
I am building Chalice -> DAMAGE!!!!.(Infinity, BT, Phantom)
Spam Q as soon as I get chalice and completely take over my lane.
Seuss
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States10536 Posts
January 26 2011 06:21 GMT
#64
I was noticing weird numbers on Caitlyn when her passive crit and I had an Infinity Edge. It turns out that Infinity Edge's passive affects Caitlyn's passive on a crit. The math is pretty straight forward.

AD * (2 [Crit] + .5 [Headshot]) * 1.25 [IE Passive] = Pre-mitigation damage.

Essentially, Headshot damage is treated like crit damage for the purposes of IE's passive bonus, assuming you crit.
"I am not able to carry all this people alone, for they are too heavy for me." -Moses (Numbers 11:14)
spinesheath
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Germany8679 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-01-26 10:00:19
January 26 2011 10:00 GMT
#65
On January 26 2011 15:21 Seuss wrote:
I was noticing weird numbers on Caitlyn when her passive crit and I had an Infinity Edge. It turns out that Infinity Edge's passive affects Caitlyn's passive on a crit. The math is pretty straight forward.

AD * (2 [Crit] + .5 [Headshot]) * 1.25 [IE Passive] = Pre-mitigation damage.

Essentially, Headshot damage is treated like crit damage for the purposes of IE's passive bonus, assuming you crit.

That's not straightforward at all...

AD * (2.0 [base crit multiplier] + 0.5 [IE] + X [runes/masteries]) = pre-mitigation damage

IE is not supposed to multiply the damage by 1.25 like you suggest (that would mean that crit damage stacks multiplicatively instead of additively, and that would be pretty sick).
Headshot SHOULD just be a simple multiplier on top of all that: AD * 1.5 * CritDamage. Don't know if it actually is though.
If you have a good reason to disagree with the above, please tell me. Thank you.
Seuss
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States10536 Posts
January 26 2011 15:33 GMT
#66
Whatever Headshot should be, my equation provides accurate results (although it doesn't account for crit damage runes/masteries, I was running 11/0/19 during the practice game). This is true even when firing on a creep, just replace the .5 for Headshot with 1.5 in that case.

For example, when I was at 230 AD my non-crit Headshots did 345 damage, my regular crits did 575 damage, and my Headshot crits did 718 damage. My tests were run with sufficient APen to completely negate any Armor the bots had.

Obviously the next step is to test how Lethality affects this, something I didn't think of last night.
"I am not able to carry all this people alone, for they are too heavy for me." -Moses (Numbers 11:14)
WaveofShadow
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada31495 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-01-31 07:41:17
January 31 2011 07:39 GMT
#67
Can this guide be updated to reflect the actual usefulness of Caitlynn as a standard ranged AD carry?
I find her to have very low base MS and AS and very little survivability so I haven't been having much success with IE/BC builds since the BC attack speed is fairly low.
I've been pretty much just stacking AD (Thirster/IE), sometimes adding GB or Frozen Mallet for survivability. Mebbe a Zeal for the lols.
The rest of the guide as far as how to play her still stands for the most part.
Stand behind your team and win.
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WaveofShadow
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada31495 Posts
February 16 2011 01:15 GMT
#68
Aaaand I've learned how to play her properly.
Standard AD carry....that is all.
Her laning power is just so ridiculous. Like, better than Urgot ridiculous.

Interestingly enough there is a thread on the official forums now about how she should be built like Urgot...CDR/Arpen/manamune....seems bad imo.
twitch.tv/waveofshadow ||| Winner of AHGL's So You Think You Can Cast! ||| Juicy Dad for lyfe ||| 'idk i get a kick out of stupid things' - Jarms Yarng
Aduromors
Profile Joined July 2009
United States279 Posts
February 19 2011 14:05 GMT
#69
On February 16 2011 10:15 WaveofShadow wrote:
Aaaand I've learned how to play her properly.
Standard AD carry....that is all.
Her laning power is just so ridiculous. Like, better than Urgot ridiculous.

Interestingly enough there is a thread on the official forums now about how she should be built like Urgot...CDR/Arpen/manamune....seems bad imo.


Sure, generic AD carry works alright on cait, but at that point why not just play Ashe instead?

Tears lets you spam Q forever, and it's incredibly easy to hit the CDR cap with just masteries/runes, CDR boots, and brutalizer/ghostblade. With tons of armor pen from Last Whisper and Ghostblade, Q melts everything
PBC
Profile Joined March 2011
167 Posts
March 08 2011 20:12 GMT
#70
i didnt know teamliquid had a LoL section. made my day

anyways, i love early phage/frozen mallet on cait
the HP/AD combined with Phage/Frozen Mallet's passive (slow) beefs up cait as well as acts as a slow
imagine ashe's e on every shot without the mana drain

my build
pure HP reds
HP yellow
HP quint
AD blues
(i have a BEEFY early game cait)

dorans
berserkers greaves
phage
zeal
wriggles
frozen mallet
phantom dancer
-insert IE/Bloodthirster/Black Cleaver/Tri Force here-

