MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Kindred vs Xin Zhao
How often does Kindred beat Xin Zhao in Jungle?
Kindred into Xin Zhao in Jungle: 51% observed win rate across 968 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 235 gold.
Kindred at 15:00
- Gold: +235
- CS: +4
- XP: +193
Typical gap to Xin Zhao, from 959 games that reached 15:00.
Does Kindred counter Xin Zhao?
No counter here: Kindred sits at 51% over 968 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 Xin Zhao: the Kindred game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Kindred at 65% across 518 games. Flip the lead and Kindred falls to 35% across 448.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 65% | 518 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 35% | 448 |
| First blood | 61% | 547 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 66% | 397 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 59% | 518 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 67% | 192 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 80% | 65 |
Someone usually dies here around 5:31 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:21. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Kindred's Jungle build, with receipts
Into Xin Zhao specifically, Kindred finishes Kraken Slayer first most often: 50.0% over 250 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Kraken Slayer, The Collector, Lord Dominik's Regards: 58.1% across 43 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.