KindredVSXin Zhao
What decides the jungle matchup: Kindred vs Xin Zhao 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.
Xin Zhao
jungle · Early ganker
Hunts kills at levels two to four, so the first wards and a safe wave decide the lane.
He all-ins hard at level three. Hold your dash for his charge and ward river early.
Window: before four minutes
Xin Zhao's three-hit knock-up plus W slow wins any early skirmish he reaches; escapes spent before he arrives are deaths.
Kindred vs Xin Zhao: Common Questions
- Who wins Kindred vs Xin Zhao?
- LaneDiff has not analysed enough ranked jungle games of Kindred against Xin Zhao 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. Xin Zhao: He all-ins hard at level three. Hold your dash for his charge and ward river early.
- How do you play the Kindred Xin Zhao 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. Xin Zhao's three-hit knock-up plus W slow wins any early skirmish he reaches; escapes spent before he arrives are deaths.
- What should I know about Xin Zhao vs Kindred?
- Xin Zhao 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. Xin Zhao: He all-ins hard at level three. Hold your dash for his charge and ward river early. Kindred: She invades your jungle for marks. Watch the mark icon and answer with numbers, not alone.
- How do I beat Xin Zhao as Kindred?
- Xin Zhao's three-hit knock-up plus W slow wins any early skirmish he reaches; escapes spent before he arrives are deaths. He all-ins hard at level three. Hold your dash for his charge and ward river early. LaneDiff's live scan then tells you which Xin Zhao 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.