Kennen vs Karthus
How to Beat Karthus as Kennen
based on 567 Kennen vs Karthus matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kennen vs Karthus Matchup Summary
Best Kennen vs Karthus Counter Build
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Core Kennen Items
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Guide to Countering Karthus as Kennen
Tips for Playing as Kennen against Karthus
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 Karthus
Karthus can cast spells for a short duration after he is killed. Move away from his corpse to be safe.
Make sure you always have enough health to survive Requiem, even if you have to go back to the base more frequently to heal.
Kennen vs Karthus Counter Stats
How to Counter Karthus with Kennen in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here clarify several influential Kennen against Karthus counter statistics that may help us understand the differences between these two champions. For instance, Kennen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Karthus’s ratio of NaN, showing that Kennen may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Karthus..
Kennen often has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. On average, he takes less damage than Karthus. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Kennen and Karthus
Damage Types Compared
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Who is Better, Kennen or Karthus?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kennen usually fairs equally well when facing off against Karthus, with a 49.6% win rate. As a result, Kennen makes an ok counter to Karthus.
While Kennen does have a lower winrate than Karthus, when on opposite teams, Kennen also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Kennen into Karthus.
Furthermore, Kennen also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Karthus. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Kennen vs Karthus matchups, Karthus is the better champ 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 somewhat poor counter to Karthus. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kennen against Karthus.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Kennen in order to counter Karthus during both the laning 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 stats displayed here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kennen on average racks up more CS as Karthus. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Kennen versus Karthus build include Hextech Rocketbelt, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Kennen bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better countering Karthus than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Kennen had an average winrate of 49.6% battling Karthus with these items in his kit.
To have the best probability of vanquishing Karthus as Kennen, you should take the Summon Aery, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Scorch, Taste of Blood, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Kennen vs Karthus counter picks, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.6% win rate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Karthus as Kennen are given for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a distinct player tier, you should use the selection menu located at the top of this page.