Rek'Sai vs Kindred JUNGLE Matchup Guide | LaneStomp

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Rek'Sai vs Kindred

Updated Jun 5, 2026

Overview

Rek'Sai must leverage her superior early game pressure and fast clears to invade Kindred before they scale.
Focus on aggressive tunnel ganks and contesting early Scuttle Crabs to deny Kindred's mark access and tempo.

Jungle Plan

Prioritize invading Kindred's jungle camps before they reach key marks to disrupt their scaling.
Use tunnel paths to set up repeat ganks on flashless or low-mobility lanes to snowball leads.
Control river vision and contest Scuttle Crabs when lanes can assist, then force early dragon fights to leverage numbers advantage.

Danger windows

Rek'Sai is vulnerable during low-health clears or if caught isolated in river without tunnel escape.
Avoid forced smite fights near Kindred's (R) reset window where they can out-sustain and kite.
Respect Kindred's early ranged poke and mobility (Q) when contesting marks without lane priority.

Early game

Start with a three-camp clear into an early invade or counter-gank to capitalize on Rek'Sai's high early pressure.
Fight for first Scuttle only when nearby lanes have priority to avoid unfavorable river fights.
Avoid extended early fights if Kindred secures lane priority and vision; use tunnels to escape or reposition.

Power spikes

Rek'Sai spikes at level 3 with access to tunnels and knockup (W); use this to force early fights and ganks.
Kindred's power spikes come from mark scaling and (R) fight resets; Rek'Sai must punish their weaker early clears before these spikes.
Rek'Sai's (R) execute enables strong chase and finish potential; use it to secure kills after successful ganks.

Win conditions

Convert early invade and gank tempo into objective control by securing dragons and Rift Herald first.
Deny Kindred's mark scaling by aggressive counter-jungling and repeated pressure on their camps.
Use tunnels to maintain map control, enabling cross-map plays and punishing Kindred's weaker early dueling and clear speed.