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Caitlyn & Karma vs Zeri & Janna

Bot Lane Matchup

Caitlyn vs Zeri (with Karma & Janna) BOT matchup tips: who wins, how to trade, wave control and common mistakes.

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Who Wins

Pre-6, you win the 2v2 clearly — your range advantage lets you auto-attack Zeri for free while Karma's Q poke and W root prevent Zeri from ever closing the gap safely, and your headshot passive deals significant damage on every third auto.
Post-6, your R gives you a kill threat on a low-health Zeri even through Janna's disengage, maintaining your lane dominance.

Your best trading pattern is to place a trap at the edge of Zeri's safe zone, force her to either walk into it or give up minions, then follow up with a Q through the snared target for a headshot-empowered combo while Karma shields you and roots Zeri with W.
Never commit to a full all-in without Karma's W available — the combo of trap, Q, headshot, and Karma W is your kill condition.

Slow-push the wave to build a large minion wave, then crash it under tower to force Zeri into a dangerous position where she must choose between losing CS and walking into your traps.
Use the reset window to back and buy items, then return to repeat the freeze-or-crash cycle that keeps Zeri perpetually behind.

Do not waste your Q into Janna's W slow — it will miss or deal reduced effective damage and put your primary damage tool on cooldown during the window Zeri could trade back.
Avoid placing traps in obvious locations that Janna can simply walk around, as wasted traps remove your primary zone-control tool.

Created on 07/14/2026

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