MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Elise vs Kindred
How often does Elise beat Kindred in Jungle?
Elise into Kindred in Jungle: 52% observed win rate across 442 ranked games.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Elise behind by 167 gold.
Elise at 15:00
- Gold: -167
- CS: -9
- XP: -304
Typical gap to Kindred, from 437 games that reached 15:00.
Does Elise counter Kindred?
No counter here: Elise sits at 52% over 442 games. The swing lives in the spots below, so play the side you know better and chase the row that moves the number the most in this lane, then hold that lead through the first back.
Beating Kindred: the Elise game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Elise at 64% across 228 games. Flip the lead and Elise falls to 39% across 214.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 64% | 228 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 39% | 214 |
| First blood | 59% | 304 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 60% | 217 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 68% | 152 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 68% | 120 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 75% | 51 |
Someone usually dies here around 5:54 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:43. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Elise's Jungle build, with receipts
Into Kindred specifically, Elise finishes Stormsurge first most often: 47.5% over 120 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Elise core is Stormsurge, Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass: 52.6% across 2,296 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Scorchclaw Pup + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Stormsurge (9,092 games).
Skill plan: Elise players max Q first and take W at level 1.