the berserker greaves for the 25% attack speed
Frozen mallet for the HP/AD as well as the passive
Phantom dancer obv
wriggles for the AD/armor as well as the wards
i love IE and black cleaver. IE for the crit and black cleaver for the attack speed
but later game you can sell wriggles and add a bloodthirster i suppose
spinesheath
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Germany8679 Posts
March 08 2011 20:38 GMT
#71
On March 09 2011 05:12 PBC wrote:
i didnt know teamliquid had a LoL section. made my day

anyways, i love early phage/frozen mallet on cait
the HP/AD combined with Phage/Frozen Mallet's passive (slow) beefs up cait as well as acts as a slow
imagine ashe's e on every shot without the mana drain

my build
pure HP reds
HP yellow
HP quint
AD blues
(i have a BEEFY early game cait)

dorans
berserkers greaves
phage
zeal
wriggles
frozen mallet
phantom dancer
-insert IE/Bloodthirster/Black Cleaver/Tri Force here-

the berserker greaves for the 25% attack speed
Frozen mallet for the HP/AD as well as the passive
Phantom dancer obv
wriggles for the AD/armor as well as the wards
i love IE and black cleaver. IE for the crit and black cleaver for the attack speed
but later game you can sell wriggles and add a bloodthirster i suppose

What?
Are we even talking about the same game?

Ashe's E is Hawkshot, no slow whatsoever. Not even any mana cost. Q is the slow.
Saw your post on Jarman too, you like Mallet waaaaaay too much.
Your runes are just... WTF. Did you confuse red and blue? Or is your math THAT bad?
All HP on Cait is a waste. She has so much range she absolutely doesn't need it. Never get Phantom Dancer before an AD item on champs like Cait. Never finish Mallet that early. If you get Wriggles, get it earlier.
If you have a good reason to disagree with the above, please tell me. Thank you.
Mogwai
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United States13274 Posts
March 08 2011 20:40 GMT
#72
On March 09 2011 05:38 spinesheath wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 09 2011 05:12 PBC wrote:
i didnt know teamliquid had a LoL section. made my day

anyways, i love early phage/frozen mallet on cait
the HP/AD combined with Phage/Frozen Mallet's passive (slow) beefs up cait as well as acts as a slow
imagine ashe's e on every shot without the mana drain

my build
pure HP reds
HP yellow
HP quint
AD blues
(i have a BEEFY early game cait)

dorans
berserkers greaves
phage
zeal
wriggles
frozen mallet
phantom dancer
-insert IE/Bloodthirster/Black Cleaver/Tri Force here-

the berserker greaves for the 25% attack speed
Frozen mallet for the HP/AD as well as the passive
Phantom dancer obv
wriggles for the AD/armor as well as the wards
i love IE and black cleaver. IE for the crit and black cleaver for the attack speed
but later game you can sell wriggles and add a bloodthirster i suppose

What?
Are we even talking about the same game?

Ashe's E is Hawkshot, no slow whatsoever. Not even any mana cost. Q is the slow.
Saw your post on Jarman too, you like Mallet waaaaaay too much.
Your runes are just... WTF. Did you confuse red and blue? Or is your math THAT bad?
All HP on Cait is a waste. She has so much range she absolutely doesn't need it. Never get Phantom Dancer before an AD item on champs like Cait. Never finish Mallet that early. If you get Wriggles, get it earlier.

shut up noob, that build is so fucking pro. so much HP, you just win, straight up. don't knock it until you try it, trust me, so OP.
mogwaismusings.wordpress.com
spinesheath
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Germany8679 Posts
March 08 2011 20:50 GMT
#73
Could someone *coughadmincough* run an IP check on that guy?
If you have a good reason to disagree with the above, please tell me. Thank you.
UniversalSnip
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
9871 Posts
March 08 2011 20:51 GMT
#74
On February 19 2011 23:05 Aduromors wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 16 2011 10:15 WaveofShadow wrote:
Aaaand I've learned how to play her properly.
Standard AD carry....that is all.
Her laning power is just so ridiculous. Like, better than Urgot ridiculous.

Interestingly enough there is a thread on the official forums now about how she should be built like Urgot...CDR/Arpen/manamune....seems bad imo.


Sure, generic AD carry works alright on cait, but at that point why not just play Ashe instead?


she's easier than ashe
"How fucking dare you defile the sanctity of DotA with your fucking casual plebian terminology? May the curse of Gaben and Volvo be upon you. le filthy casual."
Mogwai
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United States13274 Posts
March 08 2011 20:52 GMT
#75
why? just cause he suggested tiamats on Jarman? that's fucking racism right there is what that is. not every brazilean is Caller you know.
mogwaismusings.wordpress.com
spinesheath
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Germany8679 Posts
March 08 2011 20:55 GMT
#76
On March 09 2011 05:52 Mogwai wrote:
why? just cause he suggested tiamats on Jarman? that's fucking racism right there is what that is. not every brazilean is Caller you know.

