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How to Win Zeri vs Kennen Counter MatchupZeri is in the b tier of champions

Zeri vs Kennen

How to Beat Kennen as Zeri in LoLZeri is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kennen as Zeri

based on 425 Zeri vs Kennen matchups
Win Rate
45.4 %
K/D/A
2.26
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked LoL rounds that we evaluate every week. Our guide on how to beat Kennen as Zeri resulted from an evaluation of 425 ranked games where both champs engaged each other. This particular counter matchup is fairly rare. Zeri has to counter Kennen in only 1.1% of their games.

Zeri vs Kennen Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Zeri does a awful job of countering Kennen. Typically, they wins a lowly 45.4% of games the champions face off with each other in. In Zeri vs Kennen rounds, Zeri’s side is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood. This implies that they probably will get first blood against Kennen.

Best Zeri vs Kennen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordDagger

Core Zeri Items

~22 Mins
Experimental HexplateRunaan's HurricaneTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

BloodthirsterStormrazorImmortal ShieldbowNavori Quickblades

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Zeri's passive ability p
Zeri's q ability q
Zeri's w ability w
Zeri's e ability e
Zeri's ultimate ability r
1
E
2
W
3
Q
4
Q
5
R
6
Q
7
E
8
Q
9
E
10
R
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E
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E
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W
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W
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R
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W

Guide to Countering Kennen as Zeri

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.

Zeri vs Kennen Counter Stats

Zeri Image
Win Rate
45.4 %
VS
Win Rate
54.6 %
Kennen Image
7
< Kills >
6.2
6.1
< Deaths >
5.8
6.8
< Assists >
6.4
1.59
< Killing Sprees >
1.42
190
< Minions Killed >
165
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.49
13,166
< Physical Damage >
2,117
6,290
< Magic Damage >
20,966
570
< True Damage >
544
20,027
< Damage Dealt >
23,628
22,808
< Damage Taken >
21,609
12,678
< Gold Earned >
11,483
2.31
< Towers >
2.08
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
4,014
< Total Healing >
3,109
12,814
< Experience >
14,749
18
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
9
124
< Time Dealing CC >
73

How to Counter Kennen with Zeri in LoL

The stats provided here underscore some significant Zeri against Kennen matchup stats that can help us interpret the differences and similarities between the pair. Zeri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kennen’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Zeri may be more central to their team's team fighting capability than Kennen..

Zeri usually has a similar longest killing spree as their opponent does. Typically, they receives a similar amount of damage to Kennen. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zeri and Kennen

Damage Types Compared

Zeri
Kennen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zeri
Kennen

Who is Better, Zeri or Kennen?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Zeri usually loses when trying to fight Kennen, with a 45.4% win rate. Thus, Zeri makes a bad counter for Kennen.

While Zeri does have a much lower win rate than Kennen, when facing one another, Zeri also has a greater level of difficulty that makes them a more challenging champ to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Zeri into Kennen.

Additionally, Zeri has some amount of CC and other utility, 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 for every situation in League of Legends, in Zeri vs Kennen matchups, Kennen is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Zeri is a garbage counter to Kennen. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Zeri against Kennen.

Other Champion Matchups Against Zeri

Zeri Loses Against

LilliaLillia39.3% winrateSingedSinged39.9% winrateMaokaiMaokai40.6% winrateRyzeRyze41.3% winrate

Zeri Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee58.8% winrateZoeZoe54.3% winrateEliseElise54.2% winrateKassadinKassadin53% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TaricTaric+ 50% 388 GamesBraumBraum+ 50.1% 419 GamesLilliaLillia+ 50.4% 2311 GamesZyraZyra+ 50.5% 1459 Games

Additional Information for Zeri Players

How We Calculated Our Zeri vs Kennen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kennen as Zeri, we analyzed 425 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 Zeri 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.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Zeri to counter Kennen during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zeri on average gets a similar amount of CS compared to Kennen. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The top items to have in your Zeri versus Kennen build consist of Experimental Hexplate, Runaan's Hurricane, and Titanic Hydra. When Zeri incorporated at least these three pieces in their build, they performed much better vs. Kennen than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Zeri boasted an average winrate of 45.4% when countering Kennen with this build.

To have the best chance of defeating Kennen as Zeri, Zeri players should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Zeri vs Kennen matchups, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 45.4% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Kennen as Zeri are presented for all skill levels combined. If you want to filter the stats and builds to an individual skill level, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.