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League of Legends Champion KennenKennen is in the b tier of champions

Kennen

MageMarksman
Kennen is a mageRolemage
DifficultyAverage
Power SpikeMid-Game
Mark of the Storm abilityp
Thundering Shuriken abilityq
Electrical Surge abilityw
Lightning Rush abilitye
Slicing Maelstrom abilityr
StatsBuildCounters
Runes
Synergies
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Kennen Build

based on 14,527 matches
Win Rate
47.6 %
Pick Rate
1.7 %
Ban Rate
0.4 %

How We Come Up with Our Kennen Builds

We process over 1 Million League of Legends games every day to bring you the most accurate Kennen build so you can destroy your enemies and improve you win rate. We've broken down our Kennen builds by rank, position, and enemy team type, so you can find the most accurate set of Kennen core items and runes for any situation.

Kennen Build Summary

Kennen is a a below average top lane champ in League of Legends. His best rune sets are Precision Resolve. Adding the selected runes shown below in your Kennen build will provide you the additional stats to guarantee he plays well through the laning phase of the match and into the late game. You should focus on leveling up his q ability first.

Best vsAll Build for Kennen

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
CullHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandHextech Alternator

Core Kennen Items

~22 Mins
Hextech RocketbeltRabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassBerserker's Greaves

Optional Items

Void StaffBlade of The Ruined KingShadowflameBanshee's Veil

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kennen to level upq
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Second ability for Kennen to level upw
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Last skill for Kennen to max oute

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoOverhealLegend: AlacrityCut Down
ResolveBone PlatingOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Kennen's passive ability p
Kennen's q ability q
Kennen's w ability w
Kennen's e ability e
Kennen's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
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E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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W
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Q
10
W
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R
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W
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W
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E
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E
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R

Kennen Matchups Overview

Kennen is Weak Against

OlafOlaf39.5% winrateCho'GathCho'Gath39.9% winratePantheonPantheon40.1% winrateSionSion40.5% winrate

Kennen is Strong Against

GnarGnar58.7% winratePoppyPoppy58.6% winrateVolibearVolibear58.5% winrateDariusDarius53.7% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Viktormiddle+ 56.5% 209 GamesRek'Saijungle+ 57.3% 199 GamesKog'Mawbottom+ 57.9% 159 GamesMaokaisupport+ 59% 195 Games

More Gameplay Tips for Kennen Players

Tips and Tricks

Mark of the Storm stuns an enemy after 3 marks; use this to burst down enemy champions or to set up other forms of damage.

Thundering Shuriken deals plenty of damage to harass the enemy lane champion.

Slicing Maelstrom, Kennen's ultimate, is great during teamfights if you can get in the middle of the enemy formation. It provides AOE damage around himself.

Kennen FAQs

Q: How can I make the best use of Kennen's Ultimate?

A: Kennen's Ult can single handidly turn the course of a teamfight. It deals massive AoE damage and can easily stun the whole enemy team. To maximize his Ult, you need to dive right into the middle of the enemy team. Include Zhonya's Hourglass in your Kennen build to keep him alive when you dive.

Q: Is AD Kennen viable, or or should I only play AP Kennen?

A: While AP Kennen is often the better choice, AD is still viable. His auto-attacks can stack Mark of the Storm, especially if he has a lot of attack speed. Furthermore, his Electrical Surge ability stacks damage faster with AD than with AP. That being said, all of his abilities scale with AP.

Additional Kennen Build Insights

LoL Kennen players will find him to be a dynamic champion to build out properly. You will see that his build is modified when he is playing against either well-rounded or homogenous team comps, showing you shouldn't choose the same Kennen build every game of League of Legends

The most critical items to include in your champion's build include: Hextech Rocketbelt, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Zhonya's Hourglass. Players who included these items in their builds had a much better winrate than players who utilized other Kennen builds. Similarly, if you are fighting a varied enemy team comp, you should strongly consider getting yourself the Precision, and Resolve runes. In recent games, he won the largest fraction of his matches when built with these runes.

We established our Kennen build suggestions by examining 14,527 recently ranked League matches with him in them. We only advise the top winrate Kennen builds that have been built by ranked LoL players enough times for us to reccomend them. With so many games in our data, we are quite confident in our suggested builds.