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What decides the jungle matchup: Kindred vs Vi 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.
Vi
jungle · Early ganker
Hunts kills at levels two to four, so the first wards and a safe wave decide the lane.
Her charged Q gank is a guaranteed knock-up. Ward river and hold your escape for it.
Window: before four minutes
Vi's Vault Breaker closes lanes from fog at level three; a dash spent early into her gank converts to a death.
Kindred vs Vi: Common Questions
- Who wins Kindred vs Vi?
- LaneDiff has not analysed enough ranked jungle games of Kindred against Vi 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. Vi: Her charged Q gank is a guaranteed knock-up. Ward river and hold your escape for it.
- How do you play the Kindred Vi 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. Vi's Vault Breaker closes lanes from fog at level three; a dash spent early into her gank converts to a death.
- What should I know about Vi vs Kindred?
- Vi 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. Vi: Her charged Q gank is a guaranteed knock-up. Ward river and hold your escape for it. Kindred: She invades your jungle for marks. Watch the mark icon and answer with numbers, not alone.
- How do I beat Vi as Kindred?
- Vi's Vault Breaker closes lanes from fog at level three; a dash spent early into her gank converts to a death. Her charged Q gank is a guaranteed knock-up. Ward river and hold your escape for it. LaneDiff's live scan then tells you which Vi 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.