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How to Synergize Jayce with Kennen on the Same TeamJayce is in the b tier of champions

Jayce with Kennen

How to Win With Jayce and Kennen Paired TogetherJayce is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Jayce and Kennen

based on 381 Jayce with Kennen pairs
Win Rate
45.1 %
K/D/A
2.11
Pick Rate
0.7 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We download the stats from from millions of League games straight from Riot Games each week. Jayce has been on the same team as Kennen in 381 recently played, competitive matches. By accumulating so much accurate data straight from the hosts of LoL, we are completely sure that we can provide you with high quality, usable builds to help Jayce play with Kennen. It is very rare for Jayce to play with Kennen as teammates. This has only happened in about 0.7% of rounds with Jayce.

Jayce Kennen Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Jayce does a pathetic job of teaming up with Kennen. Normally, he wins a dismal 45.1% of rounds the champs try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to play better as Jayce when fighting on the same team as Kennen by learning how to better synergize your playstyle with him, then dig into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Jayce vs Kennen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTear of the Goddess

Core Jayce Items

~22 Mins
MuramanaEdge of NightSerylda's Grudge

Optional Items

OpportunityHubrisYoumuu's Ghostblade

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Jayce to level upq
>
Second ability for Jayce to level upw
>
Last skill for Jayce to max oute

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Jayce's passive ability p
Jayce's q ability q
Jayce's w ability w
Jayce's e ability e
Jayce's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
Q
4
W
5
Q
6
W
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Q
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W
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W
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E
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Guide to Synergizing Jayce and Kennen

Tips for Playing as Jayce with Kennen

For increased range and damage, try casting Shock Blast through the Acceleration Gate.

If you find yourself taking lots of damage, try using Jayce's Hammer Stance, as it grants you additional defenses.

Be sure to switch stances often. It will enhance your attacks and grant you quick bursts of speed.

Advice to Understand How Kennen Will Play

You can land an initial Mark of the Storm debuff on an opponent with Thundering Shuriken, and then add to it with Electrical Surge.

Lightning Rush can be used to initiate fights with its Energy return component, allowing him to use other abilities afterward.

You can stun your opponents by inflicting 3 Marks of the Storm upon them.

Jayce Kennen Synergy Stats

Jayce Image
Win Rate
45.1 %
VS
Win Rate
54.9 %
Kennen Image
6.8
< Kills >
6.6
6.3
< Deaths >
6.6
6.5
< Assists >
6.2
1.53
< Killing Sprees >
1.52
187
< Minions Killed >
186
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.52
20,487
< Physical Damage >
20,114
3,952
< Magic Damage >
4,294
637
< True Damage >
612
25,077
< Damage Dealt >
25,021
20,918
< Damage Taken >
21,817
12,335
< Gold Earned >
12,409
2.29
< Towers >
2.49
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
2,764
< Total Healing >
2,844
14,499
< Experience >
14,795
19
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
9
126
< Time Dealing CC >
134

How to Play with Kennen as Jayce in LoL

The Jayce Kennen synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Kennen, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Jayce sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Kennen. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Kennen helps Jayce perform worse in ranked League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Jayce tries to synergize with Kennen, he gets a small increase in his total damage dealt. This difference could demonstrate that Kennen helps provide protection for him to dish out more damage or that his allyship also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Jayce is played with Kennen on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Kennen.

Moreover, when Jayce plays with Kennen on the same side, he typically takes a little less damage than when he plays alone. Receiving not as much damage may mean that Kennen does a decent job of protecting Jayce during team fights.

Synergies between Jayce and Kennen

Damage Types Compared

Jayce
Kennen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Jayce
Kennen

Is Jayce better when played alongside Kennen?

There is no top champion pairing for Jayce that will always be his top synergy. However, overall, Kennen is a relatively poor ally for Jayce. By locking into the same side as Jayce, he drops their win rate by -2.7% to 45.1%. This clearly indicates that there is a bad bond between Jayce and Kennen that allows them to perform worse together than without each other.

Kennen has a much lower diffuclty than Jayce. That means Jayce players don't need to be very careful when lining up Kennen teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a much lower level of skill to be able to do well with you.

Fighting alongside, you will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to destroy wih physical damage. When paired, these champions can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

In contrast, by aligning Jayce and Kennen together, you probably will not be granting your side a great deal of tankyness. We recommend you pick other champions on your team that helps cover this hole in this pairing's kit.

Regardless of the skill of your Kennen ally, you need to focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Jayce Players

How We Calculated Our Jayce Kennen Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Jayce and Kennen, we analyzed 381 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Jayce with Kennen comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Jayce to pair well with Kennen during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends matches, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and stats displayed above, you should increase your win rate significantly.

The top items to have in your Jayce and Kennen synergy build include Muramana, Edge of Night, and Serylda's Grudge. When Jayce bought at least these three finished items in his build, he performed much better when fighting alongside Kennen than with many other common item sets. In fact, Jayce boasted an average winrate of 45.1% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Kennen with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of defeating your oponents, Jayce players should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for this champion pairing, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 45.1% win rate overall.

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