Lucian vs Kindred
How to Beat Kindred as Lucian
based on 4,364 Lucian vs Kindred matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Lucian vs Kindred Matchup Summary
Best Lucian vs Kindred Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Kindred as Lucian
Tips for Playing as Lucian against Kindred
For optimal burst, try to combine Relentless Pursuit into Piercing Light.
Ardent Blaze actually explodes in a star pattern. Try to line it up so the spokes hit enemy champions.
Because of Lightslinger, Lucian benefits more from Attack Damage than he does from Attack Speed.
Once you have chosen an angle for The Culling, you cannot change it. Pick your moment well!
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.
Lucian vs Kindred Counter Stats
How to Counter Kindred with Lucian in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore some vital Lucian vs. Kindred counter stats that can help us interpret the differences between the two. As an example, Lucian’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kindred’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Lucian may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Kindred..
Lucian often has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Typically, he receives less damage than Kindred. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Lucian and Kindred
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Who is Better, Lucian or Kindred?
Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Lucian usually fairs equally well when taking on Kindred, with a 49.2% win rate. Thus, Lucian makes an ok counter to Kindred.
While Lucian does have a lower winrate than Kindred, when on opposite teams, Lucian also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Lucian into Kindred.
Furthermore, Lucian has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kindred. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Lucian vs Kindred matchups, Kindred is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Lucian is a somewhat poor counter to Kindred. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Lucian against Kindred.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Lucian to counter Kindred during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Lucian on average accumulates much more CS relative to Kindred. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.
The top items to prioritize in your Lucian versus Kindred build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Rapid Firecannon, and Voltaic Cyclosword. When Lucian included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better versus Kindred than with most other typical builds. In fact, Lucian had an average winrate of 49.2% when playing against Kindred with this counter build.
To have the greatest probability of defeating Kindred as Lucian, Lucian players should take the Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Lucian vs Kindred face-offs, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.2% win rate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Kindred as Lucian are given for all ranked divisions combined. To filter the stats and builds to a specific rank, you should use the selection menu earlier on the page.