Malphite vs Kennen
How to Beat Kennen as Malphite
based on 1,529 Malphite vs Kennen matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Malphite vs Kennen Matchup Summary
Best Malphite vs Kennen Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Kennen as Malphite
Tips for Playing as Malphite against Kennen
Despite his abilities scaling on Armor, some games require Malphite to get Magic Resist. When those games occur, try getting Aegis of the Legion, Mercury's Treads, and Guardian Angel.
Armor naturally reduces the rate that attacks go through Granite Shield, so Brutal Strikes will strengthen the shield against physical damage.
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.
Malphite vs Kennen Counter Stats
How to Counter Kennen with Malphite in LoL
The stats shown here highlight several critical Malphite against Kennen matchup stats that may help you interpret the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Malphite’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kennen’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Malphite may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Kennen..
Malphite normally has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Kennen. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Malphite and Kennen
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Who is Better, Malphite or Kennen?
Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Malphite usually wins when taking on Kennen, with a 53.2% win rate. Therefore, Malphite makes a great counter for Kennen.
While Malphite does have a higher winrate compared to Kennen, when they face off with one another, Malphite also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult character to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Malphite into Kennen.
Additionally, Malphite also has a very large amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kennen. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Malphite vs Kennen matchups, Malphite is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Malphite is a great counter for Kennen. Focus your gameplay on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Malphite against Kennen.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Malphite in order to counter Kennen during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Malphite typically racks up a similar amount of CS as Kennen. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.
The ideal items to focus on in your Malphite versus Kennen build include Unending Despair, Sunfire Aegis, and Thornmail. When Malphite incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when facing Kennen than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Malphite boasted an average winrate of 53.2% when playing against Kennen with this build.
To have the best chance of defeating Kennen as Malphite, Malphite players should take the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Overgrowth, and Second Wind runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Malphite vs Kennen fights, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 53.2% win rate overall.
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