Kindred vs Tristana
How to Beat Tristana as Kindred
based on 2,544 Kindred vs Tristana matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kindred vs Tristana Matchup Summary
Best Kindred vs Tristana Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Tristana as Kindred
Tips for Playing as Kindred against Tristana
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 Tristana
Stand away from your creeps in a lane to take less collateral damage from Explosive Charge.
If you see Tristana activate Rapid Fire in a fight, stun her and try to back off until the spell dissipates.
Kindred vs Tristana Counter Stats
How to Counter Tristana with Kindred in LoL
The stats shown here emphasize several valuable Kindred against Tristana matchup statistics that may help us interpret the distinctions between these two champions. As an example, Kindred’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Tristana’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Kindred may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Tristana..
Kindred usually has a similar longest killing spree as their foe does. Typically, they takes more damage than Tristana. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Kindred and Tristana
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Who is Better, Kindred or Tristana?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Kindred usually fairs equally well when playing against Tristana, with a 49.8% win rate. Thus, Kindred makes an ok counter to Tristana.
While Kindred does have a lower winrate compared to Tristana, when facing one another, Kindred also has a greater learning curve that makes them a more time consuming character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Kindred into Tristana.
Moreover, Kindred has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Tristana. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kindred vs Tristana matchups, Tristana is the better champion with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.
Kindred is a somewhat poor counter for Tristana. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kindred against Tristana.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Kindred to counter Tristana during both the early game 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 tips displayed here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kindred often gets a lot less CS compared to Tristana. Champions who on average don't earn much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.
The ideal items to focus on in your Kindred versus Tristana build include Rapid Firecannon, Terminus, and Kraken Slayer. When Kindred bought at least these three items in their build, they did a lot better when fighting Tristana than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Kindred boasted an average winrate of 49.8% when playing against Tristana with this counter build.
To have the best probability of vanquishing Tristana as Kindred, Kindred players should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Kindred vs Tristana battles, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.8% win rate overall.
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