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How to Synergize Garen with Kindred on the Same TeamGaren is in the b tier of champions

Garen with Kindred

How to Win With Garen and Kindred Paired TogetherGaren is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Garen and Kindred

based on 2,501 Garen with Kindred pairs
Win Rate
47.2 %
K/D/A
1.94
Pick Rate
1.8 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we download data from from millions of LoL rounds directly from Riot Games each and every week. Garen has gone into battle with Kindred in 2501 recent, competitive matches. By pooling so much accurate data from the hosts of LoL, we are completely sure that we can give you high-quality, usable builds to help Garen play with Kindred. It is relatively rare for Garen to play with Kindred on the same team. This pairing has only happened in about 1.8% of rounds with Garen.

Garen Kindred Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Garen has done a dismal job of teaming up with Kindred. Typically, he wins a dismal 47.2% of rounds the champions fight together on the same side. If you want to do better as Garen when playing alongside Kindred by learning how to better synergize your gameplay with them, then check out the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Garen vs Kindred Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsPhage

Core Garen Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceSundered SkyStridebreaker

Optional Items

Phantom DancerSterak's GageDead Man's PlateJak'Sho, The Protean

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryPhase RushNimbus CloakCelerityGathering Storm
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Garen's passive ability p
Garen's q ability q
Garen's w ability w
Garen's e ability e
Garen's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
E
5
E
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R
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E
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Guide to Synergizing Garen and Kindred

Tips for Playing as Garen with Kindred

Garen is only constrained by cooldowns, making items such as Black Cleaver very effective for him.

Garen's regeneration greatly increases if he can avoid receiving damage for several seconds.

Judgment deals maximum damage when only hitting a single target. For effective trading, try to position such that only the enemy champion is hit.

Advice to Understand How Kindred Will Play

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.

Garen Kindred Synergy Stats

Garen Image
Win Rate
47.2 %
VS
Win Rate
52.8 %
Kindred Image
5.7
< Kills >
6.1
4.9
< Deaths >
5.1
3.8
< Assists >
4
1.32
< Killing Sprees >
1.39
178
< Minions Killed >
177
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.6
13,449
< Physical Damage >
14,138
204
< Magic Damage >
217
4,478
< True Damage >
4,716
18,132
< Damage Dealt >
19,071
30,290
< Damage Taken >
31,656
11,753
< Gold Earned >
12,134
2.65
< Towers >
2.76
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
2,733
< Total Healing >
3,226
14,895
< Experience >
15,287
16
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
132
< Time Dealing CC >
142

How to Play with Kindred as Garen in LoL

The Garen Kindred synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Kindred, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Garen sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Kindred. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Kindred helps Garen perform poorer in competitive League matches. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Garen tries to synergize with Kindred, he observes a little decrease in his full damage output. This change could demonstrate that Kindred does not provide protection for him to deal more damage or that their presence on the team also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Garen is played alongside Kindred on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Kindred.

Additionally, when Garen plays with Kindred on the same team, he often takes a little less damage than when he fights alone. Receiving not as much damage could indicate that Kindred does a decent job of protecting Garen during teamfights.

Synergies between Garen and Kindred

Damage Types Compared

Garen
Kindred
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Garen
Kindred

Is Garen better when played alongside Kindred?

There is no top champion pairing for Garen that will no matter what be his ideal synergy. However, Kindred is a not very good companion for Garen. By being on the same team as Garen, they decreases their win rate by -1.5% to 47.2%. This clearly indicates that there is a bad bond between Garen and Kindred that results in them performing worse together than alone.

Kindred has a lower difficulty than Garen. That means you don't need to be cautious when arranging Kindred teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a relatively low level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.

Working alongside, you should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to destroy wih physical damage. When paired, these champions should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

Although, by grouping Garen and Kindred together, you may not be providing your side enough AP. Make sure to have other champions on your team that nullifies this relative disparity in this pairing's playstyle.

Regardless of the skill of your Kindred teammate, you need to focus on maximizing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Garen Players

How We Calculated Our Garen Kindred Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Garen and Kindred, we analyzed 2,501 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Garen with Kindred comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to truly master Garen to pair well with Kindred during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The most crucial finished items to get in your Garen and Kindred synergy build consist of Trinity Force, Sundered Sky, and Stridebreaker. When Garen used at least these three finished items in his build, he did a lot better as an ally of Kindred than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Garen boasted an average winrate of 47.2% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Kindred with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of crushing your oponents, Garen players should use the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Celerity, Gathering Storm, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for this champion pairing, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 47.2% winrate overall.

If you would like to view Garen with Kindred cooperations tips and stats for a an individual division rank, please choose one from the selection menu above. By default, the statistics and strategies given are computed using all games played with these champs.