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How to Win Kindred vs Heimerdinger Counter MatchupKindred is in the b tier of champions

Kindred vs Heimerdinger

How to Beat Heimerdinger as Kindred in LoLKindred is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Heimerdinger as Kindred

based on 1,138 Kindred vs Heimerdinger matchups
Win Rate
45.7 %
K/D/A
1.9
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated LoL rounds that we review every week. Our guide on how to beat Heimerdinger as Kindred resulted from an evaluation of 1138 ranked matches where both champs faced off against one another. This counter pairing is somewhat rare. Kindred has to counter Heimerdinger in only 1.5% of their rounds.

Kindred vs Heimerdinger Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kindred has done a pathetic job of countering Heimerdinger. On average, they wins a lowly 45.7% of the time the champions face off with one another in. In Kindred vs Heimerdinger matches, Kindred’s team is 0.1% more probable to earn first blood, implying that they most likely will get first blood against Heimerdinger.

Best Kindred vs Heimerdinger Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordNoonquiver

Core Kindred Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceWit's EndKraken Slayer

Optional Items

The CollectorTerminusRunaan's HurricaneGuinsoo's Rageblade

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kindred to level upq
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Second ability for Kindred to level upw
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Last skill for Kindred to max oute

Runes

PrecisionPress the AttackTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
DominationSudden ImpactTreasure Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Kindred's passive ability p
Kindred's q ability q
Kindred's w ability w
Kindred's e ability e
Kindred's ultimate ability r
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W
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Q
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E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Heimerdinger as Kindred

Tips for Playing as Kindred against Heimerdinger

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 Heimerdinger

Be wary of Heimerdinger's Upgrade!!!, as he can use it to find an answer to most trouble he gets into. Once his ultimate is down, go in for the kill!

It's better to destroy all of Heimerdinger's turrets at once with the help of creeps than to fight them one at a time.

Kindred vs Heimerdinger Counter Stats

Kindred Image
Win Rate
45.7 %
VS
Win Rate
54.3 %
Heimerdinger Image
6.7
< Kills >
4.8
7.2
< Deaths >
6.2
7
< Assists >
7.4
1.55
< Killing Sprees >
1.09
44
< Minions Killed >
131
1.38
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.54
14,596
< Physical Damage >
834
3,925
< Magic Damage >
23,234
1,183
< True Damage >
625
19,705
< Damage Dealt >
24,694
31,942
< Damage Taken >
20,271
12,113
< Gold Earned >
10,899
1.44
< Towers >
2.18
0.3
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
17,253
< Total Healing >
2,153
13,608
< Experience >
13,674
23
< Vision Score >
28
6
< Wards Placed >
13
240
< Time Dealing CC >
271

How to Counter Heimerdinger with Kindred in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore some valuable Kindred against Heimerdinger matchup stats that can help us appreciate the differences between the two. As an example, Kindred’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Heimerdinger’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Kindred may be more central to their team's team fighting potential than Heimerdinger..

Kindred typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than their opponent does. Typically, they takes more damage than Heimerdinger. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kindred and Heimerdinger

Damage Types Compared

Kindred
Heimerdinger
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kindred
Heimerdinger

Who is Better, Kindred or Heimerdinger?

Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Kindred usually loses when facing off against Heimerdinger, with a 45.7% win rate. Thus, Kindred makes a bad counter to Heimerdinger.

While Kindred does have a much lower winrate than Heimerdinger, when facing one another, Kindred also has a much lower difficulty level that makes them a less difficult champ to develop with. You may get destroyed when picking Kindred into Heimerdinger.

Moreover, Kindred also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Heimerdinger. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kindred vs Heimerdinger matchups, Heimerdinger is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Kindred is a trash counter to Heimerdinger. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Kindred against Heimerdinger.

Additional Information for Kindred Players

How We Calculated Our Kindred vs Heimerdinger Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Heimerdinger as Kindred, we analyzed 1,138 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Heimerdinger as Kindred comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Kindred in order to counter Heimerdinger during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kindred on average accumulates less CS compared to Heimerdinger. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Kindred versus Heimerdinger build include Trinity Force, Wit's End, and Kraken Slayer. When Kindred used at least these three pieces in their build, they did much better versus Heimerdinger than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Kindred had an average winrate of 45.7% battling Heimerdinger with these items in their kit.

To have the greatest chance of defeating Heimerdinger as Kindred, you should use the Press the Attack, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Kindred vs Heimerdinger LoL games, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 45.7% winrate overall.

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