Gangplank vs Kennen
How to Beat Kennen as Gangplank
based on 578 Gangplank vs Kennen matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Gangplank vs Kennen Matchup Summary
Best Gangplank vs Kennen Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Kennen as Gangplank
Tips for Playing as Gangplank against Kennen
Try placing Cannon Barrage on the path of escape to cut off fleeing enemies.
Parrrley applies On Hit effects like Frozen Mallet or Black Cleaver.
Paying attention to low-health enemies on the map can land you a surprise kill with Cannon Barrage.
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.
Gangplank vs Kennen Counter Stats
How to Counter Kennen with Gangplank in LoL
The stats provided here feature some strategic Gangplank against Kennen counter statistics that can help us distinguish the differences between the pair. Gangplank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kennen’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Gangplank may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Kennen..
Gangplank typically has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Kennen. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Gangplank and Kennen
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Who is Better, Gangplank or Kennen?
Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Gangplank usually loses when playing against Kennen, with a 47.8% win rate. As a result, Gangplank makes a poor counter to Kennen.
While Gangplank does have a lower win rate compared to Kennen, when on opposite teams, Gangplank also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging character to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Gangplank into Kennenas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Gangplank also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kennen. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Gangplank vs Kennen matchups, Kennen is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.
Gangplank is a terribly counter for Kennen. Focus your actions on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Gangplank against Kennen.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Gangplank in order to counter Kennen during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Gangplank usually accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Kennen. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Gangplank versus Kennen build consist of Bloodthirster, Essence Reaver, and Navori Quickblades. When Gangplank bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better when fighting Kennen than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Gangplank had an average win rate of 47.8% when countering Kennen with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Kennen as Gangplank, Gangplank players should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players picked for Gangplank vs Kennen counterpicks, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 47.8% winrate overall.
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