Blitzcrank vs Kennen
How to Beat Kennen as Blitzcrank
based on 1,508 Blitzcrank vs Kennen matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Blitzcrank vs Kennen Matchup Summary
Best Blitzcrank vs Kennen Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Kennen as Blitzcrank
Tips for Playing as Blitzcrank against Kennen
Using Blitzcrank's grab to pull an enemy into your tower range followed by a Power Fist will allow the tower to get several hits on them.
The 1-2-3 combo of Rocket Grab, Power Fist, and Static Field can devastate an individual opponent.
Advice to Win Against Kennen
Consider playing a bit more cautiously around Kennen when you have a Mark of the Storm debuff. If he hits you with 3 Marks of the Storm, you will get stunned.
Kennen is flimsy by nature - turn and attack him if he gets careless with Lightning Rush.
Blitzcrank vs Kennen Counter Stats
How to Counter Kennen with Blitzcrank in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore several strategic Blitzcrank against Kennen counter statistics that can help you figure out the distinctions between the two. Blitzcrank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kennen’s ratio of NaN, showing that Blitzcrank may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Kennen. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.
Blitzcrank normally has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Kennen. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Blitzcrank and Kennen
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Who is Better, Blitzcrank or Kennen?
Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Blitzcrank usually wins when facing off against Kennen, with a 52.6% win rate. Therefore, Blitzcrank makes a good counter for Kennen.
While Blitzcrank does have a higher winrate compared to Kennen, when they face off with one another, Blitzcrank also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champion to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Blitzcrank into Kennen.
Moreover, Blitzcrank also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kennen. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Blitzcrank vs Kennen matchups, Blitzcrank is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Blitzcrank is a good counter for Kennen. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Blitzcrank against Kennen.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Blitzcrank in order to counter Kennen during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Blitzcrank most often racks up a lot less CS relative to Kennen. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.
The ideal items to focus on in your Blitzcrank versus Kennen build include Zeke's Convergence, Knight's Vow, and Solstice Sleigh. When Blitzcrank included at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better against Kennen than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Blitzcrank had an average win rate of 52.6% when playing against Kennen with this build.
To have the best probability of coming out on top against Kennen as Blitzcrank, you should use the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for Blitzcrank vs Kennen counters, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 52.6% winrate overall.
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