understanding kindreds power curve
from my experience playing with and against kindred, i believe she is alot like Tristana or caitlyn - strong early, falls off a cliff midgame, comes back late game.
her early game is extremely good due to her high base damage. with her mobility, sustain and free damage that goes off even when cced, she is a serious invade threat to most junglers.
however, her abilities scale poorly with both levels and items. because of this, her midgame is no match for almost any melee AD or tank jungler out there, since at this point her autos tickle and her abilities don't do anything.
late game, she has stacks, bork and runaans. she can melt front lines easily while protecting her backline with ult.