Jungle marksman build for controlled range: Kindred wins when she can play the edge of the fight, punish overextension, then save the decisive tempo moment with her ultimate. The cleaned build must therefore support mobile DPS, terrain access, and reliability of the defensive reset.
Standard build maximizing damage output. Use on neutral matchups or when ahead.
15,250 total cost
Nothing dominates on the other side: the standard build maximizes your damage.
Open this draft in the tool →Anti-resist build for tanky enemies. Choose when multiple enemies build armor/magic resist.
15,350 total cost +100gDefensive build adding survivability. Pick this against high enemy damage or when behind.
15,050 total cost -200g
Share of the roster this champion outclasses, at each stage of the game.
50% = average for the roster at that point of the game, 90% = among the strongest. The three phases come from the site's editorial tempo grid (early/mid/late, rated across 142 champions); the level-by-level curve adds this build's computed spikes — ultimate, completed items — never by more than ±8 points.
Your hardest matchups in this role, and the item from your situational list that answers each one.
Same advisor in the Draft (the MVP sheet applies it to your real draft) and in Ask Nexus, which explains the choice. On counters pages: the variant to take against each counter-pick.
Skill leveling order and rune choices explained, from our in-depth kit analysis (patch 7.0e). Ability numbers are from patch 7.3; up-to-date items are in the section above.
Kindred wins through sustained DPS and survival timing.
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Tap an ability for its per-rank numbers. Source: official Tencent data (Chinese server), patch 7.3 — may lead or lag the global server by a sub-patch.
The keystone for spell-weaving carries — your Q dash slots between every empowered hit.
Strengthens early trades before accumulating Mark stacks.
Your marks send you hunting full-HP targets — the bonus applies for the whole hunt.
Attack speed so Wolf deals damage more often in W stance.
Q Mounting Dread dash triggers penetration on impact on the target marked.
Coup De Grace
Giant Slayer
