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

Kennen vs Gwen

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

based on 761 Kennen vs Gwen matchups
Win Rate
51.9 %
K/D/A
2.16
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of rated League of Legends matches that we analyze each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Gwen as Kennen resulted from an evaluation of 761 ranked games where both champions fought one another. This pairing is fairly rare. Kennen encounters Gwen in only 1.9% of his games.

Kennen vs Gwen Matchup Summary

Kennen does a decent job of countering Gwen. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.9% of games the champions battle one another in. In Kennen versus Gwen rounds, Kennen’s team is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood. This indicates that he probably will get first blood against Gwen.

Best Kennen vs Gwen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeHextech Alternator

Core Kennen Items

~22 Mins
Zhonya's HourglassShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapHextech Rocketbelt

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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Q
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W
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R
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W
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Gwen as Kennen

Tips for Playing as Kennen against Gwen

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 Gwen

Gwen must hit something to recast her Ultimate, try to evade her between casts.

Gwen needs to attack a few times to set up her damage, so try to get the jump on her.

Gwen's Hallowed Mist shroud will only follow her once, after that it will dissipate when she leaves.

Kennen vs Gwen Counter Stats

Kennen Image
Win Rate
51.9 %
VS
Win Rate
48.1 %
Gwen Image
6.6
< Kills >
5.9
6.1
< Deaths >
6.2
6.6
< Assists >
4.6
1.53
< Killing Sprees >
1.37
167
< Minions Killed >
161
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.3
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.6
2,097
< Physical Damage >
2,604
21,628
< Magic Damage >
14,183
573
< True Damage >
3,294
24,300
< Damage Dealt >
20,081
22,384
< Damage Taken >
30,804
11,786
< Gold Earned >
12,215
2.15
< Towers >
2.76
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.08
3,129
< Total Healing >
7,443
15,103
< Experience >
15,295
20
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
8
73
< Time Dealing CC >
149

How to Counter Gwen with Kennen in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature several critical Kennen versus Gwen counter statistics that can help you distinguish the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Kennen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Gwen’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Kennen may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Gwen..

Kennen typically has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Gwen. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the champ with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kennen and Gwen

Damage Types Compared

Kennen
Gwen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kennen
Gwen

Who is Better, Kennen or Gwen?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kennen usually wins when trying to fight Gwen, with a 51.9% win rate. Therefore, Kennen makes a good counter for Gwen.

While Kennen does have a higher win rate than Gwen, when they face off with one another, Kennen also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Kennen into Gwen.

Additionally, Kennen has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gwen. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kennen vs Gwen matchups, Kennen is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Kennen is a decent counter to Gwen. Focus your strategy on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Kennen against Gwen.

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 Gwen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gwen as Kennen, we analyzed 761 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 Gwen 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 Gwen during both the early game 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 pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kennen usually accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Gwen. Champions who typically don't get much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Kennen versus Gwen build include Zhonya's Hourglass, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Kennen included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when fighting Gwen than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Kennen boasted an average winrate of 51.9% when countering Gwen with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of defeating Gwen as Kennen, you should use 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 builds players chose for Kennen vs Gwen counters, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 51.9% win rate overall.

If you would like to view Kennen vs Gwen tips and counter builds for a a distinct player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the stats and strategies shown are computed using every match played with these champs.