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What decides the jungle matchup: Hecarim 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.
Hecarim
jungle · Early ganker
Hunts kills at levels two to four, so the first wards and a safe wave decide the lane.
He runs you down from behind. Ward the lane-side brush and keep escape summoners up.
Window: before four minutes
Hecarim's E ganks come from the flank at high speed, not the river mouth; lane-side vision beats river vision against him.
Kindred
jungle · Jungle invader
Starts the fight inside your own jungle, so tracking and numbers matter more than pathing.
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.
Hecarim vs Kindred: Common Questions
- Who wins Hecarim vs Kindred?
- LaneDiff has not analysed enough ranked jungle games of Hecarim 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. Hecarim: He runs you down from behind. Ward the lane-side brush and keep escape summoners up. Kindred: She invades your jungle for marks. Watch the mark icon and answer with numbers, not alone.
- How do you play the Hecarim Kindred matchup?
- It is a jungle matchup between an early ganker and a jungle invader. Hecarim's E ganks come from the flank at high speed, not the river mouth; lane-side vision beats river vision 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 Hecarim?
- Kindred is a jungle invader: Starts the fight inside your own jungle, so tracking and numbers matter more than pathing. Hecarim is an early ganker: Hunts kills at levels two to four, so the first wards and a safe wave decide the lane. Kindred: She invades your jungle for marks. Watch the mark icon and answer with numbers, not alone. Hecarim: He runs you down from behind. Ward the lane-side brush and keep escape summoners up.
- How do I beat Kindred as Hecarim?
- 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.