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

Kindred with Naafiri

How to Win With Kindred and Naafiri Paired TogetherKindred is in the a tier of champions
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How to Synergize Kindred and Naafiri

based on 774 Kindred with Naafiri pairs
Win Rate
49.4 %
K/D/A
1.94
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers download data from from millions of LoL games directly from Riot Games each and every week. Kindred has been on the same team as Naafiri in 774 recent, competitive games. By amassing so much relevant data directly from the creators of League of Legends, we are completely sure that we can showcase high-quality, usable builds to help Kindred play with Naafiri. It is very rare for Kindred to play alongside Naafiri on the same side. This has only happened in approx. 1.0% of matches with Kindred.

Kindred Naafiri Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Kindred does a poor job of playing alongside Naafiri. On average, they wins an acceptable 49.4% of matches the champs appear on the same team. If you want to do better as Kindred when playing alongside Naafiri 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 Kindred vs Naafiri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordDagger

Core Kindred Items

~22 Mins
Wit's EndTerminusKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Runaan's HurricaneTrinity ForceGuinsoo's RagebladeBlade 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
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Q
3
E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Kindred and Naafiri

Tips for Playing as Kindred with Naafiri

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 Naafiri Will Play

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Kindred Naafiri Synergy Stats

Kindred Image
Win Rate
49.4 %
VS
Win Rate
50.6 %
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6.1
< Kills >
6.6
6.9
< Deaths >
6.9
7.3
< Assists >
7.2
1.4
< Killing Sprees >
1.52
38
< Minions Killed >
40
1.45
< Dragons Killed >
1.49
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.43
13,675
< Physical Damage >
14,680
3,750
< Magic Damage >
3,843
1,210
< True Damage >
1,229
18,636
< Damage Dealt >
19,753
30,293
< Damage Taken >
30,663
11,722
< Gold Earned >
11,948
1.54
< Towers >
1.54
0.37
< Baron Takedowns >
0.35
16,880
< Total Healing >
16,735
13,111
< Experience >
13,290
22
< Vision Score >
23
6
< Wards Placed >
6
215
< Time Dealing CC >
217

How to Play with Naafiri as Kindred in LoL

The Kindred Naafiri synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of their gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Naafiri, 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 Naafiri. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Naafiri helps Kindred perform not as well in ranked LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Kindred tries to synergize with Naafiri, they observes a barely noticable drop in their full damage dealt. This could indicate that Naafiri does not support by providing protection for them to dish out more damage or that their allyship also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Kindred is played together with Naafiri on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when they plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that they is worse when playing synergisticly with Naafiri.

Moreover, when Kindred plays with Naafiri on the same team, they typically takes a little less damage than when they fights alone. Getting dealt not as much damage could indicate that Naafiri does a decent job of protecting Kindred during team fights.

Synergies between Kindred and Naafiri

Damage Types Compared

Kindred
Naafiri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Kindred
Naafiri

Is Kindred better when played alongside Naafiri?

There is no top synergy for Kindred that will no matter what be their #1 synergy. However, overall, Naafiri is a pretty good teammate for Kindred. By locking into the same team as Kindred, they improves their win rate by 1.1% to 49.4%. This demonstrates that there is a good bond between Kindred and Naafiri that results in them performing better together than alone.

Naafiri has a lower difficulty than Kindred. That means Kindred players don't need to be very careful when enlisting Naafiri teammates to play with, as they will need a relatively low level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.

Fighting together, you will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal physical damage. Together, these champions can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

Although, by bringing Kindred and Naafiri together, you will not be giving your other teammates a great deal of magical damage output. We recommend you include other champs on your team that nullifies this relative disparity in this pairing's abilities.

Regardless of the skill of your Naafiri ally, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Kindred Players

How We Calculated Our Kindred Naafiri Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Kindred and Naafiri, we analyzed 774 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 Naafiri 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 learn all of the intricacies of Kindred in order to work well with Naafiri during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you mind the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The top finished items to include in your Kindred and Naafiri synergy build consist of Wit's End, Terminus, and Kraken Slayer. When Kindred included at least these three great items in their build, they did much better when fighting alongside Naafiri than with many other common item sets. In fact, Kindred boasted an average win rate of 49.4% when playing alongside Naafiri with these items in their kit.

To have the greatest probability of annihilating your oponents, you 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. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for this team composition, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.4% winrate overall.

If you need to see Kindred with Naafiri synergy tips and builds for a a distinct division rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and strategies shown are computed using every game completed with both champions.