How do I counter Kindred's ult as an assassin?

AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH·11/8/2015, 8:28:09 AM·2 votes·2,367 views

Hell, as ANY assassin? I can't just swap targets unlike a Kayle ult or a Zhonyas. If I don't burn anything, Kindred won't use her ult. If I burn everything, then she uses her ult. I can't assassinate ANYONE during teamfights either.

Tips?

49 Comments

xReadyPlayerOnex11/8/2015, 8:46:51 AM4 votes

The positioning is key. If you can be in the ult, then you can't die either. Then you wait it out saving an ability to ensure the kill. Damage done. Mission accomplished.

Crett11/8/2015, 9:05:42 AM2 votes

If you're Lee Sin, Q her, ult her out of it, and then press Q again

Sneakyy XD11/8/2015, 2:32:36 PM2 votes

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I can't just swap targets

Why not?

LadyRenly11/8/2015, 5:19:39 PM2 votes

If you are katarina, just cry

WinBoat11/8/2015, 6:41:42 PM2 votes

Urgot Pick this champion lol.... When kindred ults, swap places hahaha.....

Niyumi11/8/2015, 8:38:23 AM2 votes

Well, you have to scare her into using it. Then, stand on her and just AA her (remember, while inside her ult, you will not die either) and then just throw some kind of burst as soon as it ends. If you time it properly, she'll die. If it's a teamfight, just bait her into using it then run like hell. When the ult wears off, go back in and do whatever it was you wanted to do in the first place -- or, if your team is there, have them CC a specific person / carry out of the circle, nuke them, then finish the rest of their team off when the ult ends.

Jamaree11/8/2015, 8:37:54 AM2 votes

Stand in the circle with her and wait.

TyroneWatermelon11/8/2015, 9:56:37 AM1 votes

impossible counterplay But huge chance of outplay

fééd l0rd11/8/2015, 2:26:18 PM1 votes

Katarina seems to be perfect against Kindred. Ambush, wait for her ult to go off (all in the circle will be low) jump in with combo and do a pentakill. This is only the theory...

Illâoi Evê Siôn11/8/2015, 2:38:08 PM1 votes

It has a massive cooldown. Attack her when she can't use it. Otherwise, wait in the field in the case that you should die for your escape/abilities to come back up and try again. It's not like she'll be full life after the field heals her.

dangopee11/8/2015, 2:39:27 PM1 votes

Assassin LeeSin just Q onto them and ham on them until they use their ult then just kick them out of the circle with your ult and kill them.

Ralanr11/8/2015, 4:53:02 PM1 votes

Ask Singed to throw her out.

AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH11/8/2015, 9:30:12 PM1 votes

Alright, so I'm seeing either wait or run like hell, but in a teamfight, I can get CC'd near the end of the ult so I can't do anything, or if I even step out of the circle, I'll die unless I've got an effective escape like a Talon ult. The support usually has enough CC to peel off of me, so they can reach the ADC in time for the duration of Kindred's ult. Should the frontline be peeling for me while I try to escape to them?

I don't really main assassins by the way. Infact, I'm the worst in them out of all the roles.

TeCoolMage11/8/2015, 8:39:19 AM1 votes

Burn most of your things.

Honestly, most people can just auto attack kindred and make him panic then ult, leaving that one skill that damages faster than an auto, especially in the case of LeBlanc, who just has to combo as if her ulti was on cooldown.

Penns11/8/2015, 8:44:23 AM1 votes

U could

Wait for nerfs kek

Bârd11/8/2015, 9:04:38 AM1 votes
  1. CC her when she would want to use it .
  2. Kill her before she has a chance to ult.
  3. Knock her out of the ult if you have displacement.
  4. Take advantage of the nature of kindred ult; After she uses it, every squishy in the zone will be below 500 HP, which is an assassins wet dream.
NemeBro11/8/2015, 9:08:23 AM1 votes

You don't, to be honest.

The only assassin I've used successfully against Kindred was Wukong, because I killed her so quickly she didn't have time to get out of my knockup before dying. And that only worked because I softened her a bit beforehand. In a team fight it's harder.

Count Zubat11/8/2015, 9:27:13 AM1 votes

Kill Kindred faster than they can react with ult. Rengar or Talon should do the job. Other than that, you can use Zhonyas as AP assassin so Kindred can't use her ult to damage you while being invulnerable themselves. If you are playing assassin with stealth, you can try and use it, and then just wait until it ends, so you don't get damaged (may not always work cause pinks and red trinket, but worth trying). Don't waste your cooldowns, wait for ult to end and then combo target to death. Well, these are some of my ideas, maybe some of these will work.

IcyPepper11/8/2015, 9:36:52 AM1 votes

Super depends on the assassin you're trying to play, since their playstyles can differ.