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How to Win Katarina vs Kindred Counter MatchupKatarina is in the a tier of champions

Katarina vs Kindred

How to Beat Kindred as Katarina in LoLKatarina is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kindred as Katarina

based on 2,511 Katarina vs Kindred matchups
Win Rate
50.6 %
K/D/A
2.28
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends matches that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat Kindred as Katarina came out of an evaluation of 2511 ranked matches where both champs faced one another. This champ matchup is fairly rare. Katarina fights Kindred in only 1.9% of her games.

Katarina vs Kindred Matchup Summary

Katarina does a average job of beating Kindred. Typically, she wins a acceptable 50.6% of the time the champs clash against one another in. In Katarina against Kindred games, Katarina’s side is 0.1% less probable to get first blood, implying that she probably won't get first blood against Kindred.

Best Katarina vs Kindred Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Dark SealRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandFiendish Codex

Core Katarina Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapNashor's ToothStormsurge

Optional Items

Lich BaneShadowflameHextech RocketbeltVoid Staff

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
PrecisionTriumphCoup de Grace
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Katarina's passive ability p
Katarina's q ability q
Katarina's w ability w
Katarina's e ability e
Katarina's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
3
W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Kindred as Katarina

Tips for Playing as Katarina against Kindred

Picking up Daggers will significantly reduce Shunpo's cooldown.

Try waiting until the other team is distracted with fighting your team, and use Shunpo to teleport into the fray and unleash a devastating Death Lotus.

Using Shunpo on an allied Champion, Dagger, or minion can be a great escape tactic.

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.

Katarina vs Kindred Counter Stats

Katarina Image
Win Rate
50.6 %
VS
Win Rate
49.4 %
Kindred Image
9.6
< Kills >
6.8
6.7
< Deaths >
7
5.7
< Assists >
7.2
2.14
< Killing Sprees >
1.57
152
< Minions Killed >
38
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
1.47
0.34
< Inhibitors >
0.42
2,061
< Physical Damage >
14,861
20,996
< Magic Damage >
3,839
877
< True Damage >
1,203
23,935
< Damage Dealt >
19,904
24,692
< Damage Taken >
30,013
12,043
< Gold Earned >
11,986
1.53
< Towers >
1.58
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.37
3,332
< Total Healing >
16,385
13,878
< Experience >
13,271
16
< Vision Score >
23
8
< Wards Placed >
6
35
< Time Dealing CC >
220

How to Counter Kindred with Katarina in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore some influential Katarina versus Kindred matchup stats that can help us explain the differences and similarities between these two champs. As an example, Katarina’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kindred’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Katarina may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Kindred..

Katarina typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her foe does. On average, she takes less damage than Kindred. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Katarina and Kindred

Damage Types Compared

Katarina
Kindred
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Katarina
Kindred

Who is Better, Katarina or Kindred?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Katarina usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Kindred, with a 50.6% win rate. Thus, Katarina makes an ok counter for Kindred.

While Katarina does have a higher win rate than Kindred, when they face off with one another, Katarina also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more complex champ to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Katarina into Kindredas her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Katarina also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kindred. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Katarina vs Kindred matchups, Katarina is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Katarina is a decent counter for Kindred. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Katarina against Kindred.

Other Champion Matchups Against Katarina

Katarina Loses Against

SingedSinged44.4% winrateFizzFizz44.6% winrateMaokaiMaokai44.8% winrateLeonaLeona45.4% winrate

Katarina Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee57.7% winrateYuumiYuumi54.3% winrateSyndraSyndra54% winrateHweiHwei53.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Katarina Players

How We Calculated Our Katarina vs Kindred Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kindred as Katarina, we analyzed 2,511 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 Katarina 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

Katarina Build Kindred Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Katarina in order to counter Kindred during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Katarina on average picks up much more CS as Kindred. Champions who typically don't get much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Katarina versus Kindred build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Nashor's Tooth, and Stormsurge. When Katarina bought at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better when fighting Kindred than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Katarina had an average winrate of 50.6% battling Kindred with this build.

To have the highest chance of annihilating Kindred as Katarina, you should use the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Coup de Grace, and Triumph runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Katarina vs Kindred counterpicks, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 50.6% winrate overall.

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