If the heal removal nerf does go through, can Kindred be compensated with a small movement speed buff? With no heal and 325 base movement speed, she'll be ludicrously easy to counter jg in the early game. Considering champs like Volibear who has a MS buff and Lee Sin/Master Yi who have 30+ movement speed on her respectively, I think it's fair.
MisterShameless2 votesKindred is ranged while the junglers you mentioned are melee. Melee tend to have a much higher speed than range. Kindred will be fine even with the nerf considering how high Kindred's win rates have been for months now.
Wenderwall1 votesKindred can use E to slow anyone + do damage. Unlike other jgs who don't have such ranged slow ability. Lee has to use a skill shot for gap closure and has no MS reduction+damage ability. ( not considering his ult).
That said, It's the base armor reduction which will hurt more than heal.
SSrikeShadow1 votesShe still needs more nerfs to her speed. I just today (7/4/16) saw an Olaf (lvl 7) try to chase Kindred (lvl 7) down at his blue buff and even landing 3/4 of his axes he couldn't catch her because of her slow and her hop. Since Olaf needs to use his ult just to catch Kindred, then clearly she is too fast.
AstroFerrari 1 votesQuite on the contrary. The aforementioned nerfs went through, and Kindreds win rate has completely tanked as a result. Besides, if you really think Kindred is so broken, you should play her yourself and see the skill curve it takes to actually get results out of playing her now. It's whatever tho, water under the bridge. Something else will become "broken" and you all will find something else to complain about.
Edit: And also, as I predicted, her biggest counters are now people with gap closers and movement speed steroids. Hecarim, Lee Sin, Khazix, all who completely shit on her ranged abilities because she has no early-game dueling potential coupled with the armor nerf, and all have some form of gap closing.
BattleBrute1 votesso ive taken to playing her recently and while i win quite a lot with her bc of hard scaling and late game im having tons of trouble fighting anyone on the enemy team without people on my team helping heavily. if i dont have 2 to 4 seconds of stuns on a target i cant kill them or catch up with them on her. and her ult needs to be changed if its such an equalizer then how come when i get people to the same hp% as me and try to kill them after ult i always get crapped on? if anyone has found good ways to play kindred and can tell me please let me know because as of late her ult feels more of like a suicide tool to help steal a baron or dragon then die yourself. the only time i had more than 395 movespeed was when i had a deadman's plate and that doesn't slow for ranged attacks just adds more damage but thats the only thing i could think of getting to help catch up to people. and sometimes when i actually catch up they turn on me and disintegrate me ult or no ult. im just looking for some help in playing her thats all guys any idea's / tips would help also i play her lane when i do not jungle so im fighting someone who can see me when i'm coming at all times. tho the only difference between lane and jungle is that you get shit on when trying to all in/ult and kill the enemy carries sooner than later