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Kinsano
Kinsano is a UNSC leader that wins by applying pressure and punishing early, with air as a second axis. D tier in our 2026 ranking, and rated pick up and play.
Win rate
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ranked 1v1, last 30 days
Pick rate
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of 16 leaders
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needs a duration rollup
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median unlock time
Strengths
- Deletes infantry and bases — Inferno is excellent into bases — especially UNSC ones without shields — and Flame Wall clears infantry outright.
- One of the fastest heroes — the Kinsano Cyclops with High Torque Joint moves with Shipmaster and Arbiter, so she arrives first and leaves first.
- Second-most drops in UNSC — Hell Drop and Flame Warthog Drop put her behind only Cutter for wheel reinforcement.
- The fire combo genuinely kills bases — Flame Wall to strip shields, Inferno on the base, Hell Drop, Napalm Missiles, then Firestorm Battle Group — which grants Hellcharge even if you never bought it.
Weaknesses
- Helpless into air — Flame Warthogs do not answer it, none of her powers do, and the Cyclops hero cannot target air at all.
- Loses to vehicles — the anti-infantry design leaves her exposed to Wraiths and Scorpions, and good opponents exploit it.
- No late-game identity — she shipped before the developers settled on strong leader themes, so past the flame units there is nothing specific to play toward.
- Years of nerfs — she has been cut back repeatedly — Hellcharge in particular is no longer the pick it was.
Leader powers
18 powers on the wheel, grouped by the leader point that unlocks them.
1st point4 powers
Heat of Battle
PassiveA brief damage-reduction and damage-buff on cast.
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Hellcharge I
ActiveCharges units with a speed and damage buff that detonates them on death.
Cooldown 120 seconds100 supply50 power
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Hellcharge II
ActiveA longer, stronger version of Hellcharge I.
Cooldown 120 seconds175 supply100 power
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Hellcharge III
ActiveThe strongest version in the line.
Cooldown 120 seconds250 supply150 power
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2nd point4 powers
Hell Drop I
ActiveDrops a veteran Flamer that stuns on landing.
Cooldown 110 seconds100 supply60 power
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Hell Drop II
ActiveDrops two veteran Flamers instead of one.
Cooldown 110 seconds200 supply120 power
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Redline I
PassiveA temporary speed and damage buff.
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Redline II
PassiveMakes the same buff permanent.
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3rd point4 powers
Napalm Missiles I
ActiveA bombing run that leaves the ground burning behind it.
Cooldown 160 seconds280 supply175 power
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Napalm Missiles II
ActiveMore bombs, a longer burn line than Napalm Missiles I.
Cooldown 160 seconds425 supply325 power
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Napalm Missiles III
ActiveThe largest napalm bombing run in the line.
Cooldown 160 seconds600 supply500 power
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Turret Drop I
ActivePlants a temporary defensive turret wherever you point, stunning whatever it lands on.
Cooldown 170 seconds400 supply25 power
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4th point4 powers
Flame Warthog Drop
ActiveDrops three veteran Flame Warthogs with a landing stun.
Cooldown 120 seconds850 supply0 power
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Restoration Drones I
ActiveAn area heal that patches up everything caught inside it, units and buildings alike.
Cooldown 160 seconds200 supply50 power
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Restoration Drones II
ActiveWidens the heal radius and speeds up the healing rate.
Cooldown 160 seconds350 supply125 power
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Restoration Drones III
ActiveThe biggest, fastest version of the area heal.
Cooldown 160 seconds400 supply150 power
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5th point1 power
Firestorm Battle Group
ActiveA Hornet, Flamer, and Scorpion strike group, all buffed with Hellcharge.
Cooldown 330 seconds1750 supply300 power
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Ultimate1 power
Inferno
ActiveKinsano's ultimate — a huge inferno that burns the ground and everything on it.
Cooldown 265 seconds600 supply600 power
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Cast frequency — how often players actually pick each power — needs the meta-stats powers query, which is the one tab with no Supabase rollup behind it. Left off deliberately so a leader page costs no D1 reads.
Unique units
Hellbringers
Anti-infantry and base-burn specialist infantry
Flame Hog
Fast flame vehicle — drop and Hellcharge combos
Kinsano Cyclops
Hero — among the fastest leaders in the game
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The How to play as Kinsano post has a full build order to draft this from.