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

Kindred vs Yorick

How to Beat Yorick as Kindred in LoLKindred is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Yorick as Kindred

based on 1,759 Kindred vs Yorick matchups
Win Rate
46.5 %
K/D/A
2.03
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of rated LoL rounds that we review each week. Our guide on how to beat Yorick as Kindred came out of an analysis of 1759 ranked matches where both champs opposed one another. This particular counter matchup is fairly rare. Kindred fights Yorick in only 2.4% of their rounds.

Kindred vs Yorick Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kindred does a awful job of beating Yorick. Typically, they wins a lowly 46.5% of games the champions clash against one another in. In Kindred vs Yorick games, Kindred’s team is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood. This implies that they probably will be able to get first blood versus Yorick.

Best Kindred vs Yorick Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsNoonquiver

Core Kindred Items

~22 Mins
Blade of The Ruined KingTerminusKraken Slayer

Optional Items

The CollectorRunaan's HurricaneWit's EndTrinity Force

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kindred to level upq
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Second ability for Kindred to level upw
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Last skill for Kindred to max oute

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
DominationSudden ImpactTreasure Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
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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Q
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Yorick as Kindred

Tips for Playing as Kindred against Yorick

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 Yorick

You can cast Smite on Mist Walkers and the Maiden of the Mist to damage or kill them.

You can attack Dark Procession to break the wall down.

Try to thin out Yorick's minions before you engage him, Mist Walkers will die from a basic attack or a single target spell.

Kindred vs Yorick Counter Stats

Kindred Image
Win Rate
46.5 %
VS
Win Rate
53.5 %
Yorick Image
6.3
< Kills >
4.4
6.4
< Deaths >
5.1
6.7
< Assists >
4.1
1.45
< Killing Sprees >
1.01
43
< Minions Killed >
184
1.48
< Dragons Killed >
0.14
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.82
13,758
< Physical Damage >
13,446
3,464
< Magic Damage >
6,973
1,101
< True Damage >
424
18,324
< Damage Dealt >
20,844
29,838
< Damage Taken >
26,625
11,720
< Gold Earned >
12,197
1.49
< Towers >
3.59
0.34
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
16,873
< Total Healing >
6,910
13,186
< Experience >
15,195
22
< Vision Score >
16
6
< Wards Placed >
8
217
< Time Dealing CC >
196

How to Counter Yorick with Kindred in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize several influential Kindred vs. Yorick counter stats that may help you grasp the differences and similarities between the two. Kindred’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Yorick’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Kindred may be more central to their team's team fighting potential than Yorick..

Kindred typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than their foe does. Commonly, they takes more damage than Yorick. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kindred and Yorick

Damage Types Compared

Kindred
Yorick
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kindred
Yorick

Who is Better, Kindred or Yorick?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Kindred usually loses when trying to fight Yorick, with a 46.5% win rate. As a result, Kindred makes a poor counter for Yorick.

While Kindred does have a lower winrate than Yorick, when facing one another, Kindred also has a lower level of difficulty that makes them a less time consuming character to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Kindred into Yorick.

Additionally, Kindred has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Yorick. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kindred vs Yorick matchups, Yorick is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Kindred is a trash counter to Yorick. Make sure you focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Kindred against Yorick.

Additional Information for Kindred Players

How We Calculated Our Kindred vs Yorick Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Yorick as Kindred, we analyzed 1,759 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 Yorick 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 Yorick during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed above, 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 Yorick. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Kindred versus Yorick build include Blade of The Ruined King, Terminus, and Kraken Slayer. When Kindred combined at least these three items in their build, they did significantly better versus Yorick than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Kindred had an average winrate of 46.5% when countering Yorick with this build.

To have the greatest probability of crushing Yorick as Kindred, you should take 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 builds players chose for Kindred vs Yorick clashes, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 46.5% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Yorick as Kindred are shown for all skill levels combined. If you want to filter the statistics and builds to a distinct rank, you should use the selection menu earlier on the page.