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How to Win Twitch vs Kennen Counter MatchupTwitch is in the a tier of champions

Twitch vs Kennen

How to Beat Kennen as Twitch in LoLTwitch is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kennen as Twitch

based on 1,607 Twitch vs Kennen matchups
Win Rate
51 %
K/D/A
2.29
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League games each week. In our data, Twitch faced Kennen in 1607 rounds. With so many matchups for Twitch vs Kennen gives us faith in our capability to provide enlightening statistics and a pro build to suppress Kennen. This champion pairing is fairly rare. Twitch has to counter Kennen in only 1.1% of his matches.

Twitch vs Kennen Matchup Summary

Twitch does a decent job of countering Kennen. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.0% of matches the champions battle each other in. In Twitch vs Kennen rounds, Twitch’s team is 0.1% more likely to obtain first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Kennen.

Best Twitch vs Kennen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordPickaxe

Core Twitch Items

~22 Mins
Runaan's HurricaneGuinsoo's RagebladeBlade of The Ruined King

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapWit's EndTerminusShadowflame

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationHail of BladesTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
PrecisionPresence of MindLegend: Alacrity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Twitch's passive ability p
Twitch's q ability q
Twitch's w ability w
Twitch's e ability e
Twitch's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
Q
9
E
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Q
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R
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Q
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Q
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Kennen as Twitch

Tips for Playing as Twitch against Kennen

Contaminate has a large range; apply as many stacks of Deadly Venom as possible before using it.

You can catch up to an enemy out of attack range with Venom Cask.

Twitch's Attack Speed is among the highest in the game; try purchasing items with on-hit effects such as Black Cleaver or Wit's End.

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.

Twitch vs Kennen Counter Stats

Twitch Image
Win Rate
51 %
VS
Win Rate
49 %
Kennen Image
8.7
< Kills >
6.4
7
< Deaths >
6.4
7.3
< Assists >
6.5
2.02
< Killing Sprees >
1.49
149
< Minions Killed >
164
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.45
16,219
< Physical Damage >
2,198
3,447
< Magic Damage >
20,938
4,268
< True Damage >
634
23,935
< Damage Dealt >
23,771
22,318
< Damage Taken >
22,783
12,524
< Gold Earned >
11,693
2.08
< Towers >
2.03
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
4,894
< Total Healing >
3,139
13,015
< Experience >
14,921
21
< Vision Score >
20
10
< Wards Placed >
9
312
< Time Dealing CC >
73

How to Counter Kennen with Twitch in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight several vital Twitch versus Kennen matchup stats that may help us figure out the differences between the two. Twitch’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kennen’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Twitch may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Kennen..

Twitch usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his opponent does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Kennen. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Twitch and Kennen

Damage Types Compared

Twitch
Kennen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Twitch
Kennen

Who is Better, Twitch or Kennen?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Twitch usually wins when playing against Kennen, with a 51.0% win rate. Therefore, Twitch makes a good counter to Kennen.

While Twitch does have a higher win rate than Kennen, when on opposite teams, Twitch also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champion to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Twitch into Kennen.

Additionally, Twitch also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kennen. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Twitch is a decent counter to Kennen. Focus your play on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Twitch against Kennen.

Additional Information for Twitch Players

How We Calculated Our Twitch vs Kennen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kennen as Twitch, we analyzed 1,607 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 Twitch 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 Twitch in order to counter Kennen during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Twitch often gets a similar amount of CS as Kennen. Champions who on average don't get much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. 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, often need many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The best items to use in your Twitch versus Kennen build include Runaan's Hurricane, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Twitch incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better versus Kennen than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Twitch boasted an average winrate of 51.0% when playing against Kennen with this build.

To have the best probability of defeating Kennen as Twitch, Twitch players should take the Hail of Blades, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Legend: Alacrity, and Presence of Mind runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Twitch vs Kennen counterpicks, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.0% winrate overall.

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