How to beat Kindred
Common role: Jungle
A marksman jungler who hunts marks and denies death itself.
Best counters vs Kindred
Champions with the highest win rate against Kindred on their main role — real ranked match data, patch 16.14.
- 1
Warwick57.1%83 games
- 2
Sylas56.1%206 games
- 3
Rek'Sai56.8%50 games
- 4
Lillia55.8%77 games
- 5
Rammus55.1%44 games
- 6
Nasus53.7%90 games
- 7
Nocturne52.9%212 games
- 8
Vi53.1%111 games
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What makes Kindred dangerous
Kindred hunts marked targets and camps to permanently stack range and damage, kites with rolling Q resets, and their ultimate creates a zone where NO ONE can die — friend or foe — healing everyone at its end. Well-stacked Kindred out-duels and out-kites everything.
How to play against Kindred
- 1Deny marks: when your camp or you are marked, play safe — every mark is permanent power.
- 2Fight inside their ult: burst enemies right as it ends, or walk out to finish targets.
- 3Gap-close: Kindred is squishy and folds to sticky divers.
- 4Invade when marks spawn on your side to burn their timers.
Weaknesses to exploit
- ✓Squishy — a caught Kindred without kite room dies fast.
- ✓Mark-dependent scaling: denied marks = weak Kindred.
- ✓The ult saves your targets too — badly timed it wins fights for you.
- ✓Weak objective damage compared to smite junglers.
Abilities & how to counter them
What each of Kindred's abilities does — and how to play around it.
P
Mal der JägerKindred kann Ziele für die Jagd markieren. Eine erfolgreiche Jagd verstärkt Kindreds normale Fähigkeiten. Außerdem wird nach jeweils 4 erfolgreich abgeschlossenen Jagden die Reichweite ihrer normalen Angriffe verstärkt.
Strong: hunted marks permanently stack range and damage — infinite scaling. Weak: marks are announced — play safe while marked and deny the stack.
Q
Tanz der PfeileKindred stürzt nach vorn und schießt bis zu 3 Pfeile auf Ziele in der Nähe.
Strong: a rolling reset that makes her untouchable while kiting. Weak: rolls drain quickly in long chases — force her to burn them, then lock her.
W
Blutrausch des WolfsDer Wolf gerät in Rage und greift Gegner um sich herum an. Durch Angriffe und Bewegungen baut das Lamm passiv Steigerungen auf. Bei vollen Steigerungen stellt der nächste Angriff des Lamms Leben wieder her.
Strong: Wolf attacks on his own while she kites free. Weak: a fixed zone — step out of it and Wolf stops biting.
E
Joch des GrauensDas Lamm feuert einen gut platzierten Schuss ab, der das Ziel verlangsamt. Greift das Lamm 2 weitere Male an, weist der 3. Angriff stattdessen den Wolf an, den Gegner anzuspringen und massiven normalen Schaden zu verursachen.
Strong: a % missing-HP execute on the third hit. Weak: needs three attacks on you — disengage at two stacks.
R
Gnadenfrist des LammsDas Lamm gewährt allen Lebewesen innerhalb eines Bereiches eine Gnadenfrist vor dem Tod. Bevor der Effekt endet, kann nichts sterben. Am Ende werden Einheiten geheilt.
Strong: NO ONE dies inside the zone; everyone heals at the end. Weak: it protects YOUR team too — dive in, hold burst for the exact expiry second.
Itemization
Sticky divers and lockdown beat the kite. Contest marks on your side; hold burst for the second the ult zone expires.
This guide covers Kindred's core kit and playstyle — advice that holds up across patches.
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