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How to Synergize Kindred with Kalista on the Same TeamKindred is in the b tier of champions

Kindred with Kalista

How to Win With Kindred and Kalista Paired TogetherKindred is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Kindred and Kalista

based on 614 Kindred with Kalista pairs
Win Rate
42.7 %
K/D/A
1.89
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we take in data from from millions of LoL rounds directly from Riot Games each week. Kindred has gone into battle with Kalista in 614 recently played, competitive games. By amassing so much great data from the creators of League of Legends, we are totally sure that we can present to you high quality, insightful builds to help Kindred synergize with Kalista. It is very rare for Kindred to play alongside Kalista on the same side. This pairing has only occurred in about 0.8% of matches with Kindred.

Kindred Kalista Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Kindred does a terrible job of playing alongside Kalista. Typically, they wins a poor 42.7% of rounds the champs fight alongside one another. If you want to play better as Kindred when playing alongside Kalista by figuring out how to better synergize your gameplay with her, then look into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Kindred vs Kalista Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLong Sword

Core Kindred Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceTerminusKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Wit's EndBlade of The Ruined King

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionPress the AttackTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
DominationSudden ImpactTreasure Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Kindred's passive ability p
Kindred's q ability q
Kindred's w ability w
Kindred's e ability e
Kindred's ultimate ability r
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W
2
Q
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Kindred and Kalista

Tips for Playing as Kindred with Kalista

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.

Advice to Understand How Kalista Will Play

Rend is a valuable last hitting aid, since its cooldown resets if it kills a target.

Entering a move order once to trigger Martial Poise will not clear Kalista's basic attack target.

Due to her passive, Kalista's Move Speed is effectively increased by Attack Speed.

Kindred Kalista Synergy Stats

Kindred Image
Win Rate
42.7 %
VS
Win Rate
57.3 %
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5.7
< Kills >
6.6
6.6
< Deaths >
6.9
6.8
< Assists >
7.2
1.27
< Killing Sprees >
1.52
35
< Minions Killed >
40
1.37
< Dragons Killed >
1.49
0.35
< Inhibitors >
0.43
13,236
< Physical Damage >
14,680
3,540
< Magic Damage >
3,843
1,170
< True Damage >
1,229
17,947
< Damage Dealt >
19,753
29,294
< Damage Taken >
30,663
11,205
< Gold Earned >
11,948
1.42
< Towers >
1.54
0.28
< Baron Takedowns >
0.35
16,030
< Total Healing >
16,735
12,501
< Experience >
13,290
23
< Vision Score >
23
6
< Wards Placed >
6
216
< Time Dealing CC >
217

How to Play with Kalista as Kindred in LoL

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

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

When Kindred tries to synergize with Kalista, they gets a moderate decrease in their total damage dealt. This could signal that Kalista does not support by providing cover for them to dish out more damage or that her presence on the team also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Kindred is played together with Kalista on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when they plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that they is worse when playing alongside Kalista.

Moreover, when Kindred plays with Kalista on the same side, they typically receives a little less damage than when they fights alone. Getting dealt not as much damage may mean that Kalista does a decent job of protecting Kindred during team fights.

Synergies between Kindred and Kalista

Damage Types Compared

Kindred
Kalista
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Kindred
Kalista

Is Kindred better when played alongside Kalista?

There is no perfect synergy for Kindred that will always be their best ally. However, Kalista is a terrible ally for Kindred. By being on the same team as Kindred, she lowers their win rate by -5.6% to 42.7%. This signals that there is an easy to overcome and exploit bond between Kindred and Kalista that allows them to perform not as well together than without each other.

Kalista has a greater difficulty than Kindred. That means Kindred players should be cautious when enlisting Kalista allies to play with, as they will have to have a greater level of skill to cooperate well with you.

Working on the same side, Kindred players should witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to dish out massive AD. When paired, these two should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

In contrast, by grouping Kindred and Kalista together, you probably will not be giving your other allies enough protection for burst damage. Plan to include other champs on your team that offsets this hole in their abilities.

Regardless of your Kalista ally's skill level, you should focus on increasing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Kindred Players

How We Calculated Our Kindred Kalista Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Kindred and Kalista, we analyzed 614 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 Kindred with Kalista 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 Kindred in order to work well with Kalista during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to master some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you mind the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The best items to get in your Kindred and Kalista synergy build include Trinity Force, Terminus, and Kraken Slayer. When Kindred combined at least these three finished items in their build, they performed significantly better when fighting alongside Kalista than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Kindred boasted an average winrate of 42.7% when synergizing their build and playstyle to Kalista with these items in their kit.

To have the greatest probability of defeating your oponents, Kindred players should take the Press the Attack, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for Kindred and Kalista pairings, this blending of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 42.7% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to team up Kalista with Kindred are given for every ranked division. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to an individual rank, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.