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How to Win Illaoi vs Kennen Counter MatchupIllaoi is in the a tier of champions

Illaoi vs Kennen

How to Beat Kennen as Illaoi in LoLIllaoi is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kennen as Illaoi

based on 609 Illaoi vs Kennen matchups
Win Rate
51.9 %
K/D/A
1.41
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of rated LoL games that we analyze each and every week. This guide on how to beat Kennen as Illaoi resulted from an examination of 609 ranked games where both champs faced each other. This particular counter pairing is somewhat rare. Illaoi encounters Kennen in only 0.9% of her games.

Illaoi vs Kennen Matchup Summary

Illaoi has done a decent job of beating Kennen. On average, she wins a acceptable 51.9% of the time the champions face off with each other in. In Illaoi versus Kennen games, Illaoi’s side is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood. This implies that she probably will be able to get first blood against Kennen.

Best Illaoi vs Kennen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordGlowing Mote

Core Illaoi Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlack CleaverIceborn Gauntlet

Optional Items

Sundered SkySpirit VisageHullbreakerTrinity Force

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishBone PlatingOvergrowth
PrecisionPresence of MindLast Stand
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Illaoi's passive ability p
Illaoi's q ability q
Illaoi's w ability w
Illaoi's e ability e
Illaoi's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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E
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E
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E
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R
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Guide to Countering Kennen as Illaoi

Tips for Playing as Illaoi against Kennen

Vessel

Tentacles are an immense source of power. Don't fight without them.

Spirits inherit their target's current health. If making a

is your goal, try whittling your opponent's health down a bit first to make killing the spirit easier.

Leap of Faith is best used to follow-up a strong engage or when being engaged upon. Be careful about being the first one into a fight.

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.

Illaoi vs Kennen Counter Stats

Illaoi Image
Win Rate
51.9 %
VS
Win Rate
48.1 %
Kennen Image
5.1
< Kills >
6.3
6.6
< Deaths >
5.7
4.2
< Assists >
6.4
1.16
< Killing Sprees >
1.43
190
< Minions Killed >
153
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.62
< Inhibitors >
0.38
22,562
< Physical Damage >
2,105
757
< Magic Damage >
21,400
394
< True Damage >
661
23,714
< Damage Dealt >
24,167
35,944
< Damage Taken >
22,294
11,956
< Gold Earned >
11,268
2.86
< Towers >
1.75
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
8,700
< Total Healing >
3,353
15,361
< Experience >
14,676
16
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
9
403
< Time Dealing CC >
72

How to Counter Kennen with Illaoi in LoL

The stats provided here show some vital Illaoi versus Kennen matchup statistics that can help you figure out the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Illaoi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kennen’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Illaoi may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Kennen..

Illaoi often has a similar longest kill spree as her counter does. Typically, she takes more damage than Kennen. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Illaoi and Kennen

Damage Types Compared

Illaoi
Kennen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Illaoi
Kennen

Who is Better, Illaoi or Kennen?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Illaoi usually wins when facing off against Kennen, with a 51.9% win rate. As a result, Illaoi makes a good counter to Kennen.

While Illaoi does have a higher winrate compared to Kennen, when they face off with one another, Illaoi also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more difficult character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Illaoi into Kennen.

Furthermore, Illaoi also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kennen. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Illaoi vs Kennen matchups, Illaoi is the better champion with a higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Illaoi is a decent counter to Kennen. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Illaoi against Kennen.

Other Champion Matchups Against Illaoi

Illaoi Loses Against

MordekaiserMordekaiser42.8% winrateZyraZyra43.9% winrateYorickYorick44.1% winrateKayleKayle44.3% winrate

Illaoi Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee58.3% winrateK'SanteK'Sante57.1% winrateRenektonRenekton56.1% winrateSkarnerSkarner56.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

ZyraZyra+ 53.7% 3076 GamesLilliaLillia+ 54.4% 4331 GamesTeemoTeemo+ 56% 2582 GamesCamilleCamille+ 56.6% 143 Games

Additional Information for Illaoi Players

How We Calculated Our Illaoi vs Kennen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kennen as Illaoi, we analyzed 609 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 Illaoi 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

To truly master Illaoi 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 tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Illaoi usually picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Kennen. Champs who typically don't get much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The best items to have in your Illaoi versus Kennen build include Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Iceborn Gauntlet. When Illaoi combined at least these three items in her build, she performed much better vs Kennen than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Illaoi had an average winrate of 51.9% when playing against Kennen with this build.

To have the greatest chance of crushing Kennen as Illaoi, Illaoi players should equip the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Bone Plating, Overgrowth, Last Stand, and Presence of Mind runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Illaoi vs Kennen counterpicks, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 51.9% winrate overall.

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