Talk:Kindred/@comment-9775822-20160201070505/@comment-5475313-20160216010854

The damage that they get comes from their passive. Gathering stacks of the passive increase the amount of current health damage that they do with every auto. 1.25% a stack can stack VERY quickly if you're good, and all their percent damage makes for a very potent attacker if you're not careful. (8 stacks deals an extra 10% of the target's current health.  Just imagine being auto'd once and seeing that much of your health disappear in an instant.)

This is why IMO, building attack speed is more important than build straight up damage. Since the damage comes mostly from their passive, making sure you attack fast enough to take advantage of that is more critical.