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

Kennen vs Pyke

How to Beat Pyke as Kennen in LoLKennen is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Pyke as Kennen

based on 1,405 Kennen vs Pyke matchups
Win Rate
51.2 %
K/D/A
2.06
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked League matches each and every week. Within our data, Kennen faced Pyke 1405 times. Including so many matchups for Kennen versus Pyke provides us faith in our capability to prepare informative stats and a recommended build to destroy Pyke. This champion matchup is fairly rare. Kennen fights Pyke in only 3.5% of his rounds.

Kennen vs Pyke Matchup Summary

Kennen has done a decent job of beating Pyke. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.2% of the time the champs fight one another in. In Kennen versus Pyke rounds, Kennen’s team is 0.3% less probable to get first blood, indicating that he most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Pyke.

Best Kennen vs Pyke Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeHextech Alternator

Core Kennen Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapHextech RocketbeltStormsurge

Optional Items

CryptbloomVoid StaffShadowflameZhonya'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

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryAbsolute FocusScorch
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
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Pyke as Kennen

Tips for Playing as Kennen against Pyke

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 Pyke

Pyke regenerates a significant amount of damage he has taken from enemy champions, but only when you can't see him!

When Pyke is hidden nearby in his Ghostwater Dive, sharks will circle underneath your feet.

Try not to stand near low health allies. If Pyke executes them using Death From Below, you might be next on the list.

Kennen vs Pyke Counter Stats

Kennen Image
Win Rate
51.2 %
VS
Win Rate
48.8 %
Pyke Image
6.7
< Kills >
7
6.4
< Deaths >
7.5
6.5
< Assists >
8.5
1.55
< Killing Sprees >
1.62
162
< Minions Killed >
40
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.33
2,145
< Physical Damage >
9,690
21,403
< Magic Damage >
67
625
< True Damage >
2,376
24,174
< Damage Dealt >
12,134
22,238
< Damage Taken >
22,749
11,695
< Gold Earned >
10,372
2.05
< Towers >
1.12
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
2,955
< Total Healing >
4,866
14,818
< Experience >
10,829
19
< Vision Score >
70
9
< Wards Placed >
32
72
< Time Dealing CC >
93

How to Counter Pyke with Kennen in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore several strategic Kennen against Pyke counter statistics that can help you explain the distinctions between this pair of champions. Kennen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Pyke’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Kennen may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Pyke..

Kennen typically has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Pyke. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kennen and Pyke

Damage Types Compared

Kennen
Pyke
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kennen
Pyke

Who is Better, Kennen or Pyke?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Kennen usually wins when playing against Pyke, with a 51.2% win rate. As a result, Kennen makes a good counter for Pyke.

While Kennen does have a higher winrate than Pyke, when they face off with one another, Kennen also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Kennen into Pyke.

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

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Kennen vs Pyke matchups, Kennen is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Kennen is a decent counter to Pyke. You will do well by focussing your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kennen against Pyke.

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

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Additional Information for Kennen Players

How We Calculated Our Kennen vs Pyke Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Pyke as Kennen, we analyzed 1,405 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 Pyke 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Kennen in order to counter Pyke during both the early game 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 listen to the build and stats shown here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kennen usually picks up much more CS relative to Pyke. Champs who typically don't take much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Kennen versus Pyke build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Hextech Rocketbelt, and Stormsurge. When Kennen bought at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when fighting Pyke than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Kennen boasted an average winrate of 51.2% when countering Pyke with this build.

To have the best probability of coming out on top against Pyke as Kennen, you should equip the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Absolute Focus, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Kennen vs Pyke LoL games, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 51.2% win rate overall.

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