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Irelia vs Kindred

How to Beat Kindred as Irelia in LoLIrelia is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kindred as Irelia

based on 1,959 Irelia vs Kindred matchups
Win Rate
50.3 %
K/D/A
1.83
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked LoL rounds every week. Within our data, Irelia faced off against Kindred 1959 times. Having so many matchups for Irelia vs Kindred gives us a lot of confidence in our capability to produce informative stats and a solid build to shatter your foe. This particular champ pairing is somewhat rare. Irelia encounters Kindred in only 1.9% of her matches.

Irelia vs Kindred Matchup Summary

Irelia does a ok job of beating Kindred. On average, she wins a acceptable 50.3% of games the champs battle each other in. In Irelia vs Kindred rounds, Irelia’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood. This indicates that she probably will get first blood against Kindred.

Best Irelia vs Kindred Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeVampiric Scepter

Core Irelia Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlade of The Ruined KingSundered Sky

Optional Items

TerminusDeath's DanceWit's EndExperimental Hexplate

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Irelia's passive ability p
Irelia's q ability q
Irelia's w ability w
Irelia's e ability e
Irelia's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Kindred as Irelia

Tips for Playing as Irelia against Kindred

Defiant Dance is not interrupted by crowd control, try timing it for incoming disables.

Flawless Duet does not have a maximum travel distance, try using it in creative ways.

Use Bladesurge to cover great distances by targeting low life minions on your way to champion targets.

Advice to Win Against Kindred

When Kindred uses Lamb's Respite get inside, it stops all champions from dying.

Kindred is fragile - turn the pressure up on her, and she will be forced to play cautiously.

Clear the Hunts Wolf activates on jungle camps to slow down Kindred's damage output.

Irelia vs Kindred Counter Stats

Irelia Image
Win Rate
50.3 %
VS
Win Rate
49.7 %
Kindred Image
7.3
< Kills >
6.9
6.6
< Deaths >
6.8
4.8
< Assists >
7.5
1.65
< Killing Sprees >
1.58
200
< Minions Killed >
40
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
1.45
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.41
15,533
< Physical Damage >
14,766
5,803
< Magic Damage >
3,797
648
< True Damage >
1,334
21,984
< Damage Dealt >
19,898
30,333
< Damage Taken >
30,153
12,630
< Gold Earned >
11,945
2.24
< Towers >
1.53
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.34
10,374
< Total Healing >
16,711
14,712
< Experience >
13,192
16
< Vision Score >
22
8
< Wards Placed >
6
114
< Time Dealing CC >
213

How to Counter Kindred with Irelia in LoL

The stats provided here underscore several influential Irelia against Kindred counter stats that may help us interpret the distinctions between these two champs. Irelia’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kindred’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Irelia may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Kindred..

Irelia typically has a similar longest killing spree as her matchup does. On average, she takes a similar amount of damage to Kindred. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Irelia and Kindred

Damage Types Compared

Irelia
Kindred
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Irelia
Kindred

Who is Better, Irelia or Kindred?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Irelia usually fairs equally well when playing against Kindred, with a 50.3% win rate. As a result, Irelia makes an ok counter for Kindred.

While Irelia does have a higher winrate compared to Kindred, when on opposite teams, Irelia also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more time consuming champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Irelia into Kindred.

Moreover, Irelia has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kindred. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Irelia vs Kindred matchups, Irelia is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Irelia is a decent counter to Kindred. Focus your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Irelia against Kindred.

Other Champion Matchups Against Irelia

Irelia Loses Against

TaricTaric43.5% winrateNilahNilah45.3% winrateTrundleTrundle45.4% winrateBel'VethBel'Veth45.8% winrate

Irelia Wins Against

ZeriZeri56.5% winrateYuumiYuumi55.7% winrateNidaleeNidalee55.5% winrateHweiHwei55.3% winrate

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Additional Information for Irelia Players

How We Calculated Our Irelia vs Kindred Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kindred as Irelia, we analyzed 1,959 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Kindred as Irelia comes from real 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 the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

Irelia Build Kindred Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Irelia to counter Kindred during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Irelia usually accumulates much more CS as Kindred. Champions who typically don't take much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Irelia versus Kindred build include Sterak's Gage, Blade of The Ruined King, and Sundered Sky. When Irelia bought at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better versus Kindred than with most other common item sets. In fact, Irelia had an average win rate of 50.3% when countering Kindred with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Kindred as Irelia, Irelia players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Irelia vs Kindred fights, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 50.3% winrate overall.

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