Fiddlesticks - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
50.3%
Pick Rate
1.9%

Fiddlesticksvs Kindred

BMageSupport
Patch26.3
Matches785,220
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedFeb 24, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Fiddlesticks vs Kindred is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.3. Fiddlesticks wins with a 54.0% win rate (+8.1%) over Kindred based on 37 games. Fiddlesticks holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Fiddlesticks build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Fiddlesticks vs Kindred matchup.

Fiddlesticks Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Fiddlesticks 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.

Compare against an opponent
Kindred - 54.0% win rateKindred(54.0%)
Fiddlesticks - 54.0% win rate in this matchup
Fiddlesticks
54.0% WR
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Kindred vs Fiddlesticks matchup - 46.0% win rate
Kindred
46.0% WR

Who Wins the Fiddlesticks vs Kindred Matchup?

Fiddlesticks wins the Fiddlesticks vs Kindred matchup
Winner
Fiddlesticks
Matches: 37
54.0%
Win Rate
46.0%
1.1
CS / min
1.2
771
DMG / min
685
13,157
Gold / game
13,676
543
Heal / min
504
641
DMG Mitigated / min
552
1.5
CC / min
0.4
53.9%
Early Game WR
46.1%
54.2%
Late Game WR
45.8%

Fiddlesticks vs Kindred Matchup Summary

The Fiddlesticks vs Kindred matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 37 recent matches analyzed, Fiddlesticks wins with a 54.0% win rate compared to Kindred's 46.0%, giving Fiddlesticks a 8.1 percentage point advantage. Fiddlesticks dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Kindred players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Fiddlesticks leads by 1.1s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Fiddlesticks players can confidently pick into Kindred and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Kindred away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Fiddlesticks vs Kindred Laning Phase Breakdown

Fiddlesticks wins the laning phase against Kindred in League of Legends

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

Farming
1.1Fiddlesticks
1.2Kindred
Fiddlesticks and Kindred farm at nearly identical rates in this matchup, with only a 0.2 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
771Fiddlesticks
685Kindred
Fiddlesticks heavily out-damages Kindred by 86 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Kindred should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Fiddlesticks's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
13,157Fiddlesticks
13,676Kindred
Kindred earns 519 more gold per game than Fiddlesticks, 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
1.5Fiddlesticks
0.4Kindred
Fiddlesticks brings significantly more crowd control than Kindred, with 1.1 more seconds of CC per minute. This large utility gap makes Fiddlesticks far more valuable in setting up jungle ganks, controlling objectives, and locking down targets in team fights. Kindred should invest in tenacity and position carefully to avoid being chain-CC'd.
Sustain
1,184Fiddlesticks
1,056Kindred
Fiddlesticks heals and mitigates 128 more damage per minute than Kindred, providing moderate extra durability. This sustain edge allows Fiddlesticks to stay in lane longer between recalls and gradually win extended wars of attrition. Consider building early grievous wounds if playing Kindred.

Best Fiddlesticks Build Against Kindred

Sorcerer's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Kindred, providing the mobility and stats Fiddlesticks needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Fiddlesticks against Kindred are Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass and Hextech Rocketbelt. This combination gives Fiddlesticks an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 66.7% win rate across 3 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 Fiddlesticks vs Kindred matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Fiddlesticks
53.9%
+7.7% advantage
Fiddlesticks early game win rateFiddlesticks53.9%
Kindred early game win rateKindred46.1%
Late Game
Fiddlesticks
54.2%
+8.3% advantage
Fiddlesticks late game win rateFiddlesticks54.2%
Kindred late game win rateKindred45.8%

Fiddlesticks dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 53.9% win rate — a 7.7 percentage point lead over Kindred. This lopsided early game means Fiddlesticks can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Fiddlesticks is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 54.2% win rate — 8.3 points above Kindred. Extended games heavily favor Fiddlesticks, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

