Kindred vs Vayne
How to Beat Vayne as Kindred
based on 3,879 Kindred vs Vayne matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kindred vs Vayne Matchup Summary
Best Kindred vs Vayne Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Vayne as Kindred
Tips for Playing as Kindred against Vayne
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 Vayne
Deny Vayne the opportunity to pin you against walls.
Vayne is fragile - turn the pressure up on her and she will be forced to play cautiously.
Kindred vs Vayne Counter Stats
How to Counter Vayne with Kindred in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here feature some critical Kindred against Vayne matchup stats that can help us realize the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Kindred’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Vayne’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kindred may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Vayne..
Kindred often has a similar longest kill spree as their foe does. On average, they takes more damage than Vayne. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Kindred and Vayne
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Who is Better, Kindred or Vayne?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Kindred usually loses when facing off against Vayne, with a 48.9% win rate. Therefore, Kindred makes a poor counter to Vayne.
While Kindred does have a lower winrate than Vayne, when on opposite teams, Kindred also has a much lower difficulty level that makes them a less difficult champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Kindred into Vayne.
Additionally, Kindred has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Vayne. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Kindred vs Vayne matchups, Vayne is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Kindred is a somewhat poor counter for Vayne. Focus your tactics on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kindred against Vayne.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Kindred in order to counter Vayne during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kindred usually accumulates a lot less CS compared to Vayne. Champions who typically 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, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Kindred versus Vayne build include Guardian Angel, Terminus, and Kraken Slayer. When Kindred used at least these three items in their build, they performed a lot better countering Vayne than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Kindred had an average winrate of 48.9% when playing against Vayne with these items in their kit.
To have the greatest chance of crushing Vayne 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 combinations players picked for Kindred vs Vayne counterpicks, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 48.9% winrate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Vayne as Kindred are displayed for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to filter the statistics and builds to a distinct rank, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.