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How to Win Kindred vs Annie Counter MatchupKindred is in the b tier of champions

Kindred vs Annie

How to Beat Annie as Kindred in LoLKindred is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Annie as Kindred

based on 1,219 Kindred vs Annie matchups
Win Rate
45.4 %
K/D/A
1.9
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League games every week. In our database, Kindred faced off against Annie 1219 times. Having so many matchups for Kindred versus Annie provides us a lot of faith in our capacity to produce enlightening data and a solid build to annihilate Annie. This particular champion pairing is relatively rare. Kindred encounters Annie in only 1.6% of their matches.

Kindred vs Annie Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kindred has done a terrible job of countering Annie. On average, they wins a lowly 45.4% of the time the champions face off with each other in. In Kindred versus Annie games, Kindred’s team is 0.1% more probable to gain first blood, indicating that they most likely will be able to get first blood against Annie.

Best Kindred vs Annie Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLong Sword

Core Kindred Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceTerminusKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Wit's EndRunaan's HurricaneStatikk ShivGuinsoo's Rageblade

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
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Last skill for Kindred to max oute

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: 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
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E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Annie as Kindred

Tips for Playing as Kindred against Annie

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 Win Against Annie

Annie's summoned bear, Tibbers, burns opposing units around himself. Try to keep your distance from him after he's been summoned.

Keep an eye out for a white, swirling power around Annie. It means she's ready to unleash her stun.

Summoner Smite can be used to help take down Tibbers.

Kindred vs Annie Counter Stats

Kindred Image
Win Rate
45.4 %
VS
Win Rate
54.6 %
Annie Image
6.3
< Kills >
6.8
6.9
< Deaths >
5.7
6.8
< Assists >
7.8
1.43
< Killing Sprees >
1.54
38
< Minions Killed >
132
1.5
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.46
13,139
< Physical Damage >
883
3,549
< Magic Damage >
20,218
1,095
< True Damage >
1,147
17,784
< Damage Dealt >
22,248
30,463
< Damage Taken >
17,385
11,724
< Gold Earned >
10,864
1.41
< Towers >
1.87
0.34
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
16,584
< Total Healing >
1,660
12,998
< Experience >
13,435
23
< Vision Score >
21
6
< Wards Placed >
10
214
< Time Dealing CC >
222

How to Counter Annie with Kindred in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature several influential Kindred versus Annie matchup statistics that may help you realize the differences and similarities between these two champs. Kindred’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Annie’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Kindred may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Annie..

Kindred usually has a similar longest kill spree as their foe does. Commonly, they receives more damage than Annie. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the champ with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kindred and Annie

Damage Types Compared

Kindred
Annie
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kindred
Annie

Who is Better, Kindred or Annie?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kindred usually loses when facing off against Annie, with a 45.4% win rate. Therefore, Kindred makes a poor counter to Annie.

While Kindred does have a much lower winrate compared to Annie, when they face off with one another, Kindred also has a lower difficulty level that makes them a less difficult champion to learn and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Kindred into Annie.

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

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kindred vs Annie matchups, Annie is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Kindred is a terribly counter to Annie. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Kindred against Annie.

Additional Information for Kindred Players

How We Calculated Our Kindred vs Annie Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Annie as Kindred, we analyzed 1,219 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 Annie as Kindred 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 truly master Kindred in order to counter Annie during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kindred typically gets a lot less CS as Annie. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Kindred versus Annie build include Trinity Force, Terminus, and Kraken Slayer. When Kindred combined at least these three items in their build, they did significantly better countering Annie than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Kindred had an average winrate of 45.4% when playing against Annie with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of beating Annie as Kindred, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Kindred vs Annie battles, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 45.4% winrate overall.

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