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How to Win Kennen vs Aphelios Counter MatchupKennen is in the b tier of champions

Kennen vs Aphelios

How to Beat Aphelios as Kennen in LoLKennen is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Aphelios as Kennen

based on 923 Kennen vs Aphelios matchups
Win Rate
48 %
K/D/A
2.12
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of recently rated LoL rounds that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Aphelios as Kennen resulted from an evaluation of 923 ranked games where both champions engaged each other. This counter pairing is somewhat rare. Kennen fights Aphelios in only 2.3% of his games.

Kennen vs Aphelios Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kennen has done a poor job of countering Aphelios. On average, he wins a lowly 48.0% of games the champions face off with one another in. In Kennen against Aphelios matches, Kennen’s team is 0.0% more likely to get first blood, implying that he most likely will get first blood versus Aphelios.

Best Kennen vs Aphelios Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHextech Alternator

Core Kennen Items

~22 Mins
Hextech RocketbeltZhonya's HourglassShadowflame

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeVoid Staff

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kennen to level upq
>
Second ability for Kennen to level upw
>
Last skill for Kennen to max oute

Runes

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryAbsolute FocusScorch
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Kennen's passive ability p
Kennen's q ability q
Kennen's w ability w
Kennen's e ability e
Kennen's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Aphelios as Kennen

Tips for Playing as Kennen against Aphelios

You can land an initial Mark of the Storm debuff on an opponent with Thundering Shuriken, and then add to it with Electrical Surge.

Lightning Rush can be used to initiate fights with its Energy return component, allowing him to use other abilities afterward.

You can stun your opponents by inflicting 3 Marks of the Storm upon them.

Advice to Win Against Aphelios

Each of Aphelios' weapons have different weaknesses, try to exploit the ones that work best for your champion. Watch out for the purple Gravity gun, it can root you.

Kennen vs Aphelios Counter Stats

Kennen Image
Win Rate
48 %
VS
Win Rate
52 %
Aphelios Image
6.2
< Kills >
6.7
5.9
< Deaths >
6.4
6.3
< Assists >
6.1
1.46
< Killing Sprees >
1.58
163
< Minions Killed >
177
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.22
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.5
2,181
< Physical Damage >
19,388
20,508
< Magic Damage >
1,406
621
< True Damage >
432
23,311
< Damage Dealt >
21,227
21,757
< Damage Taken >
18,864
11,424
< Gold Earned >
12,008
1.98
< Towers >
2.4
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.09
3,019
< Total Healing >
5,162
14,534
< Experience >
12,616
19
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
8
73
< Time Dealing CC >
136

How to Counter Aphelios with Kennen in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize several important Kennen versus Aphelios matchup stats that can help us understand the differences between this set of champs. As an example, Kennen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Aphelios’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kennen may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Aphelios..

Kennen often has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Aphelios. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the champ with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kennen and Aphelios

Damage Types Compared

Kennen
Aphelios
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kennen
Aphelios

Who is Better, Kennen or Aphelios?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kennen usually loses when trying to fight Aphelios, with a 48.0% win rate. Therefore, Kennen makes a bad counter for Aphelios.

While Kennen does have a lower win rate compared to Aphelios, when on opposite teams, Kennen also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult champ to develop with. You may get destroyed when picking Kennen into Aphelios.

Additionally, Kennen has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Aphelios. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Kennen vs Aphelios matchups, Aphelios is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Kennen is a terribly counter for Aphelios. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kennen against Aphelios.

Other Champion Matchups Against Kennen

Kennen Loses Against

SkarnerSkarner41.3% winrateNasusNasus42.2% winratePoppyPoppy42.9% winrateZyraZyra43.3% winrate

Kennen Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee58.1% winrateRenektonRenekton56.2% winrateYuumiYuumi56.1% winrateZeriZeri54.6% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Kennen Players

How We Calculated Our Kennen vs Aphelios Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Aphelios as Kennen, we analyzed 923 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 Aphelios as Kennen 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 truly master Kennen to counter Aphelios during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kennen often racks up a similar amount of CS as Aphelios. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Kennen versus Aphelios build consist of Hextech Rocketbelt, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Shadowflame. When Kennen incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better versus Aphelios than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Kennen had an average win rate of 48.0% battling Aphelios with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Aphelios as Kennen, Kennen players should take the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Absolute Focus, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Kennen vs Aphelios counterpicks, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.0% winrate overall.

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