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

Kennen vs Udyr

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

based on 1,136 Kennen vs Udyr matchups
Win Rate
48.8 %
K/D/A
2.14
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked LoL rounds that we analyze each and every week. This guide on how to beat Udyr as Kennen resulted from an analysis of 1136 ranked games where both champions engaged each other. This pairing is relatively rare. Kennen has to counter Udyr in only 2.8% of his matches.

Kennen vs Udyr Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kennen does a poor job of beating Udyr. On average, he wins a acceptable 48.8% of games the champs fight one another in. In Kennen vs Udyr rounds, Kennen’s side is 0.0% more probable to get first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Udyr.

Best Kennen vs Udyr Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHextech Alternator

Core Kennen Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapHextech RocketbeltStormsurge

Optional Items

ShadowflameZhonya'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
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
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Q
10
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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E
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R

Guide to Countering Udyr as Kennen

Tips for Playing as Kennen against Udyr

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 Udyr

After using the more powerful, Awakened version of an ability, Udyr cannot Awaken other abilities for some time.

Udyr has limited ranged options, try to keep distance.

Kennen vs Udyr Counter Stats

Kennen Image
Win Rate
48.8 %
VS
Win Rate
51.2 %
Udyr Image
6.2
< Kills >
4.8
5.8
< Deaths >
5.8
6.2
< Assists >
7.1
1.44
< Killing Sprees >
1.09
165
< Minions Killed >
78
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
1.09
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.48
2,396
< Physical Damage >
6,721
20,818
< Magic Damage >
8,327
631
< True Damage >
709
23,846
< Damage Dealt >
15,759
21,758
< Damage Taken >
33,313
11,487
< Gold Earned >
11,508
1.97
< Towers >
1.88
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.27
3,198
< Total Healing >
13,800
14,664
< Experience >
14,351
19
< Vision Score >
20
9
< Wards Placed >
6
74
< Time Dealing CC >
1,936

How to Counter Udyr with Kennen in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify some critical Kennen against Udyr counter stats that may help us understand the differences and similarities between the two. Kennen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Udyr’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Kennen may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Udyr..

Kennen usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Udyr. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kennen and Udyr

Damage Types Compared

Kennen
Udyr
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kennen
Udyr

Who is Better, Kennen or Udyr?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kennen usually loses when facing off against Udyr, with a 48.8% win rate. As a result, Kennen makes a bad counter for Udyr.

While Kennen does have a lower winrate than Udyr, when on opposite teams, Kennen also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champion to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Kennen into Udyr.

Furthermore, Kennen also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Udyr. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Kennen vs Udyr matchups, Udyr is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Kennen is a somewhat poor counter for Udyr. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Kennen against Udyr.

Additional Information for Kennen Players

How We Calculated Our Kennen vs Udyr Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Udyr as Kennen, we analyzed 1,136 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 Udyr 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 to counter Udyr during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kennen usually picks up more CS relative to Udyr. Champions who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Kennen versus Udyr build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Hextech Rocketbelt, and Stormsurge. When Kennen bought at least these three items in his build, he did much better vs. Udyr than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Kennen boasted an average win rate of 48.8% when playing against Udyr with these items in his kit.

To have the highest probability of vanquishing Udyr 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 runes players picked for Kennen vs Udyr LoL games, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 48.8% win rate overall.

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