KindredVSShaco
What decides the jungle matchup: Kindred vs Shaco 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.
Shaco
jungle · Early ganker
Hunts kills at levels two to four, so the first wards and a safe wave decide the lane.
He comes in invisible. Ward the river bush deep at 2:30, not the lane bush.
Window: before three minutes
Deceive + boxes enable pre-3:00 ganks you cannot see coming; deep river/pixel wards spot him before stealth range.
Kindred vs Shaco: Common Questions
- Who wins Kindred vs Shaco?
- LaneDiff has not analysed enough ranked jungle games of Kindred against Shaco 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. Shaco: He comes in invisible. Ward the river bush deep at 2:30, not the lane bush.
- How do you play the Kindred Shaco 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. Deceive + boxes enable pre-3:00 ganks you cannot see coming; deep river/pixel wards spot him before stealth range.
- What should I know about Shaco vs Kindred?
- Shaco 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. Shaco: He comes in invisible. Ward the river bush deep at 2:30, not the lane bush. Kindred: She invades your jungle for marks. Watch the mark icon and answer with numbers, not alone.
- How do I beat Shaco as Kindred?
- Deceive + boxes enable pre-3:00 ganks you cannot see coming; deep river/pixel wards spot him before stealth range. He comes in invisible. Ward the river bush deep at 2:30, not the lane bush. LaneDiff's live scan then tells you which Shaco 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.