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

Kennen vs Sylas

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

based on 1,420 Kennen vs Sylas matchups
Win Rate
48 %
K/D/A
1.94
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends games that we analyze each and every week. This guide on how to beat Sylas as Kennen came out of an examination of 1420 ranked games where both champions clashed against each other. This particular counter matchup is relatively rare. Kennen is forced to battle against Sylas in only 3.5% of his games.

Kennen vs Sylas Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kennen has done a below average job of beating Sylas. Normally, he wins a lowly 48.0% of the time the champs fight each other in. In Kennen versus Sylas games, Kennen’s team is 0.1% less probable to earn first blood, indicating that he most likely won't get first blood versus Sylas.

Best Kennen vs Sylas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalHextech Alternator

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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W
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Sylas as Kennen

Tips for Playing as Kennen against Sylas

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 Sylas

Try to fight Sylas when he isn't able to take your ultimate.

Sylas's healthbar can be deceptive, watch out for his Kingslayer!

Kennen vs Sylas Counter Stats

Kennen Image
Win Rate
48 %
VS
Win Rate
52 %
Sylas Image
6
< Kills >
8.6
6.5
< Deaths >
7.3
6.6
< Assists >
6.6
1.4
< Killing Sprees >
1.99
158
< Minions Killed >
129
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.18
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.4
2,179
< Physical Damage >
560
20,815
< Magic Damage >
22,277
603
< True Damage >
705
23,598
< Damage Dealt >
23,542
21,898
< Damage Taken >
30,937
11,222
< Gold Earned >
11,764
1.89
< Towers >
1.6
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
2,779
< Total Healing >
7,787
14,309
< Experience >
13,987
19
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
9
71
< Time Dealing CC >
284

How to Counter Sylas with Kennen in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight several significant Kennen versus Sylas counter statistics that may help us figure out the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Kennen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Sylas’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Kennen may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Sylas..

Kennen normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. Typically, he receives less damage than Sylas. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the champ with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kennen and Sylas

Damage Types Compared

Kennen
Sylas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kennen
Sylas

Who is Better, Kennen or Sylas?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Kennen usually loses when taking on Sylas, with a 48.0% win rate. Therefore, Kennen makes a bad counter for Sylas.

While Kennen does have a lower winrate compared to Sylas, when facing one another, Kennen also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult champion to learn. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Kennen into Sylas.

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

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

Kennen is a garbage counter for Sylas. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Kennen against Sylas.

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

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Additional Information for Kennen Players

How We Calculated Our Kennen vs Sylas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sylas as Kennen, we analyzed 1,420 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 Sylas 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 to counter Sylas during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kennen usually picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Sylas. Champions who typically don't get much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The top items to use in your Kennen versus Sylas build include Hextech Rocketbelt, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Kennen incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better vs. Sylas than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Kennen had an average winrate of 48.0% battling Sylas with this counter build.

To have the best chance of crushing Sylas 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 runes we have analyed for Kennen vs Sylas clashes, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.0% win rate overall.

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