How to Win Lucian vs Kennen Counter Matchup Lucian is in the b tier of champions

Lucian vs Kennen

How to Beat Kennen as Lucian in LoL Kennen is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kennen as Lucian

based on 1,131 Lucian vs Kennen matchups
Win Rate
48.6 %
K/D/A
2.09
Pick Rate
0.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked LoL games each and every week. Within our data, Lucian fought Kennen in 1131 rounds. Including so many games with Lucian vs Kennen gives us confidence in our ability to produce informative statistics and a supported build to defeat your enemy. This particular champion pairing is relatively rare. Lucian fights Kennen in only 0.6% of his matches.

Lucian vs Kennen Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Lucian does a poor job of beating Kennen. On average, he wins a acceptable 48.6% of matches the champs face each other in. In Lucian against Kennen matches, Lucian’s team is 0.2% more probable to obtain first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood versus Kennen.

Best Lucian vs Kennen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeNoonquiver

Core Lucian Items

~22 Mins
GaleforceEssence ReaverNavori Quickblades

Optional Items

The CollectorInfinity EdgeRapid FirecannonLord Dominik's Regards

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Lucian to level up q
>
Second ability for Lucian to level up e
>
Last skill for Lucian to max out w

Runes

Inspiration First Strike Magical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Sorcery Manaflow BandScorch
Attack Speed Adaptive Force Armor
Lucian's passive ability p
Lucian q ability q
Lucian w ability w
Lucian e ability e
Lucian's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
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R
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E
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E
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W
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W
16
R

Guide to Countering Kennen as Lucian

Tips for Playing as Lucian against Kennen

Once you have chosen an angle for The Culling, you cannot change it. Pick your moment well!

For optimal burst, try to combine Relentless Pursuit into Piercing Light.

Because of Lightslinger, Lucian benefits more from Attack Damage than he does from Attack Speed.

Ardent Blaze actually explodes in a star pattern. Try to line it up so the spokes hit enemy champions.

Advice to Win Against Kennen

Consider playing a bit more cautiously around Kennen when you have a Mark of the Storm debuff. If he hits you with 3 Marks of the Storm, you will get stunned.

Kennen is flimsy by nature - turn and attack him if he gets careless with Lightning Rush.

Lucian vs Kennen Counter Stats

Lucian Image
Win Rate
48.6 %
VS
Win Rate
51.4 %
Kennen Image
7.1
< Kills >
5.6
6.4
< Deaths >
5.5
6.3
< Assists >
6.2
1.67
< Killing Sprees >
1.29
174
< Minions Killed >
155
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.44
15,591
< Physical Damage >
2,458
2,734
< Magic Damage >
18,074
962
< True Damage >
731
19,288
< Damage Dealt >
21,264
20,127
< Damage Taken >
21,105
12,206
< Gold Earned >
11,046
2.19
< Towers >
2.01
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
3,235
< Total Healing >
2,879
12,681
< Experience >
14,255
20
< Vision Score >
19
4
< Wards Placed >
4
26
< Time Dealing CC >
61

How to Counter Kennen with Lucian in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight several valuable Lucian vs. Kennen matchup statistics that can help you explain the differences between the two. Lucian’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kennen’s ratio of NaN, showing that Lucian may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Kennen..

Lucian typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his matchup does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Kennen. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet 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 Lucian and Kennen

Damage Types Compared

Lucian
Kennen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Lucian
Kennen

Who is Better, Lucian or Kennen?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Lucian usually loses when facing off against Kennen, with a 48.6% win rate. Thus, Lucian makes a bad counter to Kennen.

While Lucian does have a lower win rate compared to Kennen, when they face off with one another, Lucian also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Lucian into Kennen.

Moreover, Lucian also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kennen. 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 overall in League of Legends, in Lucian vs Kennen matchups, Kennen is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Lucian is a somewhat poor counter for Kennen. You will do well by focussing your tactics on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Lucian against Kennen.

Other Champion Matchups Against Lucian

Lucian Loses Against

Amumu Amumu 43.5% winrate Rammus Rammus 43.5% winrate Annie Annie 44.1% winrate Maokai Maokai 44.2% winrate

Lucian Wins Against

Yuumi Yuumi 58.3% winrate K'Sante K'Sante 53.5% winrate Nidalee Nidalee 53% winrate Azir Azir 51.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Yorick Yorick + 50.7% 6466 Games Amumu Amumu + 51.1% 12818 Games Annie Annie + 51.7% 7875 Games Sona Sona + 53% 5799 Games

Additional Information for Lucian Players

How We Calculated Our Lucian vs Kennen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kennen as Lucian, we analyzed 1,131 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 Kennen as Lucian 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 Lucian in order to counter Kennen 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 mind the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Lucian on average gets a similar amount of CS as Kennen. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions 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, usually require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Lucian versus Kennen build include Galeforce, Essence Reaver, and Navori Quickblades. When Lucian used at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better countering Kennen than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Lucian had an average winrate of 48.6% battling Kennen with this build.

To have the best chance of crushing Kennen as Lucian, you should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Lucian vs Kennen battles, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 48.6% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Kennen as Lucian are presented for every ranked division. To narrow the stats and builds to a distinct division, you should use the selection menu earlier on the page.