Kennen counter Wild Rift stats: All the Kennen info you could want with counter picks, general counters, item counter, lane synergy and more!
The Heart of the Tempest
Role: Mage / Marksman | Win rate: 49.0% | Tier: A
You are constantly poked and stunned by Kennen during the laning phase. Your team lost the fight because of Kennen’s ultimate. If you are having difficulty countering Kennen, this article is for you.
Kennen is a mobile mage, has good control and deals large area damage. He has many advantages when fighting melee champions and in team fights. To counter Kennen, you need to choose a champion with Knock-back skill or stun skill. Depending on Kennen’s build, choose the appropriate item to counter him.
Champion Counter Kennen
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Top
You will be at a disadvantage when soloing with Kennen at Top because he is a ranged champion. In the early stages, you should accept sacrificing soldier stats to preserve health and experience.
Try to avoid Thundering Shuriken or stay behind the soldiers. You should fight Kennen when he has used his skills or has no stacks to stun.
Kennen has a flexible item build, see if he builds physical damage or magic damage to build items to counter him.
Mid
Kennen will have difficulty clearing minions so you can push minions into his tower.
Prioritize poke from afar and limit combat when Kennen has many stacks to stun.
When Kennen doesn’t have his ultimate, ask the jungle to gank.
Support
Support should control Kennen’s movement direction to notify teammates. Prevent Kennen from rushing into combat with CC skills and heal allies.
Bot
ADC should be careful with Kennen’s ultimate. He can rush into the backline and deal damage for you. Keep your distance from Kennen and always have flash or skills to escape quickly.
Jungle
Jungler needs to play control and put pressure on Kennen in the laning phase. Kennen will be weak if left behind, coordinate with teammates to destroy Kennen if possible. Don’t rush into the tower to attack Kennen when he has many tools to escape or stun you. Control vision in the river as Kennen can move to gank other lanes.
Item Counter Kennen
Items that counter Kennen
Anti burst damage.
Anti stun.
Magic resistance items.
Armor items.
Kennen wild rift counter items list:
Use Stasis Enchant when Kennen activates his ultimate.
Quicksilver Enchant will remove stun from Kennen’s skills
To reduce Kennen’s magic damage, you need to use magical defense items such as: Mercury’s Treads, Spirit Visage, Force of Nature, Maw Of Malmortius.
In case Kennen builds physical damage items, use armor-increasing items such as: Frozen Heart, Thornmail, Randuin’s Omen, Dead Man’s Plate.
How to counter Kennen ?
Kennen wild rift counter tips:
Don’t let Kennen poke you too much in the early game. You can sacrifice minions to gain experience and level up. Ask your teammates for help if Kennen is giving you too much trouble.
Attack Kennen while his Lightning Rush is on cooldown.
To avoid taking additional damage and being marked, you should stay away from Kennen while he is activating Electrical Surge.
Kennen has difficulty against champions with Knock-back (e.g. Tristana, Lee Sin, Alistar, Janna).
Kennen is strong in team fights. Avoid fighting in small areas like Dragon or Baron because it benefits Kennen’s ultimate.
When you have multiple stacks of Kennen’s passive, turn back because he can stun you.
Try to retreat when you see Kennen running towards you.
Ensure visibility during combat to avoid being suddenly attacked by Kennen on the flank.
Strengths:
- Good burst.
- Good CC.
- Strong laning phase.
- Good AOE.
- Doesn’t use mana.
- Good mobility.
- Strong in team fights.
Weaknesses:
- Squishy.
- Not much sustain.
- Weak if left behind.
- Depends on ultimate.
Kennen Matchups
| Matchups | Win Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|
 vs  Kennen vs Lucian | 57.95% | 88 |
vs  Kennen vs Volibear | 55.45% | 826 |
vs  Kennen vs Warwick | 55.68% | 273 |
vs  Kennen vs Riven | 54.87% | 1777 |
vs  Kennen vs Zac | 53.94% | 165 |
vs  Kennen vs Yone | 53.61% | 2173 |
vs  Kennen vs Yasuo | 54.05% | 457 |
vs  Kennen vs Gragas | 51.08% | 323 |
vs  Kennen vs Gwen | 52.97% | 691 |
vs  Kennen vs Akshan | 52.38% | 147 |
vs  Kennen vs Vayne | 51.45% | 344 |
vs  Kennen vs Jax | 52.21% | 4344 |
vs  Kennen vs Renekton | 51.65% | 1001 |
vs  Kennen vs Jayce | 51.28% | 1991 |
vs  Kennen vs Fiora | 51.05% | 147 |
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