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What decides the jungle matchup: Graves vs Kindred in League of Legends
What decides the jungle
A tactical read of the jungle matchup, written from LaneDiff's champion notes: what each champion threatens, and the one thing to do about it before three minutes. It is analysis, not a match sample, so there is no win rate on this page.
Both are jungle invader champions in this lane: Starts the fight inside your own jungle, so tracking and numbers matter more than pathing.
Graves
jungle · Jungle invader
He wins early jungle fights. Never face-check, and light your buff entrances by three minutes.
Window: before three minutes
Graves out-duels nearly every jungler pre-6 and invades off it; brush control turns his auto-reset burst against him.
Kindred
jungle · Jungle invader
She invades your jungle for marks. Watch the mark icon and answer with numbers, not alone.
Window: before three minutes
Kindred's marks spawn on enemy camps and she is a strong early duelist; contest with a teammate or concede the camp quietly.
Graves vs Kindred: Common Questions
- Who wins Graves vs Kindred?
- LaneDiff has not analysed enough ranked jungle games of Graves against Kindred to publish a win rate, and does not estimate one. What decides the lane is which player respects the other's threat first. Graves: He wins early jungle fights. Never face-check, and light your buff entrances by three minutes. Kindred: She invades your jungle for marks. Watch the mark icon and answer with numbers, not alone.
- How do you play the Graves Kindred matchup?
- Graves and Kindred are both jungle invader champions in the jungle matchup: Starts the fight inside your own jungle, so tracking and numbers matter more than pathing. Graves out-duels nearly every jungler pre-6 and invades off it; brush control turns his auto-reset burst against him. Kindred's marks spawn on enemy camps and she is a strong early duelist; contest with a teammate or concede the camp quietly.
- What should I know about Kindred vs Graves?
- Kindred and Graves are both jungle invader champions: Starts the fight inside your own jungle, so tracking and numbers matter more than pathing. What separates them is what each one does with it. Kindred: She invades your jungle for marks. Watch the mark icon and answer with numbers, not alone. Graves: He wins early jungle fights. Never face-check, and light your buff entrances by three minutes.
- How do I beat Kindred as Graves?
- Kindred's marks spawn on enemy camps and she is a strong early duelist; contest with a teammate or concede the camp quietly. She invades your jungle for marks. Watch the mark icon and answer with numbers, not alone. LaneDiff's live scan then tells you which Kindred you have drawn: their recent form on the champion, whether they are on a loss streak, and whether they are smurfing, because the player in front of you moves the odds more than the matchup does.