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Xayah & Braum vs Caitlyn & Rell

Bot Lane Matchup

Xayah vs Caitlyn (with Braum & Rell) BOT matchup tips: who wins, how to trade, wave control and common mistakes.

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Who Wins

Pre-6, Caitlyn + Rell have the advantage — Caitlyn's range outpaces yours and Rell's level 2 W all-in is faster and more punishing than Braum's passive setup requires.
Post-6, your R makes you untouchable during Rell's R or Caitlyn's R, which is a significant survivability swing, but you still need to respect their burst window before your R is available.

Your best trading pattern is to auto-weave to stack feathers, then use E to root Caitlyn or Rell when Braum has applied at least two passive stacks — the root into passive stun chain is your highest-damage window.
Avoid extended poke trades because Caitlyn's headshot passive will out-damage your sustained DPS at her range.

Play for a slow push or slight freeze to deny Caitlyn free poke on you while you're last-hitting — standing in the open wave to CS gives Caitlyn free headshot procs.
When the wave is pushed to their tower, back off rather than diving, as Rell's engage under tower with Caitlyn's headshot is a kill setup.

Do not use your R purely as a damage tool — its primary value in this matchup is to dodge Rell's R or Caitlyn's R, and burning it offensively leaves you exposed to their follow-up CC chain.
Mistiming your R by using it before Rell commits her R is a common error that removes your safety net entirely.

Created on 09/18/2026

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