Kindred vs Akali
How to Beat Akali as Kindred
based on 4,436 Kindred vs Akali matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kindred vs Akali Matchup Summary
Best Kindred vs Akali Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Akali as Kindred
Tips for Playing as Kindred against Akali
Pick which Hunts you want to pursue carefully; getting many of them is the key to success as the game goes on.
Don't go in first to a large team fight. Wait for your teammates to initiate.
Moving around between attacks while jungling will help you avoid damage and also generate more heals from Wolf's Frenzy.
Advice to Win Against Akali
Akali's Five Point Strike is powerful when used at maximum range and energy. Engage on her when she has low energy to maximize your chance of winning trades.
Return to base if your Health is low and Akali has her ultimate available.
Akali can still be hit by area effect spells while obscured inside Twilight Shroud. Doing so will briefly reveal her position.
Kindred vs Akali Counter Stats
How to Counter Akali with Kindred in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize several valuable Kindred against Akali counter stats that may help you understand the differences between the pair. As an example, Kindred’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Akali’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kindred may be more central to their team's team fighting potential than Akali..
Kindred normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than their enemy does. On average, they takes more damage than Akali. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Kindred and Akali
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Who is Better, Kindred or Akali?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kindred usually loses when playing against Akali, with a 47.6% win rate. As a result, Kindred makes a bad counter to Akali.
While Kindred does have a lower win rate than Akali, when on opposite teams, Kindred also has a lower difficulty level that makes them a less difficult character to develop with. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Kindred into Akali.
Additionally, Kindred has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Akali. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Kindred vs Akali matchups, Akali is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Kindred is a trash counter to Akali. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Kindred against Akali.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Kindred in order to counter Akali during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kindred most often racks up a lot less CS compared to Akali. Champions who on average don't get much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to focus on in your Kindred versus Akali build include Black Cleaver, Wit's End, and Kraken Slayer. When Kindred bought at least these three pieces in their build, they performed much better against Akali than with most other common item sets. In fact, Kindred had an average win rate of 47.6% when playing against Akali with this build.
To have the highest likelihood of defeating Akali as Kindred, Kindred players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Kindred vs Akali clashes, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 47.6% win rate overall.
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