MacroMind matchup data — real ranked games, not opinions
Kindred vs Malphite
How often does Kindred beat Malphite in Jungle?
Kindred into Malphite in Jungle: 53% observed win rate across 321 ranked games. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has Kindred ahead by 280 gold.
Does Kindred counter Malphite?
Too close for a counter call: Kindred sits at 53% over 321 games, inside the noise band. On this sample neither pick counters the other — the swing lives in the conditions below, so play the side you know better.
Beating Malphite: the Kindred game plan
A 300-gold lead at 10:00 puts Kindred at 60% across 170 games. Flip the lead and Kindred falls to 46% across 151.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 60% | 170 |
| 300 gold down at 10:00 | 46% | 151 |
| First blood | 58% | 205 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 59% | 143 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 61% | 135 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 68% | 69 |
Someone usually dies here around 5:58 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:23. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Kindred's Jungle build, with receipts
Into Malphite specifically, Kindred finishes Kraken Slayer first most often: 48.8% over 80 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Kindred core is Kraken Slayer, The Collector, Infinity Edge: 59.1% across 1,758 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 16.1-16.12.
Most games start Scorchclaw Pup + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Kraken Slayer (10,968 games).
Skill plan: Kindred players max Q first and take W at level 1.