Diana - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
49.5%
Pick Rate
6.1%

Dianavs Kindred

CFighterAssassin
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 5, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Diana vs Kindred is a moderate matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Kindred wins with a 52.0% win rate (+3.9%) over Diana based on 77 games. Kindred holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Diana build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Diana vs Kindred matchup.

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Diana Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Diana performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.

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Diana - 48.0% win rate in this matchup
Diana
48.0% WR
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Kindred vs Diana matchup - 52.0% win rate
Kindred
52.0% WR

Who Wins the Diana vs Kindred Matchup?

Kindred wins the Diana vs Kindred matchup
Winner
Kindred
Matches: 77
48.0%
Win Rate
52.0%
1.1
CS / min
1.0
677
DMG / min
839
12,521
Gold / game
13,057
275
Heal / min
510
1,202
DMG Mitigated / min
589
0.4
CC / min
0.4
47.2%
Early Game WR
52.8%
48.8%
Late Game WR
51.2%

Diana vs Kindred Matchup Summary

The Diana vs Kindred matchup is a moderate matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 77 recent matches analyzed, Kindred wins with a 52.0% win rate compared to Diana's 48.0%, giving Kindred a 3.9 percentage point advantage. Kindred dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Diana players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Diana leads by 378 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. While Kindred is slightly favored, Diana can absolutely win this lane through smart trading patterns and wave management. Focus on playing around your cooldowns, conceding CS only when necessary, and capitalizing on Kindred's mistakes. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Diana vs Kindred Laning Phase Breakdown

Diana wins the laning phase against Kindred in League of Legends

Diana is favored during the laning phase against Kindred, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Diana holds advantages in farming, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
1.1Diana
1.0Kindred
Diana and Kindred farm at nearly identical rates in this matchup, with only a 0.1 CS/min difference. Neither champion holds a meaningful farming advantage, so lane dominance will come from trading and jungle interaction rather than CS leads.
Damage
677Diana
839Kindred
Kindred heavily out-damages Diana by 162 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Diana should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Kindred's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
12,521Diana
13,057Kindred
Kindred earns 536 more gold per game than Diana, equivalent to roughly one additional component item. This economic edge comes from a combination of better farming, kill participation, and objective control, giving Kindred slightly faster item completions.
Utility
0.4Diana
0.4Kindred
Both Diana and Kindred provide similar amounts of crowd control (0.0s/min difference), meaning neither has a significant advantage in locking down opponents for ganks or team fights. Lane ganks are equally effective for both sides.
Sustain
1,477Diana
1,099Kindred
Diana vastly out-sustains Kindred, healing and mitigating 378 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Diana can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Kindred is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Kindred, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Diana Build Against Kindred

Plated Steelcaps is the optimal boots choice against Kindred, providing the mobility and stats Diana needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Diana against Kindred are Liandry's Torment, Riftmaker and Zhonya's Hourglass. This combination gives Diana an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 80.0% win rate across 5 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Kindred. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Diana vs Kindred matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Kindred
52.8%
+5.6% advantage
Diana early game win rateDiana47.2%
Kindred early game win rateKindred52.8%
Late Game
Kindred
51.2%
+2.4% advantage
Diana late game win rateDiana48.8%
Kindred late game win rateKindred51.2%

Kindred dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 52.8% win rate — a 5.6 percentage point lead over Diana. This lopsided early game means Kindred can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

In the late game (25+ minutes), Kindred takes over with a 51.2% win rate, leading Diana by 2.4 percentage points. Kindred scales more effectively into team fights and objective contests.

Kindred holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Diana players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.

Best Diana Runes Against Kindred

Precision rune tree - Diana primary runes vs KindredPrecision
Conqueror - best Diana rune vs KindredTriumph - best Diana rune vs KindredLegend: Alacrity - best Diana rune vs KindredCoup de Grace - best Diana rune vs Kindred
Inspiration rune tree - Diana secondary runes vs KindredInspiration
Magical Footwear - best Diana rune vs KindredCosmic Insight - best Diana rune vs Kindred
75.0% WR

The Precision and Inspiration rune setup gives Diana the best tools to compete against Kindred in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.


