KennenMatchups Spreadsheet
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Optimized Kennen builds, runes, skill orders, and matchup strategies — plus expert tips and guides for every Kennen matchup. Brought to you by League of Matchups, your source for counter-picking insights.
| Matchup | Threat | Games | WR | Gold @ 15 | Gold Diff | Tips | |
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 Jax  | Easy | 110 | 59% | +535 | +432 | An easy, Kennen-favored matchup. You can bully him hard; just save your E for his Q dash. Look to constantly slow-push and harass him. When he uses his E, stay out of his Q range, and after it's down, you can continue to bully him. Be careful of all-inning him after level 6 unless he is very low, as his E reduces your AOE damage and his R gives him a lot of resistances. | |
Skill Priority Q Thundering Shuriken Kennen throws a fast moving shuriken towards a location, causing damage and adding a Mark of the Storm to any opponent that it hits.  W Electrical Surge Kennen passively deals extra damage and adds a Mark of the Storm to his target every few attacks, and he can activate this ability to damage and add another Mark of the Storm to targets who are already marked.  E Lightning Rush Kennen morphs into a lightning form, enabling him to pass through units and apply a Mark of the Storm. Kennen gains Move Speed when entering this form, and attack speed when leaving it. 56.12% WR 98 Matches Summoner Spells  58.82% WR 51 Matches Skill OrderQ Thundering Shuriken Kennen throws a fast moving shuriken towards a location, causing damage and adding a Mark of the Storm to any opponent that it hits. 1 4 5 7 9 W Electrical Surge Kennen passively deals extra damage and adds a Mark of the Storm to his target every few attacks, and he can activate this ability to damage and add another Mark of the Storm to targets who are already marked. 2 8 10 12 13 E Lightning Rush Kennen morphs into a lightning form, enabling him to pass through units and apply a Mark of the Storm. Kennen gains Move Speed when entering this form, and attack speed when leaving it. 3 14 15  R Slicing Maelstrom Kennen summons a storm that strikes at nearby enemy champions for magical damage. 6 11                      63.6% WR44 Matches       Starting Items   50.0% WR 36 Matches Core Items   37.5% WR 8 Matches 4th Item Options52.9% WR17 Matches 62.5% WR16 Matches  83.3% WR6 Matches 5th Item Options50.0% WR6 Matches  100.0% WR4 Matches  100.0% WR3 Matches 6th Item Options100.0% WR1 Matches  100.0% WR1 Matches Laning Phase (@15 min)Gold Diff+535 CS Diff+16 XP Diff+679 Ally Ganks1.28 Enemy Ganks1.14 KDA2 / 2 / 1 End of GameTotal Gold Diff+432 Total CS Diff+13 Total XP Diff0 KDA6 / 5 / 6 Split Push | |||||||
 DrMundo | Hard | 107 | 55% | -163 | -721 | You hard bully Mundo pre 6 but after that Mundo turns it into a farm lane. Q max with Phase Rush is advisable here for Mundo as well | |
 Aatrox | Hard | 105 | 43% | -188 | -403 | Aatrox should struggle to land Q's if you're playing at auto range, he will be forced to burn his E dash to gap close to land Q. Your E is amazing for dodging further Q's and Aatrox W out disengaging when hit but the best case is to dodge so he doesnt heal. You should be in complete control of the lane harassing him pre 6. Post 6 you have better all-in should you dodge his Q's. | |
 Fiora | Hard | 101 | 48% | -142 | -989 | This is a favored matchup. You can effectively space her Q and punish her heavily if she misses. Play aggressively when she has a bad vital and try to bait her Q when she has a good one. The main thing to be careful of is her parrying your stun. If you have two passive stacks on her, you can auto-attack to bait her W, then apply the stun just as your passive is about to expire. | |
 Ambessa | Even | 88 | 47% | +52 | -228 | 💬 No tips yet — Be the first to add a tip! | |
 Irelia | Very Hard | 87 | 38% | -1203 | -2582 | Do not get frozen on. Irelia has the mobility to jump onto you through the wave so if the wave is in a bad position you are in a tough spot. Try to harass her when the wave is good and use your e to dodge her e. When the wave is bad farm with q. | |
 Darius | Easy | 81 | 56% | -7 | +179 | Don't get frozen on. Watch out when he gets mercs, thats when he has enough tenacity and movement speed to engage if you are caught out. If you play it properly he can never engage onto you though. Throw qs and auto w and poke him out of lane. | |
 Urgot | Even | 81 | 54% | +94 | -796 | He is heavily out-ranged by you during the lane phase. It is also very easy to hit Qs on him because of his big champion model. You can constantly bully and slow-push him in. The only way he gets to hit you is if you get hit by the slow on his Q or if he tries to Flash E you. | |