Kindred vs Kayn
How to Beat Kayn as Kindred
based on 3,696 Kindred vs Kayn matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kindred vs Kayn Matchup Summary
Best Kindred vs Kayn Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Kayn as Kindred
Tips for Playing as Kindred against Kayn
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 Kayn
When Kayn is in terrain near you, you will get a visual warning on the edge of the terrain he's in.
Umbral Trespass requires Kayn to damage a target first. Try to dodge Blade's Reach to deny him a long range cast of Umbral Trespass.
Damage Kayn while he's in Shadow Step to shorten its duration, or apply hard crowd control (stun, charm, knockup, etc) to end Shadow Step immediately.
Kindred vs Kayn Counter Stats
How to Counter Kayn with Kindred in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here emphasize some influential Kindred versus Kayn counter stats that can help us realize the differences and similarities between this set of champions. As an example, Kindred’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kayn’s ratio of NaN, showing that Kindred may be more central to their team's team fighting potential than Kayn..
Kindred usually has a similar longest killing spree as their matchup does. On average, they receives less damage than Kayn. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Kindred and Kayn
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Who is Better, Kindred or Kayn?
Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kindred usually fairs equally well when playing against Kayn, with a 49.7% win rate. As a result, Kindred makes an ok counter for Kayn.
While Kindred does have a lower win rate compared to Kayn, when they face off with one another, Kindred also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes them a less time consuming character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Kindred into Kayn.
Moreover, Kindred also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kayn. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kindred vs Kayn matchups, Kayn is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Kindred is a somewhat poor counter to Kayn. Focus your strategy on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Kindred against Kayn.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Kindred in order to counter Kayn during both the early game 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 stats presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kindred most often accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Kayn. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The top items to have in your Kindred versus Kayn build include Guardian Angel, Trinity Force, and Kraken Slayer. When Kindred bought at least these three pieces in their build, they performed much better when facing Kayn than with most other common item sets. In fact, Kindred boasted an average win rate of 49.7% when countering Kayn with this build.
To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Kayn as Kindred, Kindred players should take 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 builds that we analyzed for Kindred vs Kayn face-offs, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 49.7% win rate overall.
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