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How to Synergize Kindred with Rakan on the Same TeamKindred is in the b tier of champions

Kindred with Rakan

How to Win With Kindred and Rakan Paired TogetherKindred is in the a tier of champions
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How to Synergize Kindred and Rakan

based on 2,130 Kindred with Rakan pairs
Win Rate
51.2 %
K/D/A
2.16
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We download the results of from millions of League of Legends rounds directly from Riot Games each and every week. Kindred has gone into battle with Rakan in 2130 recent, ranked games. By pooling so much great data directly from the makers of League of Legends, we are confident that we can showcase robust, accurate builds to help Kindred synergize with Rakan. It is relatively rare for Kindred to play with Rakan on the same side. This pairing has only taken place in about 2.8% of rounds with Kindred.

Kindred Rakan Synergy Summary

Kindred does a decent job of playing alongside Rakan. Normally, they wins an acceptable 51.2% of rounds the champions try and work together in. If you want to maximize your potential as Kindred when playing alongside Rakan by learning how to better synergize your strategy with him, then check out the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Kindred vs Rakan Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordRecurve Bow

Core Kindred Items

~22 Mins
Wit's EndBlade of The Ruined KingTerminus

Optional Items

Rapid FirecannonBlack CleaverSundered SkyRunaan's Hurricane

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

PrecisionPress the AttackTriumphLegend: 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
1
W
2
Q
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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W
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W
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W
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E
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E
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R

Guide to Synergizing Kindred and Rakan

Tips for Playing as Kindred with Rakan

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 Understand How Rakan Will Play

Rakan's dash speeds increase with his Move Speed. Use the extra speed to surprise your enemies!

Danger is as fun as you let it be.

Rakan requires allies near him to make the most out of his tools.

Kindred Rakan Synergy Stats

Kindred Image
Win Rate
51.2 %
VS
Win Rate
48.8 %
Rakan Image
7.1
< Kills >
6.6
6.7
< Deaths >
6.9
7.4
< Assists >
7.2
1.64
< Killing Sprees >
1.52
39
< Minions Killed >
40
1.53
< Dragons Killed >
1.49
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.43
15,477
< Physical Damage >
14,680
3,986
< Magic Damage >
3,843
1,269
< True Damage >
1,229
20,732
< Damage Dealt >
19,753
30,032
< Damage Taken >
30,663
12,103
< Gold Earned >
11,948
1.63
< Towers >
1.54
0.39
< Baron Takedowns >
0.35
16,632
< Total Healing >
16,735
13,239
< Experience >
13,290
23
< Vision Score >
23
6
< Wards Placed >
6
226
< Time Dealing CC >
217

How to Play with Rakan as Kindred in LoL

The Kindred Rakan synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of their gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Rakan, compared to their overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how their gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Kindred sees a very large drop in their KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Rakan. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Rakan helps Kindred perform not as well in competitive LoL matches. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Kindred tries to synergize with Rakan, they observes a marginal improvement in their full damage dealt. This may indicate that Rakan supports by providing protection for them to deal more damage or that his presence also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Kindred is played together with Rakan on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when they plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that they is worse when playing alongside Rakan.

Moreover, when Kindred plays with Rakan on the same side, they on average takes a little less damage than when they fights alone. Getting dealt not as much damage may indicate that Rakan does a decent job of covering Kindred during teamfights.

Synergies between Kindred and Rakan

Damage Types Compared

Kindred
Rakan
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Kindred
Rakan

Is Kindred better when played alongside Rakan?

There is no universally accepted best ally for Kindred that will no matter what be their top ally. However, overall, Rakan is a pretty good teammate for Kindred. By locking into the same team as Kindred, he raises their win rate by 2.9% to 51.2%. This demonstrates that there is pretty good bond between Kindred and Rakan that results in them performing stronger together than without each other.

Rakan has a greater difficulty than Kindred. That means you should be cautious when lining up Rakan teammates to fight alongside, as they will have to have a greater level of skill to play well with you.

When playing cooperatively, you should observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to provide a lot of utility for your team. When paired, these champs will help their other teammates secure a victory.

Although, by aligning Kindred and Rakan together, you may not be granting your other allies a lot of tankyness. Make sure to have other champions on your team that offsets this hole in their abilities.

Regardless of the ability of your Rakan teammate, you should focus on increasing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Kindred Players

How We Calculated Our Kindred Rakan Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Kindred and Rakan, we analyzed 2,130 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Kindred with Rakan comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Kindred in order to synergize with Rakan during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends matches, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The most crucial finished items to get in your Kindred and Rakan synergy build include Wit's End, Blade of The Ruined King, and Terminus. When Kindred incorporated at least these three great items in their build, they performed a lot better as an ally of Rakan than with most other common builds. In fact, Kindred boasted an average winrate of 51.2% when playing alongside Rakan with this build.

To have the highest probability of beating your oponents, you should take the Press the Attack, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for this champion pairing, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 51.2% winrate overall.

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