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KINDREDBUILDGUIDEBYTEHASIAN

S6 Jungle Kindred
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
QuickNotes
ProsandCons
Runes
Masteries
SummonerSpells
SkillExplanation
Skills
Items
JungleRoute
Howtoactuallyjungle
Gameplay
Teamfights
Closing

Introduction
HiguysI'ma

Kindredmain

Ihavea75%winrateinhighelonormalsuponrelease(yesIactuallycounted),soIobviouslyknowwhatI'm
takingabout.
Herearemymostrecent10games:
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IalsostealbuildsandideasfromhigheloplayersplayingherindifferentrolessoIknowexactlywhattobuildand
whatnottobuild.

is the OOC movement speed

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Quick Notes
JungleRouteStartatbotandworkyourwayup
ItemsStartwith

Talismanonblueteam,

Kindred has a level 2 power spike as

well, and she's really strong at invading
into blue side @ red buff

Macheteonredteam.

PowerSpikesYouhavealevel3powerspike,sofarmtolevel3beforelookingforfights.You
haveanotherpowerspikeaftercompleting Warriorandanotherifyouchoosetobuya
Youmuu's.
Buy Warrior> RFC> BoRK> Bootstheneither
penetration, lifestealor %penetrationlast.
Skills

Watlevel1,then

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UseUltfortowerdivingandtoprotectyoursquishies.

Pros and Cons

Pros:
Highmobility
Highdamage
Infinitescaling
Artificialtankinesswithult
Verysustainedjungleclear
Aboveaverageganks

Cons:
Shortranged

How is her tower sieging?

What kind of team comps counter her?
(Displacement, Instant CC, etc)

Ultishardtouse
Damageisreliantonenemiesstayinginazone
It'sajungleADCsoyouneedafrontlinefromanotherrole

Kindredbringsalottothetableasajungler.Withhighbasedamagesonallthreeoftheirbasicabilitiesthey're
abletoefficientlyclearcampsevenwithoutitems.Workingtwofold,thehighbasedamagescoupledwithhigh
mobilityandverypotent70%targettedslowmakesgankingeasyandeffective.Withyourskillsetyoucansolokill
mostlanersandjunglers.Toputicingonthecake,because Kindredisamarksmanandnaturallywantstokite
junglecamps,thelifestealfrom Hunter'sMacheteandhealfrom Wolf'sFrenzykeepsyourhealthfullwhen
leftalone.Allinall

Kindred'skitismadeofeverycarryjungler'swetdream.

However Kindredhasafewweaknesseswhichcanbeexploited.Withabaserangeofonly500unitstheyare
outrangedbynearlyeveryothermarksmenandputsthematsignificantriskinteamfights.Also,because
Kindredisamarksmantheyarenaturallysquishyandasaresultyourteam'sjungleslotwillnotbeatankthis
cansometimesbeoffsetbygoodultplacementorfromatankysupportandtoplaner,butonaverageyourteam
willbesquishierthantheotherteam.Lastly,sometimesyourultcanbackfire,completelyturningteamfights
againstyou.

Runes
RUNES

GreaterMarkofArmor

GreaterSealofArmor

GreaterGlyphofScaling

GreaterQuintessenceof

Penetration

MagicResist

AttackSpeed

Itakearmorpenredsbecauseallofyourdamageearlygamecomesfrombasedamagesandbecause

Kindred

hasverypoorADscaling.Also,armorpenscalesharderthanflatADmidtolategame.
FromthemathbelowIfeelthere'snoreasontotakeflatADoverarmorpen,armorpengivesmoreoveralldamage
thanflatADevenatlowerlevelswhereflatADwouldbesuperiorbecauseofhowlowyourratiosare.
Youcantakearmor/level,flatarmor,orhpforyellows,youdon'treallylosetoomuchhealthinthejunglebecause
ofWsoifyouknowhowtokitethecampsyoucanliterallytakeanythinghere.Flatarmoristhesafest.
Glyphscanbeanything.
Takeattackspeedquintsbecause14%attackspeedgivesyoumoredpsthanADorarmorpenaslongasyou're
constantlyhittingsomethinginthiscaseit'sthejunglecreeps.
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Warlord'sBloodlustsucksbecauseyoudon'tusuallybuild70%critlikeotherads
FervorofBattlesucksbecauseyouwon'thaveitstackedwhenyougankanditdoesn'tworkonjunglecreeps
DeathfireTouchsucks
Stormraider'sSurgesucks
Windspeaker'sBlessingsucks
GraspoftheUndyingsucksbecauseyou'rejunglingandbecauseyouwon'tstackhp
StrengthoftheAgeshasantisynergywithLordDominiks
BondofStonehasnouseonajungler
Takethearmorpenbecausethearmorpenmasteryisreallystrongrightnowandit'sbetterthan5%morecdr
Ialsotake Wandererover Savagerybecause KindredhaslowrangeandIfindthatextramovespeedgoes
alongwayinpositioningyourselfproperlyforganks.

