Kindred vs Vi
How to Beat Vi as Kindred
based on 1,997 Kindred vs Vi matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kindred vs Vi Matchup Summary
Best Kindred vs Vi Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Vi as Kindred
Tips for Playing as Kindred against Vi
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 Vi
Vi cannot be stopped while using her ult. Remember to save your displacement effects until after she's done charging.
A fully charged Vault breaker deals double damage. If you see Vi start to charge you should back off or try to dodge it.
Vi will shred your Armor and gain Attack Speed if she manages to hit you three times in a row. Try not to engage in extended brawls with her.
Kindred vs Vi Counter Stats
How to Counter Vi with Kindred in LoL
The stats provided here clarify some vital Kindred vs. Vi matchup stats that may help us explain the distinctions between the two. Kindred’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Vi’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Kindred may be more central to their team's team fighting capacity than Vi..
Kindred typically has a similar longest killing spree as their matchup does. Commonly, they receives a similar amount of damage to Vi. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Kindred and Vi
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Who is Better, Kindred or Vi?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kindred usually loses when taking on Vi, with a 45.8% win rate. Therefore, Kindred makes a poor counter for Vi.
While Kindred does have a much lower winrate compared to Vi, when facing one another, Kindred also has a greater difficulty level that makes them a more difficult champ to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Kindred into Vi.
Furthermore, Kindred has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Vi. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, 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 Vi matchups, Vi is the better champion with a much lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.
Kindred is a terribly counter to Vi. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Kindred against Vi.
Other Champion Matchups Against Kindred
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How We Calculated Our Kindred vs Vi Build and Stats
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Kindred in order to counter Vi during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kindred most often picks up a similar amount of CS as Vi. Champions who on average don't get much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to have in your Kindred versus Vi build include Guinsoo's Rageblade, Terminus, and Kraken Slayer. When Kindred included at least these three pieces in their build, they performed significantly better when facing Vi than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Kindred boasted an average winrate of 45.8% when playing against Vi with this build.
To have the best probability of coming out on top against Vi as Kindred, you 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 combinations players picked for Kindred vs Vi battles, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 45.8% winrate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Vi as Kindred are shown for all ranked divisions. If you want to scope the stats and builds to a specific player tier, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.