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

Kindred vs Naafiri

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

based on 985 Kindred vs Naafiri matchups
Win Rate
45 %
K/D/A
1.86
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked League rounds that we review each week. Our guide on how to beat Naafiri as Kindred resulted from an evaluation of 985 ranked rounds where both champs fought each other. This matchup is somewhat rare. Kindred fights Naafiri in only 1.3% of their games.

Kindred vs Naafiri Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kindred does a pathetic job of beating Naafiri. On average, they wins a lowly 45.0% of games the champions battle one another in. In Kindred vs Naafiri games, Kindred’s side is 0.1% more expected to get first blood. This indicates that they most likely will be able to get first blood against Naafiri.

Best Kindred vs Naafiri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsDagger

Core Kindred Items

~22 Mins
Wit's EndTerminusKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Runaan's HurricaneGuinsoo's RagebladeTrinity ForceThe Collector

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
>
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
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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W
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Guide to Countering Naafiri as Kindred

Tips for Playing as Kindred against Naafiri

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.

Kindred vs Naafiri Counter Stats

Kindred Image
Win Rate
45 %
VS
Win Rate
55 %
Naafiri Image
6.5
< Kills >
8.7
7.2
< Deaths >
6.2
6.9
< Assists >
5.8
1.5
< Killing Sprees >
1.95
37
< Minions Killed >
147
1.37
< Dragons Killed >
0.23
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.37
14,245
< Physical Damage >
22,445
3,484
< Magic Damage >
95
1,132
< True Damage >
1,157
18,862
< Damage Dealt >
23,697
30,478
< Damage Taken >
24,846
11,666
< Gold Earned >
12,459
1.34
< Towers >
1.55
0.3
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
16,944
< Total Healing >
5,984
12,867
< Experience >
13,830
22
< Vision Score >
17
6
< Wards Placed >
8
216
< Time Dealing CC >
59

How to Counter Naafiri with Kindred in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize several influential Kindred vs. Naafiri matchup statistics that may help you distinguish the distinctions between the two. As an example, Kindred’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Naafiri’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Kindred may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Naafiri..

Kindred often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than their matchup does. On average, they takes more damage than Naafiri. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kindred and Naafiri

Damage Types Compared

Kindred
Naafiri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kindred
Naafiri

Who is Better, Kindred or Naafiri?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kindred usually loses when playing against Naafiri, with a 45.0% win rate. Thus, Kindred makes a poor counter for Naafiri.

While Kindred does have a much lower win rate compared to Naafiri, when facing one another, Kindred also has a greater learning curve that makes them a more challenging champion to learn and master. You may get destroyed when picking Kindred into Naafiri.

Furthermore, Kindred also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Naafiri. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kindred vs Naafiri matchups, Naafiri is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Kindred is a terribly counter to Naafiri. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Kindred against Naafiri.

Other Champion Matchups Against Kindred

Kindred Loses Against

RammusRammus42.4% winrateBraumBraum43.6% winrateSkarnerSkarner43.9% winrateTeemoTeemo44.5% winrate

Kindred Wins Against

YuumiYuumi58.6% winrateKalistaKalista56% winrateKog'MawKog'Maw54.7% winrateRek'SaiRek'Sai54% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Kindred Players

How We Calculated Our Kindred vs Naafiri Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Naafiri as Kindred, we analyzed 985 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 Naafiri 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.

Other Useful Resources

Kindred Build Naafiri Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Kindred in order to counter Naafiri during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kindred often racks up a lot less CS as Naafiri. Champs who typically don't take much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Kindred versus Naafiri build include Wit's End, Terminus, and Kraken Slayer. When Kindred combined at least these three pieces in their build, they did significantly better vs Naafiri than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Kindred had an average winrate of 45.0% when playing against Naafiri with this build.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating Naafiri as Kindred, Kindred players should use 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 sets that we analyzed for Kindred vs Naafiri battles, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 45.0% win rate overall.

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