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How to Win Kennen vs Rek'Sai Counter MatchupKennen is in the b tier of champions

Kennen vs Rek'Sai

How to Beat Rek'Sai as Kennen in LoLKennen is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Rek'Sai as Kennen

based on 214 Kennen vs Rek'Sai matchups
Win Rate
47.7 %
K/D/A
1.93
Pick Rate
0.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of ranked LoL games that we review each week. Our guide on how to beat Rek'Sai as Kennen came out of an examination of 214 ranked matches where both champions clashed against each other. This particular champion matchup is relatively rare. Kennen has to counter Rek'Sai in only 0.5% of his rounds.

Kennen vs Rek'Sai Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kennen has done a dismal job of countering Rek'Sai. Typically, he wins a lowly 47.7% of matches the champs clash against each other in. In Kennen versus Rek'Sai games, Kennen’s team is 0.2% less probable to obtain first blood, indicating that he probably won't be able to get first blood against Rek'Sai.

Best Kennen vs Rek'Sai Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeHextech Alternator

Core Kennen Items

~22 Mins
Hextech RocketbeltShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

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
7
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 Rek'Sai as Kennen

Tips for Playing as Kennen against Rek'Sai

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 Rek'Sai

When Rek'Sai is near, she can see the position of you and your allies, but only if you're moving.

If you see one of Rek'Sai's tunnels, briefly stand on one of the entrances to destroy it.

Rek'Sai's Furious Bite gains damage as she builds Fury. Be very careful around her when her Fury is full.

Kennen vs Rek'Sai Counter Stats

Kennen Image
Win Rate
47.7 %
VS
Win Rate
52.3 %
Rek'Sai Image
6.1
< Kills >
7.5
6.7
< Deaths >
6.8
6.8
< Assists >
7.9
1.47
< Killing Sprees >
1.7
163
< Minions Killed >
35
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
1.38
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.46
2,215
< Physical Damage >
14,155
20,566
< Magic Damage >
100
594
< True Damage >
3,621
23,377
< Damage Dealt >
17,877
22,994
< Damage Taken >
36,607
11,620
< Gold Earned >
12,181
2.02
< Towers >
1.4
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.4
2,999
< Total Healing >
17,368
14,566
< Experience >
13,923
21
< Vision Score >
22
10
< Wards Placed >
6
75
< Time Dealing CC >
301

How to Counter Rek'Sai with Kennen in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here highlight several vital Kennen against Rek'Sai matchup statistics that can help you understand the distinctions between the two. As an example, Kennen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Rek'Sai’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Kennen may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Rek'Sai..

Kennen typically has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. Typically, he takes less damage than Rek'Sai. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kennen and Rek'Sai

Damage Types Compared

Kennen
Rek'Sai
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kennen
Rek'Sai

Who is Better, Kennen or Rek'Sai?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kennen usually loses when trying to fight Rek'Sai, with a 47.7% win rate. Therefore, Kennen makes a poor counter to Rek'Sai.

While Kennen does have a lower winrate than Rek'Sai, when they face off with one another, Kennen also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Kennen into Rek'Sai.

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

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kennen vs Rek'Sai matchups, Rek'Sai is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Kennen is a terribly counter to Rek'Sai. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Kennen against Rek'Sai.

Other Champion Matchups Against Kennen

Kennen Loses Against

SkarnerSkarner41.3% winrateNasusNasus42.2% winratePoppyPoppy42.9% winrateZyraZyra43.3% winrate

Kennen Wins Against

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Additional Information for Kennen Players

How We Calculated Our Kennen vs Rek'Sai Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rek'Sai as Kennen, we analyzed 214 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 Rek'Sai 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

Kennen Build Rek'Sai Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Kennen to counter Rek'Sai during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kennen usually racks up much more CS relative to Rek'Sai. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't require 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 a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Kennen versus Rek'Sai build include Hextech Rocketbelt, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Kennen included at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting Rek'Sai than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Kennen boasted an average win rate of 47.7% when countering Rek'Sai with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of annihilating Rek'Sai as Kennen, Kennen players should equip 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 sets players chose for Kennen vs Rek'Sai counterpicks, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 47.7% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Rek'Sai as Kennen are given for all skill levels combined. To scope the stats and builds to a particular division, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.