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How to Win Taliyah vs Kennen Counter MatchupTaliyah is in the s tier of champions

Taliyah vs Kennen

How to Beat Kennen as Taliyah in LoLTaliyah is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kennen as Taliyah

based on 449 Taliyah vs Kennen matchups
Win Rate
51.7 %
K/D/A
2.22
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked LoL matches each and every week. In our data, Taliyah did battle with Kennen 449 times. With so many games with Taliyah vs Kennen provides us faith in our capacity to produce enlightening data and a pro build to wreck Kennen. This champion matchup is fairly rare. Taliyah encounters Kennen in only 1.1% of her rounds.

Taliyah vs Kennen Matchup Summary

Taliyah does a decent job of countering Kennen. On average, she wins a acceptable 51.7% of the time the champs face one another in. In Taliyah versus Kennen rounds, Taliyah’s team is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood. This indicates that she probably will get first blood against Kennen.

Best Taliyah vs Kennen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeTear of the Goddess

Core Taliyah Items

~22 Mins
Zhonya's HourglassShadowflameLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeSeraph's Embrace

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Taliyah's passive ability p
Taliyah's q ability q
Taliyah's w ability w
Taliyah's e ability e
Taliyah's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Kennen as Taliyah

Tips for Playing as Taliyah against Kennen

Remember, you don't always have to ride Weaver's Wall.

Try to throw enemies into Unraveled Earth using Seismic Shove.

Once you have Rylai's Crystal Scepter, casting Threaded Volley at enemies chasing you is a great way of making them regret everything.

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.

Taliyah vs Kennen Counter Stats

Taliyah Image
Win Rate
51.7 %
VS
Win Rate
48.3 %
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6.4
< Kills >
6.4
6.7
< Deaths >
6.2
8.5
< Assists >
6.1
1.43
< Killing Sprees >
1.49
128
< Minions Killed >
166
0.49
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.39
740
< Physical Damage >
2,063
21,166
< Magic Damage >
21,187
1,143
< True Damage >
585
23,050
< Damage Dealt >
23,836
21,620
< Damage Taken >
22,361
12,440
< Gold Earned >
11,653
1.87
< Towers >
1.9
0.14
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
4,234
< Total Healing >
3,089
14,555
< Experience >
14,792
23
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
9
545
< Time Dealing CC >
72

How to Counter Kennen with Taliyah in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here highlight some significant Taliyah versus Kennen matchup stats that can help us distinguish the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Taliyah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kennen’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Taliyah may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Kennen..

Taliyah normally has a similar longest kill spree as her enemy does. Commonly, she takes a similar amount of damage to Kennen. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Taliyah and Kennen

Damage Types Compared

Taliyah
Kennen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Taliyah
Kennen

Who is Better, Taliyah or Kennen?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Taliyah usually wins when taking on Kennen, with a 51.7% win rate. As a result, Taliyah makes a good counter to Kennen.

While Taliyah does have a higher win rate compared to Kennen, when facing one another, Taliyah also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more challenging champ to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Taliyah into Kennen.

Additionally, Taliyah also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kennen. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Taliyah vs Kennen matchups, Taliyah is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Taliyah is a decent counter for Kennen. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Taliyah against Kennen.

Additional Information for Taliyah Players

How We Calculated Our Taliyah vs Kennen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kennen as Taliyah, we analyzed 449 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 Taliyah 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 Taliyah in order to counter Kennen during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Taliyah typically picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Kennen. Champions who on average don't take much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Taliyah versus Kennen build include Zhonya's Hourglass, Shadowflame, and Luden's Companion. When Taliyah incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better vs. Kennen than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Taliyah boasted an average win rate of 51.7% battling Kennen with these items in her kit.

To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing Kennen as Taliyah, Taliyah players should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Taliyah vs Kennen counterpicks, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 51.7% winrate overall.

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