Rengarvs Kindred
Rengar vs Kindred is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Kindred wins with a 59.0% win rate (+17.9%) over Rengar based on 39 games. Rengar wins the early laning phase while Kindred scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Rengar build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Rengar vs Kindred matchup.
Rengar Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Rengar 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 Rengar vs Kindred Matchup?
Rengar vs Kindred Matchup Summary
The Rengar vs Kindred matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 39 recent matches analyzed, Kindred wins with a 59.0% win rate compared to Rengar's 41.0%, giving Kindred a 17.9 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Rengar controls the early laning stage, but Kindred outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Rengar needs to press advantages before Kindred reaches their power spikes, while Kindred should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in CS, where Kindred leads by 0.3 CS/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Kindred has a strong advantage in this matchup. Rengar players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Kindred overextending. Avoid prolonged trades and wait for team fights where positioning and coordination matter more. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Rengar vs Kindred Laning Phase Breakdown
Kindred is favored during the laning phase against Rengar, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Kindred holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Rengar Build Against Kindred
Ionian Boots of Lucidity is the optimal boots choice against Kindred, providing the mobility and stats Rengar needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Rengar against Kindred are Voltaic Cyclosword, Profane Hydra and Umbral Glaive. This combination gives Rengar an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build has a 25.0% win rate across 4 games. While the overall matchup may be difficult, this item path gives Rengar the best chance to compete against Kindred. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Rengar vs Kindred matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Rengar53.3%
Kindred46.7%Rengar33.3%Kindred66.7%Rengar dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 53.3% win rate — a 6.7 percentage point lead over Kindred. This lopsided early game means Rengar can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Kindred is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 66.7% win rate — 33.3 points above Rengar. Extended games heavily favor Kindred, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Rengar must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Kindred reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Kindred survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.
Best Rengar Runes Against Kindred
Inspiration
Domination
The Inspiration and Domination rune setup gives Rengar the best tools to compete against Kindred in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Rengar matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. The table below shows Rengar'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 Rengar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41.21% | 165 | 0.9 | 821 | 13,673 | 25.3% | 54.4% | |
| 47.10% | 138 | 0.9 | 736 | 13,082 | 48.3% | 46.3% | |
| 36.92% | 130 | 1.1 | 772 | 12,654 | 39.3% | 34.8% | |
| 51.20% | 125 | 1.0 | 741 | 13,652 | 55.0% | 47.7% | |
| 43.55% | 124 | 1.0 | 736 | 13,148 | 48.1% | 40.0% | |
| 38.84% | 121 | 1.0 | 776 | 12,910 | 26.0% | 47.9% | |
| 38.38% | 99 | 1.0 | 793 | 13,526 | 33.3% | 41.7% | |
| 38.78% | 98 | 1.1 | 749 | 12,522 | 32.6% | 43.6% | |
| 53.06% | 98 | 0.9 | 826 | 14,287 | 60.0% | 49.2% | |
| 42.86% | 91 | 1.1 | 799 | 13,757 | 41.0% | 44.2% | |
| 48.28% | 87 | 1.1 | 747 | 13,718 | 38.5% | 56.3% | |
| 48.81% | 84 | 0.9 | 836 | 13,812 | 54.5% | 45.1% | |
| 56.58% | 76 | 1.0 | 798 | 13,342 | 66.7% | 48.8% | |
| 44.44% | 72 | 1.0 | 745 | 13,084 | 41.2% | 47.4% | |
| 46.97% | 66 | 1.2 | 721 | 12,611 | 37.5% | 55.9% | |
| 51.72% | 58 | 1.1 | 847 | 14,345 | 50.0% | 53.3% | |
| 48.21% | 56 | 1.1 | 889 | 14,270 | 63.6% | 38.2% | |
| 49.06% | 53 | 1.3 | 862 | 13,926 | 42.9% | 53.1% | |
| 32.08% | 53 | 0.9 | 782 | 11,795 | 27.6% | 37.5% | |
| 52.00% | 50 | 1.0 | 830 | 14,127 | 44.4% | 56.3% | |
| 36.17% | 47 | 1.0 | 727 | 12,703 | 28.6% | 42.3% | |
| 39.13% | 46 | 1.1 | 761 | 12,925 | 43.5% | 34.8% | |
| 61.36% | 44 | 1.3 | 755 | 12,238 | 58.3% | 65.0% | |
| 47.73% | 44 | 0.9 | 895 | 14,080 | 40.0% | 51.7% | |
| 59.52% | 42 | 1.1 | 778 | 13,445 | 56.3% | 61.5% | |
| 45.00% | 40 | 1.0 | 788 | 11,711 | 33.3% | 62.5% | |
| 55.00% | 40 | 1.0 | 917 | 13,400 | 43.8% | 62.5% | |
| 41.03% | 39 | 0.8 | 712 | 12,373 | 53.3% | 33.3% | |
| 58.33% | 36 | 1.4 | 935 | 13,247 | 61.1% | 55.6% | |
| 55.56% | 36 | 1.8 | 873 | 14,326 | 56.3% | 55.0% | |
| 42.86% | 35 | 1.1 | 851 | 13,752 | 50.0% | 38.1% | |
| 34.29% | 35 | 1.0 | 715 | 12,286 | 22.7% | 53.9% | |
| 42.86% | 35 | 1.0 | 872 | 13,401 | 40.0% | 45.0% | |
| 51.52% | 33 | 0.9 | 766 | 12,552 | 47.1% | 56.3% | |
| 40.63% | 32 | 1.1 | 817 | 13,006 | 37.5% | 43.8% | |
| 43.33% | 30 | 2.0 | 806 | 13,267 | 43.8% | 42.9% | |
| 51.72% | 29 | 1.1 | 748 | 14,138 | 60.0% | 47.4% | |
| 41.38% | 29 | 1.0 | 783 | 12,816 | 31.3% | 53.9% | |
| 46.43% | 28 | 1.8 | 729 | 12,646 | 33.3% | 56.3% | |
| 38.46% | 26 | 3.0 | 795 | 13,859 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 64.00% | 25 | 3.0 | 794 | 14,228 | 80.0% | 53.3% | |
