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Yone vs Kindred

How to Beat Kindred as Yone in LoLYone is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kindred as Yone

based on 4,605 Yone vs Kindred matchups
Win Rate
51 %
K/D/A
1.82
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL games that we evaluate each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Kindred as Yone came out of an analysis of 4605 ranked rounds where both champions opposed one another. This particular counter matchup is fairly rare. Yone is forced to battle against Kindred in only 1.9% of his matches.

Yone vs Kindred Matchup Summary

Yone does a decent job of countering Kindred. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.0% of matches the champs battle each other in. In Yone against Kindred matches, Yone’s team is 0.1% less likely to earn first blood. This indicates that he probably won't get first blood against Kindred.

Best Yone vs Kindred Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowBerserker's Greaves

Core Yone Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelInfinity EdgeKraken Slayer

Optional Items

BloodthirsterImmortal ShieldbowDeath's DanceJak'Sho, The Protean

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Yone to level upq
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Second ability for Yone to level upe
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Last skill for Yone to max outw

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveSecond WindUnflinching
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Yone's passive ability p
Yone's q ability q
Yone's w ability w
Yone's e ability e
Yone's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Kindred as Yone

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.

Yone vs Kindred Counter Stats

Yone Image
Win Rate
51 %
VS
Win Rate
49 %
Kindred Image
6.9
< Kills >
6.8
6.5
< Deaths >
6.8
4.9
< Assists >
7.2
1.57
< Killing Sprees >
1.55
176
< Minions Killed >
40
0.15
< Dragons Killed >
1.46
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.42
15,556
< Physical Damage >
14,533
4,699
< Magic Damage >
3,668
2,665
< True Damage >
1,191
22,922
< Damage Dealt >
19,393
25,455
< Damage Taken >
30,488
12,219
< Gold Earned >
11,921
2.12
< Towers >
1.55
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.34
5,960
< Total Healing >
16,577
14,834
< Experience >
13,246
16
< Vision Score >
22
8
< Wards Placed >
6
194
< Time Dealing CC >
212

How to Counter Kindred with Yone in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize some important Yone against Kindred matchup stats that can help us grasp the differences and similarities between this set of champs. For instance, Yone’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kindred’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Yone may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Kindred..

Yone often has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Typically, he takes less damage than Kindred. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Yone and Kindred

Damage Types Compared

Yone
Kindred
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Yone
Kindred

Who is Better, Yone or Kindred?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Yone usually wins when playing against Kindred, with a 51.0% win rate. Thus, Yone makes a good counter for Kindred.

While Yone does have a higher win rate than Kindred, when they face off with one another, Yone also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging champion to develop with. You should be careful when picking Yone into Kindredas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Yone also has almost no 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 ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Yone vs Kindred matchups, Yone is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Yone is a decent counter for Kindred. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Yone against Kindred.

Additional Information for Yone Players

How We Calculated Our Yone vs Kindred Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kindred as Yone, we analyzed 4,605 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 Yone 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

If you would like to truly master Yone in order to counter Kindred during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Yone usually racks up much more CS compared to Kindred. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, 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 case, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Yone versus Kindred build include Guardian Angel, Infinity Edge, and Kraken Slayer. When Yone combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better against Kindred than with most other common builds. In fact, Yone had an average win rate of 51.0% battling Kindred with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of vanquishing Kindred as Yone, Yone players should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for Yone vs Kindred matchups, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 51.0% winrate overall.

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