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Caitlyn & Soraka vs Jhin & Leona

Bot Lane Matchup

Caitlyn vs Jhin (with Soraka & Leona) BOT matchup tips: who wins, how to trade, wave control and common mistakes.

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Who Wins

Pre-6, you and Soraka do not win a straight 2v2 against Jhin+Leona because Leona's engage negates your range advantage and Jhin's W root extends the kill window beyond what Soraka's healing can cover.
Post-6, you still lose an all-in, but you can win the lane through sustained poke attrition if you respect Leona's engage range and never let her close the gap for free.

Your best trading pattern is to place E traps at chokepoints to punish Leona's approach, then Q through the trapped target to proc headshot and deal significant burst before disengaging with your superior range.
Never auto-attack into Leona's face; use your 650 range to poke Jhin from outside Leona's E range and let Soraka's Q sustain chip the lead.

Push the wave hard with your passive headshots and W to deny Jhin his Grit stacks on minions and force Leona to tank poke under tower, which is where your trap-under-tower setup becomes threatening.
A slow push is dangerous here because it gives Leona a stationary target to engage on; keep the wave moving toward their tower to limit her engage angles.

Do not walk up to last-hit in melee range when Leona has her E available — this is the single most punishable mistake you can make in this matchup and will result in a free kill for them.
Respect Leona's 700-unit E range at all times and use your auto-attack range to cs safely from distance.

Created on 06/25/2026

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