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

Kennen vs Gragas

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

based on 752 Kennen vs Gragas matchups
Win Rate
50.1 %
K/D/A
2
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked League of Legends games that we analyze each and every week. This guide on how to beat Gragas as Kennen came out of an examination of 752 ranked matches where both champions opposed each other. This champ pairing is fairly rare. Kennen fights Gragas in only 1.9% of his games.

Kennen vs Gragas Matchup Summary

Kennen does a ok job of countering Gragas. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.1% of games the champs face one another in. In Kennen vs Gragas matches, Kennen’s side is 0.0% more expected to get first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Gragas.

Best Kennen vs Gragas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeGlowing Mote

Core Kennen Items

~22 Mins
Hextech RocketbeltZhonya's HourglassShadowflame

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurge

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
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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W
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W
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Gragas as Kennen

Tips for Playing as Kennen against Gragas

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 Gragas

Body Slam is on a very low cooldown, making it difficult to pursue Gragas. Don't overextend yourself chasing him.

Gragas can knock everybody away with his ultimate. Be careful that you don't get knocked into him or, worse, an enemy tower.

Kennen vs Gragas Counter Stats

Kennen Image
Win Rate
50.1 %
VS
Win Rate
49.9 %
Gragas Image
6.2
< Kills >
6.2
6.3
< Deaths >
6.1
6.4
< Assists >
7.2
1.42
< Killing Sprees >
1.42
167
< Minions Killed >
113
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.59
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.43
2,203
< Physical Damage >
1,368
20,848
< Magic Damage >
18,484
575
< True Damage >
572
23,627
< Damage Dealt >
20,425
22,788
< Damage Taken >
30,304
11,626
< Gold Earned >
11,499
2.05
< Towers >
1.6
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.13
3,191
< Total Healing >
12,236
14,776
< Experience >
14,319
20
< Vision Score >
21
9
< Wards Placed >
8
75
< Time Dealing CC >
406

How to Counter Gragas with Kennen in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore several important Kennen vs. Gragas counter stats that can help us understand the distinctions between the two. Kennen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Gragas’s ratio of NaN, showing that Kennen may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Gragas..

Kennen often has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Typically, he takes less damage than Gragas. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kennen and Gragas

Damage Types Compared

Kennen
Gragas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kennen
Gragas

Who is Better, Kennen or Gragas?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Kennen usually fairs equally well when facing off against Gragas, with a 50.1% win rate. Therefore, Kennen makes an ok counter to Gragas.

While Kennen does have a higher winrate than Gragas, when facing one another, Kennen also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming champion to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Kennen into Gragas.

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

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

Kennen is a decent counter for Gragas. You will do well by focussing your tactics on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Kennen against Gragas.

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 Gragas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gragas as Kennen, we analyzed 752 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 Gragas 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 in order to counter Gragas during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kennen usually gets a similar amount of CS compared to Gragas. Champs who typically don't get much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs 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 do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Kennen versus Gragas build include Hextech Rocketbelt, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Shadowflame. When Kennen combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better when facing Gragas than with many other common item sets. In fact, Kennen had an average winrate of 50.1% when playing against Gragas with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of beating Gragas 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 combinations players chose for Kennen vs Gragas counterpicks, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 50.1% winrate overall.

If you would like to get Kennen vs Gragas tips and counter stats for a an individual skill level, feel free to select one from the selection menu provided above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and strategies given are computed using every game with data with both champs.