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How to Win Kindred vs Gwen Counter MatchupKindred is in the b tier of champions

Kindred vs Gwen

How to Beat Gwen as Kindred in LoLKindred is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Gwen as Kindred

based on 1,536 Kindred vs Gwen matchups
Win Rate
50.3 %
K/D/A
2.06
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds each and every week. Within our data, Kindred fought Gwen in 1536 matches. Having so many matchups for Kindred vs Gwen provides us confidence in our capacity to prepare actionable data and a pro build to counter your foe. This particular matchup is somewhat rare. Kindred has to counter Gwen in only 2.1% of their rounds.

Kindred vs Gwen Matchup Summary

Kindred has done a average job of beating Gwen. Normally, they wins a acceptable 50.3% of games the champions fight each other in. In Kindred versus Gwen matches, Kindred’s team is 0.1% more expected to obtain first blood. This implies that they most likely will be able to get first blood versus Gwen.

Best Kindred vs Gwen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsNoonquiver

Core Kindred Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceWit's EndKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Runaan's HurricaneTerminusGuinsoo's RagebladeBlade of The Ruined King

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kindred to level upq
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Second ability for Kindred to level upw
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Last skill for Kindred to max oute

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
DominationSudden ImpactTreasure Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Kindred's passive ability p
Kindred's q ability q
Kindred's w ability w
Kindred's e ability e
Kindred's ultimate ability r
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W
2
Q
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Gwen as Kindred

Tips for Playing as Kindred against Gwen

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 Gwen

Gwen must hit something to recast her Ultimate, try to evade her between casts.

Gwen needs to attack a few times to set up her damage, so try to get the jump on her.

Gwen's Hallowed Mist shroud will only follow her once, after that it will dissipate when she leaves.

Kindred vs Gwen Counter Stats

Kindred Image
Win Rate
50.3 %
VS
Win Rate
49.7 %
Gwen Image
6.6
< Kills >
6
6.7
< Deaths >
5.9
7.2
< Assists >
4.5
1.53
< Killing Sprees >
1.38
39
< Minions Killed >
158
1.55
< Dragons Killed >
0.26
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.57
14,320
< Physical Damage >
3,004
3,816
< Magic Damage >
14,880
1,154
< True Damage >
3,545
19,290
< Damage Dealt >
21,430
30,224
< Damage Taken >
29,632
11,940
< Gold Earned >
11,902
1.6
< Towers >
2.65
0.35
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
16,693
< Total Healing >
7,515
13,332
< Experience >
14,784
23
< Vision Score >
17
6
< Wards Placed >
8
217
< Time Dealing CC >
147

How to Counter Gwen with Kindred in LoL

The stats shown on this page show several influential Kindred against Gwen matchup statistics that can help you figure out the differences between the pair. For instance, Kindred’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Gwen’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Kindred may be more central to their team's team fighting capability than Gwen..

Kindred often has a similar longest killing spree as their counter does. On average, they takes a similar amount of damage to Gwen. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kindred and Gwen

Damage Types Compared

Kindred
Gwen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kindred
Gwen

Who is Better, Kindred or Gwen?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kindred usually fairs equally well when facing off against Gwen, with a 50.3% win rate. As a result, Kindred makes an ok counter to Gwen.

While Kindred does have a higher winrate compared to Gwen, when on opposite teams, Kindred also has a lower learning curve that makes them a less time consuming champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Kindred into Gwen.

Additionally, Kindred has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Gwen. 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 Gwen matchups, Kindred is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Kindred is a decent counter to Gwen. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kindred against Gwen.

Other Champion Matchups Against Kindred

Kindred Loses Against

RammusRammus42.4% winrateBraumBraum43.6% winrateSkarnerSkarner43.9% winrateTeemoTeemo44.5% winrate

Kindred Wins Against

YuumiYuumi58.6% winrateKalistaKalista56% winrateKog'MawKog'Maw54.7% winrateRek'SaiRek'Sai54% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Kindred Players

How We Calculated Our Kindred vs Gwen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gwen as Kindred, we analyzed 1,536 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 Gwen as Kindred 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

Kindred Build Gwen Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Kindred to counter Gwen during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kindred most often picks up a lot less CS as Gwen. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. 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, typically need many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Kindred versus Gwen build include Trinity Force, Wit's End, and Kraken Slayer. When Kindred combined at least these three pieces in their build, they performed significantly better vs Gwen than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Kindred boasted an average win rate of 50.3% when countering Gwen with this build.

To have the best probability of crushing Gwen as Kindred, Kindred players should equip the Conqueror, 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 Gwen clashes, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 50.3% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Gwen as Kindred are given for all ranked divisions. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to an individual player tier, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.