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Kennen with Galio

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How to Synergize Kennen and Galio

based on 807 Kennen with Galio pairs
Win Rate
50.6 %
K/D/A
2.03
Pick Rate
2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers download the results of from millions of LoL games directly from Riot Games each and every week. Kennen has fought alongside Galio in 807 recent, ranked matches. By accumulating so much accurate data straight from the publishers of League of Legends, we are sure that we can showcase high-quality, usable builds to help Kennen play with Galio. It is relatively rare for Kennen to play with Galio as allies. This pairing has only happened in approx. 2.0% of matches with Kennen.

Kennen Galio Synergy Summary

Kennen has done a average job of fighting on the same side as Galio. On average, he wins an acceptable 50.6% of matches the champs fight alongside one another. If you want to win more matches as Kennen when playing with Galio by learning how to better synergize your strategy with him, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Kennen vs Galio Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHextech Alternator

Core Kennen Items

~22 Mins
Hextech RocketbeltZhonya's HourglassStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflame

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryNimbus CloakTranscendenceScorch
DominationTaste of BloodUltimate Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Kennen's passive ability p
Kennen's q ability q
Kennen's w ability w
Kennen's e ability e
Kennen's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Synergizing Kennen and Galio

Tips for Playing as Kennen with Galio

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.

Advice to Understand How Galio Will Play

You can release Shield of Durand even while crowd controlled.

You can use the minimap ally icons to cast Hero's Entrance.

You can use the step back from Justice Punch to dodge enemy spells.

Kennen Galio Synergy Stats

Kennen Image
Win Rate
50.6 %
VS
Win Rate
49.4 %
Galio Image
6
< Kills >
6.4
6.1
< Deaths >
6.1
6.4
< Assists >
6.3
1.37
< Killing Sprees >
1.47
163
< Minions Killed >
162
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.42
2,363
< Physical Damage >
2,123
20,791
< Magic Damage >
20,963
592
< True Damage >
635
23,747
< Damage Dealt >
23,722
21,990
< Damage Taken >
22,165
11,495
< Gold Earned >
11,516
2.17
< Towers >
1.99
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
3,212
< Total Healing >
3,060
14,724
< Experience >
14,650
19
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
9
78
< Time Dealing CC >
73

How to Play with Galio as Kennen in LoL

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

Overall, Kennen sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Galio. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Galio helps Kennen perform worse in competitive LoL matches. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Kennen plays on the same team as Galio, he observes a little increase in his complete damage output. This may indicate that Galio helps provide cover for him to dish out more damage or that his allyship also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Kennen is played together with Galio on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Galio.

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

Synergies between Kennen and Galio

Damage Types Compared

Kennen
Galio
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Kennen
Galio

Is Kennen better when played alongside Galio?

There is no one best ally for Kennen that will no matter what be his ideal teammate. Yet, Galio is a decent companion for Kennen. By playing on the same team as Kennen, he raises their win rate by 2.0% to 50.6%. This shows that there is a potentially meaningful bond between Kennen and Galio that results in them performing stronger together than alone.

Galio has a greater difficulty than Kennen. That means you should be very careful when finding Galio allies to play with, as they will have to have a greater level of skill to be able to play well with you.

Fighting alongside, Kennen players should witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to soak up damage. Together, these two will be a great protective duo.

In contrast, by grouping Kennen and Galio together, you will not be granting your other teammates very much anti-tank damage dealing potential. We recommend you have other champions on your team that neutralizes this relative disparity in their abilities.

Regardless of your Galio ally's skill level, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Kennen Players

How We Calculated Our Kennen Galio Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Kennen and Galio, we analyzed 807 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 Kennen with Galio 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Kennen to synergize with Galio during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL games, you should continue reading to gather additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The most important items to build first in your Kennen and Galio synergy build include Hextech Rocketbelt, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Stormsurge. When Kennen incorporated at least these three great items in his build, he did significantly better when paired up with Galio than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Kennen boasted an average win rate of 50.6% helping carry Galio with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of defeating your oponents, you should take the Summon Aery, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Scorch, Taste of Blood, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for this team composition, this set of runes yielded the top win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 50.6% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to pair Galio with Kennen are shown for all skill levels combined. To narrow the statistics and builds to an individual skill level, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.