Blitzcrank vs Kindred
How to Beat Kindred as Blitzcrank
based on 2,990 Blitzcrank vs Kindred matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Blitzcrank vs Kindred Matchup Summary
Best Blitzcrank vs Kindred Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Kindred as Blitzcrank
Tips for Playing as Blitzcrank against Kindred
Using Blitzcrank's grab to pull an enemy into your tower range followed by a Power Fist will allow the tower to get several hits on them.
The 1-2-3 combo of Rocket Grab, Power Fist, and Static Field can devastate an individual opponent.
Advice to Win Against Kindred
When Kindred uses Lamb's Respite get inside, it stops all champions from dying.
Kindred is fragile - turn the pressure up on her, and she will be forced to play cautiously.
Clear the Hunts Wolf activates on jungle camps to slow down Kindred's damage output.
Blitzcrank vs Kindred Counter Stats
How to Counter Kindred with Blitzcrank in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here clarify several critical Blitzcrank against Kindred matchup stats that can help you figure out the differences between the two. For instance, Blitzcrank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kindred’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Blitzcrank may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Kindred. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.
Blitzcrank typically has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. On average, he takes less damage than Kindred. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Blitzcrank and Kindred
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Who is Better, Blitzcrank or Kindred?
Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Blitzcrank usually wins when trying to fight Kindred, with a 53.3% win rate. Thus, Blitzcrank makes a great counter to Kindred.
While Blitzcrank does have a higher win rate compared to Kindred, when facing one another, Blitzcrank also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging character to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Blitzcrank into Kindred.
Moreover, Blitzcrank has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kindred. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Blitzcrank vs Kindred matchups, Blitzcrank is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Blitzcrank is a great counter for Kindred. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Blitzcrank against Kindred.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Blitzcrank in order to counter Kindred during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Blitzcrank typically gets a similar amount of CS relative to Kindred. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The most important items to prioritize in your Blitzcrank versus Kindred build include Trailblazer, Zeke's Convergence, and Knight's Vow. When Blitzcrank combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better vs. Kindred than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Blitzcrank had an average win rate of 53.3% when countering Kindred with this counter build.
To have the best chance of vanquishing Kindred as Blitzcrank, Blitzcrank players should equip the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for Blitzcrank vs Kindred fights, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 53.3% win rate overall.
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