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

Kennen vs Darius

How to Beat Darius as Kennen in LoLKennen is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Darius as Kennen

based on 1,483 Kennen vs Darius matchups
Win Rate
49.5 %
K/D/A
1.97
Pick Rate
3.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds that we review every week. Our guide on how to beat Darius as Kennen came out of an examination of 1483 ranked rounds where both champions faced each other. This particular champ matchup is relatively rare. Kennen has to counter Darius in only 3.7% of his rounds.

Kennen vs Darius Matchup Summary

Kennen does a average job of beating Darius. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.5% of the time the champions face off with one another in. In Kennen versus Darius games, Kennen’s team is 0.1% less expected to earn first blood. This indicates that he probably won't get first blood against Darius.

Best Kennen vs Darius Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHextech 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 ForceArmor
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
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R
12
W
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W
14
E
15
E
16
R

Guide to Countering Darius as Kennen

Tips for Playing as Kennen against Darius

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 Darius

When Darius's axe grab is on cooldown, he is vulnerable to harassment attacks.

Darius's ability to escape from fights is limited. If you have an advantage against him, press your lead.

Kennen vs Darius Counter Stats

Kennen Image
Win Rate
49.5 %
VS
Win Rate
50.5 %
Darius Image
6
< Kills >
6.7
6.3
< Deaths >
6.2
6.4
< Assists >
4.4
1.39
< Killing Sprees >
1.55
163
< Minions Killed >
163
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.45
2,215
< Physical Damage >
14,369
20,942
< Magic Damage >
83
628
< True Damage >
3,732
23,786
< Damage Dealt >
18,186
21,487
< Damage Taken >
32,736
11,427
< Gold Earned >
11,838
2.06
< Towers >
2.26
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
2,767
< Total Healing >
7,642
14,593
< Experience >
14,696
19
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
8
72
< Time Dealing CC >
150

How to Counter Darius with Kennen in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize several significant Kennen vs. Darius matchup stats that can help us understand the differences and similarities between the two. Kennen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Darius’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kennen may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Darius..

Kennen often has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Darius. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kennen and Darius

Damage Types Compared

Kennen
Darius
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kennen
Darius

Who is Better, Kennen or Darius?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kennen usually fairs equally well when playing against Darius, with a 49.5% win rate. Therefore, Kennen makes an ok counter to Darius.

While Kennen does have a lower win rate compared to Darius, when facing one another, Kennen also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Kennen into Darius.

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

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kennen vs Darius matchups, Darius is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Kennen is a somewhat poor counter for Darius. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Kennen against Darius.

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 Darius Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Darius as Kennen, we analyzed 1,483 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 Darius 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

To truly master Kennen in order to counter Darius during both the laning 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 pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kennen often gets a similar amount of CS compared to Darius. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to have in your Kennen versus Darius build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Hextech Rocketbelt, and Stormsurge. When Kennen combined at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better vs Darius than with many other common item sets. In fact, Kennen had an average win rate of 49.5% battling Darius with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating Darius 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 picked for Kennen vs Darius LoL games, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.5% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Darius as Kennen are presented for all skill levels, merged. If you want to filter the statistics and builds to a specific skill level, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.