Kindred vs Lucian
How to Beat Lucian as Kindred
based on 4,364 Kindred vs Lucian matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kindred vs Lucian Matchup Summary
Best Kindred vs Lucian Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Lucian as Kindred
Tips for Playing as Kindred against Lucian
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 Lucian
Lucian cannot change the aim of The Culling. Take advantage of this by avoiding the angle of the bullets.
Lucian has strong burst, but little sustained damage.
Piercing Light does not give Lucian extra Attack Range. He still needs to find a target in range to line up his shot. Avoid Piercing Light by anticipating the angle Lucian will choose.
Kindred vs Lucian Counter Stats
How to Counter Lucian with Kindred in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here emphasize some vital Kindred versus Lucian counter statistics that may help you explain the differences and similarities between these two champs. Kindred’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Lucian’s ratio of NaN, showing that Kindred may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Lucian..
Kindred usually has a similar longest killing spree as their counter does. Commonly, they receives more damage than Lucian. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the champ with more HP has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Kindred and Lucian
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Who is Better, Kindred or Lucian?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kindred usually fairs equally well when playing against Lucian, with a 50.8% win rate. Therefore, Kindred makes an ok counter to Lucian.
While Kindred does have a higher winrate than Lucian, when on opposite teams, Kindred also has a lower difficulty level that makes them a less time consuming champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Kindred into Lucian.
Moreover, Kindred has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Lucian. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Kindred vs Lucian 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 to Lucian. Focus your play on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Kindred against Lucian.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Kindred to counter Lucian during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kindred usually gets a lot less CS compared to Lucian. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.
The most important items to use in your Kindred versus Lucian build include Terminus, Sundered Sky, and Kraken Slayer. When Kindred used at least these three pieces in their build, they did significantly better when fighting Lucian than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Kindred had an average win rate of 50.8% when playing against Lucian with this build.
To have the greatest probability of crushing Lucian as Kindred, you should equip the Press the Attack, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Sudden Impact, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for Kindred vs Lucian matchups, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.8% win rate overall.
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