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

Kindred vs Katarina

How to Beat Katarina as Kindred in LoLKindred is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Katarina as Kindred

based on 2,511 Kindred vs Katarina matchups
Win Rate
49.4 %
K/D/A
2
Pick Rate
3.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked LoL rounds each week. In our dataset, Kindred did battle with Katarina in 2511 games. Having so many games with Kindred vs Katarina provides us a lot of confidence in our ability to produce informative data and a pro build to annihilate Katarina. This counter matchup is fairly rare. Kindred encounters Katarina in only 3.4% of their games.

Kindred vs Katarina Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kindred does a below average job of beating Katarina. On average, they wins a acceptable 49.4% of games the champions face each other in. In Kindred versus Katarina games, Kindred’s side is 0.1% more probable to earn first blood, indicating that they most likely will get first blood versus Katarina.

Best Kindred vs Katarina Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsNoonquiver

Core Kindred Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelTerminusKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Black CleaverBloodthirsterWit's EndGuinsoo's Rageblade

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
DominationSudden ImpactTreasure Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
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
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Q
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E
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Katarina as Kindred

Tips for Playing as Kindred against Katarina

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 Katarina

Katarina's abilities deal magic damage, so even if she's building Attack Damage items, get magic resistance to counter her.

Try to save a disable for when Katarina uses her Death Lotus.

Kindred vs Katarina Counter Stats

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

How to Counter Katarina with Kindred in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore several critical Kindred versus Katarina matchup stats that can help you realize the differences between this set of champs. For instance, Kindred’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Katarina’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kindred may be more central to their team's team fighting capacity than Katarina..

Kindred normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than their opponent does. On average, they receives more damage than Katarina. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kindred and Katarina

Damage Types Compared

Kindred
Katarina
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kindred
Katarina

Who is Better, Kindred or Katarina?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kindred usually fairs equally well when playing against Katarina, with a 49.4% win rate. As a result, Kindred makes an ok counter to Katarina.

While Kindred does have a lower win rate compared to Katarina, when they face off with one another, Kindred also has a much lower difficulty level that makes them a less time consuming character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Kindred into Katarina.

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

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kindred vs Katarina matchups, Katarina is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Kindred is a somewhat poor counter to Katarina. Focus your actions on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kindred against Katarina.

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 Katarina Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Katarina as Kindred, 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 Katarina 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 Katarina Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Kindred to counter Katarina during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kindred typically accumulates a lot less CS compared to Katarina. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Kindred versus Katarina build consist of Guardian Angel, Terminus, and Kraken Slayer. When Kindred used at least these three pieces in their build, they performed a lot better when fighting Katarina than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Kindred boasted an average win rate of 49.4% battling Katarina with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of crushing Katarina as Kindred, Kindred players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Kindred vs Katarina counters, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.4% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Katarina as Kindred are presented for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to a particular player tier, you may use the selection menu located at the top of this page.