Kennen vs Sona
How to Beat Sona as Kennen
based on 991 Kennen vs Sona matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kennen vs Sona Matchup Summary
Best Kennen vs Sona Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Sona as Kennen
Tips for Playing as Kennen against Sona
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 Sona
Spread out when you see Sona so she can't make your entire team dance.
Kill Sona first, as she will heal up her team if left alone for too long.
Kennen vs Sona Counter Stats
How to Counter Sona with Kennen in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here underscore some vital Kennen versus Sona matchup statistics that can help you explain the distinctions between the pair. Kennen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Sona’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Kennen may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Sona. This observation is in large part caused by the difference in kills.
Kennen typically has a much larger longest killing spree than his foe does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Sona. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Kennen and Sona
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Who is Better, Kennen or Sona?
Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Kennen usually loses when trying to fight Sona, with a 47.8% win rate. As a result, Kennen makes a poor counter to Sona.
While Kennen does have a lower winrate than Sona, when facing one another, Kennen also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champ to develop with. You should be very concerned when picking Kennen into Sona.
Additionally, Kennen also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Sona. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kennen vs Sona matchups, Sona is the better champion with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.
Kennen is a trash counter for Sona. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Kennen against Sona.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Kennen to counter Sona during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind 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 usually gets much more CS as Sona. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They 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, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The top items to prioritize in your Kennen versus Sona build consist of Zhonya's Hourglass, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Kennen incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better when facing Sona than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Kennen had an average win rate of 47.8% when countering Sona with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest probability of crushing Sona as Kennen, Kennen players should use 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 combinations players chose for Kennen vs Sona counter picks, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 47.8% win rate overall.
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