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What Is KDA and How Is It Calculated?
Your kills, deaths and assists in a match, usually summed up as one ratio: (kills + assists) ÷ deaths.
What does KDA mean?
KDA stands for Kills, Deaths and Assists. It is shown as three numbers, such as 8/3/12, and is often turned into a single ratio: (kills + assists) ÷ deaths. A higher KDA means you took part in more takedowns for every time you died.
How to calculate KDA
Add your kills and assists, then divide by your deaths. If you finish a game 8/3/12, your KDA is (8 + 12) ÷ 3 ≈ 6.7. If you never died, the ratio cannot be divided, and players call it a perfect KDA.
Some games and sites show K/D instead, which ignores assists: kills ÷ deaths. In shooters K/D is common; in MOBAs like League of Legends and Dota 2, KDA matters more because assists are a big part of team fights.
What KDA tells you, and what it hides
- It rewards staying alive. Dying less keeps your team at full strength and gives the enemy less gold or momentum.
- It ignores context. A support with many assists, a tank who absorbs damage or a player who trades their life for an objective can have a modest KDA and still win the game.
- It can be padded. Playing too safe or stealing last hits inflates KDA without helping the team.
Pair it with other stats
KDA works best next to stats that measure output: creep score for farming in League of Legends, ADR for damage in shooters or ACS for overall impact in Valorant.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a good KDA?
It depends on the game, your role and your rank. Compare it with players in the same role, and over many matches rather than a single game.
Is KDA the same as K/D?
No. KDA counts assists; K/D only compares kills with deaths. Two players with the same K/D can have very different KDAs.