She's tricky in a straight 1v1 because she can gap-close: respect that until you've dodged her Q.

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Kindred vs Diana

Q: Side-step her Q

Side-step her Q: it's how she gap-closes, so dodge it and you can kite her backwards to win the 1v1.

YOU · JUNGLE

ENEMY · JUNGLE

Skill matchupPre-6 MediumPost-6 MediumTake Smite

How to play it

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Side-step her Q

it's how she gap-closes, so dodge it and you can kite her backwards to win the 1v1.

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Your ult wins it

Your ult gives you the edge, and early on you simply have more damage to kill her.

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Ignore the CS gap

Her clear is one of the fastest in the game and she'll take an early CS lead: don't tilt, you're not actually behind.

Never run from her in a straight line: landing her Q lets her gap-close and beats you in the 1v1.

Runes

PRECISION

DOMINATION

SHARDS

Spells

FLASH

SMITE

Items

Start

Core

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16.14 Emerald+ - 47% WR - 399 games

Skill order

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Q			Q	Q		Q	Q
	W							W	W		W	W
		E											E	E		E	E
					R					R					R

MAX

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Kindred · Jungle · Patch 26.17 · Ranked Solo · Updated Sep 5, 2026

Kindred vs Diana in Jungle lane is a skill matchup on patch 26.17. The one thing to respect: Side-step her Q, whiff it and you kite her down, but land it and she gap-closes onto you.