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

Kennen vs Tahm Kench

How to Beat Tahm Kench as Kennen in LoLKennen is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Tahm Kench as Kennen

based on 885 Kennen vs Tahm Kench matchups
Win Rate
44.1 %
K/D/A
2
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked League games each and every week. Within our data, Kennen did battle with Tahm Kench 885 times. Including so many matchups for Kennen versus Tahm Kench provides us a lot of confidence in our capacity to provide informative stats and a solid build to wreck Tahm Kench. This counter pairing is somewhat rare. Kennen fights Tahm Kench in only 2.2% of his matches.

Kennen vs Tahm Kench Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kennen does a awful job of beating Tahm Kench. On average, he wins a lowly 44.1% of the time the champions face one another in. In Kennen versus Tahm Kench rounds, Kennen’s side is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood against Tahm Kench.

Best Kennen vs Tahm Kench Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Kennen Items

~22 Mins
Hextech RocketbeltShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Zhonya'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

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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2
W
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Q
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Guide to Countering Tahm Kench as Kennen

Tips for Playing as Kennen against Tahm Kench

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 Tahm Kench

When you see Tahm Kench use the shield from Thick Skin, remember that he just opted out of a good deal of healing. He will also not accumulate new gray health until Thick Skin comes off cooldown. Use this to your advantage!

Watch out for Kench's Abyssal Dive - you can cancel it's channel with immobilizing crowd control effects.

Kennen vs Tahm Kench Counter Stats

Kennen Image
Win Rate
44.1 %
VS
Win Rate
55.9 %
Tahm Kench Image
5.8
< Kills >
5
6.1
< Deaths >
5.1
6.4
< Assists >
8.3
1.33
< Killing Sprees >
1.12
154
< Minions Killed >
115
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.48
2,369
< Physical Damage >
3,486
21,974
< Magic Damage >
14,556
649
< True Damage >
701
24,992
< Damage Dealt >
18,744
21,789
< Damage Taken >
39,080
11,047
< Gold Earned >
10,408
1.93
< Towers >
2.12
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
3,051
< Total Healing >
11,542
14,045
< Experience >
13,232
18
< Vision Score >
27
9
< Wards Placed >
12
75
< Time Dealing CC >
286

How to Counter Tahm Kench with Kennen in LoL

The stats shown here highlight several strategic Kennen versus Tahm Kench counter statistics that can help us realize the differences between the two. Kennen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Tahm Kench’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Kennen may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Tahm Kench..

Kennen usually has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Typically, he receives less damage than Tahm Kench. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kennen and Tahm Kench

Damage Types Compared

Kennen
Tahm Kench
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kennen
Tahm Kench

Who is Better, Kennen or Tahm Kench?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Kennen usually loses when taking on Tahm Kench, with a 44.1% win rate. Thus, Kennen makes a bad counter for Tahm Kench.

While Kennen does have a much lower win rate than Tahm Kench, when on opposite teams, Kennen also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming champion to learn. You may get destroyed when picking Kennen into Tahm Kench.

Furthermore, Kennen also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Tahm Kench. 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 Tahm Kench matchups, Tahm Kench is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Kennen is a trash counter for Tahm Kench. Focus your play on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kennen against Tahm Kench.

Additional Information for Kennen Players

How We Calculated Our Kennen vs Tahm Kench Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Tahm Kench as Kennen, we analyzed 885 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 Tahm Kench 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 truly master Kennen in order to counter Tahm Kench during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kennen usually racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Tahm Kench. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Kennen versus Tahm Kench build include Hextech Rocketbelt, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Kennen combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better countering Tahm Kench than with many other common item sets. In fact, Kennen had an average win rate of 44.1% when playing against Tahm Kench with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of crushing Tahm Kench as Kennen, Kennen players 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 that we analyzed for Kennen vs Tahm Kench counter picks, this order of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 44.1% winrate overall.

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