Maybe it's still too early but I feel like new Kindred is much weaker
Riot wanted Kindred to be weak early and scale into late game where they shine. But I feel like her early is too weak now. I feel like my W and Q do little to no dmg.
And because Kindred is too weak in early it's much harder to go for Marks too, which are supposed to be more essential to them now? I know Riot stated they they wanted Kindred to be less reliant on Marks and more on items, but I feel like withour Marks I do too little dmg.
And it's strange that my only form of CC (slow on E), so also my engage tool is my execution spell as well. Like, am I supposted to use E as I start the gank and use the slow? Or use it when enemy is running away to execute them?
With old Kindred after 4 Marks I could start dueling, now I'm too scared to do this.
I also think that crit items are too expencive for jungle role. It reminds me of one other champion. "Weak early, strong late, supposed to build crit jungler" - Master Yi. And we all know he doesn't build crit after all. And we know the popular opinion that "he's useless to team early". Will Kindred fate be the same?
And it all doesn't come from new Kindred player. I have lvl6, got S every other game, 204 519 mastery points. I would like to hear from Kindred players from higer elo as they may find changed to help Kindred and have different opinion.