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

Kindred with Kennen

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

based on 786 Kindred with Kennen pairs
Win Rate
47.1 %
K/D/A
2.09
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we download the stats from from millions of LoL rounds directly from Riot Games each and every week. Kindred has gone into battle with Kennen in 786 recently played, ranked games. By gathering so much great data from the publishers of League, we have complete confidence that we can present to you robust, insightful builds to help Kindred synergize with Kennen. It is very rare for Kindred to play alongside Kennen as teammates. This pairing has only taken place in approximately 1.1% of games with Kindred.

Kindred Kennen Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Kindred has done a dismal job of fighting on the same side as Kennen. Typically, they wins a poor 47.1% of the time the champions appear on the same team. If you want to win more matches as Kindred when playing alongside Kennen by figuring out how to better synergize your gameplay with him, then dig into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Kindred vs Kennen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordDagger

Core Kindred Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceTerminusKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Wit's EndThe CollectorBlade of The Ruined KingRunaan's Hurricane

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
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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
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Kindred and Kennen

Tips for Playing as Kindred with Kennen

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 Kennen Will Play

You can land an initial Mark of the Storm debuff on an opponent with Thundering Shuriken, and then add to it with Electrical Surge.

Lightning Rush can be used to initiate fights with its Energy return component, allowing him to use other abilities afterward.

You can stun your opponents by inflicting 3 Marks of the Storm upon them.

Kindred Kennen Synergy Stats

Kindred Image
Win Rate
47.1 %
VS
Win Rate
52.9 %
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7.1
< Kills >
6.6
6.9
< Deaths >
6.9
7.3
< Assists >
7.2
1.62
< Killing Sprees >
1.52
41
< Minions Killed >
40
1.56
< Dragons Killed >
1.49
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.43
15,126
< Physical Damage >
14,680
3,816
< Magic Damage >
3,843
1,274
< True Damage >
1,229
20,217
< Damage Dealt >
19,753
30,980
< Damage Taken >
30,663
12,236
< Gold Earned >
11,948
1.62
< Towers >
1.54
0.35
< Baron Takedowns >
0.35
17,228
< Total Healing >
16,735
13,583
< Experience >
13,290
24
< Vision Score >
23
6
< Wards Placed >
6
219
< Time Dealing CC >
217

How to Play with Kennen as Kindred in LoL

The Kindred Kennen synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of their gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Kennen, 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 large worsening in their KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Kennen. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Kennen helps Kindred perform poorer in ranked League matches. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.

When Kindred plays on the same team as Kennen, they sees a small increase in their full damage dealt. This change may demonstrate that Kennen provides protection for them to dish out more damage or that his support also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Kindred is played together with Kennen on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when they plays without Kennen. This is contrasting evidence that they is worse when playing alongside Kennen.

Additionally, when Kindred plays with Kennen on the same team, they on average takes a little more damage than when they fights alone. Taking more damage may indicate that Kennen does a poor job of protecting Kindred during teamfights.

Synergies between Kindred and Kennen

Damage Types Compared

Kindred
Kennen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Kindred
Kennen

Is Kindred better when played alongside Kennen?

There is no perfect companion for Kindred that will 100% of the time be their ideal teammate. However, overall, Kennen is a relatively poor ally for Kindred. By locking into the same side as Kindred, he lowers their win rate by -1.2% to 47.1%. This shows that there is a harmful bond between Kindred and Kennen that allows them to perform worse together than without each other.

Kennen has a lower difficulty than Kindred. That means you don't need to be careful when enlisting Kennen allies to fight alongside, as they will have to have a lower level of skill to be able to do well with you.

Working on the same side, you should observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to destroy wih physical damage. When paired, these champions can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

In contrast, by pairing Kindred and Kennen together, you probably will not be providing your other allies a great deal of engage potential. Make sure to include other champs on your team that fills this relative disparity in this pairing's abilities.

Regardless of your Kennen ally's ability, you need to focus on maximizing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Kindred Players

How We Calculated Our Kindred Kennen Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Kindred and Kennen, we analyzed 786 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 Kennen 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

To truly master Kindred to work well with Kennen during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends games, you should continue reading to gather some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you should increase your win rate by a lot.

The top items to focus on in your Kindred and Kennen synergy build include Trinity Force, Terminus, and Kraken Slayer. When Kindred bought at least these three great items in their build, they did a lot better as an ally of Kennen than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Kindred boasted an average win rate of 47.1% when playing alongside Kennen with these items in their kit.

To have the greatest chance of defeating your oponents, Kindred players should use 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 chose for this team composition, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 47.1% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to synergize Kennen with Kindred are presented for all ranked divisions. To narrow the stats and builds to a distinct rank, you may use the selection menu earlier on the page.