Kennen Build Guide by KooFs
Champion Build: Kennen
| Health | 2979.96 |
| Health Regen | 26.35 |
| Energy | 0 |
| Energy Regen |
| Armor | 131.5 |
| Magic Resist | 115 |
| Dodge | 0 |
| Tenacity | 0 |
| Movement Speed | 405 |
| Gold Bonus | 0 |
| Attack Damage | 110.7 |
| Attack Speed | 1.084 |
| Crit Chance | 0%S |
| Crit Damage | 0% |
| Ability Power | 724.85 |
| Life Steal | 0% |
| Spell Vamp | 32 |
| Armor Penetration | 0 |
| Magic Penetration | 28.5 |
| Cooldown Reduction | 0% |
Recommended Runes
Ability Sequence





Mastery Tree Is Outdated
WARNING: These masteries are still using the old tree and have not been updated to the new tree by the guide author. As such, they will be different than the masteries you see in-game.
Masteries
Introduction
HAMSTER BALL OF DOOM BUILD!

This is my Guide on how to build/play
This guide you can top mid and even support your ad range i dont like going bot with a random but if its your friend you can get them fed but mostly this is just about mid and top if you want i prefer mid
About me uhh i like
This is how i build and it works i will try get some vids for my build and also this is my first ever finished build i have tested it out in many games and even with the wota nerf its still the same if this guide is great i might release my shen guide but my friends said dont make it it idk we will see i hope every one likes it please tell me what is wrong. Did i miss spell something or something wrong just say it =D
If anyone wants to play with me my ign is KooFs on the NA server so add me if you wanna
play
I HAVE BEEN BUSY LATELY SO IM SORRY I HAVE NOT BEEN UPDATING THE GUIDE.
I have spent about 400 games perfecting this build this will make early,mid game so easy and same with late the meta is perfect for this build.
My youtube Channel is here been trying things out lets plays ect>>>My youtube Channel
Pros / Cons
![]() PROS BIGGUYSLOVE +Great farmer +Deals high damage +So much cc with just 3 skills +Great lane control if control'ed right + can escape pretty easy with |
SPACEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE |
POOOPS![]() CONS BIG BLACK -He can be focused really easy with out a -Really squishy -Will run low on energy in middle of a team fight -People rage at you and say things like"Wow kennen is op" or like Noob kennen" |
Runes
| Runes | |||||||||||||||
Greater Mark of Magic Penetration 9 |
Greater Seal of Scaling Health 9 |
Greater Glyph of Magic Penetration 9 |
Greater Quintessence of Ability Power 3 |
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For seals i run Greater Seal of Vitality this gives a great bonus to kennen the health helps a lot for a player who is new to him and even if your getting F'ed at level 6 you get a bonus 58 hp.
So down to
So now people ask me a lot about this why do you have
Masteries
i think 21-0-9 is the best for kennen you could go 21-9-0 but the items your taking is built around defence also your getting aI didn't know what to do with my extra one mastery point so i put it into
Summoner Spells
PREFERREDThis spell will do the little bit of damage when they flash away and if you land most of your skills on them you will get a kill.
PREFERRED Now to
Flash this spell could close the gap between you and your enemy OR this is your other escape spell from a three man gank mid i like this spell mostly because this gets me first blood.
OTHER SPELLS YOU CAN TAKE
i have not tryed this but i seen some kennens use it and it has some pros and cons to it, i dont take this because of
Kennen's
Lightning Rush i will test it out more when i have free time
Teleport can get you to mid faster or top faster but again
Kennen has the speed from
Lightning Rush to get back to lane faster but this could be used if you got ganked mid and your low hp and not enough for lv two boots
This skill has its moments when you could need it but i prefer this on a tank or support but you could take this if you go bottom and support them but i dont recommend this only if your laning partner needs it
Skill Sequence
So level one threw three your going to be getting all the skills at level three you can start doing combos i like to max
i will tell you what is the best to max against what champ in the
Facing off in mid who will it be? section.
