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

Kennen vs Sett

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

based on 1,072 Kennen vs Sett matchups
Win Rate
47.2 %
K/D/A
2.06
Pick Rate
2.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League rounds that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Sett as Kennen resulted from an analysis of 1072 ranked rounds where both champions clashed against one another. This counter pairing is relatively rare. Kennen has to counter Sett in only 2.6% of his matches.

Kennen vs Sett Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kennen has done a poor job of beating Sett. On average, he wins a lowly 47.2% of games the champs oppose each other in. In Kennen against Sett rounds, Kennen’s team is 0.1% less expected to earn first blood. This implies that he probably won't get first blood against Sett.

Best Kennen vs Sett Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHextech Alternator

Core Kennen Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapHextech RocketbeltStormsurge

Optional Items

Void 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 ForceHealth Scaling
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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W
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R
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Sett as Kennen

Tips for Playing as Kennen against Sett

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.

Kennen vs Sett Counter Stats

Kennen Image
Win Rate
47.2 %
VS
Win Rate
52.8 %
Sett Image
6.3
< Kills >
5.7
6.2
< Deaths >
6.4
6.5
< Assists >
5.2
1.47
< Killing Sprees >
1.31
156
< Minions Killed >
149
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.58
2,389
< Physical Damage >
14,977
22,630
< Magic Damage >
232
642
< True Damage >
4,864
25,661
< Damage Dealt >
20,074
22,202
< Damage Taken >
35,957
11,397
< Gold Earned >
11,421
1.95
< Towers >
2.62
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
3,076
< Total Healing >
5,589
14,623
< Experience >
14,456
19
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
9
76
< Time Dealing CC >
171

How to Counter Sett with Kennen in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show several valuable Kennen vs. Sett counter stats that can help you figure out the distinctions between the two. As an example, Kennen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Sett’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Kennen may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Sett..

Kennen often has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. On average, he receives less damage than Sett. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kennen and Sett

Damage Types Compared

Kennen
Sett
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kennen
Sett

Who is Better, Kennen or Sett?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Kennen usually loses when trying to fight Sett, with a 47.2% win rate. Therefore, Kennen makes a poor counter for Sett.

While Kennen does have a lower win rate than Sett, when facing one another, Kennen also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging character to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Kennen into Sett.

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

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kennen vs Sett matchups, Sett is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Kennen is a bad counter for Sett. You will do well by focussing your tactics on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kennen against Sett.

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 Sett Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sett as Kennen, we analyzed 1,072 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 Sett 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 learn all of the intricacies of Kennen in order to counter Sett during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kennen most often picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Sett. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Kennen versus Sett build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Hextech Rocketbelt, and Stormsurge. When Kennen incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when facing Sett than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Kennen had an average win rate of 47.2% battling Sett with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of defeating Sett 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 runes we have analyed for Kennen vs Sett fights, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 47.2% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Sett as Kennen are presented for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to a particular rank, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.