Summoner Spells
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Flashbecauseit's

Flashand

Smitebecauseyou'rejungling.Noexceptions.

Flashletsyoureposition,dodgeskillshots,escape,chase,etc.There'snoreasonnottotakethis.
Smitespeedsupyourjungleclearandletsyousecureobjectives.Mandatoryforajungler.

Skill Explanation
Passive
Whileplaying Kindred,yougetaninterfaceaboveyourItemsonyourUIhere,you(or
randomly,Wolf)gettopickatargetandifyousuccessfullykillityougainastackwhich
makesyourbasicattacksdealbonusdamageequaltoaportionofyourtarget'scurrent
health.Italsoappliesto Wolf'sFrenzy.
WhatIliketodointhebeginningofthegameistomarktheenemyjungler.Thiswaywhenoneofuseventually
invadestheotherIcangetafreestack.
Whengankingyouhave~8secondsafteryouclickontheiconbeforetheenemychampionactuallygetsmarked,
sojustdoitaheadoftime.WhatI'venoticedispeopledon'tbackoffwhentheygetmarkedunlesstheyseeyou
throughaward.
Makingapickinmidgameishardbecausethat'swhenpeopleactuallybackoffthesecondyouclickontheiricon
justpracticethetimingandyou'llgetstackshere.
Beforeteamfightsyouusuallywanttomarktheirtankorfrontline,unlessyou'refedenoughtoassassinatetheir
backline,thenmarkwhoeveryou'replanningonkilling.Youwanttomarktheirfrontlineorassassinsbecause
that'swhoyourentireteamwillbefocusing.
Youcanalsouseyourpassivetobluffagainstsplitpushers,ornotmarksomeoneatallandyou'llsurprisethem.
OnelastthingIliketodo,butisn'tveryreliable,isleavinganenemycampthatismarkedupwhenIalreadyhave
6stacksthemarkneverdisappearsandifit'saKrug(Idon'tknowwhy,butnoonetakesthoseafterlevel1...)it's
basicallyafreestack.Thisiskindofusefullategamewhenstackscomebymorerarelyduetolesskills,butthe
enemyteamcanclearitatanytimesoit'snotreliable.

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Playerswhohavebeenaroundsinceprerework Heimerdingerwillbefamiliarwithhow
thisabilityfunctions.Lambvaultsforwardandfires3arrowstotheclosest3targets.
DanceofArrowscanallowyoutojumpoversmallwallsandisyourprimarysourcemobility
andearlygamedamage.
Fairlystraightforwardability,youjumpforwardandshootat3nearbytargets.

At what point in the game (item wise),

does using this ability make you lose out
on DPS?

DanceofArrowscanletyou

jumpoversmallwalls.
SOME EXAMPLES

Keepinmindifyouuse
trytouse

DanceofArrowstoleave

DanceofArrowstoleave

Wolf'sFrenzythecooldownwillbereducedto2seconds,so

Wolf'sFrenzytogetanadditionalcast.

W
Uponcasting

Wolf'sFrenzy,youplaceanAoEbelowyoufor8seconds.Whileyou'rein

thisAoE,yourQcooldownissetat2secondsandWolfattacksyourtarget.Thisabilityalso
hasa KircheisShardlikepassivewhichhealsyouforadecentamountofhealthat100
stacks.
Thereareafewimportantpropertiesabouttheactive.
1.WolfdoesnotswitchtargetsuntilLambeitherattackanewtarget,orthecurrenttargetleavesthefieldand
Wolfstartstoattackanothertarget.Thisisgoodforzoning.
2.Thishasnocastanimation,soyoucancastitduring DanceofArrows'animation.Thisslightlyextendsthe
range,butalsoputsyouatthedeadcenterof Wolf'sFrenzy,lettingyouchasewith DanceofArrowsfurther.
3.Because DanceofArrows'scooldownisdeterminedatthetimeofitscast,youalwayswanttoconsider
waitingtouseittoleave Wolf'sFrenzyforanothercast.