Skill Explanations and Skill combos
Passive
Mark of the Storm
Kennen's abilities add Marks of the Storm to opponents. Upon receiving 3 Marks of Storm, an opponent is stunned for 1 second and Kennen receives 25 energy. This stun is subject to diminishing returns on subsequent occurrences in a short time frame. Marks of storm last 8 seconds on the target.
This passive gives you your CC. Watch this passive and manage your stun marks well.
His Q
Thundering Shuriken
Throws a shuriken that damages the first enemy it hits for 75 / 115 / 155 / 195 / 235 (+66% of ability power) magic damage and adds a Mark of the Storm. Cost 65 / 60 / 55 / 50 / 45 Energy.Range 900.
+This is a very strong spell can harass with
Electrical Surge.
+Allows you to farm safely even if you are behind.
+This can check bushes with out you face checking
+When your all in mid waiting for someone to initiate you can just toss it out to poke
His W
Electrical Surge
Passive: Every 5 attacks, Kennen deals magic damage equal to 40 / 50 / 60 / 70 / 80% of his attack damage and adds a Mark of the Storm to his target. Active: Surges electricity through all nearby targets afflicted by Mark of the Storm, dealing 65 / 95 / 125 / 155 / 185 (+55% of ability power) magic damage and adding another mark. Cost 45 Energy. Range 800.
+Gives you bonus harass
+makes your auto attacks stronger
+
Electrical Surge with
Thundering Shuriken is a other great combo
+ if your 1v2ing try to mark both of them then use
Electrical Surge
His E
Lightning Rush
Kennen moves very fast and gains the ability to pass through units, dealing 85 / 125 / 165 / 205 / 245 (+55% of ability power) magic damage and adding a Mark of the Storm to any hostile unit he passes through. For 4 seconds Kennen gains his base movement speed again as a flat movement speed bonus, as well as increased armor and magic resistance and the ability to pass through units, but he is unable to attack. Kennen is refunded 40 energy if he passes through an enemy while using this spell, but can only gain this effect once. Lightning Rush deals half damage to minions. Armor and Magic Resist Bonus: 10 / 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 Cost 110 Energy. Range 200.
+This skill is your mobility skill that gives you safety in lane and the ability to position in fights
+This wont do much damage but you can get that second mark on him or her or first mark
His R
Slicing Maelstrom
Summons a magical storm that deals 80 / 145 / 210 (+33% of ability power) magic damage to a random enemy champion near Kennen every 0.5 / 0.4 / 0.33 seconds. This storm attacks up to 6 / 10 / 15 times and cannot hit the same target more than 3 times. A Mark of the Storm is applied to enemies on the first bolt they are hit by. Cost 40 Energy. Range 20.
+This skill is your AoE CC.
+This skill makes you respond to ganks well as well as making you very strong in teamfights.
+Perfect for running away and saving teamates.
+Does tons of damage =D
COMBOS!!!!!!!
The basic and most easy is the passive
Electrical Surge and the active
Electrical Surge how to pull off is get his passive ready then run close to them throw it on to them then spam click w till you active it i will refer this to the WW trick.
i will add more later but heres one more and its kind of hard to pull off
You want to
Flash into
Lightning Rush then land the mark on him with
Lightning Rush then
Slicing Maelstrom then you should be close enough to
Thundering Shuriken to finish it off
Electrical Surge into
Ignite this is only to get first blood i will post a vid doing this for a better idea what im doing =D This move is called the flash combo in my build will use this term(Flash combo).
flash combo video below Watch it in hd its better =D
Items
So lets get down to the items, ok so this looks like recommend build but every
Kennen uses theses items its the way the items are bought.
| Item Sequence | |||||||||||||||
Doran's Shield 440 |
Sorcerer's Shoes 1100 |
Hextech Revolver 1200 |
Will of the Ancients 2550 |
Negatron Cloak 720 |
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Theses are the general items you should always try to get built during laning phase you should be able to get at least
| Item Sequence | |||||||||||||||
Abyssal Scepter 2560 |
Needlessly Large Rod 1600 |
Zhonya's Hourglass 3410 |
Needlessly Large Rod 1600 |
Rabadon's Deathcap 3300 |
Giant's Belt 1000 |
Rylai's Crystal Scepter 2900 |
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so its about the mid game about 25mins or so you should have a
CORE ITMES!
