Jungle Matchup

Kindred vs Xin Zhao

Patch: 15.16 (25.16)
League: Platinum+
Kindred

Kindred

The Eternal Hunters
Jungle
Kindred Jungle Overall Win Rate
50.36%

Matchup Win Rate

52.7%
Kindred vs Xin Zhao Wins
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47.3%
Xin Zhao vs Kindred Wins
Xin Zhao

Xin Zhao

the Seneschal of Demacia
Jungle
Xin Zhao Jungle Overall Win Rate
50.04%

Kindred vs Xin Zhao - Jungle Matchup Guide Patch 15.16 (25.16)

Kindred Jungle vs Xin Zhao Jungle - Who is stronger?

Kindred Jungle has an advantage against Xin Zhao (52.7% win rate) based on 607 games. The matchup leans toward Kindred.

View detailed statistics below: items, runes, and counter builds for Kindred Jungle vs Xin Zhao Jungle in patch 15.16 (25.16), including win rates and pick rates. With proper study, this can improve your chances of victory up to 65.2% in this matchup.

Statistical Matchup Analysis

With 3.1% popularity, Kindred constantly encounters meta-dominant Xin Zhao (4.9%, 12th place out of 58 Jungle champions). Understanding how to play against this popular champion becomes essential for consistent Kindred performance in the current patch. Even tiers, uneven results: Both champions sit at B+-tier, but Kindred claims a meaningful 52.7% vs 47.3% advantage. Kindred's kit synergizes better in this specific head-to-head matchup. Optimize for consistency: Press the Attack paired with Triumph (60.3% win rate, 1.2% popularity) provides the stats you need, while the item sequence Trinity Force > The Collector > Infinity Edge with Plated Steelcaps delivers 65.2% win rate against Xin Zhao.

Lane dominance: Kindred not only wins the matchup but crushes CS (6.12/min vs 5.70 for Xin Zhao). This 0.42 CS/min advantage generates significant gold leads that compound your already favorable position. Complete superiority: Kindred dominates both win rate (52.7%) and damage output (744 vs 599/min, 2nd among Jungle). The 145 damage/min difference creates massive snowball potential. Intriguing anomaly: Kindred wins the matchup (52.7%) despite a lower KDA (2.30 vs 2.50). This suggests you win through macro influence and clutch plays in key moments rather than consistent individual performance.

Kindred vs Xin Zhao - Jungle Stats Comparison

Kindred Jungle
Kindred Jungle		Versus
Xin Zhao Jungle
Xin Zhao Jungle
B+TierB+
52.7%Matchup Winrate47.3%
50.36%Role Winrate50.04%
#26Winrate Rank#33
3.1%Pickrate4.9%
2.3Average KDA2.5
454Gold per Minute404
6.12CS/Min5.70
0.18Wards per Minute0.18
744Damage per Minute599

How to Beat Xin Zhao as Kindred (Jungle)

The Kindred versus Xin Zhao matchup in the jungle is favorable with proper positioning. Use your statistical advantage and prevent the opponent from realizing their potential.

Except for rare builds, Kindred deals physical damage. Focus on eliminating enemy carries. Xin Zhao deals mainly physical damage (87.35%), additional items against this damage type may be required against snowballing or aggressive play.

An important advantage of Kindred is higher farming statistics (ranked 30th among role champions) (versus 43rd for Xin Zhao), which provides a stable gold advantage in extended games and allows faster access to key items. Meanwhile, their higher KDA (2.5 versus 2.3) suggests they participate more effectively in team fights.

Key aspects of the Kindred Jungle versus Xin Zhao Jungle matchup

Despite the statistical advantage in the matchup, overconfidence can be the main mistake. It is important for the Kindred player to maintain constant pressure on Xin Zhao, not allowing the opponent to safely scale up, and actively use the advantage gained to help their team.

