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

Kennen vs Rengar

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

based on 1,474 Kennen vs Rengar matchups
Win Rate
49.9 %
K/D/A
2.08
Pick Rate
3.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked League of Legends games every week. Within our database, Kennen faced Rengar in 1474 games. With so many matchups for Kennen vs Rengar provides us confidence in our capability to produce actionable stats and a supported build to crush your opponent. This pairing is fairly rare. Kennen is forced to battle against Rengar in only 3.6% of his games.

Kennen vs Rengar Matchup Summary

Kennen does a average job of countering Rengar. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.9% of games the champions oppose each other in. In Kennen vs Rengar matches, Kennen’s team is 0.1% less probable to get first blood, implying that he probably won't get first blood against Rengar.

Best Kennen vs Rengar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeAether Wisp

Core Kennen Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapHextech RocketbeltStormsurge

Optional Items

ShadowflameVoid StaffZhonya'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

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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Q
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Guide to Countering Rengar as Kennen

Tips for Playing as Kennen against Rengar

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 Rengar

Rengar's passive enables him to leap out of brush, so avoid fighting him when near bushes.

Rengar puts an indicator over the nearest enemy champion when he is camouflaged during his ultimate.

Rengar gains an empowered ability when his resource bar is full. Try to confront him when it's low.

Kennen vs Rengar Counter Stats

Kennen Image
Win Rate
49.9 %
VS
Win Rate
50.1 %
Rengar Image
6.6
< Kills >
8.2
6.2
< Deaths >
7.2
6.3
< Assists >
6.3
1.53
< Killing Sprees >
1.89
164
< Minions Killed >
45
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
1.25
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.37
2,129
< Physical Damage >
17,426
20,995
< Magic Damage >
1,337
607
< True Damage >
1,141
23,732
< Damage Dealt >
19,905
22,192
< Damage Taken >
34,714
11,706
< Gold Earned >
13,122
2.06
< Towers >
1.28
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.33
2,966
< Total Healing >
16,494
14,739
< Experience >
14,457
19
< Vision Score >
21
9
< Wards Placed >
5
71
< Time Dealing CC >
238

How to Counter Rengar with Kennen in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore some strategic Kennen against Rengar matchup stats that can help you realize the distinctions between this pair of champions. For instance, Kennen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Rengar’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kennen may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Rengar..

Kennen usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. Typically, he receives less damage than Rengar. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kennen and Rengar

Damage Types Compared

Kennen
Rengar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kennen
Rengar

Who is Better, Kennen or Rengar?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kennen usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Rengar, with a 49.9% win rate. Thus, Kennen makes an ok counter for Rengar.

While Kennen does have a lower winrate compared to Rengar, when on opposite teams, Kennen also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Kennen into Rengar.

Furthermore, Kennen has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Rengar. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Kennen vs Rengar matchups, Rengar is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Kennen is a somewhat poor counter to Rengar. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kennen against Rengar.

Additional Information for Kennen Players

How We Calculated Our Kennen vs Rengar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rengar as Kennen, we analyzed 1,474 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 Rengar 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Kennen to counter Rengar during both the laning 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 mind the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kennen on average picks up much more CS relative to Rengar. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many 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 Rengar build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Hextech Rocketbelt, and Stormsurge. When Kennen bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better when facing Rengar than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Kennen had an average winrate of 49.9% when playing against Rengar with this build.

To have the best probability of coming out on top against Rengar 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 combinations players used for Kennen vs Rengar LoL games, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.9% win rate overall.

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