Kindred vs Xerath
How to Beat Xerath as Kindred
based on 2,941 Kindred vs Xerath matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kindred vs Xerath Matchup Summary
Best Kindred vs Xerath Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Xerath as Kindred
Tips for Playing as Kindred against Xerath
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 Xerath
Xerath's range can be intimidating, but most champions who close distance with him can trade favorably.
Banshee's Veil will make it much harder for Xerath to land Shocking Orb on you.
Xerath takes a long time to engage Rite of the Arcane. Watch for his spellcast animation and start dodging.
Kindred vs Xerath Counter Stats
How to Counter Xerath with Kindred in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here feature several vital Kindred against Xerath matchup statistics that can help you explain the distinctions between the two. As an example, Kindred’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Xerath’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Kindred may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Xerath. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in deaths.
Kindred often has a similar longest kill spree as their opponent does. Commonly, they takes more damage than Xerath. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Kindred and Xerath
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Who is Better, Kindred or Xerath?
Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Kindred usually loses when facing off against Xerath, with a 46.5% win rate. As a result, Kindred makes a poor counter for Xerath.
While Kindred does have a lower win rate than Xerath, when on opposite teams, Kindred also has a much lower difficulty level that makes them a less challenging character to develop with. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Kindred into Xerath.
Additionally, Kindred has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Xerath. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kindred vs Xerath matchups, Xerath is the better champion 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 bad counter for Xerath. Make sure you focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Kindred against Xerath.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Kindred in order to counter Xerath during both the laning 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 stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kindred usually gets less CS relative to Xerath. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale 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 situation, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.
The best items to focus on in your Kindred versus Xerath build include Terminus, Sundered Sky, and Kraken Slayer. When Kindred included at least these three items in their build, they performed a lot better versus Xerath than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Kindred boasted an average win rate of 46.5% battling Xerath with this build.
To have the highest probability of coming out on top against Xerath as Kindred, Kindred players 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 sets that we analyzed for Kindred vs Xerath counters, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 46.5% win rate overall.
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