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How to Win Jax vs Kennen Counter MatchupJax is in the a tier of champions

Jax vs Kennen

How to Beat Kennen as Jax in LoLJax is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kennen as Jax

based on 2,984 Jax vs Kennen matchups
Win Rate
52.1 %
K/D/A
1.81
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of ranked League rounds that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Kennen as Jax came out of an evaluation of 2984 ranked games where both champions faced off against each other. This matchup is fairly rare. Jax has to counter Kennen in only 1.1% of his games.

Jax vs Kennen Matchup Summary

Jax has done a good job of countering Kennen. On average, he wins a fantastic 52.1% of the time the champs fight one another in. In Jax vs Kennen matches, Jax’s side is 0.1% more probable to get first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood against Kennen.

Best Jax vs Kennen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordSheen

Core Jax Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

Guardian AngelDeath's DanceWit's EndMaw of Malmortius

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Jax to level upw
>
Second ability for Jax to level upe
>
Last skill for Jax to max outq

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Jax's passive ability p
Jax's q ability q
Jax's w ability w
Jax's e ability e
Jax's ultimate ability r
1
E
2
W
3
Q
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
E
9
W
10
E
11
R
12
E
13
E
14
Q
15
Q
16
R

Guide to Countering Kennen as Jax

Tips for Playing as Jax against Kennen

Jax benefits greatly from items that have both Ability Power and Attack Damage such as Guinsoo's Rageblade and Hextech Gunblade.

Jax can Leap Strike to friendly units, including wards. You can use them to plan your escape.

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.

Jax vs Kennen Counter Stats

Jax Image
Win Rate
52.1 %
VS
Win Rate
47.9 %
Kennen Image
6.3
< Kills >
6.5
6.4
< Deaths >
6.1
5.3
< Assists >
6.3
1.43
< Killing Sprees >
1.52
113
< Minions Killed >
162
0.69
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.42
10,662
< Physical Damage >
2,078
7,340
< Magic Damage >
21,033
618
< True Damage >
619
18,621
< Damage Dealt >
23,731
30,368
< Damage Taken >
21,914
11,856
< Gold Earned >
11,519
2.13
< Towers >
2.02
0.17
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
8,602
< Total Healing >
3,017
14,413
< Experience >
14,664
19
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
9
189
< Time Dealing CC >
74

How to Counter Kennen with Jax in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify several critical Jax against Kennen matchup statistics that can help us explain the differences between the pair. Jax’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kennen’s ratio of NaN, showing that Jax may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Kennen..

Jax usually has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Kennen. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Jax and Kennen

Damage Types Compared

Jax
Kennen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jax
Kennen

Who is Better, Jax or Kennen?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Jax usually wins when playing against Kennen, with a 52.1% win rate. As a result, Jax makes a good counter to Kennen.

While Jax does have a higher winrate compared to Kennen, when facing one another, Jax also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Jax into Kennen.

Furthermore, Jax also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kennen. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Jax is a good counter for Kennen. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Jax against Kennen.

Other Champion Matchups Against Jax

Jax Loses Against

LilliaLillia44.8% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune47.3% winrateSingedSinged47.4% winrateBrandBrand47.5% winrate

Jax Wins Against

YuumiYuumi58.4% winrateNidaleeNidalee55.7% winrateSejuaniSejuani55.3% winrateKalistaKalista55.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TeemoTeemo+ 55.2% 13684 GamesLilliaLillia+ 55.4% 10633 GamesMordekaiserMordekaiser+ 55.8% 9036 GamesSingedSinged+ 55.8% 2797 Games

Additional Information for Jax Players

How We Calculated Our Jax vs Kennen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kennen as Jax, we analyzed 2,984 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 Jax 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 Jax 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 listen to the build and stats presented above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jax on average accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Kennen. Champs who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They 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 situation, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Jax versus Kennen build consist of Sterak's Gage, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Jax incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better against Kennen than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Jax boasted an average win rate of 52.1% when playing against Kennen with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of annihilating Kennen as Jax, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Jax vs Kennen matchups, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 52.1% win rate overall.

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