Iceborn Gauntlet Caitlyn Build

Iceborn Gauntlet Caitlyn Build.

Iceborn Gauntlet Caitlyn build with runes and items. Iceborn Gauntlet Caitlyn guide offers in-depth how-to play, skill order and tips. Play Iceborn Gauntlet Caitlyn build in League of Legends Patch 26.4!

Author: Wrekah

TLDR

Starting items
Sheen should be final item in your build.
Cloth Armor should be final item in your build.
Ruby Crystal should be final item in your build.
Quick Skill Order
Caitlyn ability Yordle Snap Trap should be leveled first.
W
Caitlyn ability 90 Caliber Net should be leveled second.
E
Caitlyn ability Piltover Peacemaker should be leveled third.
Q
Final items
Plated Steelcaps should be final item in your build.
Iceborn Gauntlet should be final item in your build.
Warmog's Armor should be final item in your build.
Frozen Heart should be final item in your build.
Imperial Mandate should be final item in your build.
Thornmail should be final item in your build.
Quick Runes
Major rune Grasp of the Undying from Resolve tree.
Minor rune Precision.
Summoner spells
Pick Ghost as your Summoner Spell.
Pick Flash as your Summoner Spell.

Iceborn Gauntlet Caitlyn Runes

Resolve
Resolve major tree Grasp of the Undying rune.
Resolve major tree Aftershock rune.
Resolve major tree Guardian rune.
Resolve major tree Demolish rune.
Resolve major tree Font of Life rune.
Resolve major tree Shield Bash rune.
Resolve major tree Conditioning rune.
Resolve major tree Second Wind rune.
Resolve major tree Bone Plating rune.
Resolve major tree Overgrowth rune.
Resolve major tree Revitalize rune.
Resolve major tree Unflinching rune.
Precision
Precision minor tree Absorb Life rune.
Precision minor tree Triumph rune.
Precision minor tree Presence of Mind rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Alacrity rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Haste rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Bloodline rune.
Precision minor tree Coup de Grace rune.
Precision minor tree Cut Down rune.
Precision minor tree Last Stand rune.
Passive
Passive tree Adaptive Force rune (+9 Adaptive Force).
Passive tree Attack Speed rune (+10% Attack Speed).
Passive tree Ability Haste rune (+8 Ability Haste).
Passive tree Adaptive Force rune (+9 Adaptive Force).
Passive tree Move Speed rune (+2 Movement Speed).
Passive tree Health Scaling rune (+10-180 Health (based on level)).
Passive tree Health rune (+65 Health).
Passive tree Tenacity And Slow Resist rune (+10 Tenacity and Slow Resist).
Passive tree Health Scaling rune (+10-180 Health (based on level)).

Optional Summoner Spells

Mark

Mark

Mark (Snowball) for a go-in tool if you want to be more aggressive.

Exhaust

Exhaust

Defensive option. Exhaust for peeling against enemy divers and assassins and protecting your carries.

Optional Runes

Presence of Mind

Presence of Mind

Triumph is better overall (heal + gold), but if you want to have easier time with your mana, go Presence of Mind.

Demolish

Demolish

If you are into taking objectives, you can consider taking Demolish rune. Usually it is worth it and lets you push turrets quicker. Utility slash team oriented option.

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How it works

  1. You rush Iceborn Gauntlet.
  2. You play as Tank, but with focus on kitting the enemy team and utility for your team.
  3. You disrupt fights with CC, soak damage, peel off your carries or initiate for your team.

Playstyle

  1. 🧊

    Rush Iceborn Gauntlet to slow and kite the enemy team.

  2. 🛡️

    Disrupt fights, create frozen pools, provide utility. All while soaking damage for your team.

  3. 🧰

    Adapt your tank items based on the enemy composition, so you can counter them.

How to play

Iceborn Gauntlet Caitlyn

  1. You will auto attack a lot, slow enemies, disrupt fights with traps and soak damage. You can also kite enemies very well with traps and low cooldown E.
  2. You can trigger Iceborn Gauntlet with your W.
  3. With Imperial Mandate, you will have some AP - your E will hit harder.

Getting started

  1. You rush Iceborn Gauntlet #1, then you need to adapt your items to the game. Enemy team heavy on AP? Buy MR. They heavy on AD? Buy Armor. You need some damage? Well buy that.
  2. You can rush Imperial Mandate #2 if you can afford it, this makes this build more fun. However, if you are behind, it is okay to just skip it.

During fights

  1. There's great synergy between Iceborn Gauntlet + Imperial Mandate + Font of Life. You create frozen pools that will persist for a few seconds, slowing enemies, applying Imperial Mandate debuff + Font of Life heal mark for your allies.

Items

  1. For more utility oriented build, you can get Locket of the Iron Solari (sustain) or Shurelya's Battlesong (engages).

Runes

  1. Triumph rune is better overall (heal and gold), but if you want to have easier time with your mana, go Presence of Mind.
  2. Remember to consume your Grasp of the Undying procs!

Tips and Tricks

Champion

  1. Keep track of your Headshot (Passive)! It can be used for securing cannon minions, harass enemies or score kills.
  2. You can place your traps Yordle Snap Trap (W) in bushes for bush control.

Riot

  1. Make use of her Yordle Snap Traps by placing them pre-emptively to ensure that you'll have one off of cooldown during combat.
  2. Avoid using Ace in the Hole in large team melees as it might be blocked by the wrong target.
  3. Fire 90 Caliber Net away from the opponent to close the gap or hop over walls.

Skill Order

  • Caitlyn [object Object] ability.
    Q
    Piltover Peacemaker
  • Caitlyn [object Object] ability.
    W
    Yordle Snap Trap
  • Caitlyn [object Object] ability.
    E
    90 Caliber Net
  • Caitlyn [object Object] ability.
    R
    Ace in the Hole

Items

Starting items
Sheen item.
Cloth Armor item.
Ruby Crystal item.
Starting items vs poke
Guardian's Horn item.
Ruby Crystal item.
Boots
Plated Steelcaps item.
Ionian Boots of Lucidity item.
Mercury's Treads item.
Rush #1
Iceborn Gauntlet item.
Optional #2 rush
Imperial Mandate item.
Good tank items
Jak'Sho, The Protean item.
Warmog's Armor item.
Good utility items
Trailblazer item.
Knight's Vow item.
Shurelya's Battlesong item.
Locket of the Iron Solari item.
Zeke's Convergence item.
Good MR items
Spirit Visage item.
Force of Nature item.
Kaenic Rookern item.
Good Armor items
Iceborn Gauntlet item.
Dead Man's Plate item.
Frozen Heart item.
Randuin's Omen item.
Thornmail item.
Situational DMG items
Additional considerations for these items is advised!
Overlord's Bloodmail item.
Runaan's Hurricane item.
Titanic Hydra item.
Blade of The Ruined King item.
Wit's End item.
For the last fight
Additional considerations for these items is advised!
Elixir of Iron item.
Elixir of Wrath item.
Example final build
Plated Steelcaps item.
Iceborn Gauntlet item.
Warmog's Armor item.
Frozen Heart item.
Imperial Mandate item.
Thornmail item.