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

Kennen vs Jinx

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

based on 2,067 Kennen vs Jinx matchups
Win Rate
46.1 %
K/D/A
2.03
Pick Rate
5.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of rated League of Legends rounds that we review each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Jinx as Kennen resulted from an examination of 2067 ranked rounds where both champs faced off against one another. This champ pairing is somewhat uncommon. Kennen encounters Jinx in only 5.1% of his matches.

Kennen vs Jinx Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kennen has done a pathetic job of beating Jinx. Typically, he wins a lowly 46.1% of games the champs face one another in. In Kennen versus Jinx matches, Kennen’s team is 0.1% less expected to obtain first blood. This implies that he probably won't get first blood against Jinx.

Best Kennen vs Jinx Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalHextech Alternator

Core Kennen Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

CryptbloomZhonya's HourglassVoid StaffHextech 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

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryAbsolute FocusScorch
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
7
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 Jinx as Kennen

Tips for Playing as Kennen against Jinx

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 Jinx

Jinx's ultimate does less damage the closer you are to her.

Jinx's minigun takes time to ramp up. If you see her poking with rockets try to jump on her and burst her down.

Jinx's snare grenades have a long cooldown and are her primary means of protecting herself. If she misses with them she will have a hard time escaping if engaged upon.

Kennen vs Jinx Counter Stats

Kennen Image
Win Rate
46.1 %
VS
Win Rate
53.9 %
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6.2
< Kills >
6.8
6
< Deaths >
6.3
6
< Assists >
7.2
1.44
< Killing Sprees >
1.61
156
< Minions Killed >
175
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.27
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.58
2,036
< Physical Damage >
18,306
20,129
< Magic Damage >
1,014
598
< True Damage >
391
22,764
< Damage Dealt >
19,712
21,690
< Damage Taken >
19,777
11,197
< Gold Earned >
12,071
1.92
< Towers >
2.6
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
2,952
< Total Healing >
4,849
14,293
< Experience >
12,622
18
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
8
72
< Time Dealing CC >
92

How to Counter Jinx with Kennen in LoL

The stats shown here show several significant Kennen vs. Jinx matchup statistics that may help us figure out the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Kennen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Jinx’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Kennen may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Jinx..

Kennen normally has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Jinx. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kennen and Jinx

Damage Types Compared

Kennen
Jinx
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kennen
Jinx

Who is Better, Kennen or Jinx?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kennen usually loses when trying to fight Jinx, with a 46.1% win rate. As a result, Kennen makes a bad counter to Jinx.

While Kennen does have a lower win rate compared to Jinx, when on opposite teams, Kennen also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult character to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Kennen into Jinx.

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

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kennen vs Jinx matchups, Jinx is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Kennen is a bad counter for Jinx. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Kennen against Jinx.

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 Jinx Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Jinx as Kennen, we analyzed 2,067 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 Jinx 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

Kennen Build Jinx Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Kennen in order to counter Jinx 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 displayed above, you will grow 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 relative to Jinx. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Kennen versus Jinx build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Kennen included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better versus Jinx than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Kennen boasted an average winrate of 46.1% when countering Jinx with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Jinx as Kennen, Kennen players should use 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 we have analyed for Kennen vs Jinx LoL games, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 46.1% win rate overall.

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