Kindred vs Soraka
How to Beat Soraka as Kindred
based on 1,739 Kindred vs Soraka matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kindred vs Soraka Matchup Summary
Best Kindred vs Soraka Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Soraka as Kindred
Tips for Playing as Kindred against Soraka
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 Soraka
It's easier to focus Soraka than the ally she is healing.
Focus on attacking Soraka when she ever ventures to the frontline to heal her allies.
Take advantage of Soraka's long cooldown on Equinox if she uses it to harass.
Kindred vs Soraka Counter Stats
How to Counter Soraka with Kindred in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore some significant Kindred vs. Soraka matchup statistics that can help you interpret the differences between the pair. As an example, Kindred’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Soraka’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kindred may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Soraka. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.
Kindred often has a much larger longest killing spree than their matchup does. Typically, they takes more damage than Soraka. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Kindred and Soraka
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Who is Better, Kindred or Soraka?
Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Kindred usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Soraka, with a 49.5% win rate. As a result, Kindred makes an ok counter to Soraka.
While Kindred does have a lower win rate than Soraka, when on opposite teams, Kindred also has a greater learning curve that makes them a more difficult character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Kindred into Soraka.
Additionally, Kindred has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Soraka. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kindred vs Soraka matchups, Soraka is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Kindred is a somewhat poor counter to Soraka. Focus your actions on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kindred against Soraka.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Kindred to counter Soraka 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 tips shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kindred most often gets a similar amount of CS relative to Soraka. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.
The best items to use in your Kindred versus Soraka build include Trinity Force, Terminus, and Kraken Slayer. When Kindred combined at least these three items in their build, they did a lot better countering Soraka than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Kindred had an average winrate of 49.5% battling Soraka with these items in their kit.
To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing Soraka 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. Out of all the rune builds players used for Kindred vs Soraka counter picks, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.5% winrate overall.
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