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How to Win Kennen vs Cho'Gath Counter MatchupKennen is in the b tier of champions

Kennen vs Cho'Gath

How to Beat Cho'Gath as Kennen in LoLKennen is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Cho'Gath as Kennen

based on 1,005 Kennen vs Cho'Gath matchups
Win Rate
46.5 %
K/D/A
2.06
Pick Rate
2.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League games that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Cho'Gath as Kennen resulted from an analysis of 1005 ranked rounds where both champions fought each other. This champ pairing is relatively rare. Kennen encounters Cho'Gath in only 2.5% of his rounds.

Kennen vs Cho'Gath Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kennen does a terrible job of countering Cho'Gath. Normally, he wins a lowly 46.5% of matches the champs fight one another in. In Kennen against Cho'Gath rounds, Kennen’s side is 0.0% more likely to get first blood. This indicates that he probably will get first blood against Cho'Gath.

Best Kennen vs Cho'Gath Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Glowing MoteHextech Alternator

Core Kennen Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapHextech RocketbeltStormsurge

Optional Items

ShadowflameZhonya's HourglassVoid 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

SorcerySummon AeryNimbus CloakTranscendenceScorch
DominationTaste of BloodUltimate Hunter
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
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
9
Q
10
W
11
R
12
W
13
W
14
E
15
E
16
R

Guide to Countering Cho'Gath as Kennen

Tips for Playing as Kennen against Cho'Gath

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 Cho'Gath

Focus on preventing Cho'Gath from reaching his max size.

Purchasing a few HP items decreases the chances of Cho'Gath killing you quickly.

Rupture has a smoke cloud indicating the area it will strike. Try to watch out for it to prevent Cho'Gath from being able to combo his abilities.

Kennen vs Cho'Gath Counter Stats

Kennen Image
Win Rate
46.5 %
VS
Win Rate
53.5 %
Cho'Gath Image
6.2
< Kills >
6.1
6.3
< Deaths >
5.7
6.8
< Assists >
6.3
1.43
< Killing Sprees >
1.4
157
< Minions Killed >
156
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.43
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.52
2,529
< Physical Damage >
2,920
22,428
< Magic Damage >
12,909
720
< True Damage >
3,957
25,678
< Damage Dealt >
19,787
22,504
< Damage Taken >
42,401
11,424
< Gold Earned >
11,592
1.96
< Towers >
2.36
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.17
3,025
< Total Healing >
9,200
14,441
< Experience >
14,848
19
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
9
75
< Time Dealing CC >
742

How to Counter Cho'Gath with Kennen in LoL

The stats shown here feature several critical Kennen versus Cho'Gath matchup stats that may help us appreciate the differences and similarities between the two. Kennen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Cho'Gath’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kennen may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Cho'Gath..

Kennen often has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. On average, he receives less damage than Cho'Gath. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kennen and Cho'Gath

Damage Types Compared

Kennen
Cho'Gath
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kennen
Cho'Gath

Who is Better, Kennen or Cho'Gath?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Kennen usually loses when playing against Cho'Gath, with a 46.5% win rate. Thus, Kennen makes a bad counter for Cho'Gath.

While Kennen does have a lower winrate than Cho'Gath, when they face off with one another, Kennen also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champ to learn and master. You may get destroyed when picking Kennen into Cho'Gath.

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

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Kennen vs Cho'Gath matchups, Cho'Gath is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Kennen is a garbage counter to Cho'Gath. Focus your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Kennen against Cho'Gath.

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 Cho'Gath Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Cho'Gath as Kennen, we analyzed 1,005 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 Cho'Gath 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 learn all of the intricacies of Kennen in order to counter Cho'Gath during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kennen on average picks up a similar amount of CS as Cho'Gath. Champions who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions 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 a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to use in your Kennen versus Cho'Gath build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Hextech Rocketbelt, and Stormsurge. When Kennen combined at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better countering Cho'Gath than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Kennen had an average winrate of 46.5% when playing against Cho'Gath with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Cho'Gath as Kennen, you should equip the Summon Aery, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Scorch, Taste of Blood, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for Kennen vs Cho'Gath counter picks, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 46.5% winrate overall.

If you need to view Kennen x Cho'Gath tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a an individual player tier, feel free to choose one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the statistics and strategies shown are computed using all games completed with these champions.