| 54.17% | 24 | 1.3 | 790 | 13,487 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 26.09% | 23 | 1.3 | 653 | 12,140 | 18.2% | 33.3% | |
| 54.55% | 22 | 1.2 | 911 | 14,604 | 50.0% | 55.6% | |
| 50.00% | 22 | 3.1 | 1,048 | 13,915 | 42.9% | 53.3% | |
| 35.00% | 20 | 1.1 | 856 | 13,439 | 22.2% | 45.5% | |
| 55.00% | 20 | 2.1 | 739 | 12,134 | 50.0% | 62.5% | |
| 57.89% | 19 | 2.2 | 824 | 12,621 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 44.44% | 18 | 1.1 | 872 | 14,378 | 50.0% | 42.9% | |
| 50.00% | 18 | 2.4 | 957 | 12,329 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 61.11% | 18 | 2.0 | 824 | 12,198 | 85.7% | 45.5% | |
| 55.56% | 18 | 1.0 | 776 | 14,016 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 35.29% | 17 | 1.0 | 744 | 13,921 | 50.0% | 22.2% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 2.7 | 851 | 13,759 | 57.1% | 42.9% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 2.5 | 902 | 13,036 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 1.7 | 930 | 14,072 | 33.3% | 57.1% | |
| 23.08% | 13 | 2.4 | 681 | 11,745 | 14.3% | 33.3% | |
| 69.23% | 13 | 3.0 | 721 | 12,657 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 12 | 2.6 | 836 | 13,668 | 60.0% | 71.4% | |
| 33.33% | 12 | 1.6 | 636 | 11,505 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 5.5 | 823 | 12,176 | 33.3% | 44.4% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 0.9 | 813 | 12,633 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 4.0 | 896 | 12,502 | 71.4% | 50.0% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 3.1 | 1,042 | 15,400 | 50.0% | 42.9% | |
| 72.73% | 11 | 1.6 | 769 | 13,882 | 80.0% | 66.7% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 1.0 | 779 | 13,903 | 50.0% | 80.0% | |
| 30.00% | 10 | 5.5 | 925 | 12,206 | 25.0% | 33.3% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 1.0 | 657 | 12,471 | 75.0% | 60.0% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 3.7 | 720 | 11,756 | 25.0% | 25.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 4.2 | 576 | 9,504 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 3.3 | 746 | 10,738 | 16.7% | 100.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 2.4 | 728 | 12,889 | 60.0% | 66.7% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 0.7 | 643 | 12,353 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 5.2 | 567 | 10,620 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 14.29% | 7 | 2.8 | 859 | 11,721 | 25.0% | 0.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 5.1 | 786 | 11,221 | 25.0% | 66.7% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 5.2 | 689 | 11,840 | 25.0% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 1.8 | 596 | 10,951 | 25.0% | 100.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 6.8 | 660 | 11,534 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 5.1 | 1,361 | 18,557 | 100.0% | 40.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 0.9 | 609 | 11,548 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 4.1 | 1,073 | 18,069 | 0.0% | 80.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 4.7 | 929 | 12,781 | 0.0% | 75.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 5.3 | 729 | 8,769 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 5.0 | 1,168 | 15,663 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 4.9 | 793 | 8,856 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 1.3 | 571 | 11,622 | 0.0% | 75.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.5 | 667 | 10,415 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 2.9 | 1,047 | 12,829 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 1.9 | 818 | 10,670 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 6.1 | 997 | 12,266 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
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Rengar vs Kindred - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Rengar do against Kindred in League of Legends?
Kindred wins the Rengar vs Kindred matchup with a 59.0% win rate compared to Rengar's 41.0%, a 17.9 percentage point difference. This data is based on 39 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.
How does Rengar do against Kindred in the early game?
In the early game, Rengar has the advantage against Kindred with a 53.3% win rate versus 46.7%. Rengar players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Rengar do against Kindred in the late game?
In the late game, Kindred takes over the Rengar vs Kindred matchup with a 66.7% win rate compared to 33.3%. Kindred scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Rengar vs Kindred matchup?
Kindred wins the matchup against Rengar with a 59.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 17.9 percentage point advantage means Kindred is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 39 games analyzed.
What is the best Rengar build against Kindred?
The best Rengar build against Kindred includes Voltaic Cyclosword, Profane Hydra, Umbral Glaive with Ionian Boots of Lucidity. This build achieves a 25.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Rengar runes against Kindred?
The best Rengar runes against Kindred use the Inspiration primary tree with Domination secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Rengar vs Kindred matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Rengar counter Kindred?
No, Rengar struggles against Kindred with only a 41.0% win rate. Kindred has the advantage in this matchup. Rengar players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Kindred's lead.
How do I play Rengar against Kindred?
When playing Rengar 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.