Diana matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. The table below shows Diana's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Diana build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Diana matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.11
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
50.00%3001.367312,45350.7%49.3%
45.97%2981.371112,72646.1%45.8%
55.93%2951.374613,01556.6%55.4%
49.11%2811.476512,99853.9%45.0%
47.50%2401.270312,26050.4%44.4%
42.98%2351.476512,29942.6%43.3%
43.42%2281.470412,67140.2%46.3%
55.70%2286.091412,08759.0%52.9%
38.79%2141.272412,58736.4%40.9%
40.09%2122.383312,61539.8%40.3%
50.24%2093.789912,23049.1%51.5%
44.71%2081.471912,63940.6%48.6%
50.00%2003.281812,41052.6%47.6%
53.44%1891.474012,87352.9%53.9%
48.88%1783.380212,19652.3%45.6%
46.02%1766.089912,36448.0%44.4%
53.57%1685.392312,44553.1%54.0%
48.21%1685.890612,03748.6%48.0%
45.45%1545.186812,37849.3%41.8%
45.14%1445.884111,74640.8%50.0%
42.14%1406.093411,54448.0%35.8%
50.36%1375.695411,30250.0%50.7%
54.07%1352.983512,85756.3%52.1%
52.67%1311.371713,17650.9%54.0%
55.38%1306.292312,59249.2%61.2%
42.24%1161.270712,58043.6%41.0%
52.78%1085.790412,29151.1%54.1%
50.00%1065.888812,46842.0%57.1%
50.96%1041.476212,97551.1%50.9%
48.08%1041.271112,53252.1%44.6%
51.46%1031.376313,18353.1%50.0%
57.00%1001.378112,79650.9%63.8%
61.62%991.477713,79566.7%58.3%
45.92%981.679212,80846.1%45.8%
55.91%931.477114,06948.6%60.3%
54.35%921.574112,39452.0%57.1%
42.22%901.372812,78537.2%46.8%
50.00%865.989111,98644.4%54.0%
53.57%846.190812,80160.6%49.0%
57.50%805.783912,62171.0%49.0%
47.50%805.777411,49148.7%46.3%
53.85%781.179812,86940.0%65.1%
48.05%771.167712,52147.2%48.8%
45.33%756.085611,72350.0%41.5%
54.67%752.275413,05843.8%62.8%
50.68%731.574412,64851.6%50.0%
42.03%691.375012,75226.7%53.9%
56.52%695.779712,17769.0%47.5%
54.41%681.272313,06868.0%46.5%
51.47%686.285312,04863.6%40.0%
47.76%671.578012,78155.2%42.1%
59.38%646.191812,43151.6%66.7%
45.31%645.789011,58651.7%40.0%
67.19%645.987412,01769.0%65.7%
48.39%624.383112,47056.0%43.2%
50.85%596.091513,46960.0%46.1%
41.07%566.287010,95839.4%43.5%
48.21%565.893012,29948.1%48.3%
58.18%553.585712,36970.0%44.0%
65.45%556.297912,77167.9%63.0%
40.74%545.81,06911,90444.0%37.9%
47.17%533.172112,60355.0%42.4%
59.62%526.486311,70963.6%52.6%
56.86%516.01,01212,38165.2%50.0%
33.33%512.182013,13436.4%31.0%
52.00%502.979813,03966.7%41.4%
50.00%485.91,01912,63757.9%44.8%
42.22%451.685813,39039.1%45.5%
46.51%435.81,00011,30545.5%47.6%
52.38%425.693013,17957.9%47.8%
45.24%422.081412,35055.6%37.5%
45.24%421.476913,60540.0%48.1%
41.03%392.783112,82937.5%43.5%
41.03%396.494711,89652.9%31.8%
53.85%392.081011,85561.1%47.6%
71.05%384.883212,92681.3%63.6%
65.79%381.769513,34360.0%69.6%
50.00%361.583313,31450.0%50.0%
60.61%335.887713,25483.3%55.6%
48.48%336.290011,78057.1%42.1%
53.13%325.986810,80461.9%36.4%
56.67%301.991911,90953.3%60.0%
41.38%292.590812,98563.6%27.8%
57.14%282.181111,66660.0%53.9%
53.57%281.185412,70760.0%46.1%
50.00%284.082813,41337.5%55.0%
46.43%281.674613,50038.5%53.3%
48.15%271.866912,40750.0%46.1%
55.56%271.674614,14777.8%44.4%
38.46%264.788011,98636.4%40.0%
73.08%261.764913,14181.8%66.7%
34.62%266.384811,31941.2%22.2%
48.00%252.976112,33828.6%55.6%
48.00%253.196011,77266.7%37.5%
40.00%255.382813,16314.3%50.0%
52.00%255.097612,71658.3%46.1%
32.00%251.465210,52729.4%37.5%
58.33%243.477412,22571.4%40.0%
52.17%231.889613,73762.5%46.7%
43.48%235.790311,88244.4%42.9%
50.00%225.681212,42644.4%53.9%
47.62%213.286913,39233.3%53.3%
60.00%201.571212,63658.3%62.5%
36.84%191.770512,57744.4%30.0%
47.06%175.697411,34328.6%60.0%
58.82%175.590913,09640.0%66.7%
56.25%161.184413,81750.0%66.7%
46.67%154.276210,22866.7%16.7%
42.86%145.989912,97140.0%44.4%
58.33%124.579112,72871.4%40.0%
81.82%116.684711,55283.3%80.0%
50.00%101.283113,41950.0%50.0%
60.00%104.183912,70050.0%75.0%
50.00%105.682911,75425.0%66.7%
30.00%104.072812,83240.0%20.0%
77.78%94.386512,51266.7%83.3%
44.44%93.862811,42866.7%33.3%
33.33%94.597615,538100.0%25.0%
55.56%96.41,09313,20450.0%66.7%
55.56%94.777510,40866.7%50.0%
44.44%94.095412,67450.0%40.0%
75.00%84.784012,21350.0%83.3%
37.50%86.487412,21850.0%25.0%
25.00%81.377212,34125.0%25.0%
12.50%84.589512,83950.0%0.0%
25.00%85.182513,02233.3%20.0%
71.43%74.380613,835100.0%50.0%
28.57%75.675911,63625.0%33.3%
16.67%65.896214,4240.0%16.7%
66.67%64.71,02614,444100.0%50.0%
100.00%55.41,13915,101100.0%100.0%
60.00%56.785114,168100.0%50.0%
40.00%53.785811,079100.0%0.0%
80.00%53.885316,562100.0%75.0%

