Xerath with Kennen
How to Synergize Xerath and Kennen
based on 1,099 Xerath with Kennen pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Xerath Kennen Synergy Summary
Best Xerath vs Kennen Counter Build
Items
Starter Items
Early Items
Core Xerath Items
Optional Items
Summoner Spells
Skill Order
Runes
Guide to Synergizing Xerath and Kennen
Tips for Playing as Xerath with Kennen
If you stun an enemy with Shocking Orb, follow up with a guaranteed center hit on Eye of Destruction.
It's easier to land Arcanopulse on an enemy when they're moving toward or away from you, rather than side to side.
Eye of Destruction will make landing Arcanopulse easier as the target will be slowed.
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.
Xerath Kennen Synergy Stats
How to Play with Kennen as Xerath in LoL
The Xerath Kennen synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Kennen, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.
Overall, Xerath sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Kennen. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Kennen helps Xerath perform poorer in ranked League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Xerath tries to synergize with Kennen, he sees a little drop in his complete damage output. This change may demonstrate that Kennen doesn't help cover for him to deal more damage or that his support also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Xerath is played with Kennen on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Kennen.
Moreover, when Xerath plays with Kennen on the same team, he often takes a little more damage than when he fights alone. Receiving more damage could indicate that Kennen does a poor job of covering Xerath in team fights.
Synergies between Xerath and Kennen
Damage Types Compared
Champion Playstyles Contrasted
Is Xerath better when played alongside Kennen?
There is no ideal champion pairing for Xerath that will no matter what be his #1 ally. Yet, overall, Kennen is a very bad ally for Xerath. By being on the same team as Xerath, he lowers their win rate by -5.8% to 44.8%. This proves that there is an easy to overcome and exploit strategic relationship between Xerath and Kennen that results in them performing not as well together than without each other.
Kennen has a much lower diffuclty than Xerath. That means you don't need to be careful when finding Kennen comrades to play with, as they will have to have a much lower level of skill to be able to work well with you.
Fighting on the same side, Xerath players will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal magic damage. When paired, these two are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.
Although, by pairing Xerath and Kennen together, you will not be giving your side enough AD. Make sure to bring other champions on your team that helps cover this relative disparity in this pairing's capabilities.
Regardless of the ability of your Kennen teammate, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you should do well, regardless.
Other Champion Matchups Against Xerath
Other Top Synergies by Role
Additional Information for Xerath Players
How We Calculated Our Xerath Kennen Synergy Build and Stats
Other Useful Resources
Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to truly master Xerath in order to synergize with Kennen during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League rounds, you should continue reading to pick up additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and tips displayed above, you should grow your win rate significantly.
The ideal items to prioritize in your Xerath and Kennen synergy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Xerath combined at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when paired up with Kennen than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Xerath boasted an average winrate of 44.8% helping carry Kennen with this build.
To have the highest likelihood of beating your oponents, Xerath players should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for this team composition, this order of runes resulted in the top win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 44.8% winrate overall.
If you need to get Xerath and Kennen collaboration tips and stats for a a particular skill level, please choose one from the selection menu provided above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and guides displayed are calculated using every round played with these champions.