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How to Win Draven vs Kindred Counter MatchupDraven is in the s tier of champions

Draven vs Kindred

How to Beat Kindred as Draven in LoLDraven is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kindred as Draven

based on 2,473 Draven vs Kindred matchups
Win Rate
51.2 %
K/D/A
2.16
Pick Rate
2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends matches every week. In our data, Draven fought Kindred in 2473 games. With so many games with Draven vs Kindred provides us a lot of confidence in our capability to produce informative statistics and a solid build to suppress your opponent. This particular champion matchup is relatively rare. Draven encounters Kindred in only 2.0% of his games.

Draven vs Kindred Matchup Summary

Draven has done a decent job of countering Kindred. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.2% of matches the champs face off with one another in. In Draven versus Kindred matches, Draven’s team is 0.1% more likely to obtain first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood versus Kindred.

Best Draven vs Kindred Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerSerrated Dirk

Core Draven Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeBloodthirsterHubris

Optional Items

OpportunityRapid FirecannonLord Dominik's RegardsYoumuu's Ghostblade

Summoner Spells

summonerboost summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Draven to level upq
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Second ability for Draven to level upw
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Last skill for Draven to max oute

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
SorceryAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Draven's passive ability p
Draven's q ability q
Draven's w ability w
Draven's e ability e
Draven's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Kindred as Draven

Tips for Playing as Draven against Kindred

If Draven doesn't move, Spinning Axe will fall near his present location. It will fall directly on him, or just to the right or left.

If Draven does move after attacking, Spinning Axe will lead him in the direction of his movement. Use this to control where the Spinning Axe will go.

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.

Draven vs Kindred Counter Stats

Draven Image
Win Rate
51.2 %
VS
Win Rate
48.8 %
Kindred Image
8.4
< Kills >
6.7
6.4
< Deaths >
6.7
5.4
< Assists >
7.3
1.94
< Killing Sprees >
1.54
168
< Minions Killed >
38
0.22
< Dragons Killed >
1.37
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.41
21,507
< Physical Damage >
14,577
127
< Magic Damage >
3,732
428
< True Damage >
1,177
22,063
< Damage Dealt >
19,486
22,119
< Damage Taken >
29,742
13,449
< Gold Earned >
11,730
2.38
< Towers >
1.53
0.08
< Baron Takedowns >
0.34
6,734
< Total Healing >
16,161
12,025
< Experience >
12,898
15
< Vision Score >
22
7
< Wards Placed >
6
85
< Time Dealing CC >
214

How to Counter Kindred with Draven in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show several important Draven against Kindred counter stats that may help us distinguish the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Draven’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kindred’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Draven may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Kindred..

Draven typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Kindred. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Draven and Kindred

Damage Types Compared

Draven
Kindred
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Draven
Kindred

Who is Better, Draven or Kindred?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Draven usually wins when trying to fight Kindred, with a 51.2% win rate. As a result, Draven makes a good counter to Kindred.

While Draven does have a higher winrate than Kindred, when they face off with one another, Draven also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Draven into Kindredas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Draven also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kindred. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Draven vs Kindred matchups, Draven is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Draven is a decent counter for Kindred. Focus your play on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Draven against Kindred.

Other Champion Matchups Against Draven

Draven Loses Against

MaokaiMaokai44.9% winrateZyraZyra45.9% winrateBraumBraum46.3% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser46.6% winrate

Draven Wins Against

YuumiYuumi57.4% winrateZeriZeri56.1% winrateKarthusKarthus56% winrateGnarGnar54% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Draven Players

How We Calculated Our Draven vs Kindred Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kindred as Draven, we analyzed 2,473 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Kindred as Draven comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Draven in order to counter Kindred during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Draven typically gets much more CS relative to Kindred. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Draven versus Kindred build include Infinity Edge, Bloodthirster, and Hubris. When Draven incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better versus Kindred than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Draven boasted an average winrate of 51.2% battling Kindred with this build.

To have the highest probability of vanquishing Kindred as Draven, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Draven vs Kindred matchups, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 51.2% win rate overall.

If you want to view Draven versus Kindred tips and counter stats for a a distinct player tier, feel free to choose one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the stats and strategies displayed are computed using all games finished with both champs.