Talk:Caitlyn/@comment-6061249-20140506131012/@comment-7630509-20140512162157

Soraka's Q is the last thing to max. It boosts mana cost and can't be used in trades because the retaliation would be painful thanks to it's range and nasty habit of pushing the lane. Maxing E gives greater lane sustain while also increasing damage, while maxing W gives greater defense and serves greater late game purpose (though the cooldown doesn't change so early game it's not that good).

" Post 6 if you're shoving the lane you're asking to be ganked" interesting claim for someone who maxes Q.

As for using your E to back away from Nocturne, you see, the effect is pretty much a knockback, and it's not hard to guess that's what your planning. Nocturne will block the slow  easily and Leona will land an easy Zenith Blade depending on her position, and may flash for that. Zenith Blade and Duskbringer will put Nocturne in easy leash range, and Leona's stun will keep you in range long enough to proc the fear, which in turn will CC you long enough to channel Leona's ultimate (it's not a channel but I lack a better word).

Caitlyn isn't the only one who is vulnerable in this situation. Shroud of Darkness can block Draven's E, Ashe's ult and pretty much any ADC escape that's based on CC. ADCs are naturally vulnerable to this sort of thing, which is why they earn a lane partner. The job of this lane partner is very specifically to deal with this kind of situation.

Now assuming you and Caitlyn are some sort of duo queue where Caitlyn won't fire her E before you silence Nocturne, our discussion so far has been ignoring the 3rd enemy in the lane: the enemy ADC. Any ADC with a hard CC such as Jinx, Ashe, or Draven can nullify the effectiveness of Cait's knockback and chain their CC with Nocturne and Leona's CC.