Kalista vs Kindred
How to Beat Kindred as Kalista
based on 695 Kalista vs Kindred matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kalista vs Kindred Matchup Summary
Best Kalista vs Kindred Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Kindred as Kalista
Tips for Playing as Kalista against Kindred
Rend is a valuable last hitting aid, since its cooldown resets if it kills a target.
Entering a move order once to trigger Martial Poise will not clear Kalista's basic attack target.
Due to her passive, Kalista's Move Speed is effectively increased by Attack Speed.
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.
Kalista vs Kindred Counter Stats
How to Counter Kindred with Kalista in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here clarify several critical Kalista vs. Kindred counter stats that can help you appreciate the differences between the pair. For instance, Kalista’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kindred’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Kalista may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Kindred..
Kalista often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her matchup does. On average, she receives less damage than Kindred. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Kalista and Kindred
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Who is Better, Kalista or Kindred?
Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kalista usually loses when playing against Kindred, with a 44.0% win rate. Therefore, Kalista makes a bad counter to Kindred.
While Kalista does have a much lower winrate compared to Kindred, when facing one another, Kalista also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more complex champion to learn and master. You should be very concerned when picking Kalista into Kindredas her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Kalista also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kindred. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kalista vs Kindred matchups, Kindred is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Kalista is a garbage counter for Kindred. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Kalista against Kindred.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Kalista in order to counter Kindred during both the laning 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 tips displayed here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kalista usually racks up much more CS compared to Kindred. Champs who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.
The top items to use in your Kalista versus Kindred build include Runaan's Hurricane, Blade of The Ruined King, and Terminus. When Kalista bought at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better vs Kindred than with most other common item sets. In fact, Kalista had an average win rate of 44.0% when playing against Kindred with this counter build.
To have the greatest likelihood of beating Kindred as Kalista, you should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Kalista vs Kindred battles, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 44.0% win rate overall.
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