Kindred vs Locke Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
Kindred, The Eternal Hunters, meets Locke, the Ashen Exorcist, in the jungle. 723 tracked games on 16.13.1 put Kindred at a 58.5% win rate into Locke. That is 8.5 points above even, so Locke is one of the matchups Kindred can lean on.
Both sides lean physical, meaning Locke and Kindred shop from the same defensive shelf. Kindred opens on 595 health and 29 armour, Locke on 655 and 32. By level 18 that becomes 2363 health and 109 armour for Kindred against 2508 and 103 for Locke. Kindred also hits harder before items — 65 AD to 58. Base movement favours Locke — 325 versus 340.
Watch the cooldowns that swing it: Kindred’s Dance of Arrows (Q) against Locke’s Ashen Pursuit (E). Level six shifts things: Lamb’s Respite on one side, Purgatory on the other.
Kindred holds a 375-unit range advantage (500 to 125), and that shapes how the matchup is traded out. Every step Locke takes forward is one Kindred can answer from range.
Pair 58.5% with its 723 games and patch 16.13.1 before calling the matchup settled.
FAQ
Yes — Kindred holds the statistical advantage in this matchup. Kindred wins 58.5% of the recorded games.
58.5% from Kindred's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
723 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Kindred build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Kindred build page.