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

Kennen vs Lulu

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

based on 670 Kennen vs Lulu matchups
Win Rate
53 %
K/D/A
2.17
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of rated LoL games that we analyze each and every week. This guide on how to beat Lulu as Kennen came out of an evaluation of 670 ranked matches where both champs battled each other. This particular counter pairing is fairly rare. Kennen is forced to battle against Lulu in only 1.6% of his games.

Kennen vs Lulu Matchup Summary

Kennen does a good job of beating Lulu. On average, he wins a terrific 53.0% of the time the champions face off with one another in. In Kennen against Lulu rounds, Kennen’s team is 0.1% less likely to get first blood, implying that he probably won't get first blood against Lulu.

Best Kennen vs Lulu Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHextech Alternator

Core Kennen Items

~22 Mins
Hextech RocketbeltShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's Hourglass

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 ForceMagic Resist
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
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
8
W
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Q
10
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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E
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R

Guide to Countering Lulu as Kennen

Tips for Playing as Kennen against Lulu

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 Lulu

Lulu excels when opponents heavily commit. Don't give her this chance! Use heavy harass tactics instead to force Lulu and her partner out of lane.

The shots from Lulu's faerie can be intercepted - hide behind your minions to avoid the additional Faerie attacks.

Kennen vs Lulu Counter Stats

Kennen Image
Win Rate
53 %
VS
Win Rate
47 %
Lulu Image
6.2
< Kills >
1.5
5.8
< Deaths >
5.4
6.4
< Assists >
14
1.45
< Killing Sprees >
0.25
166
< Minions Killed >
29
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.47
2,115
< Physical Damage >
952
20,649
< Magic Damage >
5,470
615
< True Damage >
491
23,381
< Damage Dealt >
6,914
21,221
< Damage Taken >
16,558
11,578
< Gold Earned >
8,292
2.27
< Towers >
2
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
2,986
< Total Healing >
2,085
14,643
< Experience >
10,668
20
< Vision Score >
59
9
< Wards Placed >
26
73
< Time Dealing CC >
246

How to Counter Lulu with Kennen in LoL

The stats shown here highlight some critical Kennen versus Lulu counter stats that may help us distinguish the distinctions between the two. For instance, Kennen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Lulu’s ratio of NaN, showing that Kennen may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Lulu. This observation is largely caused by the difference in kills.

Kennen normally has a much larger longest killing spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Lulu. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kennen and Lulu

Damage Types Compared

Kennen
Lulu
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kennen
Lulu

Who is Better, Kennen or Lulu?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Kennen usually wins when facing off against Lulu, with a 53.0% win rate. As a result, Kennen makes a good counter for Lulu.

While Kennen does have a higher win rate than Lulu, when they face off with one another, Kennen also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult champion to learn. You should be be fine when picking Kennen into Lulu.

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

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

Kennen is a good counter to Lulu. Focus your tactics on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Kennen against Lulu.

Additional Information for Kennen Players

How We Calculated Our Kennen vs Lulu Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lulu as Kennen, we analyzed 670 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 Lulu 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Kennen in order to counter Lulu during both the laning 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 stats shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kennen on average picks up much more CS relative to Lulu. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They 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 require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Kennen versus Lulu build include Hextech Rocketbelt, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Kennen used at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when facing Lulu than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Kennen had an average win rate of 53.0% when countering Lulu with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of defeating Lulu as Kennen, Kennen players should equip 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 chose for Kennen vs Lulu matchups, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 53.0% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Lulu as Kennen are presented for every ranked division. To scope the statistics and builds to a particular division, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.