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How to Win Zoe vs Kennen Counter MatchupZoe is in the b tier of champions

Zoe vs Kennen

How to Beat Kennen as Zoe in LoLZoe is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kennen as Zoe

based on 546 Zoe vs Kennen matchups
Win Rate
51.5 %
K/D/A
2.49
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches that we analyze each week. Our guide on how to beat Kennen as Zoe came out of an evaluation of 546 ranked matches where both champions clashed against one another. This particular pairing is somewhat rare. Zoe has to counter Kennen in only 1.1% of her games.

Zoe vs Kennen Matchup Summary

Zoe does a decent job of beating Kennen. On average, she wins a acceptable 51.5% of games the champions oppose each other in. In Zoe against Kennen rounds, Zoe’s team is 0.2% more expected to gain first blood. This implies that she probably will get first blood against Kennen.

Best Zoe vs Kennen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Zoe Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

ShadowflameHorizon Focus

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandScorch
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Zoe's passive ability p
Zoe's q ability q
Zoe's w ability w
Zoe's e ability e
Zoe's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
11
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

Guide to Countering Kennen as Zoe

Tips for Playing as Zoe against Kennen

Sleepy Trouble Bubble travels further over walls. Find a hiding spot to set up for a long distance kill.

Break Sleep with your biggest damage source, since enemies who are asleep take double damage.

Paddle Star deals more damage the further it has flown. Casting it behind yourself before redirecting can deal tons of damage.

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.

Zoe vs Kennen Counter Stats

Zoe Image
Win Rate
51.5 %
VS
Win Rate
48.5 %
Kennen Image
7.4
< Kills >
5.9
5.9
< Deaths >
6.2
7.3
< Assists >
6
1.72
< Killing Sprees >
1.36
138
< Minions Killed >
160
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.42
1,624
< Physical Damage >
2,111
18,451
< Magic Damage >
20,056
3,418
< True Damage >
619
23,494
< Damage Dealt >
22,787
19,131
< Damage Taken >
22,244
11,367
< Gold Earned >
11,290
1.84
< Towers >
1.9
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
2,251
< Total Healing >
3,096
13,665
< Experience >
14,528
24
< Vision Score >
19
11
< Wards Placed >
9
136
< Time Dealing CC >
71

How to Counter Kennen with Zoe in LoL

The stats shown here show several valuable Zoe against Kennen counter statistics that may help you figure out the differences between the two. For instance, Zoe’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kennen’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Zoe may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Kennen..

Zoe usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her counter does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Kennen. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zoe and Kennen

Damage Types Compared

Zoe
Kennen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zoe
Kennen

Who is Better, Zoe or Kennen?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Zoe usually wins when facing off against Kennen, with a 51.5% win rate. As a result, Zoe makes a good counter for Kennen.

While Zoe does have a higher winrate than Kennen, when on opposite teams, Zoe also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Zoe into Kennen.

Moreover, Zoe has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kennen. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Zoe is a decent counter for Kennen. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Zoe against Kennen.

Other Champion Matchups Against Zoe

Zoe Loses Against

ZacZac42.7% winrateMorganaMorgana43.1% winrateUrgotUrgot43.2% winrateZyraZyra43.4% winrate

Zoe Wins Against

YuumiYuumi53.6% winrateRenektonRenekton53.4% winrateXayahXayah53.1% winrateKindredKindred52.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Dr. MundoDr. Mundo+ 51.1% 994 GamesNaafiriNaafiri+ 51.4% 251 GamesSkarnerSkarner+ 51.5% 171 GamesLissandraLissandra+ 52.7% 146 Games

Additional Information for Zoe Players

How We Calculated Our Zoe vs Kennen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kennen as Zoe, we analyzed 546 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 Zoe 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Zoe to counter Kennen during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zoe typically racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Kennen. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Zoe versus Kennen build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Zoe incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better versus Kennen than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Zoe boasted an average win rate of 51.5% when playing against Kennen with these items in her kit.

To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing Kennen as Zoe, you should take the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for Zoe vs Kennen counterpicks, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 51.5% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Kennen as Zoe are displayed for all skill levels combined. To filter the stats and builds to an individual rank, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.