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How to Win Lee Sin vs Kindred Counter MatchupLee Sin is in the b tier of champions

Lee Sin vs Kindred

How to Beat Kindred as Lee Sin in LoLLee Sin is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kindred as Lee Sin

based on 2,426 Lee Sin vs Kindred matchups
Win Rate
48.8 %
K/D/A
2.59
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches each week. Within our dataset, Lee Sin battled Kindred 2426 times. Including so many games with Lee Sin versus Kindred gives us faith in our capability to prepare enlightening stats and a solid build to defeat Kindred. This particular pairing is relatively rare. Lee Sin is forced to battle against Kindred in only 2.1% of his rounds.

Lee Sin vs Kindred Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Lee Sin does a below average job of countering Kindred. Typically, he wins a acceptable 48.8% of the time the champs face off with one another in. In Lee Sin against Kindred games, Lee Sin’s side is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood versus Kindred.

Best Lee Sin vs Kindred Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
TunnelerCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Lee Sin Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverMaw of MalmortiusSundered Sky

Optional Items

Sterak's GageDeath's DanceTrinity ForceSpear of Shojin

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Lee Sin's passive ability p
Lee Sin's q ability q
Lee Sin's w ability w
Lee Sin's e ability e
Lee Sin's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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E
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Kindred as Lee Sin

Tips for Playing as Lee Sin against Kindred

Take advantage of Flurry by weaving in basic attacks between spell casts - this maximizes damage output and minimizes Energy loss.

Self-casting Safeguard and using Iron Will are powerful tools for killing neutral monsters (in the jungle).

Use Sonic Wave before Dragon's Rage so you can chase the target with Resonating Strike.

Advice to Win Against Kindred

When Kindred uses Lamb's Respite get inside, it stops all champions from dying.

Kindred is fragile - turn the pressure up on her, and she will be forced to play cautiously.

Clear the Hunts Wolf activates on jungle camps to slow down Kindred's damage output.

Lee Sin vs Kindred Counter Stats

Lee Sin Image
Win Rate
48.8 %
VS
Win Rate
51.2 %
Kindred Image
7.3
< Kills >
6.7
5.9
< Deaths >
6.8
8
< Assists >
7.3
1.69
< Killing Sprees >
1.55
33
< Minions Killed >
40
1.46
< Dragons Killed >
1.47
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.46
13,174
< Physical Damage >
15,016
2,663
< Magic Damage >
3,851
882
< True Damage >
1,275
16,720
< Damage Dealt >
20,143
34,774
< Damage Taken >
30,327
11,693
< Gold Earned >
12,059
1.35
< Towers >
1.64
0.33
< Baron Takedowns >
0.38
16,429
< Total Healing >
16,446
13,076
< Experience >
13,357
25
< Vision Score >
24
11
< Wards Placed >
6
431
< Time Dealing CC >
219

How to Counter Kindred with Lee Sin in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize several influential Lee Sin versus Kindred counter stats that may help you interpret the differences between this set of champs. Lee Sin’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kindred’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Lee Sin may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Kindred..

Lee Sin usually has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. On average, he takes more damage than Kindred. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Lee Sin and Kindred

Damage Types Compared

Lee Sin
Kindred
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Lee Sin
Kindred

Who is Better, Lee Sin or Kindred?

Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Lee Sin usually loses when trying to fight Kindred, with a 48.8% win rate. Thus, Lee Sin makes a bad counter to Kindred.

While Lee Sin does have a lower winrate compared to Kindred, when on opposite teams, Lee Sin also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Lee Sin into Kindred.

Furthermore, Lee Sin also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kindred. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Lee Sin vs Kindred matchups, Kindred is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Lee Sin is a somewhat poor counter to Kindred. Focus your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Lee Sin against Kindred.

Additional Information for Lee Sin Players

How We Calculated Our Lee Sin vs Kindred Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kindred as Lee Sin, we analyzed 2,426 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 Kindred as Lee Sin 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 truly master Lee Sin in order to counter Kindred 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 listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Lee Sin often picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Kindred. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Lee Sin versus Kindred build include Black Cleaver, Maw of Malmortius, and Sundered Sky. When Lee Sin bought at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better countering Kindred than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Lee Sin boasted an average winrate of 48.8% when countering Kindred with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of crushing Kindred as Lee Sin, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for Lee Sin vs Kindred clashes, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 48.8% win rate overall.

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