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

Kindred vs Kayle

How to Beat Kayle as Kindred in LoLKindred is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Kayle as Kindred

based on 2,382 Kindred vs Kayle matchups
Win Rate
46 %
K/D/A
2.05
Pick Rate
3.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup stats from the millions of rated LoL matches that we review every week. This guide on how to beat Kayle as Kindred came out of an analysis of 2382 ranked matches where both champions fought one another. This particular pairing is relatively rare. Kindred encounters Kayle in only 3.2% of their matches.

Kindred vs Kayle Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kindred does a pathetic job of countering Kayle. Normally, they wins a lowly 46.0% of matches the champs face off with each other in. In Kindred vs Kayle games, Kindred’s team is 0.1% more expected to obtain first blood, indicating that they most likely will get first blood against Kayle.

Best Kindred vs Kayle Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsNoonquiver

Core Kindred Items

~22 Mins
Guinsoo's RagebladeTerminusKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Rapid FirecannonThe CollectorWit's EndRunaan's Hurricane

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 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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Q
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Kayle as Kindred

Tips for Playing as Kindred against Kayle

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 Kayle

Kayle starts the game as a weaker melee champion. Try to put her behind before she ascends to her ranged form.

Kayle is usually a fragile target. If you see her ultimate cast on an ally, switch to attacking her.

Divine Judgment only grants Kayle or her allies immunity to damage. Slows and stuns can still be applied, so trap them if they're being overzealous.

Kindred vs Kayle Counter Stats

Kindred Image
Win Rate
46 %
VS
Win Rate
54 %
Kayle Image
6.5
< Kills >
5.7
6.6
< Deaths >
5.6
7
< Assists >
5.3
1.5
< Killing Sprees >
1.31
38
< Minions Killed >
189
1.58
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.62
13,813
< Physical Damage >
6,788
3,546
< Magic Damage >
13,094
1,104
< True Damage >
443
18,464
< Damage Dealt >
20,326
30,161
< Damage Taken >
22,698
11,817
< Gold Earned >
12,303
1.6
< Towers >
2.81
0.37
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
16,660
< Total Healing >
7,097
13,168
< Experience >
15,301
23
< Vision Score >
17
6
< Wards Placed >
8
216
< Time Dealing CC >
239

How to Counter Kayle with Kindred in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify several critical Kindred against Kayle counter stats that can help you grasp the differences between the two. As an example, Kindred’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kayle’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Kindred may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Kayle..

Kindred normally has a similar longest killing spree as their matchup does. Commonly, they takes more damage than Kayle. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kindred and Kayle

Damage Types Compared

Kindred
Kayle
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kindred
Kayle

Who is Better, Kindred or Kayle?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kindred usually loses when taking on Kayle, with a 46.0% win rate. Thus, Kindred makes a bad counter to Kayle.

While Kindred does have a lower win rate than Kayle, when they face off with one another, Kindred also has a lower learning curve that makes them a less time consuming character to learn. You may get destroyed when picking Kindred into Kayle.

Furthermore, Kindred also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kayle. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kindred vs Kayle matchups, Kayle is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Kindred is a terribly counter to Kayle. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Kindred against Kayle.

Additional Information for Kindred Players

How We Calculated Our Kindred vs Kayle Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kayle as Kindred, we analyzed 2,382 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 Kayle 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Kindred to counter Kayle during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kindred usually gets a lot less CS compared to Kayle. Champs who typically don't get much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Kindred versus Kayle build consist of Guinsoo's Rageblade, Terminus, and Kraken Slayer. When Kindred included at least these three items in their build, they did much better vs. Kayle than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Kindred had an average winrate of 46.0% battling Kayle with these items in their kit.

To have the highest probability of crushing Kayle as Kindred, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Kindred vs Kayle LoL games, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 46.0% winrate overall.

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