E
MountingDreadisapointandclickslow.Uponhittingyourtarget2moretimes,your
basicattacksendsWolftoattackaswell,dealingapercentageofyourtarget'smaximum
health.
There'snotmuchtosayaboutthisablity.Youpointitatsomeoneandthenyourightclickthemandthenthey
takealotofdamageanddie.Youusuallywanttoopengankswith MountingDreadbecausea70%slow,evenif
itonlylastsfor1second,isreallystrongforanabilitywith1pointinit.
Inthejungleyouwanttousethisonthebigmonsterinthecamp.Thiswillslowit,makingittakemoretimeto
reachyou,effectivelyreducingyourdamagetaken.
Anotherapplicationofthisisusingitincombinationof

Smitetosecureobjectives,acrit+thirdhiton

MountingDread+ Smitecaneasilydo1500damageormoretolargeobjectives,althoughthishasbeennerfed
dueto LastWhispernerfs.It'sstillworthdoingandpracticingthough!

R - Ultimate
YourultimateplacesanAoEunderyouwhichpreventsalllivingunitsfromgoingbelow10%
health.Anyunitsat10%healthcannotreceivehealingordamage.Afteritends,anyunits
stillontheAoEwillbehealedafixedamountofhealth.
Therearemanywaystouseyourult.
1.Extendingtherange
Youcanultanallynexttoanallytoextendtherangeofyourult,kindof.Usefulinclutchsituations.Thiscanalso
helpinplacementswherethepositionofyourultcanbeunderyourallybutnotyourenemy.
2.Ultingoverawall
Ifyou'relookingtojumpawallawayfromimmobileenemies,trytoultasclosetoawallaspossible.Yourultaoe
cancoveroverthinwallssuchasthewallbehindbluebuff,Baron,dragonetc.Usefulforalastditcheffortto
survive.
3.Properultpositioning
Towerdivingremembertoleaveaportionofyourultoutsideoftowerrangetoreservea'safespot'.
Teamfightsjustputitunderyoursquishyteammatessotheydon'tdietoassassins,butnotunderenemy
squishies.
4.Savingyourburstuntiltheend
SpecificallyproccingthethirdhitonyourEandQ.Ifthey'reat10%hpsaveyourabilitiestolasthitthemafterthe
heal.AtrickyourshouldpracticeistimingyourQandEprojectilessotheygooffbeforethehealandlandafterthe
heal.
5.xPekethenexus
Yourultpreventsalllivingthingsfromdying.Thisdoesn'tincludetowersorthenexus.Iftheotherteamhasno
displacementyoucanjustultyourteamandbumrushthenexus.
6.StealingBaron/Dragon
AslongasBaronorDragonisinyourulttheycan'tbe

Smitesecured.YoucanprepthethirdhitonyourEand

Expand on the Q & E Timing. It'd be a

good idea to give your readers numbers.

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R>Q>W>E
BecauseeventhoughitlookslikeyougetabsolutelynothingfromrankingupQ,theextra30basedamagethat
weavesinbetweenautoseverytwosecondsactuallyaddsuptoalot
ThenmaxWbecauseitdoesmoredamagethanEandE'sslowdoesn'tincreaseperrank.
AlsolowercooldownonW=lowercooldownonQ
YouwanttohaveWatlevel1becauseit'sthemosteffectiveabilityfortakingthejunglecamp.

Items
Whydon'tyoubuildDevourerorBladeoftheRuinedKing?(Let'sgetthisoutofthewayfirst)
BecauseIthink

BladeoftheRuinedKingisfartooexpensiveforwhatitdoesnow.HonestlyI'dstillbuyitifit

wastheonlyitemthatwasviable,butRiotsuperbuffed

StatikkShivandreleased

RapidFirecannonand

nerfedBoRKatthesametime.SonotonlyisBoRKweak,it'salternativesarestrong,cheap,andhavegoodbuild
paths.
ButthenIcheckedprobuildsanditwasbroughttomyattentionthatpeoplestillbuilditandyeahit'sprobablystill
worthit.AndalsotherewerecountlesstimeswhereIwantedattackspeed,AD,andlifesteal.Soitstays.
Devourerontheotherhand,sucks.Belowthissectionisasectiononstatstoprioritizetodeterminewhetheran
itemisworthbuyingornot.
Rawattackspeedisnotgoodon

