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

Kindred vs Samira

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

based on 3,391 Kindred vs Samira matchups
Win Rate
47.4 %
K/D/A
2.04
Pick Rate
4.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of ranked League matches that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Samira as Kindred resulted from an analysis of 3391 ranked games where both champions faced off against one another. This champ matchup is fairly uncommon. Kindred is forced to battle against Samira in only 4.5% of their games.

Kindred vs Samira Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kindred has done a poor job of countering Samira. On average, they wins a lowly 47.4% of matches the champions clash against one another in. In Kindred against Samira games, Kindred’s side is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood, indicating that they most likely will be able to get first blood against Samira.

Best Kindred vs Samira Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowNoonquiver

Core Kindred Items

~22 Mins
TerminusSundered SkyKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Infinity EdgeGuardian AngelRunaan's HurricaneBloodthirster

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

PrecisionPress the AttackTriumphLegend: 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
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Q
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Samira as Kindred

Tips for Playing as Kindred against Samira

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.

Kindred vs Samira Counter Stats

Kindred Image
Win Rate
47.4 %
VS
Win Rate
52.6 %
Samira Image
6.6
< Kills >
9.5
7
< Deaths >
6.7
7.7
< Assists >
5.5
1.5
< Killing Sprees >
2.15
38
< Minions Killed >
166
1.39
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.47
14,438
< Physical Damage >
19,084
3,820
< Magic Damage >
2,533
1,202
< True Damage >
523
19,462
< Damage Dealt >
22,140
29,970
< Damage Taken >
23,655
11,814
< Gold Earned >
12,884
1.51
< Towers >
2.18
0.33
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
16,514
< Total Healing >
7,676
13,057
< Experience >
12,257
22
< Vision Score >
16
6
< Wards Placed >
8
213
< Time Dealing CC >
27

How to Counter Samira with Kindred in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore several strategic Kindred vs. Samira counter statistics that may help you explain the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. Kindred’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Samira’s ratio of NaN, showing that Kindred may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Samira..

Kindred normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than their foe does. Commonly, they receives more damage than Samira. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kindred and Samira

Damage Types Compared

Kindred
Samira
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kindred
Samira

Who is Better, Kindred or Samira?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Kindred usually loses when facing off against Samira, with a 47.4% win rate. As a result, Kindred makes a bad counter to Samira.

While Kindred does have a lower win rate compared to Samira, when they face off with one another, Kindred also has a lower difficulty level that makes them a less time consuming champ to develop with. You should be very concerned when picking Kindred into Samira.

Furthermore, Kindred has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Samira. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing 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 Samira matchups, Samira is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Kindred is a bad counter to Samira. Focus your strategy on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Kindred against Samira.

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

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Additional Information for Kindred Players

How We Calculated Our Kindred vs Samira Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Samira as Kindred, we analyzed 3,391 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 Samira 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Kindred to counter Samira during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kindred often accumulates a lot less CS compared to Samira. Champs who on average don't earn much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Kindred versus Samira build include Terminus, Sundered Sky, and Kraken Slayer. When Kindred combined at least these three pieces in their build, they performed significantly better when facing Samira than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Kindred had an average winrate of 47.4% battling Samira with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of defeating Samira as Kindred, Kindred players 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 builds players picked for Kindred vs Samira fights, this combination of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 47.4% winrate overall.

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