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How to Win Qiyana vs Kindred Counter MatchupQiyana is in the a tier of champions

Qiyana vs Kindred

How to Beat Kindred as Qiyana in LoLQiyana is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kindred as Qiyana

based on 959 Qiyana vs Kindred matchups
Win Rate
48.4 %
K/D/A
2.23
Pick Rate
2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends games each and every week. In our dataset, Qiyana did battle with Kindred 959 times. Including so many matchups for Qiyana vs Kindred gives us a lot of confidence in our ability to prepare useful data and a supported build to crush your rival. This champion matchup is somewhat rare. Qiyana fights Kindred in only 2.0% of her matches.

Qiyana vs Kindred Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Qiyana has done a dismal job of countering Kindred. Normally, she wins a lowly 48.4% of the time the champs oppose one another in. In Qiyana against Kindred games, Qiyana’s side is 0.1% less likely to get first blood. This implies that she most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Kindred.

Best Qiyana vs Kindred Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Serrated DirkRectrix

Core Qiyana Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeSerylda's GrudgeAxiom Arc

Optional Items

HubrisOpportunityProfane Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
PrecisionPresence of MindLast Stand
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Qiyana's passive ability p
Qiyana's q ability q
Qiyana's w ability w
Qiyana's e ability e
Qiyana's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Kindred as Qiyana

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.

Qiyana vs Kindred Counter Stats

Qiyana Image
Win Rate
48.4 %
VS
Win Rate
51.6 %
Kindred Image
8.5
< Kills >
6.5
6.4
< Deaths >
7
5.8
< Assists >
7.2
1.95
< Killing Sprees >
1.49
143
< Minions Killed >
40
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
1.47
0.35
< Inhibitors >
0.43
19,888
< Physical Damage >
14,379
1,833
< Magic Damage >
3,632
863
< True Damage >
1,148
22,584
< Damage Dealt >
19,159
23,702
< Damage Taken >
30,341
12,034
< Gold Earned >
11,908
1.53
< Towers >
1.57
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.34
3,498
< Total Healing >
16,293
13,781
< Experience >
13,119
18
< Vision Score >
22
7
< Wards Placed >
6
101
< Time Dealing CC >
213

How to Counter Kindred with Qiyana in LoL

The stats shown on this page show some important Qiyana against Kindred matchup stats that can help us appreciate the distinctions between the pair. Qiyana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kindred’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Qiyana may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Kindred..

Qiyana typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her enemy does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Kindred. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Qiyana and Kindred

Damage Types Compared

Qiyana
Kindred
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Qiyana
Kindred

Who is Better, Qiyana or Kindred?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Qiyana usually loses when facing off against Kindred, with a 48.4% win rate. Thus, Qiyana makes a bad counter for Kindred.

While Qiyana does have a lower win rate compared to Kindred, when they face off with one another, Qiyana also has a much greater difficulty level that makes her a more complex character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Qiyana into Kindredas her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Qiyana 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 Qiyana 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.

Qiyana is a somewhat poor counter to Kindred. Focus your play on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Qiyana against Kindred.

Other Champion Matchups Against Qiyana

Qiyana Loses Against

BlitzcrankBlitzcrank42.7% winrateSwainSwain43.5% winrateMaokaiMaokai43.7% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune43.8% winrate

Qiyana Wins Against

LuluLulu54.3% winrateCorkiCorki53.6% winrateZeriZeri53% winrateMaster YiMaster Yi52.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

OlafOlaf+ 52.2% 383 GamesMordekaiserMordekaiser+ 52.2% 4187 GamesBardBard+ 52.9% 1489 GamesLilliaLillia+ 54.1% 3856 Games

Additional Information for Qiyana Players

How We Calculated Our Qiyana vs Kindred Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kindred as Qiyana, we analyzed 959 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 Qiyana 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.

Other Useful Resources

Qiyana Build Kindred Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Qiyana in order to counter Kindred during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Qiyana most often picks up much more CS relative to Kindred. Champs who typically don't take much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling 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 numbers shown on this page to do well.

The best items to have in your Qiyana versus Kindred build consist of Youmuu's Ghostblade, Serylda's Grudge, and Axiom Arc. When Qiyana combined at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better when facing Kindred than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Qiyana had an average winrate of 48.4% when countering Kindred with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Kindred as Qiyana, you should use the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Last Stand, and Presence of Mind runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune builds we have analyed for Qiyana vs Kindred face-offs, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 48.4% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Kindred as Qiyana are shown for every ranked division. To filter the stats and builds to a specific division, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.