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Kennen Build & Runes

If you're looking for the best rune build for Kennen we've got you covered. Below you can find the best items and runes to build for Kennen, as determined by LeagueSpy's calculations of thousands of Plat+ League of Legends games. If you are already familiar with how to play Kennen this is a great resource to quickly get a good rune selection for Patch 11.18. However, if you are a new Kennen player we highly recommend reading through some of the guides above to learn why this build is strong on Kennen!

Patch 11.18: 609158 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Sorcery

Domination

Second Best

67%

Win Rate 52 Games

Domination

Sorcery

Third Best

63%

Win Rate 70 Games

Sorcery

Domination

More Kennen Runes

Second Best

53%

Win Rate 1311 Games

Second Best

51%

Win Rate 2274 Games

Third Best

51%

Win Rate 2104 Games

Second Best

53%

Win Rate 3292 Games

Third Best

50%

Win Rate 2867 Games

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Passive Ability

Second Best

65%

Win Rate 994 Games

Passive Ability

Third Best

68%

Win Rate 59 Games

Passive Ability

Patch 11.18: 609170 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Domination

Sorcery

Second Best

58%

Win Rate 195 Games

Domination

Sorcery

Third Best

55%

Win Rate 266 Games

Domination

Sorcery

More Kennen Runes

Second Best

51%

Win Rate 1737 Games

Third Best

53%

Win Rate 70 Games

Second Best

61%

Win Rate 362 Games

Third Best

52%

Win Rate 1027 Games

Second Best

56%

Win Rate 1145 Games

Third Best

54%

Win Rate 807 Games

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Passive Ability

Second Best

57%

Win Rate 89 Games

Passive Ability

Kennen Counters

Learn 's counters and discover matchups where they have an advantage! When you're starting a game of League of Legends you should always keep in mind if you'll be at an advantage or disadvantage against your opponent, so you can know whether to bully them or play safe. You can find detailed breakdowns of each matchup on CounterStats, and you can also check out some Kennen guides to see how to build and play against other champions you may find yourself up against!

This counter data is for Kennen Top in Plat+ games. The percent shown is the enemy champion's counter rating against Kennen. Counter rating is our own statistic that factors in counter kills, overall kills, early lead ratio, comeback ratio, and win percent to give the whole picture of that champion's effectiveness as a counter pick.

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CR is Counter Rating, which is a combination of multiple counter factors. Counters shown are for Kennen Kennen Top

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Kennen Skins

Find Kennen's skins and when they were last on sale. Never miss a sale for your favorite skin by using our Wish List feature! You can also find all Kennen skins and chromas on Kennen's skins page.

Skin Release Wishlist Popularity Cost

DWG Kennen

Special Events

April 28, 2021

+ Wishlist

1350

Infernal Kennen

July 16, 2020

Wishlist

1350

Super Kennen

March 30, 2017

Wishlist

750

Blood Moon Kennen

February 25, 2016

+ Wishlist

975

Arctic Ops Kennen

December 29, 2011

+ Wishlist

975

Kennen M.D.

March 29, 2011

+ Wishlist

975

Karate Kennen

November 8, 2010

+ Wishlist

520

Swamp Master Kennen

Legacy

April 8, 2010

+ Wishlist

520

Deadly Kennen

Legacy

April 8, 2010

+ Wishlist

520

Classic Kennen

Original

+ Wishlist

Kennen's Abilities

Mark of the Storm Kennen's Passive

Self

Kennen's abilities add Marks of the Storm to opponents which last for 6 seconds. The marks are consumed at three stacks, stunning the opponent for 1.25 seconds while restoring 25 Energy. If the same target is stunned more than once within 6 seconds, the stun lasts only 0.5 seconds.

Thundering Shuriken Kennen's Q Ability

1050

60 / 55 / 50 / 45 / 40

8 / 7 / 6 / 5 / 4

Kennen throws a fast moving shuriken towards a location, dealing 85 / 130 / 175 / 220 / 265 (+80% of ability power) magic damage and adding a Mark of the Storm to any opponent that it hits.

