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How to Synergize Shyvana with Kennen on the Same TeamShyvana is in the b tier of champions

Shyvana with Kennen

How to Win With Shyvana and Kennen Paired TogetherShyvana is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Shyvana and Kennen

based on 489 Shyvana with Kennen pairs
Win Rate
49.9 %
K/D/A
2.1
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We pull the stats from from millions of League games directly from Riot Games each and every week. Shyvana has fought alongside Kennen in 489 recent, competitive matches. By gathering so much great data from the publishers of League, we feel confident that we can provide you with high-quality, usable builds to help Shyvana play with Kennen. It is very rare for Shyvana to play with Kennen on the same side. This has only happened in approximately 0.9% of games with Shyvana.

Shyvana Kennen Synergy Summary

Shyvana has done a ok job of teaming up with Kennen. Usually, she wins an acceptable 49.9% of matches the champs fight alongside one another. If you want to play better as Shyvana when playing with Kennen by figuring out how to better synergize your play style with him, then check out the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Shyvana vs Kennen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLong Sword

Core Shyvana Items

~22 Mins
Nashor's ToothShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Sundered SkyTrinity ForceTitanic Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Shyvana to level upe
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Second ability for Shyvana to level upw
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Last skill for Shyvana to max outq

Runes

DominationDark HarvestSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
SorceryTranscendenceGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Shyvana's passive ability p
Shyvana's q ability q
Shyvana's w ability w
Shyvana's e ability e
Shyvana's ultimate ability r
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E
2
W
3
Q
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
W
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E
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W
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W
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W
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Synergizing Shyvana and Kennen

Tips for Playing as Shyvana with Kennen

It can be valuable to purchase one of the items that can slow enemies: Frozen Mallet, Dead Man's Plate, or Entropy.

Shyvana's abilities all benefit from attacking units. As a result, Attack Speed items are more valuable on her than most champions.

Burnout is an ideal choice for jungling. Monsters will be hit by the full duration, and the speed boost improves her ganking potential.

Flame Breath is great to level-up against difficult lane opponents.

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.

Shyvana Kennen Synergy Stats

Shyvana Image
Win Rate
49.9 %
VS
Win Rate
50.1 %
Kennen Image
6.1
< Kills >
6
6.1
< Deaths >
6
6.7
< Assists >
6.5
1.42
< Killing Sprees >
1.38
58
< Minions Killed >
68
1.75
< Dragons Killed >
1.61
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.48
5,347
< Physical Damage >
4,982
13,363
< Magic Damage >
14,146
1,034
< True Damage >
1,023
19,744
< Damage Dealt >
20,152
34,222
< Damage Taken >
33,747
12,335
< Gold Earned >
12,288
1.78
< Towers >
1.75
0.29
< Baron Takedowns >
0.28
13,087
< Total Healing >
12,365
14,374
< Experience >
14,393
22
< Vision Score >
22
6
< Wards Placed >
7
219
< Time Dealing CC >
194

How to Play with Kennen as Shyvana in LoL

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

Overall, Shyvana sees a very large drop in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Kennen. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Kennen helps Shyvana perform poorer in competitive League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.

When Shyvana is paired with Kennen, she gets a little drop in her total damage output. This could demonstrate that Kennen does not support by providing protection for her to deal more damage or that his allyship also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Shyvana is played with Kennen on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing alongside Kennen.

Additionally, when Shyvana plays with Kennen on the same side, she often takes a little more damage than when she plays alone. Receiving more damage could indicate that Kennen does a poor job of protecting Shyvana during team fights.

Synergies between Shyvana and Kennen

Damage Types Compared

Shyvana
Kennen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Shyvana
Kennen

Is Shyvana better when played alongside Kennen?

There is no one best synergy for Shyvana that will 100% of the time be her #1 ally. Yet, Kennen is a very typical ally for Shyvana. By being on the same team as Shyvana, he improves their win rate by 0.8% to 49.9%. This clearly indicates that there is only a small bond between Shyvana and Kennen that allows them to perform at the top of their game together than without each other.

Kennen has a lower difficulty than Shyvana. That means Shyvana players don't need to be cautious when arranging Kennen teammates to fight alongside, as they will require a lower level of skill to be able to work well with you.

Playing alongside, you should witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to destroy wih physical damage. Together, these champions can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

In contrast, by bringing Shyvana and Kennen together, you will not be granting your side a lot of support. Make sure to have other champs on your team that nullifies this gap in their capabilities.

Regardless of your Kennen ally's ability, you need to focus on maximizing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Shyvana Players

How We Calculated Our Shyvana Kennen Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Shyvana and Kennen, we analyzed 489 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 Shyvana 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 truly master Shyvana to work well with Kennen during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League matches, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you mind the build and stats displayed here, you should grow your win rate significantly.

The most important finished items to have in your Shyvana and Kennen synergy build consist of Nashor's Tooth, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Shyvana combined at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better as an ally of Kennen than with most other common builds. In fact, Shyvana had an average winrate of 49.9% helping carry Kennen with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest probability of vanquishing your oponents, you should use the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Gathering Storm, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Shyvana and Kennen pairings, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 49.9% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to team up Kennen with Shyvana are given for every ranked division. To narrow the statistics and builds to a specific skill level, you can use the selection menu located above.