Kindred vs Xin Zhao: Jungle Summoner Spells

Most Popular

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Smite
Smite Deals true damage to a monster or minion.
43.6% Win Rate71.5% Pick Rate

Highest Win Rate

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Smite
Smite Deals true damage to a monster or minion.
47.3% Win Rate4.6% Pick Rate

Kindred vs Xin Zhao: Jungle Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Precision
Press the Attack
Press the Attack Hitting an enemy champion with 3 consecutive basic attacks deals 40 - 160 bonus adaptive damage (based on level) and amplifies your damage dealt by 8% until you leave combat with champions.

Press the Attack

Hitting an enemy champion with 3 consecutive basic attacks deals 40 - 160 bonus adaptive …

Triumph
Triumph Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health, 2.5% of your max health, and grant an additional 20 gold.


'The most dangerous game brings the greatest glory.'
—Noxian Reckoner

Triumph

Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health, 2.5% of your max health, and grant…

Legend: Alacrity
Legend: Alacrity Gain 3% attack speed plus an additional 1.5% for every Legend stack (max 10 stacks).

Earn progress toward Legend stacks for every champion takedown, epic monster takedown, large monster kill, and minion kill.

Legend: Alacrity

Gain 3% attack speed plus an additional 1.5% for every Legend stack (max 10 sta…

Coup de Grace
Coup de Grace Deal 8% more damage to champions who have less than 40% health.

Coup de Grace

Deal 8% more damage to champions who have less than 40% health.

Secondary Path
Domination
Sudden Impact
Sudden Impact Damaging basic attacks and abilities deal a bonus 20 - 80 True Damage based on level to enemy champions after using a dash, leap, blink, teleport, or when leaving stealth for 4s.

Cooldown: 10s

Sudden Impact

Damaging basic attacks and abilities deal a bonus 20 - 80 True Damage based on …

Treasure Hunter
Treasure Hunter Gain an additional 50 gold the next time you collect a Bounty Hunter stack. Increase the gold gained by 20 gold for each Bounty Hunter stack, up to 130 gold.

Bounty Hunter stacks are earned the first time you get a takedown on each enemy champion.

Treasure Hunter

Gain an additional 50 gold the next time you collect a Bounty Hunter stack. Inc…

Adaptive
Attack Speed
Attack Speed Increases attack speed by 10%

Attack Speed

Increases attack speed by 10%

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

43.9% Win Rate69.0% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Precision
Press the Attack
Press the Attack Hitting an enemy champion with 3 consecutive basic attacks deals 40 - 160 bonus adaptive damage (based on level) and amplifies your damage dealt by 8% until you leave combat with champions.

Press the Attack

Hitting an enemy champion with 3 consecutive basic attacks deals 40 - 160 bonus adaptive …

Triumph
Triumph Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health, 2.5% of your max health, and grant an additional 20 gold.


'The most dangerous game brings the greatest glory.'
—Noxian Reckoner

Triumph

Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health, 2.5% of your max health, and grant…

Legend: Alacrity
Legend: Alacrity Gain 3% attack speed plus an additional 1.5% for every Legend stack (max 10 stacks).

Earn progress toward Legend stacks for every champion takedown, epic monster takedown, large monster kill, and minion kill.

Legend: Alacrity

Gain 3% attack speed plus an additional 1.5% for every Legend stack (max 10 sta…

Coup de Grace
Coup de Grace Deal 8% more damage to champions who have less than 40% health.

Coup de Grace

Deal 8% more damage to champions who have less than 40% health.

Secondary Path
Resolve
Bone Plating
Bone Plating After taking damage from an enemy champion, the next 3 spells or attacks you receive from them deal 30-60 (based on level) less damage.

Duration: 1.5s
Cooldown: 55s

Bone Plating

After taking damage from an enemy champion, the next 3 spells or attacks you re…

Overgrowth
Overgrowth Absorb life essence from monsters or enemy minions that die near you, permanently gaining 3 maximum health for every 8.

When you've absorbed 120 monsters or enemy minions, gain an additional 3.5% maximum health.

