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How to Win Evelynn vs Kennen Counter MatchupEvelynn is in the s tier of champions

Evelynn vs Kennen

How to Beat Kennen as Evelynn in LoLEvelynn is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kennen as Evelynn

based on 1,065 Evelynn vs Kennen matchups
Win Rate
49.8 %
K/D/A
2.46
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked LoL rounds every week. In our data, Evelynn faced Kennen in 1065 matches. With so many games with Evelynn versus Kennen gives us faith in our ability to provide informative statistics and a supported build to counter Kennen. This champ pairing is fairly rare. Evelynn is forced to battle against Kennen in only 1.1% of her games.

Evelynn vs Kennen Matchup Summary

Evelynn has done a average job of beating Kennen. Typically, she wins a acceptable 49.8% of matches the champions face off with each other in. In Evelynn versus Kennen rounds, Evelynn’s team is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood. This indicates that she probably will get first blood against Kennen.

Best Evelynn vs Kennen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Dark SealHextech Alternator

Core Evelynn Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Lich BaneHextech Rocketbelt

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Evelynn to level upq
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Second ability for Evelynn to level upe
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Last skill for Evelynn to max outw

Runes

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
SorceryAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Evelynn's passive ability p
Evelynn's q ability q
Evelynn's w ability w
Evelynn's e ability e
Evelynn's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Kennen as Evelynn

Tips for Playing as Evelynn against Kennen

If at low health, you can take advantage of Demon Shade's healing and Camouflage to return to the fight and surprise opponents.

While stealthed, pay attention to when you are (near) being detected by enemy champions. This is identified by the glowing yellow and red eyes over nearby enemy champions.

Allure's arm time might seem long, but the Charm and magic resist shred put Evelynn at an exteme advantage so are worth the wait.

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.

Evelynn vs Kennen Counter Stats

Evelynn Image
Win Rate
49.8 %
VS
Win Rate
50.2 %
Kennen Image
9.1
< Kills >
6.5
6.5
< Deaths >
6.5
6.9
< Assists >
6.2
2.02
< Killing Sprees >
1.49
20
< Minions Killed >
164
1.34
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.44
680
< Physical Damage >
2,086
20,484
< Magic Damage >
21,011
606
< True Damage >
599
21,770
< Damage Dealt >
23,696
31,929
< Damage Taken >
23,015
12,207
< Gold Earned >
11,728
0.89
< Towers >
2.11
0.31
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
15,095
< Total Healing >
3,051
13,880
< Experience >
14,855
21
< Vision Score >
19
7
< Wards Placed >
9
203
< Time Dealing CC >
72

How to Counter Kennen with Evelynn in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore several important Evelynn vs. Kennen matchup stats that may help you figure out the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Evelynn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kennen’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Evelynn may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Kennen..

Evelynn often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her enemy does. On average, she receives more damage than Kennen. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Evelynn and Kennen

Damage Types Compared

Evelynn
Kennen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Evelynn
Kennen

Who is Better, Evelynn or Kennen?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Evelynn usually fairs equally well when facing off against Kennen, with a 49.8% win rate. As a result, Evelynn makes an ok counter for Kennen.

While Evelynn does have a lower win rate than Kennen, when facing one another, Evelynn also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Evelynn into Kennenas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Evelynn has some 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 a single best champion in League of Legends, in Evelynn vs Kennen matchups, Kennen is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Evelynn is a somewhat poor counter to Kennen. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Evelynn against Kennen.

Other Champion Matchups Against Evelynn

Evelynn Loses Against

FizzFizz45.5% winrateMaokaiMaokai45.6% winrateCassiopeiaCassiopeia45.7% winrateLeonaLeona45.8% winrate

Evelynn Wins Against

YuumiYuumi55.7% winrateCorkiCorki55.5% winrateSkarnerSkarner55.5% winrateNidaleeNidalee55.3% winrate

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Additional Information for Evelynn Players

How We Calculated Our Evelynn vs Kennen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kennen as Evelynn, we analyzed 1,065 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Kennen as Evelynn comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

Evelynn Build Kennen Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Evelynn to counter Kennen during both the laning 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 listen to the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Evelynn most often picks up a lot less CS as Kennen. Champions who on average don't take much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Evelynn versus Kennen build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Evelynn combined at least these three items in her build, she did much better versus Kennen than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Evelynn boasted an average win rate of 49.8% battling Kennen with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest probability of defeating Kennen as Evelynn, Evelynn players should take the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Evelynn vs Kennen counters, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.8% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Kennen as Evelynn are shown for every ranked division. If you want to scope the stats and builds to an individual skill level, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.