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

Kennen vs Wukong

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

based on 415 Kennen vs Wukong matchups
Win Rate
47.7 %
K/D/A
2
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of ranked LoL rounds that we get from Riot Games each week. Our guide on how to beat Wukong as Kennen came out of an examination of 415 ranked games where both champs clashed against one another. This particular pairing is somewhat rare. Kennen fights Wukong in only 1.0% of his rounds.

Kennen vs Wukong Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kennen has done a poor job of beating Wukong. Normally, he wins a lowly 47.7% of the time the champs oppose one another in. In Kennen versus Wukong matches, Kennen’s team is 0.1% less probable to obtain first blood, indicating that he probably won't get first blood versus Wukong.

Best Kennen vs Wukong Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeHextech Alternator

Core Kennen Items

~22 Mins
Hextech RocketbeltShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Zhonya'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 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
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
9
Q
10
W
11
R
12
W
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W
14
E
15
E
16
R

Guide to Countering Wukong as Kennen

Tips for Playing as Kennen against Wukong

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 Wukong

Wukong becomes tougher to kill when surrounded by his enemies. Try to isolate him to gain an advantage.

Wukong will often use Decoy after Nimbus Strike. Try delaying your abilities by a short amount of time to ensure that you're hitting the real Wukong.

Kennen vs Wukong Counter Stats

Kennen Image
Win Rate
47.7 %
VS
Win Rate
52.3 %
Wukong Image
6.2
< Kills >
6.4
6.3
< Deaths >
6.1
6.4
< Assists >
7
1.43
< Killing Sprees >
1.55
162
< Minions Killed >
88
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.81
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.6
1,936
< Physical Damage >
14,180
21,192
< Magic Damage >
2,300
604
< True Damage >
914
23,733
< Damage Dealt >
17,395
22,324
< Damage Taken >
31,042
11,526
< Gold Earned >
11,795
1.92
< Towers >
2.03
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.19
2,968
< Total Healing >
9,862
14,641
< Experience >
14,081
20
< Vision Score >
21
9
< Wards Placed >
7
75
< Time Dealing CC >
144

How to Counter Wukong with Kennen in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature some critical Kennen vs. Wukong matchup stats that may help you interpret the differences between the pair. As an example, Kennen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Wukong’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kennen may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Wukong..

Kennen normally has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Wukong. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kennen and Wukong

Damage Types Compared

Kennen
Wukong
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kennen
Wukong

Who is Better, Kennen or Wukong?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Kennen usually loses when trying to fight Wukong, with a 47.7% win rate. Thus, Kennen makes a bad counter to Wukong.

While Kennen does have a lower winrate than Wukong, when they face off with one another, Kennen also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex character to learn. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Kennen into Wukong.

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

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kennen vs Wukong matchups, Wukong is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Kennen is a trash counter for Wukong. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Kennen against Wukong.

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 Wukong Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Wukong as Kennen, we analyzed 415 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 Wukong 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 Wukong Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Kennen to counter Wukong during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kennen typically gets more CS compared to Wukong. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.

The best items to use in your Kennen versus Wukong build include Hextech Rocketbelt, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Kennen incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better when facing Wukong than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Kennen boasted an average win rate of 47.7% when countering Wukong with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of annihilating Wukong 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. Of all the rune sets players used for Kennen vs Wukong counters, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 47.7% win rate overall.

If you need to see Kennen x Wukong tips and counter stats for a a particular skill level, feel free to select one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the stats and strategies displayed are calculated using every game played with both champs.