Caitlyn vs Kindred
How to Beat Kindred as Caitlyn
based on 7,209 Caitlyn vs Kindred matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Caitlyn vs Kindred Matchup Summary
Best Caitlyn vs Kindred Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Kindred as Caitlyn
Tips for Playing as Caitlyn against Kindred
Fire 90 Caliber Net away from the opponent to close the gap or hop over walls.
Avoid using Ace in the Hole in large team melees as it might be blocked by the wrong target.
Make use of her Yordle Snap Traps by placing them pre-emptively to ensure that you'll have one off of cooldown during combat.
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.
Caitlyn vs Kindred Counter Stats
How to Counter Kindred with Caitlyn in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here feature some critical Caitlyn versus Kindred counter statistics that can help you realize the distinctions between the pair. Caitlyn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kindred’s ratio of NaN, showing that Caitlyn may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Kindred..
Caitlyn normally has a similar longest killing spree as her counter does. On average, she takes less damage than Kindred. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Caitlyn and Kindred
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Who is Better, Caitlyn or Kindred?
Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Caitlyn usually wins when taking on Kindred, with a 51.7% win rate. Therefore, Caitlyn makes a good counter to Kindred.
While Caitlyn does have a higher win rate compared to Kindred, when facing one another, Caitlyn also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more challenging champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Caitlyn into Kindred.
Moreover, Caitlyn also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kindred. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Caitlyn vs Kindred matchups, Caitlyn is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Caitlyn is a decent counter for Kindred. Focus your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Caitlyn against Kindred.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Caitlyn 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 lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Caitlyn often gets much more CS as Kindred. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to prioritize in your Caitlyn versus Kindred build consist of Infinity Edge, Bloodthirster, and Stormrazor. When Caitlyn used at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better when fighting Kindred than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Caitlyn boasted an average win rate of 51.7% when countering Kindred with this counter build.
To have the greatest chance of defeating Kindred as Caitlyn, you should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Caitlyn vs Kindred counters, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 51.7% winrate overall.
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