Lucian with Kindred
How to Synergize Lucian and Kindred
based on 4,091 Lucian with Kindred pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Lucian Kindred Synergy Summary
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Guide to Synergizing Lucian and Kindred
Tips for Playing as Lucian with Kindred
For optimal burst, try to combine Relentless Pursuit into Piercing Light.
Ardent Blaze actually explodes in a star pattern. Try to line it up so the spokes hit enemy champions.
Because of Lightslinger, Lucian benefits more from Attack Damage than he does from Attack Speed.
Once you have chosen an angle for The Culling, you cannot change it. Pick your moment well!
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.
Lucian Kindred Synergy Stats
How to Play with Kindred as Lucian in LoL
The Lucian 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, Lucian sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Kindred. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Kindred helps Lucian perform not as well in ranked League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.
When Lucian plays on the same team as Kindred, he gets a measurable drop in his complete damage dealt. This may indicate that Kindred does not support by providing protection for him to dish out more damage or that their presence on the team also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Lucian is played together with Kindred on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Kindred. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Kindred.
Additionally, when Lucian plays with Kindred on the same side, he on average receives a little less damage than when he fights alone. Taking not as much damage may indicate that Kindred does a decent job of covering Lucian in teamfights.
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Is Lucian better when played alongside Kindred?
There is no universally accepted best companion for Lucian that will no matter what be his ideal synergy. However, overall, Kindred is a very typical ally for Lucian. By playing on the same team as Lucian, they lowers their win rate by -0.1% to 48.7%. This demonstrates that there is only a small bond between Lucian and Kindred that allows them to perform worse together than alone.
Kindred has a lower difficulty than Lucian. That means Lucian players don't need to be cautious when enlisting Kindred teammates to fight alongside, as they will require a relatively low level of skill to be able to do well with you.
Fighting alongside, you should see 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.
Conversely, by grouping Lucian and Kindred together, you may not be giving your team very much AP. Plan to pick other champions on your team that helps cover this gap in this pairing's playstyle.
Regardless of the skill of your Kindred ally, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you will do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To truly master Lucian in order to work well with Kindred during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends rounds, you should continue reading to master a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you use the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly.
The top items to include in your Lucian and Kindred synergy build include Essence Reaver, Kraken Slayer, and Navori Quickblades. When Lucian used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting alongside Kindred than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Lucian had an average winrate of 48.7% helping carry Kindred with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest likelihood of defeating your oponents, you should take the Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Lucian and Kindred pairings, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.7% win rate overall.
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