KindredbecausebothBoRKandyourpassivedeals%CURRENThealth

damage.Meaning,whileitsoundsgoodintheory,attackspeedisuselesswithoutflatdamagetobackitup.Ifyou
buyDevoureryouloseoutonanitemslotwhichcouldbeusedforcritorAD,statswhichactuallyhelpsyoukill
peopleafteryou%currenthealthdamagewearsthemdowninsteadofwearingthemdownsomemore.
Thenextreasonwhyit'sbadisbecause
MasterYiand

Kindredlacksanattackspeedsteroid.TheusersofDevourer,mainly

Udyr,haveinsanesteroidsoractuallybenefitoffapplyingonhiteffectstwice.

Kindredcan

applytheir%currenthealthdamagetwice,whichagain,won'tfinishoffenemieswithlowhealth.Andalso,
withoutanattackspeedsteroid,ittakesquiteawhiletoreachthat4thhit.
Thefinalreasonis

Kindredisanearlygamechampion.BuyingDevourerdelaysyourpowerspikeuntilit'sSated,

whileWarriorgivesyouatonofdamageinstantly.Havingallthatpowerinstantlylets

Kindredcapitalizeontheir

strongearlygametoswingthegameinyourfavor.Also,youaren'tapowerfarmerlikeYiorUdyr,Devourer
simplytakestoolongtostack.
tldr
1.YouneedflatADandcrit,notrawattackspeed
2.Youdon'thaveanattackspeedsteroid,4hitstakestoolongtoacquire
3.Itdelaysyourpowerspikeswhichyoudon'twantforanearlygamechampion
4.Youaren'tapowerfarmer.

Stats to Prioritize, in order

ArmorPen,becausemostofyourdamagecomesfrombasedamageand%healthdamagethatdoesn'tscale
withflatAD.Armorpengivesyouthemostoutofhowyourskillsetworks.
AttackSpeed,attackspeedgoeshandinhandwitharmorpenbecauseofyourpassiveandstackingyourE.
FlatADandCrit,Ithinkthesearetheleastimportant'important'statsbecauseyouhavehighenoughbase
damageonyourabilitiesandpassivethatthesestatsaren'tasnecessaryon

Kindredastheyareonother

marksmen.However,withoutflatadandcrityouhavenothingtobackupyour%hpdamage.CritandADmakeit
easiertofinishofflowhealthchampions.

Start

OnBlueTeam:
Hunter'sTalismanWhythefkareyoustartingwiththis
Becauseyourunoutofmanafasterthanyourunoutofhealth.ScuttleCrab+Wmeansifyouopttotakean
earlyscuttlebecauseithappenstobemarkedyouwillbeatfullhealth.Atthevideolater,noticethatItookScuttle
andIwasabletotakebothbuffsand2campsatfullandendupatfullhealth...withapotiontospare.AndyetI
wascompletelydryoutofmana.
Whyismanaimportant?
Because KindredisasquishyADC.Herdamagecomesfromherabilities,andwithoutmanashecannotQto
outmaneuvermelees,cannotchase,cannotcastWetc...
Anexamplewithnumbers
At30manayoucancastQonce.Maybeyoucandodgeaskillshot,orgetthatlasthitin.
At40manayoucancastW.Thisdoesalotofdamageifasingleenemystaysinit.
At70manayoucancastEforastrongslowandagoodchunkofdamage.CanbebetterorworsethanW
dependingonthesituation.
Alsoat70manayoucanuseWandQonceeach.SoifanenemydecidestostayinyourWyoucankiteabitand
doagoodamountofdamage.
At100manayoucancastWandtwoQs.WithRedBuffanagoodposition,youcandoalotofdamageandeven
chasedownatargetforabit.
At110manayoucancastaWandanE.Ifanyonedecidestofightyoucanprobablykillthem.
At130manayoucancastQthreetimesandWonce.Orcasteachabilityonceeach.
Icangoonbutbecauseoftheway

Kindred'sabilitiesworkwitheachother,everylittlebitofmanacounts,

whichiswhyifyouaren'tstartingatbluebuffyouneed

Hunter'sTalisman.

