MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Kindred vs Skarner
How often does Kindred beat Skarner in Jungle?
Kindred into Skarner in Jungle: 53% observed win rate across 223 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 Kindred ahead by 344 gold.
Kindred at 15:00
- Gold: +344
- CS: +7
- XP: +207
Typical gap to Skarner, from 222 games that reached 15:00.
Does Kindred counter Skarner?
No counter here: Kindred sits at 53% over 223 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 Skarner: the Kindred game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Kindred at 59% across 134 games. Flip the lead and Kindred falls to 44% across 89.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 59% | 134 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 44% | 89 |
| First blood | 58% | 144 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 61% | 104 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 59% | 124 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 73% | 52 |
Someone usually dies here around 6:04 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:18. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Kindred's Jungle build, with receipts
Into Skarner specifically, Kindred finishes Kraken Slayer first most often: 62.3% over 53 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 26.1-26.12.
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.