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

Kennen vs Soraka

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

based on 955 Kennen vs Soraka matchups
Win Rate
49.1 %
K/D/A
2.03
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of rated League rounds that we review each week. This guide on how to beat Soraka as Kennen resulted from an analysis of 955 ranked matches where both champs battled one another. This particular counter matchup is relatively rare. Kennen encounters Soraka in only 2.4% of his matches.

Kennen vs Soraka Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kennen has done a dismal job of countering Soraka. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.1% of matches the champions face off with one another in. In Kennen versus Soraka games, Kennen’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood against Soraka.

Best Kennen vs Soraka Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeAether Wisp

Core Kennen Items

~22 Mins
Hextech RocketbeltShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya'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

SorcerySummon AeryNimbus CloakTranscendenceScorch
DominationTaste of BloodUltimate Hunter
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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Q
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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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R

Guide to Countering Soraka as Kennen

Tips for Playing as Kennen against Soraka

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 Soraka

It's easier to focus Soraka than the ally she is healing.

Focus on attacking Soraka when she ever ventures to the frontline to heal her allies.

Take advantage of Soraka's long cooldown on Equinox if she uses it to harass.

Kennen vs Soraka Counter Stats

Kennen Image
Win Rate
49.1 %
VS
Win Rate
50.9 %
Soraka Image
5.9
< Kills >
1
5.9
< Deaths >
5.6
6.1
< Assists >
14.4
1.36
< Killing Sprees >
0.13
161
< Minions Killed >
26
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.52
2,262
< Physical Damage >
587
21,625
< Magic Damage >
4,867
631
< True Damage >
364
24,518
< Damage Dealt >
5,818
21,652
< Damage Taken >
16,432
11,305
< Gold Earned >
8,077
2.07
< Towers >
2.12
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0
3,062
< Total Healing >
23,478
14,397
< Experience >
10,520
19
< Vision Score >
54
9
< Wards Placed >
24
75
< Time Dealing CC >
201

How to Counter Soraka with Kennen in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight several important Kennen versus Soraka matchup statistics that may help us understand the distinctions between the two. For instance, Kennen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Soraka’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Kennen may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Soraka. This observation is largely caused by the difference in kills.

Kennen often has a much larger longest killing spree than his matchup does. Typically, he takes more damage than Soraka. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kennen and Soraka

Damage Types Compared

Kennen
Soraka
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kennen
Soraka

Who is Better, Kennen or Soraka?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kennen usually fairs equally well when playing against Soraka, with a 49.1% win rate. Thus, Kennen makes an ok counter for Soraka.

While Kennen does have a lower winrate compared to Soraka, when on opposite teams, Kennen also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Kennen into Soraka.

Additionally, Kennen has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Soraka. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Kennen vs Soraka matchups, Soraka is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Kennen is a somewhat poor counter for Soraka. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Kennen against Soraka.

Additional Information for Kennen Players

How We Calculated Our Kennen vs Soraka Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Soraka as Kennen, we analyzed 955 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 Soraka 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 learn all of the intricacies of Kennen to counter Soraka during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kennen typically accumulates much more CS compared to Soraka. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The best items to use in your Kennen versus Soraka build consist of Hextech Rocketbelt, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Kennen bought at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better versus Soraka than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Kennen boasted an average winrate of 49.1% when countering Soraka with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against Soraka as Kennen, you should take 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 picked for Kennen vs Soraka fights, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.1% winrate overall.

If you need to see Kennen vs Soraka tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a specific rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. By default, the statistics and guides displayed are calculated using every round finished with these champions.