Kayn vs Kindred
How to Beat Kindred as Kayn
based on 3,696 Kayn vs Kindred matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kayn vs Kindred Matchup Summary
Best Kayn vs Kindred Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Kindred as Kayn
Tips for Playing as Kayn against Kindred
Remember that nearby enemies can see which wall you're in.
Look at the line-up of both your team and the enemy's team when picking your form.
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.
Kayn vs Kindred Counter Stats
How to Counter Kindred with Kayn in LoL
The stats shown here clarify some valuable Kayn against Kindred matchup statistics that may help you appreciate the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Kayn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kindred’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Kayn may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Kindred..
Kayn usually has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Typically, he takes more damage than Kindred. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Kayn and Kindred
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Who is Better, Kayn or Kindred?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kayn usually fairs equally well when playing against Kindred, with a 50.3% win rate. As a result, Kayn makes an ok counter for Kindred.
While Kayn does have a higher win rate than Kindred, when on opposite teams, Kayn also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging character to learn. You should be careful when picking Kayn into Kindredas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Kayn has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kindred. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kayn vs Kindred matchups, Kayn is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.
Kayn is a decent counter to Kindred. Focus your tactics on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kayn against Kindred.
Other Champion Matchups Against Kayn
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How We Calculated Our Kayn vs Kindred Build and Stats
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Kayn 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 tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kayn on average gets a similar amount of CS as Kindred. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The top items to focus on in your Kayn versus Kindred build consist of Youmuu's Ghostblade, Hubris, and Opportunity. When Kayn included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better vs. Kindred than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Kayn had an average winrate of 50.3% when countering Kindred with this counter build.
To have the highest likelihood of beating Kindred as Kayn, Kayn players should equip the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Kayn vs Kindred fights, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 50.3% winrate overall.
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