Kindred Counters

Best picks against Kindred

Highest win rate versus Kindred in Jungle.

1. 1Jax152 games63.2%
2. 2Rammus229 games62.5%
3. 3Gragas100 games62.0%
4. 4Amumu247 games60.7%
5. 5Evelynn215 games57.7%
6. 6Fiddlesticks199 games56.8%
7. 7Sejuani234 games56.4%
8. 8Rek'Sai126 games56.4%
9. 9Udyr171 games56.1%
10. 10Zyra106 games55.7%
11. 11Maokai259 games55.6%
12. 12Wukong632 games55.5%
13. 13Elise283 games55.5%
14. 14Nunu & Willump168 games55.4%
15. 15Briar521 games54.5%

Worst picks against Kindred

Lowest win rate versus Kindred in Jungle.

1. 1Bel'Veth283 games46.3%
2. 2Jarvan IV490 games46.3%
3. 3Vi356 games46.4%
4. 4Zaahen219 games46.6%
5. 5Nasus748 games47.9%
6. 6Karthus126 games48.4%

Best lane counters vs Kindred

Largest gold lead over Kindred at 15 minutes in Jungle.

1. 1Briar154 games+317
2. 2Kha'Zix111 games+314
3. 3Master Yi215 games+193
4. 4Shaco111 games+163
5. 5Jax102 games+152
6. 6Lee Sin241 games+104
7. 7Viego237 games+102
8. 8Nocturne229 games+80
9. 9Naafiri109 games+80
10. 10Kayn200 games+71
11. 11Jarvan IV117 games+15
12. 12Graves253 games+11

How to play against Kindred

Lane and teamfight rules that hold regardless of your pick.

In lane and in teamfights

1. Punish early ganks by taking camps, plates, or the opposite objective instead of chasing. Kindred falls behind when skipped tempo is not rewarded.
2. Contest marked areas only with lane priority and health. Arriving late gives her the skirmish she wants.
3. Track R before committing burst in river fights. Save damage and crowd control for the moment the invulnerability ends.
4. Force objectives when you have a full tempo or level lead. Avoid coin-flip skirmishes that let Kindred collect marks and reset the map.
5. Hold finishing damage until her R expires. Bursting too early wastes cooldowns and lets her team heal through the turn.

Where Kindred is weak

Exploit these in draft and in lane.

• Kindred needs marks and tempo to scale, so losing contested camps slows both damage and range progression.
• Kindred's ultimate can protect enemies as well as allies, making mistimed burst windows waste her biggest tool.