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Graves vs Kennen

How to Beat Kennen as Graves in LoLGraves is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kennen as Graves

based on 1,823 Graves vs Kennen matchups
Win Rate
50.2 %
K/D/A
2.42
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League games each week. In our dataset, Graves faced Kennen in 1823 rounds. Including so many games with Graves versus Kennen provides us a lot of faith in our ability to prepare informative data and a supported build to smash your rival. This champion pairing is fairly rare. Graves fights Kennen in only 1.1% of his matches.

Graves vs Kennen Matchup Summary

Graves has done a average job of beating Kennen. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.2% of the time the champions face off with one another in. In Graves versus Kennen games, Graves’s team is 0.1% more likely to obtain first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Kennen.

Best Graves vs Kennen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Serrated DirkRectrix

Core Graves Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeThe CollectorVoltaic Cyclosword

Optional Items

BloodthirsterOpportunityInfinity EdgeLord Dominik's Regards

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Graves's passive ability p
Graves's q ability q
Graves's w ability w
Graves's e ability e
Graves's ultimate ability r
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E
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Q
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Q
4
W
5
Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Kennen as Graves

Tips for Playing as Graves against Kennen

Smoke Screen can be used both to escape and to set up a kill.

Using Quickdraw to get into range and delivering a point blank Buckshot can do lots of damage.

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.

Graves vs Kennen Counter Stats

Graves Image
Win Rate
50.2 %
VS
Win Rate
49.8 %
Kennen Image
7.3
< Kills >
6.3
5.9
< Deaths >
5.8
7
< Assists >
6
1.65
< Killing Sprees >
1.47
54
< Minions Killed >
167
1.49
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.43
17,056
< Physical Damage >
2,177
855
< Magic Damage >
20,614
1,564
< True Damage >
589
19,477
< Damage Dealt >
23,381
29,646
< Damage Taken >
21,600
12,833
< Gold Earned >
11,527
1.74
< Towers >
2
0.36
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
13,746
< Total Healing >
3,071
14,533
< Experience >
14,589
23
< Vision Score >
19
6
< Wards Placed >
9
490
< Time Dealing CC >
72

How to Counter Kennen with Graves in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight some important Graves vs. Kennen counter stats that may help us grasp the differences between this set of champs. For instance, Graves’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kennen’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Graves may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Kennen..

Graves typically has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. Typically, he receives more damage than Kennen. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Graves and Kennen

Damage Types Compared

Graves
Kennen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Graves
Kennen

Who is Better, Graves or Kennen?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Graves usually fairs equally well when facing off against Kennen, with a 50.2% win rate. Thus, Graves makes an ok counter for Kennen.

While Graves does have a higher win rate than Kennen, when on opposite teams, Graves also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Graves into Kennen.

Moreover, Graves 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 trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Graves vs Kennen matchups, Graves is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Graves is a decent counter to Kennen. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Graves against Kennen.

Other Champion Matchups Against Graves

Graves Loses Against

ZyraZyra46.8% winrateBardBard47.1% winrateNaafiriNaafiri47.2% winrateTahm KenchTahm Kench47.3% winrate

Graves Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee55.6% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc55.2% winrateXayahXayah55% winrateKai'SaKai'Sa54.7% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TeemoTeemo+ 54.2% 11371 GamesZyraZyra+ 54.3% 6861 GamesMaokaiMaokai+ 54.6% 6548 GamesLilliaLillia+ 55.7% 1241 Games

Additional Information for Graves Players

How We Calculated Our Graves vs Kennen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kennen as Graves, we analyzed 1,823 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 Graves 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Graves to counter Kennen during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Graves typically gets a lot less CS compared to Kennen. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Graves versus Kennen build consist of Youmuu's Ghostblade, The Collector, and Voltaic Cyclosword. When Graves used at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better vs Kennen than with most other typical builds. In fact, Graves boasted an average winrate of 50.2% when countering Kennen with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of crushing Kennen as Graves, you should equip the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Graves vs Kennen face-offs, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 50.2% win rate overall.

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