Electrical Surge Kennen's W Ability

750

14 / 12 / 10 / 8 / 6

Passive: Every 5 attacks, Kennen deals 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60 (+0.6 / 0.7 / 0.8 / 0.9 / 1.0 per bonus attack damage) (+25% of ability power) bonus magic damage and adds a Mark of the Storm to his target.

Active: Surges electricity through all nearby targets afflicted by Mark of the Storm and all enemies caught in Slicing Maelstrom, dealing 60 / 85 / 110 / 135 / 160 (+80% of ability power) magic damage and adding another mark.

Lightning Rush Kennen's E Ability

Self

100 / 95 / 90 / 85 / 80

10 / 9 / 8 / 7 / 6

Kennen transforms into a ball of electricity, disarming himself but becoming ghosted and gaining 100% bonus movement speed for 2 seconds.

Kennen deals 80 / 120 / 160 / 200 / 240 (+80% of ability power) magic damage to all enemies he passes through, halved against non-champions and restores 40 energy the first time Lightning Rush damages an enemy.

Kennen gains 40 / 50 / 60 / 70 / 80% bonus attack speed for 4 seconds upon exiting Lightning Rush.

Kennen can reactivate Lightning Rush to prematurely cancel it, allowing him to use basic attacks again.

Slicing Maelstrom Kennen's Ultimate (R) Ability

550

120

Kennen summons a magical storm around himself for 3 seconds, gaining 20 / 40 / 60 bonus armor and magic resistance and dealing 40 / 75 / 110 (+20% of ability power) magic damage to all enemies within range every 0.5 seconds.

Each maelstrom hit applies a Mark of the Storm, up to a maximum of 3.

Slicing Maelstrom deals 10% increased damage with each successive strike against a target, up to a maximum of 150% damage with one strike.

Questions About Kennen

Latest Questions

Kennen jungle

Asked by raoof44 on December 26, 2019

Guys what do you think about kennen jungle ?!

Advice?

Asked on March 2, 2019

Mid Lane Advice??

Which champion should I use?

Asked by BlazingSkull on April 11, 2018

So in a Teemo main, and I have finally decided to switch champions for a while. However, I don't know who to buy? I thought about veigar and Vladimir, but I realized I don't like them very much. I don't like the style of play for Vlad, and I...

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Runes for ADCs

Asked by ThiGameX on November 25, 2017

I started play LOL one week ago , im actually in lvl 18 , i wanna to make a rune book but i dont know which runes can help an ADC, especially kennen , so if someone know runes pls tell me.Thanks

Can Kennen or Xerath jungle?

Asked on September 17, 2017

When going through the champs I like to use, I look at Kennen and Xerath's kits and think, "You know, would these guys do well as junglers? I mean, Ezreal and Twitch both jungle." I just want to know if it's possible before I go testing...

Rumble & Kennen

Asked by I want to be a Blitzball on November 29, 2014

First of all, I've been practicing [[Rumble]] lately. But, I'm whiffing 90& of my ults, even without smartcast. Any ideas on how to do better? Second, does anyone here still play [[Kennen]]? I always enjoyed him, even if he isn't really a...

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Korea Kennen, what exactly is it and why?

Asked by Shinto on May 30, 2013

Alright, i've heard a lot about this as of late, but i'm wondering why is it a buzz all of a sudden. I've heard, and i could be totally wrong on this front, that it's grabbing Bilgewater, getting Twin Fangs and then finishing BotRK and then...

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Malady/Nashor's Tooth on Kennen?

Asked by Janitsu on April 18, 2013

Well, the title says it all. Is it viable to get either one of these items on AP Kennen?

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Viable kennen build?

Asked by crackworm on February 22, 2013

Ive been going top with kennen alot recently and ever since i got him ive been on this same build and its worked out fine, but im still lookin for some feedback. Magic pen boots > Sunfire cape > abyssal sceptre >hourglass then just...