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How to Win Illaoi vs Kindred Counter MatchupIllaoi is in the a tier of champions

Illaoi vs Kindred

How to Beat Kindred as Illaoi in LoLIllaoi is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kindred as Illaoi

based on 1,320 Illaoi vs Kindred matchups
Win Rate
50.4 %
K/D/A
1.4
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of rated League rounds that we analyze each and every week. This guide on how to beat Kindred as Illaoi resulted from an analysis of 1320 ranked rounds where both champions clashed against each other. This champ matchup is fairly rare. Illaoi fights Kindred in only 1.9% of her games.

Illaoi vs Kindred Matchup Summary

Illaoi has done a average job of countering Kindred. On average, she wins a acceptable 50.4% of games the champions face off with each other in. In Illaoi vs Kindred games, Illaoi’s side is 0.1% less probable to get first blood. This indicates that she most likely won't get first blood against Kindred.

Best Illaoi vs Kindred Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsSheen

Core Illaoi Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlack CleaverIceborn Gauntlet

Optional Items

Spirit VisageSundered SkySpear of ShojinTrinity Force

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Illaoi to level upe
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Second ability for Illaoi to level upq
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Last skill for Illaoi to max outw

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishBone PlatingOvergrowth
PrecisionPresence of MindLast Stand
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Illaoi's passive ability p
Illaoi's q ability q
Illaoi's w ability w
Illaoi's e ability e
Illaoi's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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E
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E
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Guide to Countering Kindred as Illaoi

Tips for Playing as Illaoi against Kindred

Vessel

Tentacles are an immense source of power. Don't fight without them.

Spirits inherit their target's current health. If making a

is your goal, try whittling your opponent's health down a bit first to make killing the spirit easier.

Leap of Faith is best used to follow-up a strong engage or when being engaged upon. Be careful about being the first one into a fight.

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.

Illaoi vs Kindred Counter Stats

Illaoi Image
Win Rate
50.4 %
VS
Win Rate
49.6 %
Kindred Image
5.2
< Kills >
7.1
6.7
< Deaths >
6.8
4.2
< Assists >
7.4
1.2
< Killing Sprees >
1.65
187
< Minions Killed >
43
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
1.48
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.44
23,247
< Physical Damage >
15,773
802
< Magic Damage >
4,274
327
< True Damage >
1,287
24,376
< Damage Dealt >
21,334
35,503
< Damage Taken >
31,425
11,858
< Gold Earned >
12,259
2.73
< Towers >
1.54
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.37
8,320
< Total Healing >
17,262
15,131
< Experience >
13,750
16
< Vision Score >
23
8
< Wards Placed >
6
421
< Time Dealing CC >
214

How to Counter Kindred with Illaoi in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify several strategic Illaoi versus Kindred matchup stats that can help us interpret the differences and similarities between the pair. Illaoi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kindred’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Illaoi may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Kindred..

Illaoi typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her counter does. On average, she takes more damage than Kindred. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Illaoi and Kindred

Damage Types Compared

Illaoi
Kindred
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Illaoi
Kindred

Who is Better, Illaoi or Kindred?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Illaoi usually fairs equally well when taking on Kindred, with a 50.4% win rate. Therefore, Illaoi makes an ok counter to Kindred.

While Illaoi does have a higher win rate than Kindred, when they face off with one another, Illaoi also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Illaoi into Kindred.

Additionally, Illaoi also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kindred. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Illaoi vs Kindred matchups, Illaoi is the better champion with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Illaoi is a decent counter for Kindred. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Illaoi against Kindred.

Other Champion Matchups Against Illaoi

Illaoi Loses Against

MordekaiserMordekaiser42.8% winrateZyraZyra43.9% winrateYorickYorick44.1% winrateKayleKayle44.3% winrate

Illaoi Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee58.3% winrateK'SanteK'Sante57.1% winrateRenektonRenekton56.1% winrateSkarnerSkarner56.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

ZyraZyra+ 53.7% 3076 GamesLilliaLillia+ 54.4% 4331 GamesTeemoTeemo+ 56% 2582 GamesCamilleCamille+ 56.6% 143 Games

Additional Information for Illaoi Players

How We Calculated Our Illaoi vs Kindred Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kindred as Illaoi, we analyzed 1,320 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 Illaoi 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Illaoi to counter Kindred during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Illaoi most often racks up much more CS relative to Kindred. Champions who typically don't take much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Illaoi versus Kindred build include Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Iceborn Gauntlet. When Illaoi bought at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better countering Kindred than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Illaoi had an average winrate of 50.4% when countering Kindred with these items in her kit.

To have the best chance of annihilating Kindred as Illaoi, Illaoi players should equip the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Bone Plating, Overgrowth, Last Stand, and Presence of Mind runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for Illaoi vs Kindred battles, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.4% winrate overall.

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