Overgrowth

Absorb life essence from monsters or enemy minions that die near you, permanent…

Adaptive
Attack Speed
Attack Speed Increases attack speed by 10%

Attack Speed

Increases attack speed by 10%

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

60.3% Win Rate1.2% Pick Rate

Kindred vs Xin Zhao: Jungle Item Builds

Most Popular Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
Scorchclaw Pup
Scorchclaw Pup (450 gold) Jungle Companions
Summon a Scorchclaw that assists you against monsters.
Scorchclaw's Slash
The companion grows as you hunt monsters, empowering your Smite. When fully grown, it periodically imbues your next Attack or Ability to burn enemies and Slow them. Killing large monsters readies this immediately.
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
49.6% Win Rate50.5% Pick Rate
Popular Boots
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed
Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
50.6% Win Rate33.1% Pick Rate
Berserker's Greaves
Berserker's Greaves (1100 gold) 25% Attack Speed
45 Move Speed
47.9% Win Rate32.5% Pick Rate
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity
52.0% Win Rate19.3% Pick Rate
Core Build
Hearthbound Axe
Hearthbound Axe (1200 gold) 20 Attack Damage
20% Attack Speed
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Kraken Slayer
Kraken Slayer (3100 gold) 45 Attack Damage
40% Attack Speed
4% Move Speed
Bring It Down
Every third Attack deals bonus physical damageOn-Hit, increased based on their missing Health.
The Collector
The Collector (3000 gold) 50 Attack Damage
10 Lethality
25% Critical Strike Chance
Death
Your damage executes champions that are below 5% Health.
Taxes
Champion kills grant 25 bonus gold.
Infinity Edge
Infinity Edge (3450 gold) 65 Attack Damage
25% Critical Strike Chance
40% Critical Strike Damage
57.4% Win Rate12.9% Pick Rate
Final Build
Rapid Firecannon
Rapid Firecannon (2650 gold) 35% Attack Speed
25% Critical Strike Chance
4% Move Speed
Sharpshooter
Your Energized Attack deals 40 bonus magic damage and gains 35% bonus Attack Range.
59.8% Win Rate19.3% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
Mosstomper Seedling
Mosstomper Seedling (450 gold) Jungle Companions
Summon a Mosstomper that assists you against monsters.
Mosstomper's Courage
The companion grows as you hunt monsters, empowering your Smite. When fully grown, it grants a shield that regenerates after killing large monsters or out of combat.
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
52.3% Win Rate3.4% Pick Rate
Highest Winrate Boots
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
63.8% Win Rate2.6% Pick Rate
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity
52.0% Win Rate19.3% Pick Rate
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed
Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
50.6% Win Rate33.1% Pick Rate
Core Build
Phage
Phage (1100 gold) 15 Attack Damage
200 Health
Rage
Attacking grants Move Speed for 2 seconds.
->
Trinity Force
Trinity Force (3333 gold) 36 Attack Damage
30% Attack Speed
333 Health
15 Ability Haste
Spellblade
After using an Ability, your next Attack deals bonus physical damageOn-Hit.

