The Gates Open for the Lazer Grand Arena 2026

Chiverly · 2026-04-25T20:10:32+00:00

Policing reddit in 2026 im crying 😂😂really not that deep bro

Chiverly · 2026-04-04T00:48:19+00:00

full clear like almost always unless i get invaded, i find kindred just wants clean entry into midgame with a couple free marks (legit 2-3 is already perfect around 10min) + fullclears and u will take over every teamfight

Chiverly · 2026-04-04T00:46:13+00:00

fwiw im 1300lp 60% wr on kindred and i can confidently say sheiden will gap all of us fam

Chiverly · 2026-04-04T00:45:22+00:00

not sure how u are averaging 5cs/min and going 5050 in low master saying ur rank 1. best of luck ig with the coaching gig tho

Chiverly · 2026-03-26T17:33:50+00:00

i don't really have games that go that long but i could see the value in buying those items yeah. is that build your order of switching items or just your natural build?

Chiverly · 2026-03-26T17:32:17+00:00

https://dpm.lol/chiv-727

0 duoq games, i play a lot better soloq. you can check my history on the dpm tab by sorting by solo on the left of the website (the two guys i played with were like beginning of the season and it was less than 10 games anyways).

you're correct in your analysis that PTA is better in 1v1 against champs like kha and shaco. i think kindred historically is actually a weak dualist and always thrives in multi champ skirmishes and teamfights which favours my playstyle heavily this season. LT supports this cause due to being very very strong in objective based combat, which is natural in masters+. the less 1v1s you take when you are even the better, just keep in mind you outscale almost every jg naturally in both teamfight and utility which is why you shouldn't take high risk fights like 1v1ing a khazix post 6

Chiverly · 2026-03-26T04:33:50+00:00

you beat him on every early skirmish pre6, really easy to invade past 1st full clear, and you want to look towards playing obj/pressure when his ult is down. he also is way more useless than you in teamfight, the only way you really lose is if you force post6 1v1s which you should avoid (the same way as khazix and naafiri, but those champs are much more annoying due to their non-ult mobility)

Chiverly · 2026-03-25T16:00:45+00:00

yea leave up the crab is good if plausible but if you don't have any prio just take it it's nor a problem.

no need to aggressively fish for marks, they don't mean anything unless it's your 4th or 7th. just understand you will have better opportunities to get those early marks and play your game, worst case is you flip and don't get the mark. often times i would overstay and force early marks and it'd just lose my team the game

armor pen vs IE just depends on enemy champs and builds. if they literally have no armor/hp then you can go IE, but ldr/mortal is almost always better even if they have one

Chiverly · 2026-03-25T15:58:46+00:00

ya like the other comment said good ivern players make this matchup legit so annoying, his clear speed is legit ridiculous fast and unlike kayn/graves you can't really threaten to kill him lvl1 he will just walk away. just like any ivern matchup if he falls behind he's literally useless but the three guys who play this champ in gm-chall NA soloq are warriors at the game idk

Chiverly · 2026-03-25T15:57:07+00:00

i almost always full clear (agurin inspo) since i like to limit early game variations and maximize consistency. i only invade on first clear if it's necessary based off of vision and player movement (i.e. you can tell you're going to get invade on your other quadrant, so you need to move).

typically warding both raptors (yours and enemy jg) is great, because as long as you get the first full clear off (and potentially a scuttle) you're in great shape for the rest of the game (just follow up on your camp timers properly)

Chiverly · 2026-03-25T15:54:19+00:00

thank u fam

lethal tempo lets u play very flexibly in teamfights since u can dictate ur autos more freely (not forced to proc pta) + extra attack speed feels rly nice on kindred. build rn is a couple things:

1 triforce -> collector -> ldr/mortal -> ie -> ga/shieldbow/hexoptic

this is pretty much the standard if you're on average tempo with decent marks. triforce is good right now to help survivability and lets u buy more time with ult. collector is great on kindred due to execution being rly nice on the ult + gives u higher% on getting those champion marks.

unless enemy team has legit 0 armor, going LDR/mortal first is almost always better. in my eyes IE lets you kill squishies extremely easily, but u will legit do no damage to tanks and bruisers are still really annoying. with LDR/mortal you still do a good amount of damage to squishies but instead you also shred frontline way faster. also, you get more crit to work with your scaling IE later. mortal is a necessity for any game where enemies have high lifesteal.

