Matchup

Heavy AD damageSustained DPS

Build vs Kindred

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Blade
Health Potion

Core build

Black Cleaver
1vs Tank
Randuin's Omen
2vs AD
Sterak's Gage
3Survival

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Jak'Sho, The Protean
5vs Hybride

Summoner spells

41475%
4625%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Jak'Sho, The Protean
5vs Hybride
Dead Man's Plate
vs AD

Anti Heal

Thornmail
6vs Hybride

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Overlord's Bloodmail
HP
50.0% WR2 games
PrecisionPrecision
Press the AttackPress the Attack
TriumphTriumph
Legend: HasteLegend: Haste
Last StandLast Stand
ResolveResolve
OvergrowthOvergrowth
Bone PlatingBone Plating
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
UrgotUrgot
KindredKindred
Favorable
Favorable
Passive

Kindred's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Mark of the Kindred (P)

Kindred can mark targets to Hunt. Successfully completing a Hunt permanently empowers Kindred's basic abilities. Every 4 hunts completed also increases Kindred's basic attack range.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
39s18s14s
69s18s14s2m40
99s17s14s2m40
119s16s14s2m20
169s14s11s2m
189s14s8s2m

Playing against Kindred

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

1

Kindred's marks are visible: defend marked camps to prevent them from stacking.

2

Their R prevents dying in the zone but heals afterwards — either stay and burst after the heal, or leave the zone.

3

Kindred is fragile in early game and depends on stacks — invade their jungle and contest marks.

4

The R also protects ENEMIES: use this to your advantage by entering the zone if you're low.

Source: op.gg + LTL Engine · Patch 16.9.1 · May 9, 2026