Kindred needs a Major buff

VivaLaKitten·Jan 12, 2017·9 votes·1,972 views

just played Kindred... had to convince myself that she was no way as bad as I remembered her she was far worse though she's so gutted that I would say she's worse than Nunu she has so little damage and attack speed early game, it's not even funny her scaling is horrid, her abilities don't do much damage, ESPECIALLY late game and the only time she can ever do damage is around mid game, before her stacks and ability damage completely fall off not to mention how hard it is to get those stacks when an enemy is constantly counter jungling you she has an adc themed recommended build, but adcs have to farm, and jungling is not a position for farming

please, make her viable at least c: oh btw, downvotes incoming for saying weakest champion in the game atm needs a buff

12 Comments

MunchCrunchLunchJan 12, 20173 votes

kindred kit is somewhat faulty by design. fixable though. with her short range. she is easily destroyed by champions that have little cc and a gapcloser. and other carries . she is good at dueling tanks and champs that can't burst her. and can be good in team fights. iirc pre nerfs kindred was basically lee sin or elise but on steroids. comes to your jg at level 3 with 100% hp and redbuff and kills you. or ganks mid and gets a kill shes one of those cheese champions that are very one dimenstional against most team comps you either get destroyed by their team comp or destroy them. also shes pretty unplayable if shes behind. her farming is worse with the new jungle. sustain isn't an issue after u get the potion and the two jg components. mana costs are a little high tbh I think thats mainly the issue . but also what hurts her most is that lost base armor early game. I think they nerfed it too much. it was a good idea but they didn't need to reduce it by that much. by half would have been nicer. I don't remember the exact number but they either reduced it by 7 or 8.

she is really good at flanking but straight up team fighting mid lane or under towers she sucks because she is outranged by mages and carries. and the meta atm is to kill turrets. she sucks at killing towers because her base ad is too damn low and she builds on hit.

making the Q dash a little longer would be nice. shes too feast or famine in her past form. way too feast or famine. stat checky champion.

VivaLaKittenJan 13, 20171 votes

more like do ok, or famine you have to work very hard for an average pay off at best, unless the enemy is just . . .insanely behind

I played as Udyr against a Kindred, she never won against me I played as Jax against a Kindred, she never won against me I played a Teemo against a Kindred, she never won against me

granted, these champions kinda counter her, but she really had to team v 1 to even get a kill the person was trying, but they couldn't do much :/

xxLifeJan 12, 20173 votes

I'm a kindred main and early game really isn't the problem its the fact that if you do bad early game your kinda screwed for the rest of the game i also happen to find when you get 8 or so stacks your damage increases and her abilities dmg is meh but if you build attack speed runes her autos do plenty enough damage, She is an alright jungler she still needs a deffinite buff for sure but i dont think riot Will, just because of the new WW rework

VivaLaKittenJan 13, 20171 votes

yeah she's alright if you can actual get them, but the thing is she's so eh early game and you have to work so hard for so little a pay off

VivaLaKittenJan 12, 20172 votes

Woo! first downvote! can we go for 100 downvotes?! I know it sounds crazy, but I believe in us! I BELIEVE!!!! http://tse1.mm.bing.net/th?&id=OIP.M0546102455f4976c83ddc7c4416a4dfeo0&w=300&h=168&c=0&pid=1.9&rs=0&p=0&r=0 I <3 Kats

MordecaiJan 12, 20172 votes

I'm still waiting on the compensation buffs that were promised for the next patch if the gutting hit her too hard.

AsamasJan 12, 20172 votes

First it's not "she" it's "they". And YHEY are strong if you know how to play THEM. I get S everytime i play THEM . Plus i play THEM once a week. So go play mario if you don't like THEM. Everyone is learning how to play with something nerfed or OL. Like Azir. Hi is weak but i carry games with him. And i can say that i am the worst midlaner you can find. So if you aren't jung main don't talk about the balance in it. And stop saying "she". I am not offensive just asying.

xxLifeJan 12, 20174 votes

I only say her cause youre not really playing as wolf

ProfirixJan 13, 20171 votes

Kindred needs minor buffs for the early game, but that's about it. Her stack mechanic is really holding her back considering her success is a combination of how defensive the enemy jungler is and whether or not the opposing laners are out of position. Honestly I think she just needs a little more early game durability.

VivaLaKittenJan 14, 20171 votes

that would be a start, but she's really just unreliable and gutted I would prefer them fix her then just give her a minor buff and say she's balanced now

BellowsJan 14, 20171 votes

I know the feels man. Skarner

Would LEGIT still be my main two years later if he never got reworked. Hell, if they reverted him RIGHT NOW i would drop EVERY champ and go back to him. Granted they nerf his old form a bit so he isnt perma slow god.

VivaLaKittenJan 15, 20171 votes

same for Kog, he used to be my main adc, I don't have much fun playing adc anymore