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

Kennen vs Xin Zhao

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

based on 1,366 Kennen vs Xin Zhao matchups
Win Rate
46.8 %
K/D/A
2.14
Pick Rate
3.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds each week. Within our database, Kennen did battle with Xin Zhao in 1366 rounds. Including so many games with Kennen versus Xin Zhao provides us a lot of faith in our capacity to produce informative data and a supported build to wreck Xin Zhao. This champion pairing is somewhat rare. Kennen has to counter Xin Zhao in only 3.4% of his games.

Kennen vs Xin Zhao Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kennen does a pathetic job of countering Xin Zhao. On average, he wins a lowly 46.8% of matches the champs face each other in. In Kennen versus Xin Zhao matches, Kennen’s side is 0.1% less expected to gain first blood. This indicates that he probably won't get first blood against Xin Zhao.

Best Kennen vs Xin Zhao 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
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Q
2
W
3
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 Xin Zhao as Kennen

Tips for Playing as Kennen against Xin Zhao

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 Xin Zhao

Xin Zhao relies heavily on his Three Talon Strikes for damage and cooldown resets, so preventing him from finishing his combo will have a dramatic effect.

Xin Zhao is a powerful initiator with both his charge and ultimate dealing damage to all units around him. Try having your team stay spread out until he's used his ultimate.

Kennen vs Xin Zhao Counter Stats

Kennen Image
Win Rate
46.8 %
VS
Win Rate
53.2 %
Xin Zhao Image
5.9
< Kills >
6.3
5.8
< Deaths >
6.5
6.5
< Assists >
7.9
1.35
< Killing Sprees >
1.47
162
< Minions Killed >
40
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
1.47
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.46
2,198
< Physical Damage >
16,081
20,269
< Magic Damage >
1,365
628
< True Damage >
938
23,096
< Damage Dealt >
18,385
21,277
< Damage Taken >
39,666
11,154
< Gold Earned >
11,636
1.89
< Towers >
1.53
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.34
2,986
< Total Healing >
20,705
14,194
< Experience >
13,361
18
< Vision Score >
22
9
< Wards Placed >
6
72
< Time Dealing CC >
466

How to Counter Xin Zhao with Kennen in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore some strategic Kennen vs. Xin Zhao matchup statistics that can help you grasp the distinctions between the pair. Kennen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Xin Zhao’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Kennen may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Xin Zhao..

Kennen typically has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Xin Zhao. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the champion with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kennen and Xin Zhao

Damage Types Compared

Kennen
Xin Zhao
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kennen
Xin Zhao

Who is Better, Kennen or Xin Zhao?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Kennen usually loses when playing against Xin Zhao, with a 46.8% win rate. As a result, Kennen makes a bad counter to Xin Zhao.

While Kennen does have a lower win rate compared to Xin Zhao, when they face off with one another, Kennen also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champion to learn. You may get destroyed when picking Kennen into Xin Zhao.

Furthermore, Kennen also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Xin Zhao. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kennen vs Xin Zhao matchups, Xin Zhao is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Kennen is a garbage counter to Xin Zhao. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Kennen against Xin Zhao.

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 Xin Zhao Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xin Zhao as Kennen, we analyzed 1,366 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 Xin Zhao 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 Xin Zhao during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kennen most often gets much more CS relative to Xin Zhao. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to have in your Kennen versus Xin Zhao build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Hextech Rocketbelt, and Stormsurge. When Kennen incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better when fighting Xin Zhao than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Kennen had an average winrate of 46.8% when playing against Xin Zhao with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Xin Zhao as Kennen, Kennen players should take 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 rune combinations we have analyed for Kennen vs Xin Zhao face-offs, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 46.8% win rate overall.

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