Kindred vs Azir
How to Beat Azir as Kindred
based on 1,198 Kindred vs Azir matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kindred vs Azir Matchup Summary
Best Kindred vs Azir Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Azir as Kindred
Tips for Playing as Kindred against Azir
Pick which Hunts you want to pursue carefully; getting many of them is the key to success as the game goes on.
Don't go in first to a large team fight. Wait for your teammates to initiate.
Moving around between attacks while jungling will help you avoid damage and also generate more heals from Wolf's Frenzy.
Advice to Win Against Azir
Try to think of Sand Soldiers as fire. Don't stand in the fire.
Azir relies on his soldiers to deal damage and can only move them so often. Try to capitalize on windows of time when his soldiers are stationary.
Azir has immense damage over a prolonged amount of time but lacks the upfront burst of other mages. Try to burst him out before he can turn a confrontation around.
Kindred vs Azir Counter Stats
How to Counter Azir with Kindred in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here highlight some strategic Kindred against Azir counter stats that can help you distinguish the distinctions between these two champs. Kindred’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Azir’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kindred may be more central to their team's team fighting potential than Azir..
Kindred typically has a similar longest kill spree as their foe does. Commonly, they takes more damage than Azir. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Kindred and Azir
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Who is Better, Kindred or Azir?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Kindred usually wins when trying to fight Azir, with a 52.3% win rate. Therefore, Kindred makes a good counter for Azir.
While Kindred does have a higher win rate compared to Azir, when they face off with one another, Kindred also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes them a less time consuming champ to learn. You should be be fine when picking Kindred into Azir.
Furthermore, Kindred also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Azir. This often 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 Kindred vs Azir matchups, Kindred is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.
Kindred is a good counter to Azir. Focus your play on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Kindred against Azir.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Kindred to counter Azir during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kindred usually gets a lot less CS as Azir. Champions who typically don't get much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.
The most crucial items to prioritize in your Kindred versus Azir build include Wit's End, Terminus, and Kraken Slayer. When Kindred combined at least these three items in their build, they did a lot better when facing Azir than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Kindred boasted an average winrate of 52.3% battling Azir with these items in their kit.
To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against Azir as Kindred, you should equip the Press the Attack, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Kindred vs Azir face-offs, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 52.3% win rate overall.
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