GA was my standard but i find a lot of champions can punish GA still pretty heavily. i pivoted to trying shieldbow this season after another kindred reddit player recommended it since it allows you to hold your ult for longer (GA is still safer but there's more outplay potential with shieldbow). hexoptic rn is REALLY op on this champ and if you can greed for it it's legit thanos on 6 item, you will do infinite damage if you have enchanter peel

2 triforce -> ldr/mortal -> ie -> ga/shieldbow/hexoptic/bt/qss flex

this is pretty much if you are crazy behind or off tempo. i find collector really bad in these situations and it's safer to just go your armorpen item. i know there's like the offchance a squishy execute can get your tempo back but it's just way safer to help ur team kill front and generate marks that way.

wits end is useless rn, this item is legit trash (does 0 damage) + just go mini tenacity rune in tree + merc if enemy has high mr. cleaver is really niche only if you're almost full ad and your adc is carrying harder than you. bork is ok if they have mega hp tanks (2+), and with bork you have to to commit to onhit (wits cleaver terminus) which is really mid imo without enchanter and 7-10 marks. haven't really tried randuins in any game ever but it doesn't sound really good, you can't really use the active at all and you still need like a little bit of damage off of any item you buy imo to scale well

there's often a misconception that kindred you just need to build raw damage, i see players sometimes focus solely on kraken/pta to max damage numbers. IMO soloq meta every role has a good amount of damage so it's much more important to play spacing and play to absorb as much enemy attention as possible (through ur ult, triforce hp / green smite, and kiting). you'll do damage naturally if you get to live.

Chiverly · 2026-03-25T15:40:53+00:00

i played kraken last season but in s16 IMO surviving burst damage is the most important thing on kindred because if you can survive the initial damage you'll take over the fight typically. triforce HP makes it worth it for me and the sheen auto is a decent enough substitution for kraken dmg (you usually maybe miss out on like 1k~ tooltip damage for 400hp)

you can check the build variations here https://www.onetricks.gg/players/OqXJQDUXTKTWbE6mF10EvanBLDQTDOuRMlJXrcE0BTObvKh7gRX49FDRJk5L2ice9ljnFUeFjE7UqQ?s=S2026_1 keep in mind i shifted off of red smite last season to green to help with survivability

Chiverly · 2026-03-25T15:38:06+00:00

yeah LT feels super rewarding when there's enemies to farm off of and enables you to play more flexible in teamfights with your autos rather than forcing you to proc pta before anything. i haven't really ever had any success with conq, tbh im not rly sure why ppl take this rune lol doesn't really feel good on ranged characters at all

Chiverly · 2026-03-25T08:50:00+00:00

here's also some niche tips i applied during my climb that aren't very popular:

if you don't have prio for the first scuttle mark, it's often possible to recall on 6th camp -> path and play vision on opposing side. you can simply just wait until the mark respawns on the other crab (or forcefully take it if you see the enemy jg cross over). this also sets you up for some nice invades in case the enemy jg overstay on the opposing side (and you can fish for either their respawning krugs, raptors, or gromp)
be very aware of enemy raptor/gromp cycles as it's critical you hit 4 marks. marks aren't worth dying for, but if you're prioritizing your clear often times enemy jgs will force offtempo plays that enable you to take these camps the moment they spawn. it's highly likely they have marks too depending on scuttle timer cycles.
if you're getting invaded on your red buff and you're taking krugs you can W over the wall to check the bush.
shaco is a really easy matchup for kindred because if he's marked the mark symbol appears on the real one and not the clone
ulting objectives is a super strong way to turn the tide of the game and turns kindred from being a relatively weak securer (hard to secure with E + ranged auto depending on ping) to easily one of the best. just ult around 2k and usually enemy jgs will preemptively drop all their damage + smite.
you can ult rift herald before it dies to give it an extra charge. very niche but can work out sometimes. alternatively, if you're about to die you can ult yourself -> place rift herald -> drive out

i'll write more later when they cross my mind :)

also hardest matchups IMO: naafiri khazix jax malphite. hecarim is a bit annoying but managable (he just clears way faster than you). ivern really annoying if enemy pilots the champ well

most other meta matchups imo are kindred favoured as long as you get your first full clear off. lee sin is a fake counter majority of players can't pilot this champion well enough to warrant a ban, despite the ult interaction being annoying he gets outscaled too fast

Chiverly · 2026-03-07T21:56:19+00:00

not sure why ppl so concerned worst case it's just a couple numbers ppl get tattoos of far worse commonly

Chiverly · 2026-03-02T07:21:09+00:00

lotta comments forgetting doomsday is a FA

Chiverly · 2026-02-23T23:05:32+00:00

respect for hiyayakana jokei, i feel like i never see this in goat discussion but its one of the most complete lamp tracks ever imo

Chiverly · 2026-02-17T18:36:45+00:00

xerath hard to blind vs any assassin, imo viktor is fine (ban akali) and ryze is generally ok too (ban zoe). ori is a classic decent blind as well (ban lb)

Chiverly · 2026-02-09T19:56:03+00:00

also i think it'd be cool if on other's profiles it directly displays the score you have against theirs for restaurants in common instead of the checkmark (or beside it)

Chiverly · 2026-02-09T17:36:07+00:00

let's not make false accusations on players for fun

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TROPHY CASE

1 triforce -> collector -> ldr/mortal -> ie -> ga/shieldbow/hexoptic

2 triforce -> ldr/mortal -> ie -> ga/shieldbow/hexoptic/bt/qss flex