Viego vs Kindred

Viego
vs
49.5%

over 746 games

Kindred

Skill matchup

Heavy AD damageSustained DPSHigh burstHeavy poke

Build vs Kindred

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Viego: Kraken Slayer, The Collector, Immortal Shieldbow, Plated Steelcaps, Lord Dominik's Regards, Infinity Edge, Hubris, Guardian Angel.

Starting items

Gustwalker Hatchling
Health Potion

Core build

Kraken Slayer
1
The Collector
2
Immortal Shieldbow
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Lord Dominik's Regards
5

Summoner spells

FlashSmite100%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Lord Dominik's Regards
Infinity Edge
Hubris
Guardian Angel
B. F. Sword
Death's Dance
Mortal Reminder
Serrated Dirk
Trinity Force
Executioner's Calling
Bastionbreaker
Voltaic Cyclosword
Serpent's Fang
Maw of Malmortius
Randuin's Omen
Umbral Glaive
Blade of The Ruined King
Titanic Hydra
Kaenic Rookern
Wit's End
Sundered Sky
Mercurial Scimitar
54.4% WR204 games
DominationDomination
Hail of BladesHail of Blades
Sudden ImpactSudden Impact
Sixth SenseSixth Sense
Treasure HunterTreasure Hunter
PrecisionPrecision
Legend: AlacrityLegend: Alacrity
TriumphTriumph
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

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 as Viego

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. An auto after each spell

    Weave in an auto after each spell: thanks to Blade of the Ruined King (Q), your first attack on an enemy damaged by an ability strikes twice and heals you.

  2. Fully charge Spectral Maw

    Charge Spectral Maw (W) when you have time: the longer the charge, the longer the first enemy hit stays stunned, but you're slowed in the meantime.

  3. Strike from the Mist

    Cast Harrowed Path (E) on a wall near your target: inside the Mist, you're camouflaged and gain move speed and attack speed.

  4. Hit the wraith to possess the champion

    After a kill, hit the wraith to trigger Sovereign's Domination (passive): you restore health and take their basic spells and items, but not their ult.

  5. Finish with Heartbreaker

    Cast Heartbreaker (R) to finish: you leave the possessed body and strike the champion with the lowest health percentage, with damage based on their missing health.

Playing against Kindred

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Move away after their E

    When Mounting Dread (E) hits you, move away: Kindred's third auto on you sends Wolf, who strikes based on your missing health.

  2. Leave Wolf's zone

    Leave the Wolf's Frenzy (W) zone: inside, Wolf bites Lamb's target based on their current health, and Dance of Arrows (Q) comes back much faster.

  3. Use their R zone to your advantage

    At low health, step into the zone of Lamb's Respite (R): no one dies there, enemies included, and everyone inside is healed at the end.

  4. Contest their hunts

    Contest the monsters Kindred hunts: each successful hunt from Mark of the Kindred (passive) empowers their spells for the rest of the game, and every 4, their range.

Patch 16.21.1