Theses are the mains items you want
Other Items
flat ap from your runes.
Situational Items
SELL YOUR
Need to find some bad situations ask me what would i buy i will try answer in the guide and it might help some people to.
Facing off in mid who will it be?
EZ: When i put a EZ in this guide i mean it will be EZ if you play correctly.
medium: Might be a challenge for some people but if your a viet
Kennen player you will have no problem.
I AM GOING TO ADD REPLAYS TO THE MATCH UPS AND I WILL SAY WHAT I DID WRONG I WILL EVEN POST A GAME OF ME DOING BAD GOING UP WITH THIS CHAMPION I WILL RECORD THEM WILL LOL REPLAY THEY WILL BE AVAILABLE WHEN I FACE THEM AND IF THERE WORTH THE WATCH
Hard as HELL: Now the hard as HELL will be like fighting a losing battle and your the last one on your team alive in counter strike and with also 6 bullets and need to kill 6 people in 1:45 seconds.
Going from A-Z lets begin.
So
You can try to Q her to death but they just stay behind the creeps.
IF YOUR SKILLED WITH KENNEN you can bait her to use
Now how to stop her dead in her tracks you should never take her on with out your
OK she is level 6 now she will be coming at you with all shes got and really mad ready to kill you so basic things is that DONT MAKE THE FIRST MOVE wait for her to come at you its your turn to turn passive as a rock,When she does
Basic things to watch out for is her ult
So just back off if she has
I'm sorry for this poor guide here^ its just i dont really face her
So the first thing he will probably get his silence
When he rushes you go into
If you want to play aggressive get your passive W
DONT MAKE THE FIRST MOVE LET THE COCKY ONE MAKE THE FIRST MOVE.
Also at lv 1-2 auto attack him to death he has no sustain so the more the damage the better and easyer the lane i do this in all my games and it works perfect
If you took to many
If your both doing fine and half hp things veteran
The number one thing to do is harass him and make him fear you.
When playing a
this is very important or you will be screwed then press W then ult into ignite then Q to finish him off or auto attack him after.Don't push when he is level 6 and there jungler is like
I dont really face
The role you want to play with him is quick on your feet get use to his
Coming soon i update this everyday! busy sorry school ect.
How i play kennen

How i would play this little hamster in mid, lets say its someone easy like
Fizz
i would play super aggressive from level 1-3 with just auto attacks you take advantage that he has no way to hit you back only when he has all three skills he can do something but if you keep auto attacking him he should be at least half hp so if he was a smart player he would try to do damage to you and to make you back off but this is where the super aggressive part comes in to play you want him to fight back it should be at level 5-6 he will try get lane dominance you push as hard as you can to zone him from getting to level 6 aka his ult you want to have this step ahead of him if he is level 5 and your level 6 with all most full hp you can do the flash combo and kill him pretty easy.
Lets say your losing your lane and having a hard time

Don't you worry i have off games to just ask for ganks if the jungler is dumb like most junglers in normal/people below 1200 elo just farm last hit and also get
This is the end i will add more dont worry
This is the end sit back and relax and thanks to Minami
for pointing something out Thanks!
Warning not for the young
Things i added by date
8/31-fixed a few things been writing things i cant put up yet
8/4-Facing off in mid
Karthus,Added losing in lane
7/24 -added new screen shot been busy it was taken post
Kennen range nerf,Edited the Mastery learned that magic pen % does not go well with flat magic pen.
7/12-Added facing off in mid
Gragas
6/27-Added a situational item to the guide.
6/25- added a new screen shot of my games more proof it works
6/19-fixed the hamster ball of doom pic,added facing off in mid
Galio
6/17-added facing off in mid
Cassiopeia,
Fiddlesticks,
Fizz, guides and
Galio pics no guide
6/15-added facing off in mid
Annie guide and
Brand
6/14-added flash combo video,added facing off in mid
Annie pics no guide
6/13-added facing off in mid
Akali,added calm music video
6/12-added facing off in mid
Ahri
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