Kennen with Twitch
How to Synergize Kennen and Twitch
based on 1,524 Kennen with Twitch pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Kennen Twitch Synergy Summary
Best Kennen vs Twitch Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Kennen and Twitch
Tips for Playing as Kennen with Twitch
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 Twitch Will Play
Contaminate has a large range; apply as many stacks of Deadly Venom as possible before using it.
You can catch up to an enemy out of attack range with Venom Cask.
Twitch's Attack Speed is among the highest in the game; try purchasing items with on-hit effects such as Black Cleaver or Wit's End.
Kennen Twitch Synergy Stats
How to Play with Twitch as Kennen in LoL
The Kennen Twitch synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Twitch, 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 very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Twitch. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Twitch helps Kennen perform poorer in ranked LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Kennen is paired with Twitch, he sees a little drop in his complete damage dealt. This change may demonstrate that Twitch does not support by providing cover for him to deal more damage or that his participation also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Kennen is played alongside Twitch on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Twitch. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Twitch.
Additionally, when Kennen plays with Twitch on the same side, he often receives a little more damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt more damage could mean that Twitch does a poor job of covering Kennen during teamfights.
Synergies between Kennen and Twitch
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Is Kennen better when played alongside Twitch?
There is no ideal ally for Kennen that will always be his #1 synergy. Yet, overall, Twitch is a relatively poor teammate for Kennen. By playing on the same side as Kennen, he lowers their win rate by -1.2% to 47.4%. This shows that there is a negative bond between Kennen and Twitch that results in them performing not as well together than alone.
Twitch has a greater difficulty than Kennen. That means you need to be cautious when arranging Twitch teammates to fight alongside, as they will need a greater level of skill to fight well with you.
When playing together, you should see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal physical damage. Together, these champions can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.
Although, by bringing Kennen and Twitch together, you probably will not be giving your other allies enough protection for burst damage. Plan to bring other champs on your team that fills this relative gap in this pairing's capabilities.
Regardless of the skill of your Twitch teammate, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well anyway.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To truly master Kennen in order to pair well with Twitch during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends games, you should keep reading to learn additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly.
The ideal items to include in your Kennen and Twitch synergy build consist of Hextech Rocketbelt, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Shadowflame. When Kennen incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better when paired up with Twitch than with many other typical builds. In fact, Kennen boasted an average win rate of 47.4% helping carry Twitch with this build.
To have the best chance of defeating your oponents, Kennen players 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 runes that we analyzed for this team composition, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 47.4% win rate overall.
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