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

Best Fiddlesticks Runes Against Kindred

Domination rune tree - Fiddlesticks primary runes vs KindredDomination
Dark Harvest - best Fiddlesticks rune vs KindredCheap Shot - best Fiddlesticks rune vs KindredSixth Sense - best Fiddlesticks rune vs KindredUltimate Hunter - best Fiddlesticks rune vs Kindred
Sorcery rune tree - Fiddlesticks secondary runes vs KindredSorcery
Axiom Arcanist - best Fiddlesticks rune vs KindredAbsolute Focus - best Fiddlesticks rune vs Kindred
100.0% WR

Running Domination primary with Sorcery secondary allows Fiddlesticks to press their advantage against Kindred, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.


Fiddlesticks matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.3. The table below shows Fiddlesticks'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 Fiddlesticks build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Fiddlesticks matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.3
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
55.41%1571.173612,22349.3%60.5%
56.52%921.373512,88061.1%53.6%
50.00%881.274311,99457.9%44.0%
45.45%881.079912,62837.8%51.0%
48.78%821.275112,19150.0%47.7%
50.62%811.280213,00353.9%49.1%
48.65%741.068712,83164.7%35.0%
40.54%741.172011,77630.3%48.8%
44.59%741.369812,23041.9%46.5%
54.41%681.277612,82041.4%64.1%
53.03%661.074612,38947.8%55.8%
52.38%631.695012,47459.3%47.2%
46.55%581.771710,49842.4%52.0%
48.21%561.473613,18347.1%48.7%
60.38%531.072411,98173.1%48.1%
33.96%531.179812,22628.0%39.3%
54.17%481.271911,50650.0%57.1%
51.11%451.285813,71550.0%51.6%
64.44%451.167112,21256.3%69.0%
60.98%412.076212,21550.0%65.5%
55.00%400.972310,80152.2%58.8%
54.05%370.969113,01850.0%56.5%
35.14%371.176613,00733.3%36.0%
54.05%371.177113,15753.9%54.2%
50.00%361.286513,48050.0%50.0%
50.00%361.177413,08357.1%45.5%
52.78%361.186211,86952.9%52.6%
41.67%360.974210,92642.1%41.2%
48.48%331.875711,56660.0%43.5%
45.16%311.173712,97845.5%45.0%
34.48%291.780812,29940.0%28.6%
42.86%281.290312,56233.3%47.4%
59.26%271.272112,40554.5%62.5%
59.26%271.676011,46475.0%46.7%
57.69%261.065411,05075.0%30.0%
34.62%261.484913,23225.0%38.9%
52.00%253.077211,23050.0%53.9%
43.48%231.570511,73545.5%41.7%
40.91%222.470110,55346.1%33.3%
40.91%221.676411,16130.0%50.0%
63.64%221.680510,57766.7%61.5%
66.67%210.975613,34866.7%66.7%
61.90%211.176813,30860.0%63.6%
47.62%212.168710,42325.0%77.8%
50.00%201.593815,40060.0%46.7%
55.00%201.474611,44855.6%54.5%
60.00%202.073611,21742.9%69.2%
50.00%201.278712,94262.5%41.7%
33.33%181.55988,66630.0%37.5%
77.78%181.083912,49671.4%81.8%
52.94%171.973310,31840.0%71.4%
70.59%171.286714,46080.0%66.7%
47.06%174.894711,59362.5%33.3%
58.82%173.279810,63044.4%75.0%
50.00%162.683012,98540.0%54.5%
31.25%161.66639,81933.3%30.0%
43.75%161.270311,74042.9%44.4%
37.50%162.373611,14237.5%37.5%
53.33%151.068211,74957.1%50.0%
35.71%141.679514,2480.0%41.7%
50.00%140.973013,113100.0%41.7%
42.86%142.15738,37722.2%80.0%
50.00%141.376613,07416.7%75.0%
53.85%133.092411,56350.0%57.1%
66.67%121.45897,62277.8%33.3%
50.00%121.56609,95450.0%50.0%
50.00%121.977211,26250.0%50.0%
54.55%113.396313,03366.7%50.0%
27.27%112.37319,2510.0%50.0%
54.55%114.21,04313,03575.0%42.9%
36.36%114.11,04212,34420.0%50.0%
36.36%111.393314,25233.3%37.5%
63.64%112.07389,97671.4%50.0%
36.36%112.462210,88250.0%33.3%
54.55%112.375713,07340.0%66.7%
54.55%112.263610,04750.0%57.1%
50.00%104.91,01111,05160.0%40.0%
50.00%101.45819,00780.0%20.0%
60.00%101.46548,51842.9%100.0%
20.00%104.674710,43020.0%20.0%
40.00%101.982411,89780.0%0.0%
50.00%101.58049,81450.0%50.0%
30.00%104.789310,74250.0%0.0%
50.00%102.797714,22750.0%50.0%
70.00%102.778010,01071.4%66.7%
70.00%101.55877,54071.4%66.7%
70.00%101.46056,29383.3%50.0%
60.00%101.67859,78580.0%40.0%
70.00%101.464410,56075.0%66.7%
44.44%91.64648,45633.3%66.7%
55.56%95.181310,17675.0%40.0%
33.33%92.24086,72425.0%100.0%
25.00%85.392613,1630.0%33.3%
75.00%83.379811,900100.0%66.7%
62.50%82.08979,38380.0%33.3%
25.00%83.575611,34866.7%0.0%
14.29%73.485010,19320.0%0.0%
28.57%71.582912,14233.3%25.0%
28.57%73.996010,10533.3%25.0%
71.43%73.184812,56050.0%80.0%
57.14%71.572611,4650.0%80.0%
57.14%74.789512,08050.0%60.0%
33.33%64.699614,327100.0%20.0%
83.33%61.666510,77066.7%100.0%
50.00%64.66078,71633.3%66.7%
50.00%66.31,01811,43560.0%0.0%
50.00%65.26948,39640.0%100.0%
60.00%56.51,05110,72366.7%50.0%
40.00%55.094012,8000.0%66.7%
40.00%55.082411,25050.0%33.3%
20.00%52.673510,47433.3%0.0%
20.00%51.659010,1830.0%25.0%
0.00%53.068710,4830.0%0.0%
60.00%53.81,24512,43750.0%66.7%
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Fiddlesticks vs Kindred - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Fiddlesticks do against Kindred in League of Legends?

