Vanguard Caitlyn

Vanguard Caitlyn asks you to park at level 6 and slow-roll until Elise hits three stars. Its 5.95 average placement across 1,756 tracked games earns it a Tier D grade this patch.

Zoom out and it is the 54th-strongest of 54 tracked comps, sitting 0.58 behind the 5.37 midpoint of its tier as 10th among 10 Tier-D comps. With only 0.2% of lobbies playing it (median 0.91%), you will rarely fight anyone for its units.

Build for Elise before anyone else: the most-played build in our data is Ravager Emblem, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Titan's Resolve, averaging 4.49 when completed. After that, spare components go to Caitlyn.

The synergy sheet lists 5 active traits here, topped by Vanguard at 4 — Hunter (3) rounds out the core. Watch for Caitlyn when scouting, since only 2 other tracked comps field it. There is latent Coven on this board — 2 units, not yet active, so a Coven Emblem turns it on at the 3-piece tier.

Should an emblem land in your lap, Coven Emblem does the most for this board; Invoker Emblem is the next-best hold. Asked the other way — “I found a Coven Emblem, what do I play?” — this board ranks #4 of the 5 comps our model scores for it.

Juggernaut Caitlyn and Coven Morgana share the Elise core with Vanguard Caitlyn — two boards chasing one carry thin out the late-game shops fast.

The 1,756-game sample is thin by this patch's standards; read the averages as an estimate, not a verdict.