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

Kennen vs Orianna

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

based on 558 Kennen vs Orianna matchups
Win Rate
54.3 %
K/D/A
2.1
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League of Legends games that we review each and every week. This guide on how to beat Orianna as Kennen resulted from an analysis of 558 ranked rounds where both champs faced each other. This champion matchup is somewhat rare. Kennen has to counter Orianna in only 1.4% of his matches.

Kennen vs Orianna Matchup Summary

Kennen has done a great job of beating Orianna. Normally, he wins a fantastic 54.3% of the time the champs oppose each other in. In Kennen vs Orianna games, Kennen’s team is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood versus Orianna.

Best Kennen vs Orianna Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeHextech Alternator

Core Kennen Items

~22 Mins
Hextech RocketbeltZhonya's HourglassStormsurge

Optional Items

Shadowflame

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
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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 Orianna as Kennen

Tips for Playing as Kennen against Orianna

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 Orianna

Orianna can only affect the area the Ball is around. Use this to your advantage.

Watch out for Orianna's Ball returning to her due to leashing. This may cause some unexpected situations.

Kennen vs Orianna Counter Stats

Kennen Image
Win Rate
54.3 %
VS
Win Rate
45.7 %
Orianna Image
6.3
< Kills >
5.6
5.9
< Deaths >
6
6.1
< Assists >
9.1
1.44
< Killing Sprees >
1.29
166
< Minions Killed >
174
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.44
2,116
< Physical Damage >
967
20,635
< Magic Damage >
19,940
610
< True Damage >
285
23,362
< Damage Dealt >
21,193
22,213
< Damage Taken >
19,354
11,645
< Gold Earned >
11,513
2.19
< Towers >
2.06
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
3,196
< Total Healing >
1,784
14,776
< Experience >
14,557
19
< Vision Score >
21
9
< Wards Placed >
10
73
< Time Dealing CC >
340

How to Counter Orianna with Kennen in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature several important Kennen versus Orianna counter stats that may help us interpret the distinctions between the two. For instance, Kennen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Orianna’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kennen may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Orianna..

Kennen usually has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Orianna. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kennen and Orianna

Damage Types Compared

Kennen
Orianna
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kennen
Orianna

Who is Better, Kennen or Orianna?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Kennen usually wins when playing against Orianna, with a 54.3% win rate. Therefore, Kennen makes a great counter for Orianna.

While Kennen does have a much higher win rate than Orianna, when on opposite teams, Kennen also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging character to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Kennen into Orianna.

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

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kennen vs Orianna 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 teamfights.

Kennen is a great counter to Orianna. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Kennen against Orianna.

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

QuinnQuinn+ 54.2% 306 GamesTrundleTrundle+ 54.4% 1541 GamesKledKled+ 55.4% 233 GamesUrgotUrgot+ 56.2% 313 Games

Additional Information for Kennen Players

How We Calculated Our Kennen vs Orianna Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Orianna as Kennen, we analyzed 558 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 Orianna 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 Orianna during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kennen most often accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Orianna. Champions who typically don't take much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions 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 case, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Kennen versus Orianna build include Hextech Rocketbelt, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Stormsurge. When Kennen bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better vs Orianna than with most other typical builds. In fact, Kennen boasted an average winrate of 54.3% when countering Orianna with this build.

To have the best probability of vanquishing Orianna as Kennen, Kennen players 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 combinations players chose for Kennen vs Orianna clashes, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 54.3% winrate overall.

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