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

Kennen vs Kindred

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

based on 842 Kennen vs Kindred matchups
Win Rate
52.9 %
K/D/A
2.22
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked League games every week. In our dataset, Kennen faced Kindred 842 times. Including so many games with Kennen vs Kindred provides us confidence in our capability to provide useful statistics and a supported build to smash your opposition. This champion matchup is relatively rare. Kennen fights Kindred in only 2.1% of his games.

Kennen vs Kindred Matchup Summary

Kennen does a good job of countering Kindred. Normally, he wins a whopping 52.9% of the time the champions oppose each other in. In Kennen vs Kindred matches, Kennen’s side is 0.1% less likely to earn first blood, indicating that he most likely won't get first blood against Kindred.

Best Kennen vs Kindred Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHextech 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

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
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Q
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W
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Guide to Countering Kindred as Kennen

Tips for Playing as Kennen against Kindred

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 Kindred

When Kindred uses Lamb's Respite get inside, it stops all champions from dying.

Kindred is fragile - turn the pressure up on her, and she will be forced to play cautiously.

Clear the Hunts Wolf activates on jungle camps to slow down Kindred's damage output.

Kennen vs Kindred Counter Stats

Kennen Image
Win Rate
52.9 %
VS
Win Rate
47.1 %
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6.6
< Kills >
6.4
5.8
< Deaths >
7
6.3
< Assists >
7.3
1.5
< Killing Sprees >
1.46
158
< Minions Killed >
40
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
1.47
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.41
2,149
< Physical Damage >
13,972
20,759
< Magic Damage >
3,719
617
< True Damage >
1,189
23,525
< Damage Dealt >
18,880
21,778
< Damage Taken >
30,763
11,408
< Gold Earned >
11,868
2.07
< Towers >
1.45
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.34
3,003
< Total Healing >
16,668
14,369
< Experience >
13,266
19
< Vision Score >
23
9
< Wards Placed >
6
72
< Time Dealing CC >
215

How to Counter Kindred with Kennen in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify several valuable Kennen versus Kindred matchup statistics that can help us explain the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. Kennen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kindred’s ratio of NaN, showing that Kennen may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Kindred..

Kennen often has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. On average, he takes less damage than Kindred. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kennen and Kindred

Damage Types Compared

Kennen
Kindred
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kennen
Kindred

Who is Better, Kennen or Kindred?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Kennen usually wins when trying to fight Kindred, with a 52.9% win rate. Thus, Kennen makes a good counter for Kindred.

While Kennen does have a higher win rate than Kindred, when they face off with one another, Kennen also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming character to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Kennen into Kindred.

Moreover, Kennen also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kindred. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Kennen is an above average counter for Kindred. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Kennen against Kindred.

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 Kindred Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kindred as Kennen, we analyzed 842 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 Kindred 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 Kindred 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 displayed here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kennen often accumulates much more CS as Kindred. Champs who on average don't earn much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts 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 values reported here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Kennen versus Kindred 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 Kindred than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Kennen had an average win rate of 52.9% when playing against Kindred with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of defeating Kindred as Kennen, Kennen players should take the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Absolute Focus, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Kennen vs Kindred counterpicks, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 52.9% win rate overall.

If you want to view Kennen vs Kindred tips and builds for a a particular division rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu provided above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and build suggestions given are computed using every round with data with both champs.