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How to Win Thresh vs Kennen Counter MatchupThresh is in the a tier of champions

Thresh vs Kennen

How to Beat Kennen as Thresh in LoLThresh is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kennen as Thresh

based on 1,604 Thresh vs Kennen matchups
Win Rate
49.7 %
K/D/A
2.6
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds each week. In our database, Thresh engaged Kennen 1604 times. With so many games with Thresh vs Kennen gives us faith in our capability to provide useful statistics and a supported build to obliterate your rival. This pairing is somewhat rare. Thresh encounters Kennen in only 1.1% of his matches.

Thresh vs Kennen Matchup Summary

Thresh does a ok job of countering Kennen. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.7% of the time the champs clash against one another in. In Thresh vs Kennen matches, Thresh’s team is 0.2% more expected to get first blood. This indicates that he probably will be able to get first blood against Kennen.

Best Thresh vs Kennen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsCloth Armor

Core Thresh Items

~22 Mins
Knight's VowLocket of the Iron SolariCelestial Opposition

Optional Items

Frozen HeartThornmailTrailblazerSolstice Sleigh

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationGlacial AugmentHextech FlashtraptionBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Ability HasteArmorHealth Scaling
Thresh's passive ability p
Thresh's q ability q
Thresh's w ability w
Thresh's e ability e
Thresh's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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Q
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E
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W
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Guide to Countering Kennen as Thresh

Tips for Playing as Thresh against Kennen

Communication is key when making use of Thresh's lantern. Let your teammates know how you like to use it.

Death Sentence and Flay can be combined in either cast order for powerful combinations.

Thresh can collect souls without needing to kill units himself. Planning your map position to be near the most deaths will help to maximize soul collection.

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.

Thresh vs Kennen Counter Stats

Thresh Image
Win Rate
49.7 %
VS
Win Rate
50.3 %
Kennen Image
2.2
< Kills >
6.2
6.3
< Deaths >
6
14.2
< Assists >
6.8
0.39
< Killing Sprees >
1.41
33
< Minions Killed >
163
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.48
1,168
< Physical Damage >
2,073
7,093
< Magic Damage >
21,078
754
< True Damage >
654
9,015
< Damage Dealt >
23,806
22,027
< Damage Taken >
21,533
8,610
< Gold Earned >
11,473
1.77
< Towers >
2.07
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
2,295
< Total Healing >
2,945
10,545
< Experience >
14,531
57
< Vision Score >
19
24
< Wards Placed >
9
254
< Time Dealing CC >
74

How to Counter Kennen with Thresh in LoL

The stats shown here clarify several critical Thresh vs. Kennen matchup statistics that can help you figure out the differences between this set of champions. As an example, Thresh’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kennen’s ratio of NaN, showing that Thresh may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Kennen. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Thresh typically has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Kennen. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Thresh and Kennen

Damage Types Compared

Thresh
Kennen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Thresh
Kennen

Who is Better, Thresh or Kennen?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Thresh usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Kennen, with a 49.7% win rate. Thus, Thresh makes an ok counter to Kennen.

While Thresh does have a lower winrate than Kennen, when facing one another, Thresh also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Thresh into Kennenas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Thresh also has a great amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kennen. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Thresh is a somewhat poor counter to Kennen. You will do well by focussing your tactics on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Thresh against Kennen.

Additional Information for Thresh Players

How We Calculated Our Thresh vs Kennen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kennen as Thresh, we analyzed 1,604 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 Thresh 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 Thresh to counter Kennen during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Thresh on average racks up a lot less CS relative to Kennen. Champions who on average don't take much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Thresh versus Kennen build consist of Knight's Vow, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Celestial Opposition. When Thresh incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better vs. Kennen than with many other common builds. In fact, Thresh boasted an average winrate of 49.7% when countering Kennen with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating Kennen as Thresh, Thresh players should use the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Thresh vs Kennen LoL games, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 49.7% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Kennen as Thresh are displayed for all ranked divisions. If you would like to scope the statistics and builds to a distinct skill level, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.