Ofcourse,disregardeverythingifyou'restartingataBlueBuff.Buya

Hunter'sMacheteforafasterclear.

Core:

Finish

RapidFirecannonbeforefinishingBoots.

Warriorgivesyouanampleamountofad,

RapidFirecannonisprettygoodbecauseit'sattackspeed,crit,and

theEnergizedpassivesynergizeswithyourQ+W.Beingabletoapplyredbuffat600rangeisalsoaplus.
Skirmisher'sSabreisthebestSmiteupgradesinceitdoesthemostdamageandthepseudoexhaustisgreat
for1v1s.Youdon'tneedtheslowfrom Stalker'sBladesinceyoualreadyhaveaslowfrom MountingDread
andmaybe

BilgewaterCutlass/

BladeoftheRuinedKing.

Stalker'sBladeisstillokaytobuyifyou'reuncomfortablewithoutit'sslow+speedbuff.
Boots:
Berserker'sGreaves,

Mercury'sTreads,

NinjaTabiareofcourseyourbestchoices.Don'tbuyanything

else.Itshouldbeobviouswhentobuythesebutincaseitisn't:
Prioritize

Berserker'sGreavesover

Mercury'sTreadsand

Ifthere'salotofccontheotherteam,buy

NinjaTabi.Ask"doINEEDdefenses?"

Mercury'sTreads.Otherwise,buy

Berserker'sGreaves.

NinjaTabishouldbealastresortifyouaregettingdestroyedbyheavyADteams.Otherwise,don'tbuy.

Other stuff:
Gooditemsinmostsituations

BladeoftheRuinedKingSynergizeswellwithyourpassiveand
letsyoudestroyhealthstackingtanks.
InfinityEdgeIusuallybuythisafter

RapidFirecannonifIjust

wantdamage

LordDominik'sRegardsYouhaveverylowbasehealthsothisitem
isreallygoodon

Kindred,buyitasa5thor6thitem

Itemstobuywhenyou'refed
Runaan'sHurricaneGoodasa4thor5thitem,otherwiseyou're

buildingtoomuchattackspeedandnotenoughADsoyouwon'tbe
abletokillpeople.

Youmuu'sGhostbladeIfyou'refed,gettingthisontopof

Enchantment:Warriorallowsyoutodemolishsquishiesearlytomid
game.
FrozenMalletIfyou'refedandneedtoforcefights/kitechampions,
thisisprettygoodbutit'salmostpurelyfortheslowandhealth.

LifeSteal
TheBloodthirsterGivesyoudamageandmakesyoualittlebit

hardertokillthereareprobablybetteritemsthough.
Death'sDanceIt'skindofunderwhelmingrightnow,Ithinkit's
badbecauseifyoutake1000damageitonlyblocks120andlategame
honestlyyou'regoingtotakealotmorethan1000damagesoyou'll
dieanyway.Bloodthirstershieldsyouforlike400hpandtheequivalent
forthisitemistakingabout3000damage.

MagicResist
MawofMalmortiusThisisamazingnowthatitgivesarmorpen

andanenragepassive,buyitwhenyouwantdamage+MR+the
shield.
MercurialScimitarGood,arguablycore,QSSbasicallyguarantees
thatyouwillgetyourultoff,amustbuyagainst
withsuppression.

champions

Banshee'sVeilGooditem,let'syoublockafreespell.Goodvs
comboreliantmages.

OtherDefensive
Sterak'sGageVerypotentagainstfedassassinsasit'sessentially
+1100healthlategame,itmakesyouhardertoburstdowngivingyou
timetoultagainstchampionslike Talonor Rengar.

GuardianAngelIthinknotdyingatallisbetterthandyingand
reviving,honestlywithstufflike
isn'tworthitanymoreimo.

Sterak'sGageandyourultthis

Randuin'sOmenIthinkit'sokaytobuythisasalastitemagainst
anAAorientedteam?AsalastresortIguessbutotherwisestickto
otheritems.

Idon'trecommendanyitemsnothereastheseareallthebestoptions.

