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How to Win Lissandra vs Kindred Counter MatchupLissandra is in the a tier of champions

Lissandra vs Kindred

How to Beat Kindred as Lissandra in LoLLissandra is in the b tier of champions
Mage
Marksman

How to Beat Kindred as Lissandra

based on 892 Lissandra vs Kindred matchups
Win Rate
49.9 %
K/D/A
2.25
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League matches each and every week. Within our dataset, Lissandra did battle with Kindred 892 times. Having so many games with Lissandra versus Kindred provides us faith in our capability to prepare actionable statistics and a solid build to annihilate Kindred. This champion pairing is somewhat rare. Lissandra has to counter Kindred in only 1.9% of her rounds.

Lissandra vs Kindred Matchup Summary

Lissandra has done a average job of countering Kindred. On average, she wins a acceptable 49.9% of matches the champions oppose each other in. In Lissandra versus Kindred rounds, Lissandra’s team is 0.1% less likely to gain first blood. This implies that she probably won't get first blood versus Kindred.

Best Lissandra vs Kindred Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Lissandra Items

~22 Mins
MalignanceShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassLuden's Companion

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Lissandra to level upq
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Second ability for Lissandra to level upw
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Last skill for Lissandra to max oute

Runes

DominationElectrocuteCheap ShotEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Lissandra's passive ability p
Lissandra's q ability q
Lissandra's w ability w
Lissandra's e ability e
Lissandra's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Kindred as Lissandra

Tips for Playing as Lissandra against Kindred

Lissandra's abilities are shorter range than those of many mages. As a result, buying items that offer both ability power and defense, like Zhonya's Hourglass and Banshee's Veil, can be a great choice to help her both survive and deal damage.

Casting Glacial Path and then running in the opposite direction will leave your enemies uncertain which way you will actually go.

You can instantly use your ultimate on yourself by pressing the self cast key and the ultimate key at once (alt+R by default).

Advice to Win Against Kindred

When Kindred uses Lamb's Respite get inside, it stops all champions from dying.

Kindred is fragile - turn the pressure up on her, and she will be forced to play cautiously.

Clear the Hunts Wolf activates on jungle camps to slow down Kindred's damage output.

Lissandra vs Kindred Counter Stats

Lissandra Image
Win Rate
49.9 %
VS
Win Rate
50.1 %
Kindred Image
5.6
< Kills >
6.7
6.3
< Deaths >
6.9
8.6
< Assists >
7.5
1.29
< Killing Sprees >
1.56
158
< Minions Killed >
39
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
1.52
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.44
1,137
< Physical Damage >
14,825
18,250
< Magic Damage >
3,954
882
< True Damage >
1,224
20,270
< Damage Dealt >
20,004
22,246
< Damage Taken >
30,486
10,891
< Gold Earned >
12,017
1.81
< Towers >
1.6
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.34
3,236
< Total Healing >
16,838
13,520
< Experience >
13,282
21
< Vision Score >
23
10
< Wards Placed >
6
481
< Time Dealing CC >
222

How to Counter Kindred with Lissandra in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize several vital Lissandra against Kindred counter statistics that can help you distinguish the distinctions between this set of champs. Lissandra’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kindred’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Lissandra may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Kindred..

Lissandra often has a similar longest kill spree as her enemy does. On average, she takes less damage than Kindred. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Lissandra and Kindred

Damage Types Compared

Lissandra
Kindred
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Lissandra
Kindred

Who is Better, Lissandra or Kindred?

Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Lissandra usually fairs equally well when facing off against Kindred, with a 49.9% win rate. Thus, Lissandra makes an ok counter for Kindred.

While Lissandra does have a lower winrate than Kindred, when facing one another, Lissandra also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more difficult character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Lissandra into Kindred.

Furthermore, Lissandra has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kindred. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Lissandra vs Kindred matchups, Kindred is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Lissandra is a somewhat poor counter for Kindred. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Lissandra against Kindred.

Additional Information for Lissandra Players

How We Calculated Our Lissandra vs Kindred Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kindred as Lissandra, we analyzed 892 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 Kindred as Lissandra 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 learn all of the intricacies of Lissandra to counter Kindred during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Lissandra on average picks up much more CS relative to Kindred. Champs who typically don't take much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Lissandra versus Kindred build include Malignance, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Lissandra incorporated at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better when fighting Kindred than with most other common item sets. In fact, Lissandra had an average winrate of 49.9% when playing against Kindred with these items in her kit.

To have the highest chance of annihilating Kindred as Lissandra, you should use the Electrocute, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Lissandra vs Kindred LoL games, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.9% win rate overall.

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