Also because he didn't include Mallet in his Ashe build. And because RoA Vlad is just imba.
If you have a good reason to disagree with the above, please tell me. Thank you.
PBC
Profile Joined March 2011
167 Posts
March 08 2011 20:58 GMT
#77
On March 09 2011 05:38 spinesheath wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 09 2011 05:12 PBC wrote:
i didnt know teamliquid had a LoL section. made my day

anyways, i love early phage/frozen mallet on cait
the HP/AD combined with Phage/Frozen Mallet's passive (slow) beefs up cait as well as acts as a slow
imagine ashe's e on every shot without the mana drain

my build
pure HP reds
HP yellow
HP quint
AD blues
(i have a BEEFY early game cait)

dorans
berserkers greaves
phage
zeal
wriggles
frozen mallet
phantom dancer
-insert IE/Bloodthirster/Black Cleaver/Tri Force here-

the berserker greaves for the 25% attack speed
Frozen mallet for the HP/AD as well as the passive
Phantom dancer obv
wriggles for the AD/armor as well as the wards
i love IE and black cleaver. IE for the crit and black cleaver for the attack speed
but later game you can sell wriggles and add a bloodthirster i suppose

What?
Are we even talking about the same game?

Ashe's E is Hawkshot, no slow whatsoever. Not even any mana cost. Q is the slow.
Saw your post on Jarman too, you like Mallet waaaaaay too much.
Your runes are just... WTF. Did you confuse red and blue? Or is your math THAT bad?
All HP on Cait is a waste. She has so much range she absolutely doesn't need it. Never get Phantom Dancer before an AD item on champs like Cait. Never finish Mallet that early. If you get Wriggles, get it earlier.

oops. i meant ashe's "q"
0123456789
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States3216 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-03-25 03:47:06
March 25 2011 01:41 GMT
#78
Playing caitlyn with an only glass cannon carry build is a good way to get better at carries. She's easier than a lot of carries due to her natural longer range, good laning phase, ez attack animation to trace, and really fun to play.

Caitlyn glass cannon build:
Berserker's greaves
No doran's items
Bloodthirster
Black Cleaver
Phantom Dancer
Infinity Edge
Bloodthirster or another Phantom Dancer


This build makes it so that you get better at not getting hit in battles, and you focus more on positioning, having summoners up to live and deal damage, and works on your general mouse precision, teamfight, kiting, and targetting skills. You build no dorans to start so you get the higher tier ad items faster, and play real smart in lane.

Go 21/x/x so that your dmg output is higher, and use summoners with max cd to use them at more strategic times, and all dmg runes, no utility runes like cd or mana regen to use your q's and mana efficiently.
WaveofShadow
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada31495 Posts
March 25 2011 04:31 GMT
#79
On March 25 2011 10:41 0123456789 wrote:
Playing caitlyn with an only glass cannon carry build is a good way to get better at carries. She's easier than a lot of carries due to her natural longer range, good laning phase, ez attack animation to trace, and really fun to play.

Caitlyn glass cannon build:
Berserker's greaves
No doran's items
Bloodthirster
Black Cleaver
Phantom Dancer
Infinity Edge
Bloodthirster or another Phantom Dancer


This build makes it so that you get better at not getting hit in battles, and you focus more on positioning, having summoners up to live and deal damage, and works on your general mouse precision, teamfight, kiting, and targetting skills. You build no dorans to start so you get the higher tier ad items faster, and play real smart in lane.

Go 21/x/x so that your dmg output is higher, and use summoners with max cd to use them at more strategic times, and all dmg runes, no utility runes like cd or mana regen to use your q's and mana efficiently.

Pretty much how I build her. She is easy as hell to play. I can understand picking up a Frozen Mallet after a lot of AD/crit/AS items though--- with all the new melee dashes she will be one shot before you can even back off with net/flash. The little bit of HP and kiteability can help in certain situations.
twitch.tv/waveofshadow ||| Winner of AHGL's So You Think You Can Cast! ||| Juicy Dad for lyfe ||| 'idk i get a kick out of stupid things' - Jarms Yarng
loginn
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
France815 Posts
March 25 2011 22:30 GMT
#80
On March 25 2011 10:41 0123456789 wrote:
Playing caitlyn with an only glass cannon carry build is a good way to get better at carries. She's easier than a lot of carries due to her natural longer range, good laning phase, ez attack animation to trace, and really fun to play.

Caitlyn glass cannon build:
Berserker's greaves
No doran's items
Bloodthirster
Black Cleaver
Phantom Dancer
Infinity Edge
Bloodthirster or another Phantom Dancer


This build makes it so that you get better at not getting hit in battles, and you focus more on positioning, having summoners up to live and deal damage, and works on your general mouse precision, teamfight, kiting, and targetting skills. You build no dorans to start so you get the higher tier ad items faster, and play real smart in lane.

Go 21/x/x so that your dmg output is higher, and use summoners with max cd to use them at more strategic times, and all dmg runes, no utility runes like cd or mana regen to use your q's and mana efficiently.


I'd say that if your game lasts forever, sell your berzerker's greaves for another phantom dancer : 100% crit + 2.5 attack speed + pretty much 450 move speed.
Stephano, Taking skill to the bank since IPL3. Also Lucifron and FBH
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