Kindredvs Graves
Kindred vs Graves is a moderate matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Kindred wins with a 51.4% win rate (+2.8%) over Graves based on 72 games. Kindred holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Kindred build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Kindred vs Graves matchup.
Kindred Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Kindred 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.
Who Wins the Kindred vs Graves Matchup?
Kindred vs Graves Matchup Summary
The Kindred vs Graves matchup is a very close matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 72 recent matches analyzed, Kindred wins with a 51.4% win rate compared to Graves's 48.6%, giving Kindred a 2.8 percentage point advantage. Kindred holds a slight edge in both the early and late game, but the margins are thin enough that individual skill and jungle attention will often determine the outcome. Graves can still find windows through outplays and team coordination. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Graves leads by 0.3s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Kindred has a statistical edge, but the margin is close enough that respecting Graves's strengths is important. Trade when cooldowns are favorable, track the enemy jungler, and build toward your strongest item spikes to convert the slight advantage into a decisive lead. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Kindred vs Graves Laning Phase Breakdown
Kindred is favored during the laning phase against Graves, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Kindred holds advantages in damage, gold income and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Kindred Build Against Graves
Berserker's Greaves is the optimal boots choice against Graves, providing the mobility and stats Kindred needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Kindred against Graves are The Collector, Kraken Slayer and Rapid Firecannon. This combination gives Kindred an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 100.0% win rate across 6 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Graves. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Kindred vs Graves matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Kindred52.8%
Graves47.2%Kindred50.0%Graves50.0%Kindred dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 52.8% win rate — a 5.6 percentage point lead over Graves. This lopsided early game means Kindred can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Late game (25+ minutes) is equally balanced, with Kindred at 50.0% win rate — only 0.0 points ahead of Graves. Team fight execution and macro play determine the winner at this stage, not champion matchup advantage.
Kindred holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Graves players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Kindred Runes Against Graves
Precision
Domination
The Precision primary with Domination secondary combination helps Kindred maximize their potential in this closely contested matchup, providing the right mix of offensive and defensive tools to edge out Graves.
Kindred matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. The table below shows Kindred'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 Kindred build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44.60% | 139 | 1.1 | 750 | 12,899 | 41.3% | 47.4% | |
| 49.21% | 126 | 1.1 | 819 | 13,098 | 42.1% | 55.1% | |
| 34.78% | 92 | 1.1 | 829 | 12,553 | 26.2% | 42.0% | |
| 46.15% | 91 | 1.1 | 815 | 12,588 | 47.6% | 44.9% | |
| 47.13% | 87 | 1.0 | 722 | 12,371 | 48.8% | 45.6% | |
| 50.57% | 87 | 1.1 | 733 | 12,759 | 45.2% | 55.6% | |
| 47.13% | 87 | 1.1 | 854 | 13,555 | 31.3% | 56.4% | |
| 47.67% | 86 | 1.1 | 793 | 12,090 | 46.0% | 50.0% | |
| 51.95% | 77 | 1.0 | 839 | 13,057 | 52.8% | 51.2% | |
| 51.39% | 72 | 1.1 | 802 | 13,221 | 52.8% | 50.0% | |
| 52.11% | 71 | 1.2 | 765 | 13,512 | 60.7% | 46.5% | |
| 45.07% | 71 | 1.2 | 803 | 13,029 | 48.5% | 42.1% | |
| 44.83% | 58 | 1.1 | 824 | 14,035 | 59.3% | 32.3% | |
| 31.91% | 47 | 1.3 | 735 | 12,147 | 26.9% | 38.1% | |
| 65.91% | 44 | 1.2 | 892 | 14,367 | 68.8% | 64.3% | |
| 58.97% | 39 | 1.0 | 809 | 11,889 | 71.4% | 44.4% | |
| 48.72% | 39 | 1.3 | 742 | 12,204 | 50.0% | 47.4% | |
| 58.97% | 39 | 1.1 | 845 | 13,100 | 46.7% | 66.7% | |
| 56.41% | 39 | 1.0 | 832 | 12,832 | 70.6% | 45.5% | |
| 52.63% | 38 | 1.1 | 881 | 12,876 | 36.8% | 68.4% | |
| 44.12% | 34 | 1.0 | 729 | 12,180 | 38.5% | 47.6% | |
| 67.65% | 34 | 1.1 | 980 | 14,435 | 82.3% | 52.9% | |
| 43.33% | 30 | 1.1 | 748 | 12,544 | 50.0% | 37.5% | |
| 46.67% | 30 | 1.1 | 781 | 13,173 | 33.3% | 52.4% | |