Jungle Route
Regardlessofwhereyoustart,youwanttoprioritizehittinglevel3first,theneasymarksonscuttle.Whenscuttle
ismarkedandisnearbyIusuallyjustfinishmycampandheadstraightforitbecausewithWpassiveit'slikeafree
healandafreepassivestackandnotalotofchampionscanfightyou1v1anyway.
Thereasonyouwanttohitlevel3ASAPisbecause Kindred'sQWandEallhaveinsanelyhighnumbersatrank
1whichgrantsthemthestrongestlevel3inthegame.Whilethestandalonenumbersaren'tveryhigh,
KindredisabletouseQmultipletimesinquicksuccessionwhichaddsupveryquickly,ontopofbasicattacks,on
topofWolfconstantlyhittingtheenemyin

Wolf'sFrenzy,ontopofaslowfrom

MountingDreadtokeep

theminplace,ontopofbeingat110%healthduetoafullychargedWpassive,ontopofeverythingbeing
targetedabilities.Themobilityfrom

DanceofArrowswhichletsthemdodgeskillshotsisjusticingonthecake.

Blueside:
StartatKrugsandhaveyourbotlaneleashforyou.Yourstandardrouteshouldbe
Krugs>Red>Wolves/Raptors>Blue,IusuallydoWolvesbecausethechickensdoalotofdamageandtake
longer.
Krugs>Red>Blueisfineifyouareafraidofgettingabuffstolen
IliketakingbothbuffsbeforebackingbecauseIstillhaveptsdflashbacksofs2jungleshacostealingeverything
but
Krugs>Red>Raptors>Base>Blue>GankorfarmGromp/Wolvesisfineaswell.

Redside:
Gromp>Blue>Wolves>Red
Gromp>Blue>Red

Gromp>Blue>Wolves>Base>Red
BASICALLYstartatbotlaneandworkyourwayup.AlteryourroutedependingonifScuttlegetsmarked,ifyousee
anopportunitytogank,ordependingontheenemyjungler/invades.

The above are your standard routes, BUT

WolflikestomarkScuttleCrabsometimeduringyourthirdcamp.
Ifitisconvenient,asinifit'sonthesameofthejungleasyouare,gotakeit.Thisisanotheradvantageof
startingwhereyourbotlaneisiftheScuttleonyoursideofthejungleismarkedyouwillusuallytakeit
uncontested,healup,andbereadyforyournextcamp.
Ifitisn'tconvenient,justcontinueclearingcampsuntilyouhitlevel3.RememberthatyouareSTRONGatlevel3
soyoucanactivelylooktocontestbuffs,takeScuttle,organk.Ifyouarelevel3,youwanttoheadstraightfor
Scuttleespeciallyifyour

Smiteisup.

Marked Enemy Camps

Thesearenotworththerisk.Unlessyouknowwheretheenemyjunglerisorifhe'sdead,justdon'tdoit.Not
evenifyou'restronger.Justdon't.
Okay,ifyoucancoordinatewithyourteam,thenyeahyoucan.Butotherwise,don't.

Sneaking/Soloing Dragon

AfteryoucompleteWarrior,youcansoloDragon.Buya

VisionWardanddoit.Notmanypeopleexpectanearly

Dragonsolo,soalotoftimesyoucantakeituncontested.

How to actually jungle

UseQtokitebackwardsawayfromthelargemonsterbutremembertostayinyourWsoitdoesn'tdisappear.
Starteverycampatmaxrangesothemonstershavetowalktoyou.
Therearesomewallsyoucanactuallyjumpovertoavoiddamageaswell.Thewallatredwiththebush,thewalls
atthewolfcamp,probablythebluebuffwallstoo,butdon'ttryitinarealgameunlessyou'vetrieditinacustom
becauseyoudon'twantitresetting.
RemembertowalkbetweenEVERYautotomaximizeyourWpassive
Incaseitstillisn'tclearImadeavideo.

How to jungle Kindred

Imadeafewmistakesbutw/eIstillhadanextrapot

Gameplay
Early Game

Atlevels12youwanttofocusonfarmingandacquiringeasy
enemyjunglecampsifyouknowwheretheenemyjungleris.
andatlevel2youstilllackthepotentslowfrom

MarkoftheKindredstacksfromScuttleor
Kindred'slevel1ina1v1scenarioisfairlyweak,

MountingDreadtoreallycapitalizeonoutofpositionor

overextendedenemies.
Atandafterlevel3,youwanttoaggressivelylookforganks.Withthecooldownreseton DanceofArrows+
Wolf'sFrenzyandpotentslowfrom MountingDreadyoushouldeasilybeabletokillevenslightlyoverextended
enemiesregardlessofifthey

Flashornot.

