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

Kennen vs Mordekaiser

How to Beat Mordekaiser as Kennen in LoLKennen is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Mordekaiser as Kennen

based on 2,716 Kennen vs Mordekaiser matchups
Win Rate
46.8 %
K/D/A
1.94
Pick Rate
6.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked League matches each week. In our dataset, Kennen fought Mordekaiser in 2716 rounds. Including so many matchups for Kennen vs Mordekaiser provides us a lot of faith in our capability to prepare actionable statistics and a supported build to counter your rival. This particular champ matchup is somewhat uncommon. Kennen is forced to battle against Mordekaiser in only 6.7% of his matches.

Kennen vs Mordekaiser Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kennen does a pathetic job of beating Mordekaiser. Typically, he wins a lowly 46.8% of games the champions battle each other in. In Kennen against Mordekaiser games, Kennen’s team is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood versus Mordekaiser.

Best Kennen vs Mordekaiser Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Glowing MoteHextech Alternator

Core Kennen Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapHextech RocketbeltShadowflame

Optional Items

CryptbloomBanshee's VeilLich BaneZhonya'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

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearMinion DematerializerCosmic Insight
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
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Q
2
W
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E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Mordekaiser as Kennen

Tips for Playing as Kennen against Mordekaiser

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 Mordekaiser

Mordekaiser builds up a powerful damage aura when fighting champions, so keep your distance.

Realm of Death will cut you off from your teammates completely. Try to save mobility spells to escape Mordekaiser once inside

Damage he deals can be converted into a large shield, and consumed for health

Kennen vs Mordekaiser Counter Stats

Kennen Image
Win Rate
46.8 %
VS
Win Rate
53.2 %
Mordekaiser Image
5.9
< Kills >
7.2
6.3
< Deaths >
5.7
6.3
< Assists >
4.8
1.35
< Killing Sprees >
1.63
155
< Minions Killed >
157
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.45
1,983
< Physical Damage >
2,414
20,525
< Magic Damage >
19,246
606
< True Damage >
555
23,115
< Damage Dealt >
22,216
21,533
< Damage Taken >
32,091
11,118
< Gold Earned >
11,846
1.85
< Towers >
2.06
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
2,911
< Total Healing >
9,396
14,267
< Experience >
15,308
19
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
8
70
< Time Dealing CC >
247

How to Counter Mordekaiser with Kennen in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature several valuable Kennen versus Mordekaiser matchup stats that can help you understand the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Kennen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Mordekaiser’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Kennen may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Mordekaiser..

Kennen often has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Typically, he receives less damage than Mordekaiser. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kennen and Mordekaiser

Damage Types Compared

Kennen
Mordekaiser
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kennen
Mordekaiser

Who is Better, Kennen or Mordekaiser?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kennen usually loses when trying to fight Mordekaiser, with a 46.8% win rate. Thus, Kennen makes a poor counter to Mordekaiser.

While Kennen does have a lower winrate than Mordekaiser, when they face off with one another, Kennen also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging champion to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Kennen into Mordekaiser.

Furthermore, Kennen also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Mordekaiser. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kennen vs Mordekaiser matchups, Mordekaiser is the better champion with a much lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Kennen is a garbage counter to Mordekaiser. Focus your strategy on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Kennen against Mordekaiser.

Additional Information for Kennen Players

How We Calculated Our Kennen vs Mordekaiser Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Mordekaiser as Kennen, we analyzed 2,716 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 Mordekaiser 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 learn all of the intricacies of Kennen to counter Mordekaiser during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kennen typically gets a similar amount of CS relative to Mordekaiser. Champs who on average don't take much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The most important items to use in your Kennen versus Mordekaiser build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Hextech Rocketbelt, and Shadowflame. When Kennen bought at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting Mordekaiser than with many other typical builds. In fact, Kennen had an average win rate of 46.8% battling Mordekaiser with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Mordekaiser as Kennen, Kennen players should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Minion Dematerializer, Cosmic Insight, Taste of Blood, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Kennen vs Mordekaiser counterpicks, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 46.8% winrate overall.

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