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How to Synergize Kennen with Viktor on the Same TeamKennen is in the b tier of champions

Kennen with Viktor

How to Win With Kennen and Viktor Paired TogetherKennen is in the s tier of champions
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How to Synergize Kennen and Viktor

based on 318 Kennen with Viktor pairs
Win Rate
48.4 %
K/D/A
1.94
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers take in the stats from from millions of League rounds directly from Riot Games each and every week. Kennen has fought alongside Viktor in 318 recent, ranked games. By gathering so much relevant data directly from the creators of League, we have complete confidence that we can showcase robust, accurate builds to help Kennen synergize with Viktor. It is very rare for Kennen to play with Viktor as teammates. This has only occurred in about 0.8% of matches with Kennen.

Kennen Viktor Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Kennen does a dismal job of teaming up with Viktor. Usually, he wins a dismal 48.4% of matches the champions appear on the same team. If you want to do better as Kennen when playing alongside Viktor by learning how to better synergize your gameplay with him, then look into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Kennen vs Viktor Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeHextech Alternator

Core Kennen Items

~22 Mins
Hextech RocketbeltZhonya's HourglassStormsurge

Optional Items

Shadowflame

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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W
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E
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R

Guide to Synergizing Kennen and Viktor

Tips for Playing as Kennen with Viktor

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 Viktor Will Play

Make sure you choose the right augment at the right time.

Death Ray is a powerful poke and a strong area of denial tool. Use it in combination with Gravity Field to control your enemy's position.

Kennen Viktor Synergy Stats

Kennen Image
Win Rate
48.4 %
VS
Win Rate
51.6 %
Viktor Image
6.4
< Kills >
6.4
6.5
< Deaths >
6.1
6.2
< Assists >
6.3
1.48
< Killing Sprees >
1.47
169
< Minions Killed >
162
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.42
2,376
< Physical Damage >
2,123
20,931
< Magic Damage >
20,963
547
< True Damage >
635
23,855
< Damage Dealt >
23,722
22,771
< Damage Taken >
22,165
11,926
< Gold Earned >
11,516
2.1
< Towers >
1.99
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
3,176
< Total Healing >
3,060
15,207
< Experience >
14,650
21
< Vision Score >
19
10
< Wards Placed >
9
79
< Time Dealing CC >
73

How to Play with Viktor as Kennen in LoL

The Kennen Viktor synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Viktor, 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 Viktor. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Viktor helps Kennen perform not as well in ranked League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.

When Kennen tries to synergize with Viktor, he observes a little increase in his total damage dealt. This may demonstrate that Viktor provides cover for him to deal more damage or that his presence on the team also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Kennen is played together with Viktor on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Viktor.

Moreover, when Kennen plays with Viktor on the same team, he typically takes a little more damage than when he plays alone. Taking more damage may indicate that Viktor does a poor job of protecting Kennen during team fights.

Synergies between Kennen and Viktor

Damage Types Compared

Kennen
Viktor
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Kennen
Viktor

Is Kennen better when played alongside Viktor?

There is no top synergy for Kennen that will always be his ideal synergy. Yet, Viktor is a very typical companion for Kennen. By playing on the same side as Kennen, he decreases their win rate by -0.2% to 48.4%. This demonstrates that there is not really a strong strategic relationship between Kennen and Viktor that allows them to perform worse together than alone.

Viktor has a much greater difficulty compared to Kennen. That means Kennen players should be very careful when enlisting Viktor comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a much higher level of skill to fight well with you.

Playing together, Kennen players will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal magical damage. Together, these champs can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.

Although, by pairing Kennen and Viktor together, you will not be giving your other allies very much sustained damage output. Make sure to include other champions on your team that neutralizes this relative disparity in their capabilities.

Regardless of the ability of your Viktor teammate, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Kennen Players

How We Calculated Our Kennen Viktor Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Kennen and Viktor, we analyzed 318 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 Viktor 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 truly master Kennen in order to synergize with Viktor during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL matches, you should continue reading to master additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Kennen and Viktor synergy build include Hextech Rocketbelt, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Stormsurge. When Kennen combined at least these three finished items in his build, he did significantly better as an ally of Viktor than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Kennen had an average win rate of 48.4% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Viktor with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of crushing your oponents, Kennen players should use the Summon Aery, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Scorch, Taste of Blood, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for this champion pairing, this combo of runes yielded the top win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 48.4% winrate overall.

If you would like to see Kennen and Viktor synergy tips and builds for a an individual player tier, please choose one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the statistics and tips and suggestions given are computed using all matches played with both champs.