Ifganksareunavailable,youcanlooktocounterjungleandhuntdowntheenemyjungler.Withproperguesswork
it'spossibletocatchenemyjunglerswhilethey'relowandabouttorecall,especiallywhenyoudecidetoinvade
beforetheirfirstrecall.Becarefulhere,however,becauseyoudon'twanttobestuckina2v1againsttheenemy
jungler+lanerletyourteamknowaboutyourintentionssotheycanplayorreactaccordingly.

This is an important question to answer,

and will require a lot of writing to answer:
EXACTLY how do you evaluate the
gankability of a lane.

Mid Game
Midgameiswhenyoushouldlooktodivelowhealthenemies.

Lamb'sRespiteisfantasticfortowerdiveswhen

placedcorrectly,andwithyourmobilityyou'reabletobypassalotofcommonlywardedareasbyjumpingover
walls.Onceagain,lookoutforenemyjunglersandlooktogankfrombehinddon'tbeafraidtodiebecauseyour
mobilityand Lamb'sRespitemakesyouincrediblydifficulttokill.
Whencertainkeymembersoftheenemyteamaredead,looktotakeDragon,towers,RiftHerald,orevenanearly
Baron.WhileyourpassivewasnerfedtohaveacaponDragonandBaron,you'restillabletotakethemfairly
easily.

Late Game
Lategamejuststaywithyourteam.Youaren'tasplitpusher,therearemorechampionswhocanduelyounow,
andyouareextremelysquishysoyoudefinitelydonotwanttobecaughtalone.Bynowjusta70%1secondslow
isn'tenoughforapickunlessyourtargetissofaroutofposition,sodon'ttrytoforcethingseither.
Don'ttrytostartfights,insteadwaitforyourtankierteammatestoinitiatefightsandthenstaynearyour
squishiesandhelpthemkilltheassassinsandtanks/bruisers.

Teamfights
Positioning
As

KindredyouwanttostaynearyourADC/APMid.Withseveralstackson

hiton

MountingDread

MarkoftheKindredandthethird

Kindredisabletoshredtankswith%healthdamage.

Stayingnearyourhighdamagecarrieswillletyoukeepthemaliveagainstassassinswith
Unlessyou'refedenoughtokillsquishieswithinthethreeautosneededfor

Lamb'sRespite.

MountingDread,youshouldnotbe

targettingtheenemycarries.Theonlyexceptionisiftheyarefaroutofpositionbecausetheyusedtheirgap
closer/ Flashin.Ifyouaretargettingtheenemysquishiesitmeansyouarejumpingintotheirteamandyouare
outofposition.
Theonlychampionsyoucansavewith

Lamb'sRespiteinthemiddleoftheenemyteamisyourteam's

frontline,you,andtheentireenemyteam.Meanwhileyourteamcan'tgetunderyourultandtheycanactually
die.
Sostaynearyoursquishies.

Role
Yourjobinteamfightsis,firstandforemost,tokilltheenemyfrontline.Thisisespeciallyeasywithyourhealth
shreddingpassiveandBoRKcombinedwithcritsand

MountingDread.

Yourotherjobistouseyourulttosaveyoursquishiesandyourselffromfataldamage,ortouseyourulttoeven
theplayingfieldthroughdelayingyourdeathandthenequalizingeveryoneat10%health.
Manytimesitisnecessarytoultwhileanenemymemberwillbesavedbyitifitmeansyoucansaveyour
teammatefromdyingthenit'susuallyworthittokeepbothofthemalive.Butifyouhadto'trade'kills,suchasif
themarksmenonbothteamswereabouttodie,thinkaboutwhoismoreinfluentialinfightsifyour1/5
Lucianwoulddiefortheir12/3

Vaynelethim.Ofcourseiftherewasawaytoonlyult

Lucian,dothat.

Closing
Thanksforreading.Hopefullyyoulearnedsomethingabout

Kindred,whiletheyaren'tthehardestchampionto

playanduseproperlytherearemanylittlethingsthatcanboostyoursuccess.Goodluckandtellyourteam
captaintopickyou Kindred.

This means that your opponents are

forced to make a play on you, else you'll
win the team fight through just sheer
damage.

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