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How to Win Kayle vs Kindred Counter MatchupKayle is in the s tier of champions

Kayle vs Kindred

How to Beat Kindred as Kayle in LoLKayle is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kindred as Kayle

based on 2,382 Kayle vs Kindred matchups
Win Rate
54 %
K/D/A
1.96
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated LoL matches that we get from Riot Games every week. Our guide on how to beat Kindred as Kayle resulted from an analysis of 2382 ranked rounds where both champs faced each other. This champion matchup is somewhat rare. Kayle fights Kindred in only 2.1% of her rounds.

Kayle vs Kindred Matchup Summary

Kayle does a great job of beating Kindred. Typically, she wins a terrific 54.0% of games the champions fight one another in. In Kayle against Kindred rounds, Kayle’s side is 0.1% less probable to get first blood. This implies that she most likely won't be able to get first blood against Kindred.

Best Kayle vs Kindred Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
CullHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Kayle Items

~22 Mins
Guinsoo's RagebladeTerminusKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameRiftmakerWit's End

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kayle to level upq
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Second ability for Kayle to level upe
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Last skill for Kayle to max outw

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveBone PlatingOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Kayle's passive ability p
Kayle's q ability q
Kayle's w ability w
Kayle's e ability e
Kayle's ultimate ability r
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E
2
Q
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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Q
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E
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R
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E
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Guide to Countering Kindred as Kayle

Tips for Playing as Kayle against Kindred

Kayle benefits greatly from Attack Damage and Ability Power, making hybrid items like Nashor's Tooth and Hextech Gunblade very effective on her.

Using Divine Judgment on a high-DPS ally can turn the tides of battle by giving your ally free reign to attack.

Kayle's attacks become incredibly powerful once she gains attack range from Divine Ascent. Play safe until then.

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.

Kayle vs Kindred Counter Stats

Kayle Image
Win Rate
54 %
VS
Win Rate
46 %
Kindred Image
5.7
< Kills >
6.5
5.6
< Deaths >
6.6
5.3
< Assists >
7
1.31
< Killing Sprees >
1.5
189
< Minions Killed >
38
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
1.58
0.62
< Inhibitors >
0.42
6,788
< Physical Damage >
13,813
13,094
< Magic Damage >
3,546
443
< True Damage >
1,104
20,326
< Damage Dealt >
18,464
22,698
< Damage Taken >
30,161
12,303
< Gold Earned >
11,817
2.81
< Towers >
1.6
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.37
7,097
< Total Healing >
16,660
15,301
< Experience >
13,168
17
< Vision Score >
23
8
< Wards Placed >
6
239
< Time Dealing CC >
216

How to Counter Kindred with Kayle in LoL

The stats provided here highlight several influential Kayle versus Kindred counter stats that may help you distinguish the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. Kayle’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kindred’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kayle may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Kindred..

Kayle usually has a similar longest kill spree as her enemy does. On average, she takes less damage than Kindred. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kayle and Kindred

Damage Types Compared

Kayle
Kindred
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kayle
Kindred

Who is Better, Kayle or Kindred?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kayle usually wins when playing against Kindred, with a 54.0% win rate. Thus, Kayle makes a great counter to Kindred.

While Kayle does have a much higher winrate than Kindred, when they face off with one another, Kayle also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more challenging champion to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Kayle into Kindredas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Kayle also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kindred. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Kayle is a great counter to Kindred. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Kayle against Kindred.

Additional Information for Kayle Players

How We Calculated Our Kayle vs Kindred Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kindred as Kayle, we analyzed 2,382 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 Kayle 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Kayle in order to counter Kindred during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kayle on average picks up much more CS compared to Kindred. Champs who on average don't get much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Kayle versus Kindred build include Guinsoo's Rageblade, Terminus, and Kraken Slayer. When Kayle bought at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better vs Kindred than with many other common builds. In fact, Kayle boasted an average winrate of 54.0% when playing against Kindred with this build.

To have the highest chance of annihilating Kindred as Kayle, you should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Kayle vs Kindred counterpicks, this order of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 54.0% winrate overall.

If you would like to see Kayle versus Kindred tips and counter builds for a an individual player tier, feel free to choose one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the statistics and strategies given are calculated using every match completed with these champs.