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What decides the jungle matchup: Kindred vs Rek'Sai 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.
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.
Rek'Sai
jungle · Early ganker
Hunts kills at levels two to four, so the first wards and a safe wave decide the lane.
She arrives unseen through tunnels. Ward the tri-brush and river, and listen for her tremor.
Window: before three minutes
Rek'Sai's tunnels dodge river wards entirely; tri-brush and pixel vision plus her burrowed knock-up threat define lanes pre-4:00.
Kindred vs Rek'Sai: Common Questions
- Who wins Kindred vs Rek'Sai?
- LaneDiff has not analysed enough ranked jungle games of Kindred against Rek'Sai to publish a win rate, and does not estimate one. What decides the lane is which player respects the other's threat first. Kindred: She invades your jungle for marks. Watch the mark icon and answer with numbers, not alone. Rek'Sai: She arrives unseen through tunnels. Ward the tri-brush and river, and listen for her tremor.
- How do you play the Kindred Rek'Sai matchup?
- It is a jungle matchup between a jungle invader and an early ganker. Kindred's marks spawn on enemy camps and she is a strong early duelist; contest with a teammate or concede the camp quietly. Rek'Sai's tunnels dodge river wards entirely; tri-brush and pixel vision plus her burrowed knock-up threat define lanes pre-4:00.
- What should I know about Rek'Sai vs Kindred?
- Rek'Sai is an early ganker: Hunts kills at levels two to four, so the first wards and a safe wave decide the lane. Kindred is a jungle invader: Starts the fight inside your own jungle, so tracking and numbers matter more than pathing. Rek'Sai: She arrives unseen through tunnels. Ward the tri-brush and river, and listen for her tremor. Kindred: She invades your jungle for marks. Watch the mark icon and answer with numbers, not alone.
- How do I beat Rek'Sai as Kindred?
- Rek'Sai's tunnels dodge river wards entirely; tri-brush and pixel vision plus her burrowed knock-up threat define lanes pre-4:00. She arrives unseen through tunnels. Ward the tri-brush and river, and listen for her tremor. LaneDiff's live scan then tells you which Rek'Sai 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.