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Rengar vs Kennen

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How to Beat Kennen as Rengar

based on 1,474 Rengar vs Kennen matchups
Win Rate
50.1 %
K/D/A
2.01
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked League of Legends games each week. In our data, Rengar fought Kennen 1474 times. Having so many games with Rengar versus Kennen provides us faith in our capability to produce useful stats and a supported build to crush your rival. This particular counter matchup is relatively rare. Rengar is forced to battle against Kennen in only 1.1% of his games.

Rengar vs Kennen Matchup Summary

Rengar has done a average job of beating Kennen. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.1% of games the champs battle each other in. In Rengar against Kennen games, Rengar’s team is 0.1% more likely to get first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood versus Kennen.

Best Rengar vs Kennen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordThe Brutalizer

Core Rengar Items

~22 Mins
Axiom ArcHubrisProfane Hydra

Optional Items

Edge of NightSerylda's GrudgeYoumuu's GhostbladeOpportunity

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Rengar to level upq
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Second ability for Rengar to level upe
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Last skill for Rengar to max outw

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
DominationSudden ImpactUltimate Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Rengar's passive ability p
Rengar's q ability q
Rengar's w ability w
Rengar's e ability e
Rengar's ultimate ability r
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Q
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Guide to Countering Kennen as Rengar

Tips for Playing as Rengar against Kennen

Make sure to take paths through brush when chasing opponents to take advantage of Rengar's passive.

Use Rengar's ultimate to find and assassinate high priority targets in team fights and skirmishes.

A lot of Rengar's power comes from empowered abilities he uses at the right moment - choose wisely!

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.

Rengar vs Kennen Counter Stats

Rengar Image
Win Rate
50.1 %
VS
Win Rate
49.9 %
Kennen Image
8.2
< Kills >
6.6
7.2
< Deaths >
6.2
6.3
< Assists >
6.3
1.89
< Killing Sprees >
1.53
45
< Minions Killed >
164
1.25
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.42
17,426
< Physical Damage >
2,129
1,337
< Magic Damage >
20,995
1,141
< True Damage >
607
19,905
< Damage Dealt >
23,732
34,714
< Damage Taken >
22,192
13,122
< Gold Earned >
11,706
1.28
< Towers >
2.06
0.33
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
16,494
< Total Healing >
2,966
14,457
< Experience >
14,739
21
< Vision Score >
19
5
< Wards Placed >
9
238
< Time Dealing CC >
71

How to Counter Kennen with Rengar in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight several critical Rengar versus Kennen counter stats that can help us appreciate the distinctions between the pair. Rengar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kennen’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Rengar may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Kennen..

Rengar usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his counter does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Kennen. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Rengar and Kennen

Damage Types Compared

Rengar
Kennen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rengar
Kennen

Who is Better, Rengar or Kennen?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Rengar usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Kennen, with a 50.1% win rate. Therefore, Rengar makes an ok counter for Kennen.

While Rengar does have a higher winrate than Kennen, when they face off with one another, Rengar also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Rengar into Kennenas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Rengar has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kennen. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Rengar vs Kennen matchups, Rengar is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Rengar is a decent counter to Kennen. Make sure you focus your play on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Rengar against Kennen.

Additional Information for Rengar Players

How We Calculated Our Rengar vs Kennen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kennen as Rengar, we analyzed 1,474 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 Rengar 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 truly master Rengar in order to counter Kennen during both the laning 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 listen to the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rengar usually racks up a lot less CS compared to Kennen. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Rengar versus Kennen build consist of Axiom Arc, Hubris, and Profane Hydra. When Rengar combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better against Kennen than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Rengar boasted an average winrate of 50.1% battling Kennen with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of defeating Kennen as Rengar, Rengar players should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Rengar vs Kennen face-offs, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.1% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Kennen as Rengar are given for all ranked divisions combined. To filter the stats and builds to a distinct skill level, you can use the selection menu located earlier on the page.