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

Kennen vs Nilah

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

based on 622 Kennen vs Nilah matchups
Win Rate
49.2 %
K/D/A
2.22
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends matches each and every week. In our dataset, Kennen fought Nilah in 622 matches. Using so many games with Kennen versus Nilah provides us a lot of faith in our capability to provide useful data and a pro build to defeat Nilah. This champ pairing is relatively rare. Kennen is forced to battle against Nilah in only 1.5% of his rounds.

Kennen vs Nilah Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kennen has done a poor job of countering Nilah. Typically, he wins a acceptable 49.2% of matches the champs oppose each other in. In Kennen versus Nilah rounds, Kennen’s side is 0.1% less probable to obtain first blood. This indicates that he most likely won't get first blood against Nilah.

Best Kennen vs Nilah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHextech Alternator

Core Kennen Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassHextech 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

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
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Nilah as Kennen

Tips for Playing as Kennen against Nilah

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.

Kennen vs Nilah Counter Stats

Kennen Image
Win Rate
49.2 %
VS
Win Rate
50.8 %
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6.4
< Kills >
7.4
6
< Deaths >
7
6.9
< Assists >
6.4
1.43
< Killing Sprees >
1.73
163
< Minions Killed >
171
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.49
2,178
< Physical Damage >
16,857
21,771
< Magic Damage >
189
658
< True Damage >
381
24,607
< Damage Dealt >
17,427
21,640
< Damage Taken >
24,634
11,579
< Gold Earned >
12,677
2.09
< Towers >
2.43
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
3,057
< Total Healing >
8,328
14,809
< Experience >
13,290
18
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
76
< Time Dealing CC >
87

How to Counter Nilah with Kennen in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here emphasize some strategic Kennen versus Nilah counter stats that may help you explain the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Kennen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Nilah’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kennen may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Nilah..

Kennen usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his counter does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Nilah. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kennen and Nilah

Damage Types Compared

Kennen
Nilah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kennen
Nilah

Who is Better, Kennen or Nilah?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Kennen usually fairs equally well when facing off against Nilah, with a 49.2% win rate. Therefore, Kennen makes an ok counter to Nilah.

While Kennen does have a lower winrate than Nilah, when on opposite teams, Kennen also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Kennen into Nilah.

Additionally, Kennen also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nilah. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kennen vs Nilah matchups, Nilah is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Kennen is a somewhat poor counter to Nilah. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Kennen against Nilah.

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 Nilah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nilah as Kennen, we analyzed 622 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 Nilah 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 to counter Nilah during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kennen usually gets a similar amount of CS compared to Nilah. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to have in your Kennen versus Nilah build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Kennen combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better vs Nilah than with many other typical builds. In fact, Kennen had an average winrate of 49.2% battling Nilah with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of defeating Nilah as Kennen, you 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 sets players picked for Kennen vs Nilah fights, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.2% win rate overall.

If you would like to get Kennen x Nilah tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a distinct rank, please select one from the selection menu provided above. By default, the statistics and build suggestions shown are computed using every round with data with these champs.