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How to Win Ziggs vs Kennen Counter MatchupZiggs is in the b tier of champions

Ziggs vs Kennen

How to Beat Kennen as Ziggs in LoLZiggs is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kennen as Ziggs

based on 529 Ziggs vs Kennen matchups
Win Rate
47.8 %
K/D/A
2.17
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends rounds that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Kennen as Ziggs came out of an analysis of 529 ranked games where both champions battled each other. This particular champion pairing is relatively rare. Ziggs has to counter Kennen in only 1.0% of his games.

Ziggs vs Kennen Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ziggs has done a poor job of beating Kennen. Normally, he wins a lowly 47.8% of the time the champs clash against one another in. In Ziggs against Kennen matches, Ziggs’s side is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood versus Kennen.

Best Ziggs vs Kennen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeGlowing Mote

Core Ziggs Items

~22 Mins
ShadowflameStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapLiandry's TormentSeraph's Embrace

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Ziggs's passive ability p
Ziggs's q ability q
Ziggs's w ability w
Ziggs's e ability e
Ziggs'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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E
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R
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E
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Guide to Countering Kennen as Ziggs

Tips for Playing as Ziggs against Kennen

Even if you're far from a fight you can still help from afar with Mega Inferno Bomb.

Slowing your enemies with Hexplosive Minefield makes it easier to land other abilities.

Knocking yourself over walls with Satchel Charge can be great when chasing after or escaping from enemies.

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.

Ziggs vs Kennen Counter Stats

Ziggs Image
Win Rate
47.8 %
VS
Win Rate
52.2 %
Kennen Image
5.1
< Kills >
6.7
5.8
< Deaths >
5.7
7.5
< Assists >
6.1
1.15
< Killing Sprees >
1.53
170
< Minions Killed >
165
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.45
770
< Physical Damage >
2,000
23,928
< Magic Damage >
21,181
371
< True Damage >
688
25,070
< Damage Dealt >
23,870
17,717
< Damage Taken >
22,479
11,511
< Gold Earned >
11,732
2.84
< Towers >
2.04
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
1,519
< Total Healing >
3,464
13,612
< Experience >
15,034
20
< Vision Score >
19
10
< Wards Placed >
9
251
< Time Dealing CC >
74

How to Counter Kennen with Ziggs in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show some valuable Ziggs vs. Kennen matchup stats that can help you grasp the distinctions between the two. For instance, Ziggs’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kennen’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Ziggs may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Kennen..

Ziggs usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. Typically, he takes less 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 not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Ziggs and Kennen

Damage Types Compared

Ziggs
Kennen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ziggs
Kennen

Who is Better, Ziggs or Kennen?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Ziggs usually loses when facing off against Kennen, with a 47.8% win rate. Thus, Ziggs makes a poor counter for Kennen.

While Ziggs does have a lower win rate compared to Kennen, when they face off with one another, Ziggs also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming character to learn and master. You may get destroyed when picking Ziggs into Kennen.

Furthermore, Ziggs also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kennen. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Ziggs is a garbage counter to Kennen. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Ziggs against Kennen.

Additional Information for Ziggs Players

How We Calculated Our Ziggs vs Kennen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kennen as Ziggs, we analyzed 529 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 Ziggs 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

If you would like to truly master Ziggs 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 shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ziggs usually gets a similar amount of CS as Kennen. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Ziggs versus Kennen build consist of Shadowflame, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Ziggs included at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs. Kennen than with many other common item sets. In fact, Ziggs boasted an average win rate of 47.8% when playing against Kennen with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of crushing Kennen as Ziggs, Ziggs players should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Ziggs vs Kennen battles, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 47.8% winrate overall.

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