Xerath with Kindred
How to Synergize Xerath and Kindred
based on 3,007 Xerath with Kindred pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Xerath Kindred Synergy Summary
Best Xerath vs Kindred Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Xerath and Kindred
Tips for Playing as Xerath with Kindred
If you stun an enemy with Shocking Orb, follow up with a guaranteed center hit on Eye of Destruction.
It's easier to land Arcanopulse on an enemy when they're moving toward or away from you, rather than side to side.
Eye of Destruction will make landing Arcanopulse easier as the target will be slowed.
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.
Xerath Kindred Synergy Stats
How to Play with Kindred as Xerath in LoL
The Xerath 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, Xerath sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Kindred. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Kindred helps Xerath perform worse in ranked League rounds. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Xerath is an ally to Kindred, he gets a barely noticable drop in his complete damage dealt. This difference may signal that Kindred does not support by providing protection for him to dish out more damage or that their presence also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Xerath is played alongside Kindred on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Kindred. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Kindred.
Moreover, when Xerath plays with Kindred on the same team, he usually receives a little less damage than when he plays alone. Taking not as much damage could indicate that Kindred does a decent job of protecting Xerath in teamfights.
Synergies between Xerath and Kindred
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Is Xerath better when played alongside Kindred?
There is no ideal synergy for Xerath that will 100% of the time be his best teammate. Yet, overall, Kindred is a very typical ally for Xerath. By locking into the same side as Xerath, they lowers their win rate by -0.6% to 50.0%. This clearly indicates that there is not really a strong synergy between Xerath and Kindred that allows them to perform not as well together than without each other.
Kindred has a much lower diffuclty than Xerath. That means Xerath players don't need to be very careful when enlisting Kindred allies to fight alongside, as they will need a much lower level of skill to fight well with you.
Playing alongside, Xerath players will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal magical damage. Together, these champs are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.
Conversely, by bringing Xerath and Kindred together, you probably will not be providing your side much engage potential. Make sure to have other champions on your team that helps cover this disparity in this pairing's abilities.
Regardless of your Kindred ally's ability, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to truly master Xerath in order to work well with Kindred during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL matches, you should continue reading to master additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you mind the build and stats shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot.
The best items to use in your Xerath and Kindred synergy build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Luden's Companion. When Xerath bought at least these three items in his build, he did much better as an ally of Kindred than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Xerath boasted an average winrate of 50.0% when playing alongside Kindred with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating your oponents, you should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for this team composition, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.0% win rate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to team up Kindred with Xerath are given for all ranked divisions. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to an individual skill level, you can use the selection menu at the top of this page.