Tips for new Kindred Players: Using Lamb's Respite

Seeing that Kindred is under rotation, and I'm starting to see her pop up more and more. I've noticed a few major mistakes that newer Kindred players tend to make with her ult. Or better yet, how other players think she should use her ult.

Yes, her ult can keep you from dieing. Yes her ult can keep her team from dying. But it also keeps the enemy from dying. And it keeps dragons and barons from dying.

In other words... it is a double edged sword. And it also has a massive cool down. At level 1, the cool down is 2 minutes 40 seconds. At level 2, 2 minute 10 seconds. At level 3, 1 minute 40 seconds. This is probably one of the longest cool downs in the game. And her other abilities have some atrocious cool downs as well.

This means you need to be REALLY careful about how you use it, or it won't be ready for when you really need it. And you need to learn when to just let yourself or someone else die.

Absolutely do not use it in a loosing scenario. For example. If you have your teams ADC alone in a lane. And he's getting ganked by three people. Do not run out to try and save him. That fight is not in your favor. The exceptions are... if your ADC is able to make it back to the tower (Kindred's ult is the reason why it is a very BAD idea to tower dive a Kindred). If back up is capable of arriving before the four seconds is up. Or the enemy is low enough, and your ADC has enough distance to make it inside the circle while you finish off those who couldn't make it.

If none of those conditions are met. Then oh well. Ignore the player for flaming you for not using your ult. You had enough reason to justify not wasting it. And it was his fault for getting caught out.

Her ult will not get you a free kill when all sides are at 10%. It turns it into a quick draw. Who ever was the fastest about throwing out their skills or attacks when time is up will normally win.

Do not use your ult if someone is nearby who has the capability of pulling or knocking you out of it. If that skill is not on cool down, or you are not confident in dodging... just don't do it.

Finally, you can use your ult to stop teams from taking baron or dragon. If you can not out smite enemy jungler in dragon or baron, pop your ult when you see him dash in. Not only will it waste the Jungler's smite. But it lets you smite the objective for free.