Kindred Jungle Guide: Tips and Tricks to Master the Eternal Hunters

Kindred Jungle Guide: Tips and Tricks to Master the Eternal Hunters

By Marcus Chen

February 26, 2025 at 01:35 PM

Kindred is a marksman jungler who excels at enemy jungle invasion and late-game teamfights. Their unique passive grants enhanced abilities and increased attack range through enemy camp marks.

Core Abilities & Priority:

  • Start W (Wolf's Frenzy) for damage and sustain
  • Q (Dance of Arrows) second for mobility and attack speed
  • E (Mounting Dread) last for champion combat
  • Max order: Q > W > E, R whenever possible

Basic Combo: E-AA-Q-AA-W-AA-Q

  1. Cast E to slow target
  2. Auto-attack
  3. Use Q as auto-attack reset
  4. Continue auto-attacking
  5. Cast W after Q for maximum cooldown reduction
  6. Maintain auto-attacks
  7. Use Q again when available

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Optimal Build Path: Starting Items:

  • Emberknife
  • Refillable Potion

Core Items:

  • Kraken Slayer
  • Berserker's Greaves
  • Infinity Edge
  • Bloodthirster
  • Lord Dominik's Regards
  • Guardian Angel

Alternative Options:

  • Trinity Force (for Sheen proc)
  • Blade of the Ruined King (vs health-stacking)
  • Death's Dance (survivability)

Runes: Primary (Precision):

  • Press the Attack
  • Triumph
  • Legend: Alacrity
  • Coup de Grace

Secondary (Domination):

  • Sudden Impact
  • Relentless Hunter

Playstyle:

  • Focus on marking and securing enemy jungle camps
  • Use mobility to counter-jungle effectively
  • Position like an ADC in teamfights
  • Save ultimate for crucial team-saving moments
  • Prioritize marked targets for passive stacks
  • Maintain aggressive jungle control

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