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

Kennen vs Rakan

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

based on 1,219 Kennen vs Rakan matchups
Win Rate
44.9 %
K/D/A
2.08
Pick Rate
3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of ranked LoL games that we review each week. This guide on how to beat Rakan as Kennen resulted from an analysis of 1219 ranked rounds where both champions fought one another. This champ matchup is fairly rare. Kennen encounters Rakan in only 3.0% of his games.

Kennen vs Rakan Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kennen does a awful job of countering Rakan. Typically, he wins a lowly 44.9% of the time the champs face off with each other in. In Kennen vs Rakan games, Kennen’s team is 0.1% less probable to earn first blood. This indicates that he most likely won't get first blood versus Rakan.

Best Kennen vs Rakan Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalHextech Alternator

Core Kennen Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapHextech RocketbeltStormsurge

Optional Items

ShadowflameZhonya's HourglassVoid Staff

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 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
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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W
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W
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W
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E
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Guide to Countering Rakan as Kennen

Tips for Playing as Kennen against Rakan

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 Rakan

Champions with crowd control that can be applied quickly excel against Rakan.

Catching Rakan with no allies around severely inhibits his mobility. Try to find him alone.

Rakan's movement abilities forecast their destination. Try to use this to your advantage.

Kennen vs Rakan Counter Stats

Kennen Image
Win Rate
44.9 %
VS
Win Rate
55.1 %
Rakan Image
6
< Kills >
1.6
6
< Deaths >
5.5
6.5
< Assists >
14.9
1.38
< Killing Sprees >
0.26
164
< Minions Killed >
33
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.53
2,091
< Physical Damage >
1,207
21,002
< Magic Damage >
5,150
608
< True Damage >
764
23,701
< Damage Dealt >
7,121
21,666
< Damage Taken >
20,596
11,387
< Gold Earned >
8,436
1.96
< Towers >
1.88
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
2,943
< Total Healing >
5,899
14,464
< Experience >
10,658
19
< Vision Score >
67
9
< Wards Placed >
32
75
< Time Dealing CC >
162

How to Counter Rakan with Kennen in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify some important Kennen versus Rakan matchup stats that can help you figure out the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. As an example, Kennen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Rakan’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Kennen may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Rakan. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.

Kennen usually has a much larger longest killing spree than his counter does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Rakan. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kennen and Rakan

Damage Types Compared

Kennen
Rakan
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kennen
Rakan

Who is Better, Kennen or Rakan?

Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Kennen usually loses when facing off against Rakan, with a 44.9% win rate. Thus, Kennen makes a poor counter for Rakan.

While Kennen does have a much lower win rate than Rakan, when on opposite teams, Kennen also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult character to develop with. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Kennen into Rakan.

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

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

Kennen is a bad counter to Rakan. Focus your actions on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kennen against Rakan.

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 Rakan Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rakan as Kennen, we analyzed 1,219 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 Rakan 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 truly master Kennen to counter Rakan during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kennen often racks up much more CS as Rakan. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Kennen versus Rakan build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Hextech Rocketbelt, and Stormsurge. When Kennen included at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better when facing Rakan than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Kennen boasted an average win rate of 44.9% when countering Rakan with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of annihilating Rakan as Kennen, Kennen players should take the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Absolute Focus, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Kennen vs Rakan fights, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 44.9% winrate overall.

If you need to see Kennen versus Rakan tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a particular rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. By default, the statistics and guides given are calculated using every round played with both champions.