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

Kindred vs Gragas

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

based on 1,372 Kindred vs Gragas matchups
Win Rate
50.1 %
K/D/A
2.06
Pick Rate
1.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked LoL games each and every week. Within our database, Kindred engaged Gragas 1372 times. With so many matchups for Kindred versus Gragas provides us a lot of faith in our capacity to prepare informative data and a recommended build to obliterate your foe. This particular champ pairing is fairly rare. Kindred has to counter Gragas in only 1.8% of their games.

Kindred vs Gragas Matchup Summary

Kindred has done a average job of beating Gragas. Normally, they wins a acceptable 50.1% of games the champs face one another in. In Kindred against Gragas rounds, Kindred’s team is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood. This indicates that they probably will be able to get first blood versus Gragas.

Best Kindred vs Gragas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsNoonquiver

Core Kindred Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceWit's EndTerminus

Optional Items

Sundered SkyThe CollectorInfinity EdgeBlade of The Ruined King

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 ForceHealth Scaling
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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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Gragas as Kindred

Tips for Playing as Kindred against Gragas

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 Gragas

Body Slam is on a very low cooldown, making it difficult to pursue Gragas. Don't overextend yourself chasing him.

Gragas can knock everybody away with his ultimate. Be careful that you don't get knocked into him or, worse, an enemy tower.

Kindred vs Gragas Counter Stats

Kindred Image
Win Rate
50.1 %
VS
Win Rate
49.9 %
Gragas Image
6.6
< Kills >
6
6.6
< Deaths >
5.5
7
< Assists >
6.8
1.53
< Killing Sprees >
1.37
40
< Minions Killed >
105
1.46
< Dragons Killed >
0.56
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.37
14,351
< Physical Damage >
1,417
3,816
< Magic Damage >
17,515
1,246
< True Damage >
556
19,414
< Damage Dealt >
19,489
30,374
< Damage Taken >
28,705
11,925
< Gold Earned >
11,028
1.6
< Towers >
1.47
0.35
< Baron Takedowns >
0.14
16,554
< Total Healing >
11,924
13,297
< Experience >
13,621
23
< Vision Score >
21
6
< Wards Placed >
8
224
< Time Dealing CC >
395

How to Counter Gragas with Kindred in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here emphasize some important Kindred versus Gragas counter stats that can help us understand the differences between this pair of champs. For instance, Kindred’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Gragas’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Kindred may be more central to their team's team fighting potential than Gragas..

Kindred usually has a similar longest killing spree as their foe does. Typically, they receives a similar amount of damage to Gragas. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kindred and Gragas

Damage Types Compared

Kindred
Gragas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kindred
Gragas

Who is Better, Kindred or Gragas?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Kindred usually fairs equally well when taking on Gragas, with a 50.1% win rate. Thus, Kindred makes an ok counter for Gragas.

While Kindred does have a higher win rate than Gragas, when facing one another, Kindred also has a lower learning curve that makes them a less challenging character to learn. You should be careful when picking Kindred into Gragas.

Furthermore, Kindred has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Gragas. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kindred vs Gragas matchups, Kindred is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Kindred is a decent counter for Gragas. Focus your play on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Kindred against Gragas.

Additional Information for Kindred Players

How We Calculated Our Kindred vs Gragas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gragas as Kindred, we analyzed 1,372 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 Gragas 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 Gragas 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 listen to the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kindred typically gets less CS compared to Gragas. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Kindred versus Gragas build consist of Trinity Force, Wit's End, and Terminus. When Kindred bought at least these three pieces in their build, they performed a lot better when fighting Gragas than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Kindred boasted an average win rate of 50.1% when playing against Gragas with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of defeating Gragas 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 builds players used for Kindred vs Gragas fights, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.1% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Gragas as Kindred are displayed for every ranked division. If you want to scope the statistics and builds to an individual player tier, you can use the selection menu earlier on the page.