Kennen vs Zac
How to Beat Zac as Kennen
based on 853 Kennen vs Zac matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kennen vs Zac Matchup Summary
Best Kennen vs Zac Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Zac as Kennen
Tips for Playing as Kennen against Zac
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 Zac
Kill all of Zac's bloblets when he splits apart to stop him from reforming.
Silences, stuns, roots and knockups will all interrupt Zac when he is charging Elastic Slingshot.
Zac heals from the goo that separates from him. You can crush the goo pieces by stepping on them.
Kennen vs Zac Counter Stats
How to Counter Zac with Kennen in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here emphasize several influential Kennen against Zac counter statistics that can help you interpret the distinctions between this set of champions. As an example, Kennen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Zac’s ratio of NaN, showing that Kennen may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Zac..
Kennen usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his foe does. On average, he takes less damage than Zac. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Kennen and Zac
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Who is Better, Kennen or Zac?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kennen usually loses when facing off against Zac, with a 44.5% win rate. As a result, Kennen makes a bad counter for Zac.
While Kennen does have a much lower win rate compared to Zac, when they face off with one another, Kennen also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging character to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Kennen into Zac.
Moreover, Kennen has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Zac. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kennen vs Zac matchups, Zac 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 teamfights.
Kennen is a trash counter for Zac. Focus your tactics on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kennen against Zac.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Kennen to counter Zac during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kennen most often gets more CS relative to Zac. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.
The most important items to focus on in your Kennen versus Zac build include Hextech Rocketbelt, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Kennen incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better vs. Zac than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Kennen had an average winrate of 44.5% when countering Zac with this build.
To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against Zac as Kennen, you 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 rune combinations that we analyzed for Kennen vs Zac counters, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 44.5% winrate overall.
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