| 53.57% | 28 | 1.3 | 909 | 14,163 | 38.5% | 66.7% | |
| 65.38% | 26 | 1.1 | 884 | 14,546 | 62.5% | 66.7% | |
| 44.00% | 25 | 1.1 | 860 | 13,677 | 30.0% | 53.3% | |
| 37.50% | 24 | 1.0 | 860 | 12,019 | 47.1% | 14.3% | |
| 58.33% | 24 | 1.1 | 795 | 12,340 | 57.1% | 60.0% | |
| 41.67% | 24 | 1.1 | 780 | 13,264 | 42.9% | 40.0% | |
| 40.91% | 22 | 1.1 | 718 | 12,323 | 54.5% | 27.3% | |
| 76.19% | 21 | 1.2 | 1,018 | 14,824 | 60.0% | 90.9% | |
| 33.33% | 21 | 1.1 | 958 | 14,179 | 30.0% | 36.4% | |
| 55.00% | 20 | 1.0 | 759 | 12,186 | 61.5% | 42.9% | |
| 42.11% | 19 | 1.1 | 849 | 12,930 | 57.1% | 33.3% | |
| 63.16% | 19 | 0.9 | 722 | 11,889 | 58.3% | 71.4% | |
| 60.00% | 15 | 0.9 | 611 | 12,856 | 62.5% | 57.1% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 1.1 | 841 | 12,438 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 1.5 | 973 | 14,003 | 42.9% | 42.9% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 1.7 | 836 | 13,644 | 57.1% | 57.1% | |
| 64.29% | 14 | 1.4 | 939 | 13,169 | 66.7% | 60.0% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 1.4 | 767 | 13,518 | 66.7% | 40.0% | |
| 38.46% | 13 | 1.5 | 1,181 | 12,908 | 50.0% | 20.0% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 0.9 | 743 | 12,298 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 30.00% | 10 | 1.6 | 829 | 11,643 | 25.0% | 33.3% | |
| 77.78% | 9 | 1.7 | 918 | 14,722 | 100.0% | 75.0% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 1.2 | 589 | 11,005 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 2.9 | 896 | 13,954 | 50.0% | 20.0% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 1.2 | 589 | 10,340 | 16.7% | 66.7% | |
| 22.22% | 9 | 1.4 | 843 | 13,719 | 20.0% | 25.0% | |
| 12.50% | 8 | 2.0 | 637 | 13,835 | 0.0% | 20.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 1.1 | 862 | 14,638 | 33.3% | 80.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 3.0 | 682 | 12,979 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 1.6 | 899 | 16,228 | 50.0% | 16.7% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 2.4 | 940 | 15,612 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 14.29% | 7 | 1.3 | 829 | 13,412 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 2.1 | 812 | 9,543 | 66.7% | 25.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 1.2 | 819 | 12,216 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 0.7 | 857 | 10,250 | 75.0% | 100.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 1.1 | 742 | 12,252 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 5.3 | 648 | 11,789 | 40.0% | 0.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 1.0 | 671 | 13,206 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 1.3 | 954 | 15,376 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 2.3 | 936 | 14,468 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
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Kindred vs Graves - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Kindred do against Graves in League of Legends?
Kindred wins the Kindred vs Graves matchup with a 51.4% win rate compared to Graves's 48.6%, a 2.8 percentage point difference. This data is based on 72 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.
How does Kindred do against Graves in the early game?
In the early game, Kindred has the advantage against Graves 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 Kindred do against Graves in the late game?
In the late game, Kindred takes over the Kindred vs Graves matchup with a 50.0% win rate compared to 50.0%. Kindred scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Kindred vs Graves matchup?
Kindred wins the matchup against Graves with a 51.4% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 2.8 percentage point advantage means Kindred is moderately favored in this lane matchup based on 72 games analyzed.
What is the best Kindred build against Graves?
The best Kindred build against Graves includes The Collector, Kraken Slayer, Rapid Firecannon with Berserker's Greaves. This build achieves a 100.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Kindred runes against Graves?
The best Kindred runes against Graves use the Precision primary tree with Domination secondary. This rune setup achieves a 47.1% win rate in the Kindred vs Graves matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Kindred counter Graves?
Yes, Kindred has a favorable matchup against Graves with a 51.4% win rate. Kindred has a solid advantage over Graves in lane based on current patch 26.11 data.
How do I play Kindred against Graves?
When playing Kindred against Graves, 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.