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Kennen with Gragas

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How to Synergize Kennen and Gragas

based on 416 Kennen with Gragas pairs
Win Rate
46.4 %
K/D/A
2.05
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we download data from from millions of LoL rounds straight from Riot Games each week. Kennen has gone into battle with Gragas in 416 recently played, ranked matches. By gathering so much relevant data straight from the creators of League of Legends, we have complete confidence that we can present to you high quality, accurate builds to help Kennen play with Gragas. It is very rare for Kennen to play alongside Gragas as teammates. This has only happened in approximately 1.0% of games with Kennen.

Kennen Gragas Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Kennen has done a pathetic job of playing alongside Gragas. Normally, he wins a poor 46.4% of rounds the champs play on the same team. If you want to play better as Kennen when fighting on the same team as Gragas by figuring out how to better synergize your play style with him, then review the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Kennen vs Gragas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Kennen Items

~22 Mins
Hextech RocketbeltShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Zhonya's Hourglass

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

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryAbsolute FocusScorch
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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W
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E
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Guide to Synergizing Kennen and Gragas

Tips for Playing as Kennen with Gragas

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 Gragas Will Play

Try to knock enemies back into your towers with Explosive Cask.

Try to combo Body Slam with Explosive Cask to set up kills for your team.

The damage reduction from Drunken Rage is applied when you start drinking, try to use it when you see damage coming your way.

Kennen Gragas Synergy Stats

Kennen Image
Win Rate
46.4 %
VS
Win Rate
53.6 %
Gragas Image
6.3
< Kills >
6.4
6.2
< Deaths >
6.1
6.4
< Assists >
6.3
1.48
< Killing Sprees >
1.47
162
< Minions Killed >
162
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.42
2,173
< Physical Damage >
2,123
20,373
< Magic Damage >
20,963
620
< True Damage >
635
23,167
< Damage Dealt >
23,722
22,216
< Damage Taken >
22,165
11,524
< Gold Earned >
11,516
2.01
< Towers >
1.99
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
3,046
< Total Healing >
3,060
14,419
< Experience >
14,650
20
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
9
72
< Time Dealing CC >
73

How to Play with Gragas as Kennen in LoL

The Kennen Gragas synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Gragas, 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 Gragas. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Gragas helps Kennen perform worse in competitive League games. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Kennen plays on the same team as Gragas, he observes a little drop in his complete damage output. This change may demonstrate that Gragas does not provide cover for him to deal more damage or that his presence also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Kennen is played together with Gragas on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Gragas.

Additionally, when Kennen plays with Gragas on the same team, he often takes a little more damage than when he fights alone. Taking more damage may mean that Gragas does a poor job of protecting Kennen in teamfights.

Synergies between Kennen and Gragas

Damage Types Compared

Kennen
Gragas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Kennen
Gragas

Is Kennen better when played alongside Gragas?

There is no ideal champion pairing for Kennen that will no matter what be his ideal synergy. Yet, overall, Gragas is a not very good teammate for Kennen. By being on the same side as Kennen, he decreases their win rate by -2.2% to 46.4%. This demonstrates that there is a bad bond between Kennen and Gragas that results in them performing not as well together than without each other.

Gragas has a greater difficulty than Kennen. That means you should be careful when arranging Gragas teammates to fight alongside, as they will need a greater level of skill to work well with you.

Playing together, Kennen players will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to to do a lot of AP damage. Together, these champs can blast through enemies with magic damage.

In contrast, by grouping Kennen and Gragas together, you may not be providing your other teammates very much attack damage. We recommend you bring other champions on your team that helps cover this disparity in this pairing's playstyle.

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

Additional Information for Kennen Players

How We Calculated Our Kennen Gragas Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Kennen and Gragas, we analyzed 416 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 Gragas 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 truly master Kennen to work well with Gragas during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League, you should keep reading to pick up additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and stats displayed above, you should grow your win rate significantly.

The most crucial items to get in your Kennen and Gragas synergy build include Hextech Rocketbelt, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Kennen used at least these three finished items in his build, he performed much better as an ally of Gragas than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Kennen boasted an average winrate of 46.4% when playing alongside Gragas with this build.

To have the highest chance of crushing your oponents, Kennen players should equip the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Absolute Focus, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Kennen and Gragas pairings, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 46.4% win rate overall.

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