How To Deal With Kindred?

YumScrumptious96·Apr 4, 2016·2 votes·665 views

I've been doing plenty of ranked recently and I went against Kindred in the jungle 6/7 times in two days time. I main Lee jungle so I always lock hima nd I've heard that he is a counter to Kindred but I see no way of that being true. My ult only gets them out of their ult, doesn't actually apply damage so in a close fight they just Q and insta kill me. There is no trading with her as she does an insane amount of burst while healing the entire time. It seems like everyone can play Kindred who is insanely strong with Devourer and BoTRK alone, hell even early game she can just invade with no repercussions while dodging skillshots with a low CD spell. This is not a Q.Q post, this is how it always seems to play out for me, anyone know how to deal with her.

11 Comments

SnowFallApr 4, 20161 votes

The basic advice for not knowing how to deal with something has always been "CC it to hell". As far as I know, Kindred isn't Irelia and also usually doesn't buy any tenacity.

JavelinJoeApr 4, 20161 votes

Your ult is the primary reason since it can knock more than just him out of the ult. But your mobility and sustain can match his as well.

YumScrumptious96Apr 4, 20161 votes

But my damage cannot and usually my ult requires them to position well enough for me to get a straight line of them, I can never get Kindred to die alone because we both get low and when I'm about to kill them they ult and stand in the center, so I try to ult them out of it but they just Q once after and I die because I can't do enough damage.

JavelinJoeApr 4, 20161 votes

Save the ult for the last second of his so he can't q bac in. Your q is an execute as well. Lee is all about positioning, so kindred has nothing on you in that regard. The only difference is that kindred gets stronger as the game goes on while you plateau and fall off, but your early game is better than his.

YumScrumptious96Apr 4, 20161 votes

It seems like Kindred just has to use their zone and W+Q and they can chunk me before I can do enough damage, as my cooldowns are higher when her zone is up and they can sustain is while just kiting constantly away.

WinBoatApr 4, 20161 votes

Hecarim wreck her day with ease.

YumScrumptious96Apr 4, 20161 votes

Usually I like to go Lee Sin as its my best jungler and I know how to play him well, most of the time I'm first or second pick and I get counter picked by their jungler with Kindred.

Billy VoHagenApr 4, 20161 votes

That's your fault. Learn how to play more than one jungler.

YumScrumptious96Apr 4, 20161 votes

I can play plenty of junglers, Lee Sin is my best and the one I can carry best with so I usually pick him, I am also usually first or second pick so they counterpick it.

Unstoppable MonkApr 4, 20161 votes

Aatrox makes you hard carry if they ever decide to use their ultimate.

Chaotic ReksApr 4, 20161 votes

item 3143 item 3110 item 3075 high armor in general makes her passive less impactful attack speed reduction works, but because she can spam Q, this is less effective