Illaoi or Kindred?
I'm not sure which to choose. I am a jg main usually but illoai looks like a blast so does kindred. Please let me know what you guys think of them and which one will net me more wins in ranked you think.
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Illaoi is super fun, and is more light-hearted. Kindred isn't as much fun (unless you like clicking on people and not thinking a whole lot), and is super depressing / creepy.
Both can do lots of roles: Illaoi can do literally any role, even Mord-mode ADC bot lane, while Kindred can do anything but support.
Illaoi is more reliant on your enemies being stupid, and punishes them for messing up, while Kindred is more reliant on you being better than the enemy and abusing her ult without letting enemies use it.
Illaoi: Stupidly high burst if built damage, fun as hell, light-hearted and funny, feels powerful to play (deep booming sounds with every attack, the way she moves, all that), cool concept, more reliant on enemies messing up than your own skill.
Kindred: Stupidly high burst late-game (with stacks), long range, death-defying ult, depressing and creepy, can wall hop, more reliant on you being good and outplaying enemies, kind of a boring playstyle (right-click to win).
Both are good picks if you learn them well, and both are strong. So pick whichever thematic / playstyle you like better. :P
Kindred was designed as a jungler, but she really doesn't have a lot of the criteria that makes for a great jungler. Don't get me wrong, she's fun, and if you get stacks you'll be melting people, but there are better choices.
I would buy Illaoi.
illaoi is braindead easily op. Sit in lane, land your Q which is impossible to miss bc that hitbox and ult if they try to gank. Easiest top laner in the game.
Illaoi is better in the top lane.
is multiroled. She(they?) can be an ADC, a toplaner, jungler- heck, I've even seen her go mid once.
is also multiroled, but she doesn't have as many roles as Kindred. I've only seen her as either a support or a toplaner that's worked. I've seen a Illaoi try being a jungler, but it doesn't work out. Trust me.
go kind, i personally like mobile champs and she is prob a better jung cuz she was mad for it, and a super high kiting and duo damge with wolf unlike being 100% mele. Illaoi is more of a lane cuz of her awsome poke, and thats a wast putting her in the jung i mean ur not planing on poking the red buff are u?
Illaoi was designed by riot to punish bad behavior and make the melee meta more dynamic (you need to dodge). She is fun to play, but you depend on the skill of your opponent. If he knows to dodge, there is nothing else in your kit really. And she fall late game since it's real easy to itemize against her (another lessons riot wanted to teach to people).
Kindred on the other hand has a very high skill cap. According to the stats I checked, only people with 100+ matches with her tend to be successful. There is no garanty your playstyle will match Kindred.