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

Kennen vs Swain

How to Beat Swain as Kennen in LoLKennen is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Swain as Kennen

based on 1,470 Kennen vs Swain matchups
Win Rate
44.8 %
K/D/A
2.06
Pick Rate
3.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of rated League of Legends rounds that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Swain as Kennen came out of an analysis of 1470 ranked games where both champions opposed each other. This champion pairing is relatively rare. Kennen encounters Swain in only 3.6% of his games.

Kennen vs Swain Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kennen does a awful job of beating Swain. Normally, he wins a lowly 44.8% of the time the champs face each other in. In Kennen versus Swain matches, Kennen’s team is 0.2% less probable to obtain first blood, indicating that he most likely won't get first blood versus Swain.

Best Kennen vs Swain Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeAether Wisp

Core Kennen Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassMorellonomiconLich BaneHextech Rocketbelt

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 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
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E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Swain as Kennen

Tips for Playing as Kennen against Swain

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 Swain

Buying an item with Grievous Wounds will make Swain much easier to kill during his Demonic Ascension.

Swain's passive is very potent if you are immobilized. Make sure to be extra careful around enemies who have immobilizing effects.

High mobility counters all of Swain's basic abilities: Death's Hand does more damage the closer he is, Vision of Empire has a very long delay and Nevermove must start returning back to him to be dangerous.

Kennen vs Swain Counter Stats

Kennen Image
Win Rate
44.8 %
VS
Win Rate
55.2 %
Swain Image
6.3
< Kills >
5.5
6.3
< Deaths >
6.5
6.7
< Assists >
10.8
1.46
< Killing Sprees >
1.28
158
< Minions Killed >
99
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.45
2,168
< Physical Damage >
1,370
22,073
< Magic Damage >
19,569
641
< True Damage >
881
24,882
< Damage Dealt >
21,820
22,245
< Damage Taken >
31,189
11,358
< Gold Earned >
10,497
1.91
< Towers >
1.92
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
2,981
< Total Healing >
9,230
14,392
< Experience >
12,438
18
< Vision Score >
34
9
< Wards Placed >
15
72
< Time Dealing CC >
352

How to Counter Swain with Kennen in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show several significant Kennen vs. Swain counter statistics that may help us grasp the distinctions between the two. As an example, Kennen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Swain’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Kennen may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Swain..

Kennen normally has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. On average, he receives less damage than Swain. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kennen and Swain

Damage Types Compared

Kennen
Swain
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kennen
Swain

Who is Better, Kennen or Swain?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Kennen usually loses when trying to fight Swain, with a 44.8% win rate. As a result, Kennen makes a poor counter to Swain.

While Kennen does have a much lower winrate than Swain, when on opposite teams, Kennen also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult champ to learn and master. You should be very concerned when picking Kennen into Swain.

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

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kennen vs Swain matchups, Swain is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Kennen is a bad counter to Swain. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Kennen against Swain.

Additional Information for Kennen Players

How We Calculated Our Kennen vs Swain Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Swain as Kennen, we analyzed 1,470 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 Swain 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 in order to counter Swain during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kennen on average accumulates more CS compared to Swain. Champs who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Kennen versus Swain build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Kennen included at least these three items in his build, he performed much better against Swain than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Kennen had an average winrate of 44.8% when playing against Swain with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Swain 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. Of all the rune sets players chose for Kennen vs Swain fights, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 44.8% win rate overall.

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