MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Kindred vs Vi
How often does Kindred beat Vi in Jungle?
Kindred into Vi in Jungle: 50% observed win rate across 732 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 181 gold.
Kindred at 15:00
- Gold: +181
- CS: +1
- XP: +10
Typical gap to Vi, from 730 games that reached 15:00.
Does Kindred counter Vi?
No counter here: Kindred sits at 50% over 732 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 Vi: the Kindred game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Kindred at 64% across 403 games. Flip the lead and Kindred falls to 34% across 329.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 64% | 403 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 34% | 329 |
| First blood | 60% | 443 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 66% | 314 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 58% | 345 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 60% | 161 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 71% | 58 |
Someone usually dies here around 6:04 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:19. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Kindred's Jungle build, with receipts
Into Vi specifically, Kindred finishes Kraken Slayer first most often: 57.2% over 215 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Kraken Slayer, The Collector, Lord Dominik's Regards: 67.5% across 40 games.
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.