Quicken
Attacking grants 20 Move Speed for 2 seconds.
The Collector
The Collector (3000 gold) 50 Attack Damage
10 Lethality
25% Critical Strike Chance
Death
Your damage executes champions that are below 5% Health.
Taxes
Champion kills grant 25 bonus gold.
Infinity Edge
Infinity Edge (3450 gold) 65 Attack Damage
25% Critical Strike Chance
40% Critical Strike Damage
65.2% Win Rate1.5% Pick Rate
Final Build
Lord Dominik's Regards
Lord Dominik's Regards (3100 gold) 35 Attack Damage
40% Armor Penetration
25% Critical Strike Chance
64.5% Win Rate9.6% Pick Rate
Other Items
Guardian Angel
Guardian Angel (3200 gold) 55 Attack Damage
45 Armor
Rebirth
Upon taking lethal damage, restores 50% base Health and 100% max Mana after 4 seconds of Stasis.
61.1% Win Rate14.2% Pick Rate
Lord Dominik's Regards
Lord Dominik's Regards (3100 gold) 35 Attack Damage
40% Armor Penetration
25% Critical Strike Chance
64.5% Win Rate9.6% Pick Rate
Wit's End
Wit's End (2800 gold) 50% Attack Speed
45 Magic Resist
20% Tenacity
Fray
Attacks deal bonus magic damageOn-Hit.
52.4% Win Rate7.2% Pick Rate
Bloodthirster
Bloodthirster (3400 gold) 80 Attack Damage
15% Life Steal
Ichorshield
Convert excess healing from your Lifesteal to a Shield.
57.1% Win Rate4.6% Pick Rate
Blade of The Ruined King
Blade of The Ruined King (3200 gold) 40 Attack Damage
25% Attack Speed
10% Life Steal
Mist's Edge
Attacks deal a percentage of enemy's current Health as bonus physical damageOn-Hit.
Clawing Shadows
Attacking a champion 3 times Slows them by 30% for 1 second.
60.4% Win Rate4.1% Pick Rate
Immortal Shieldbow
Immortal Shieldbow (3000 gold) 55 Attack Damage
25% Critical Strike Chance
Lifeline
Taking damage that would reduce your Health below 30% grants a Shield for 3 seconds.
47.8% Win Rate4.0% Pick Rate
Mortal Reminder
Mortal Reminder (3300 gold) 35 Attack Damage
35% Armor Penetration
25% Critical Strike Chance
Grievous Wounds
Dealing physical damage applies 40% Wounds to enemy champions for 3 seconds.
60.4% Win Rate4.0% Pick Rate

Kindred vs Xin Zhao: Jungle Skill (abilities) Orders

Most Frequent Skill Order

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Q
Dance of Arrows Kindred tumbles and shoots up to three arrows at nearby targets.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
W
W
Wolf's Frenzy Wolf enrages and attacks enemies around him. Lamb passively gains stacks by moving and attacking. When fully charged, Lamb's next attack restores health.
W
W
W
W
W
E
E
Mounting Dread Lamb fires a carefully placed shot, slowing the target. If Lamb attacks the target two more times, her third attack instead directs Wolf to pounce on the enemy, savaging them for massive damage.
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
Lamb's Respite Lamb grants all living things inside a zone a respite from death. Until the effect ends, nothing can die. At the end, units are healed.
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > W > E
45.0% Win Rate70.0% Pick Rate

Highest Win % Skill Order

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R
Q
Dance of Arrows Kindred tumbles and shoots up to three arrows at nearby targets.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
R
W
Wolf's Frenzy Wolf enrages and attacks enemies around him. Lamb passively gains stacks by moving and attacking. When fully charged, Lamb's next attack restores health.
W
W
W
W
W
R
E
Mounting Dread Lamb fires a carefully placed shot, slowing the target. If Lamb attacks the target two more times, her third attack instead directs Wolf to pounce on the enemy, savaging them for massive damage.
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
Lamb's Respite Lamb grants all living things inside a zone a respite from death. Until the effect ends, nothing can die. At the end, units are healed.
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > E > W
97.7% Win Rate0.7% Pick Rate

Kindred tips:

  • Moving around between attacks while jungling will help you avoid damage and also generate more heals from Wolf's Frenzy.
  • 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.

Playing Against Xin Zhao

  • Xin Zhao is a powerful initiator with both his charge and ultimate dealing damage to all units around him. Try having your team stay spread out until he's used his ultimate.
  • Xin Zhao relies heavily on his Three Talon Strikes for damage and cooldown resets, so preventing him from finishing his combo will have a dramatic effect.

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-1.2%
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-1.7%
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-1.8%
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-2.2%
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-2.5%
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-2.9%
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-4.6%
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