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Diana vs Kindred - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Diana do against Kindred in League of Legends?

Kindred wins the Diana vs Kindred matchup with a 52.0% win rate compared to Diana's 48.0%, a 3.9 percentage point difference. This data is based on 77 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.

How does Diana do against Kindred in the early game?

In the early game, Kindred has the advantage against Diana with a 52.8% win rate versus 47.2%. Kindred players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Diana do against Kindred in the late game?

In the late game, Kindred takes over the Diana vs Kindred matchup with a 51.2% win rate compared to 48.8%. Kindred scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Diana vs Kindred matchup?

Kindred wins the matchup against Diana with a 52.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 3.9 percentage point advantage means Kindred is moderately favored in this lane matchup based on 77 games analyzed.

What is the best Diana build against Kindred?

The best Diana build against Kindred includes Liandry's Torment, Riftmaker, Zhonya's Hourglass with Plated Steelcaps. This build achieves a 80.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Diana runes against Kindred?

The best Diana runes against Kindred use the Precision primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 75.0% win rate in the Diana vs Kindred matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Diana counter Kindred?

No, Diana struggles against Kindred with only a 48.0% win rate. Kindred has the advantage in this matchup. Diana players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Kindred's lead.

How do I play Diana against Kindred?

When playing Diana against Kindred, play cautiously and avoid Kindred's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Kindred has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.