Fiddlesticks wins the Fiddlesticks vs Kindred matchup with a 54.0% win rate compared to Kindred's 46.0%, a 8.1 percentage point difference. This data is based on 37 recent ranked games in patch 26.3.

How does Fiddlesticks do against Kindred in the early game?

In the early game, Fiddlesticks has the advantage against Kindred with a 53.9% win rate versus 46.1%. Fiddlesticks players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Fiddlesticks do against Kindred in the late game?

In the late game, Fiddlesticks takes over the Fiddlesticks vs Kindred matchup with a 54.2% win rate compared to 45.8%. Fiddlesticks scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Fiddlesticks vs Kindred matchup?

Fiddlesticks wins the matchup against Kindred with a 54.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.3. The 8.1 percentage point advantage means Fiddlesticks is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 37 games analyzed.

What is the best Fiddlesticks build against Kindred?

The best Fiddlesticks build against Kindred includes Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass, Hextech Rocketbelt with Sorcerer's Shoes. This build achieves a 66.7% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Fiddlesticks runes against Kindred?

The best Fiddlesticks runes against Kindred use the Domination primary tree with Sorcery secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Fiddlesticks vs Kindred matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Fiddlesticks counter Kindred?

Yes, Fiddlesticks has a favorable matchup against Kindred with a 54.0% win rate. Fiddlesticks strongly counters Kindred in lane based on current patch 26.3 data.

How do I play Fiddlesticks against Kindred?

When playing Fiddlesticks against Kindred, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. You have early game priority — look for kills and zone control before first recall. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.