Imperial Mandate Caitlyn Build

ARAM Build Guide for champion Caitlyn and build Imperial Mandate.

Imperial Mandate Caitlyn build with runes and items. Imperial Mandate Caitlyn guide offers in-depth how-to play, skill order and tips. Play Imperial Mandate Caitlyn build in League of Legends Patch 14.20!

Updated: 2024-08-28 ()

TLDR

Starting items
Bandleglass Mirror should be final item in your build.
Tear of the Goddess 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
Ionian Boots of Lucidity should be final item in your build.
Imperial Mandate should be final item in your build.
Frozen Heart should be final item in your build.
Spirit Visage should be final item in your build.
Kaenic Rookern should be final item in your build.
Knight's Vow should be final item in your build.
Quick Runes
Major rune Glacial Augment from Inspiration tree.
Minor rune Resolve.
Summoner spells
Pick Exhaust as your Summoner Spell.
Pick Flash as your Summoner Spell.

Imperial Mandate Caitlyn Runes

Inspiration
Inspiration major tree Glacial Augment rune.
Inspiration major tree Unsealed Spellbook rune.
Inspiration major tree First Strike rune.
Inspiration major tree Hextech Flashtraption rune.
Inspiration major tree Magical Footwear rune.
Inspiration major tree Cash Back rune.
Inspiration major tree Triple Tonic rune.
Inspiration major tree Time Warp Tonic rune.
Inspiration major tree Biscuit Delivery rune.
Inspiration major tree Cosmic Insight rune.
Inspiration major tree Approach Velocity rune.
Inspiration major tree Jack Of All Trades rune.
Resolve
Resolve minor tree Demolish rune.
Resolve minor tree Font of Life rune.
Resolve minor tree Shield Bash rune.
Resolve minor tree Conditioning rune.
Resolve minor tree Second Wind rune.
Resolve minor tree Bone Plating rune.
Resolve minor tree Overgrowth rune.
Resolve minor tree Revitalize rune.
Resolve minor tree Unflinching 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)).

How it works

Imperial Mandate Build specific
  1. This build is all about Imperial Mandate.
  2. And also all about slows.
  3. You support through disrupting fights, being annoying, Slowing/Healing/Buffing and soaking damage.

How to play

Imperial Mandate Build specific
  1. You rush Imperial Mandate. That is only mandatory item for this build. Then you need to adapt to an enemy team.
  2. Your CC triggers Glacial Augument that slows AOE. All Slows trigger Font of Life AND Imperial Mandate, healing and buffing your allies.
  3. Since LoL Patch 14.1 Imperial Mandate is changed. Now you need your team to proc it to deal any damage. So you need to play a little bit differently. Do not spam mindlessly. Try coordinating it with your team - when they are about to poke or when they go in.
  4. Font of Life heal can trigger various support items, like Ardent Censer or Staff of Flowing Water or even Moonstone Renewer!
  5. 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.

Tips and Tricks

General
  1. Keep track of your Passive! It can be used for securing cannon minions, harass enemies or score kills.
  2. You can place your traps (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
Bandleglass Mirror item.
Tear of the Goddess item.
Rush this #1
Imperial Mandate item.
Boots
Ionian Boots of Lucidity item.
Good support items
Additional considerations for these items is advised!
Shurelya's Battlesong item.
Locket of the Iron Solari item.
Moonstone Renewer item.
Redemption item.
Ardent Censer item.
Staff of Flowing Water item.
Good tank items
Warmog's Armor item.
Knight's Vow item.
Jak'Sho, The Protean item.
Good MR items
Spirit Visage item.
Kaenic Rookern item.
Force of Nature item.
Good Armor items
Iceborn Gauntlet item.
Randuin's Omen item.
Frozen Heart item.
Dead Man's Plate item.
Thornmail item.
For mana problems
Tear of the Goddess item.
Seraph's Embrace item.
Situational dmg items
The Collector item.
Sundered Sky item.
Serylda's Grudge item.
Muramana item.
Blade of The Ruined King item.
Runaan's Hurricane item.
Titanic Hydra item.
Counter healing
Executioner's Calling item.
Chempunk Chainsword item.
Counter shielding
Serpent's Fang item.
For the last fight
Additional considerations for these items is advised!
Elixir of Iron item.
Elixir of Wrath item.
Seeker's Armguard item.
Example final build
Ionian Boots of Lucidity item.
Imperial Mandate item.
Frozen Heart item.
Spirit Visage item.
Kaenic Rookern item.
Knight's Vow item.