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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 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 13.5. 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 13.5: 3205109 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Sorcery

Domination

Second Best

49%

Win Rate 4343 Games

Inspiration

Domination

Third Best

49%

Win Rate 2440 Games

Domination

Sorcery

Second Best

49%

Win Rate 2948 Games

Third Best

53%

Win Rate 72 Games

Second Best

48%

Win Rate 16546 Games

Third Best

48%

Win Rate 9551 Games

Second Best

45%

Win Rate 20100 Games

Third Best

51%

Win Rate 7311 Games

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Passive Ability

Second Best

63%

Win Rate 2143 Games

Passive Ability

Third Best

73%

Win Rate 67 Games

Passive Ability

Patch 13.5: 3205112 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Domination

Sorcery

Second Best

59%

Win Rate 51 Games

Domination

Sorcery

Third Best

50%

Win Rate 912 Games

Domination

Sorcery

Second Best

50%

Win Rate 2258 Games

Third Best

54%

Win Rate 167 Games

Second Best

52%

Win Rate 6066 Games

Third Best

54%

Win Rate 1270 Games

Second Best

55%

Win Rate 3646 Games

Third Best

52%

Win Rate 1497 Games

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Passive Ability

Second Best

67%

Win Rate 361 Games

Passive Ability

Third Best

69%

Win Rate 52 Games

Passive Ability

Kennen Counters

Learn Kennen'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

Astronaut Kennen

February 24, 2023

+ Wishlist

1350

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 apply a stack for 6 seconds. At 3 stacks, enemies are stunned for 1.25 second and Kennen gains 25 energy.

Thundering Shuriken Kennen's Q Ability

1050

60 / 55 / 50 / 45 / 40

7 / 6.25 / 5.5 / 4.75 / 4

Kennen throws a shuriken, dealing 75 / 125 / 175 / 225 / 275 (+85% of ability power) magic damage to the first enemy hit.

Electrical Surge Kennen's W Ability

775

13 / 11.25 / 9.5 / 7.75 / 6

Passive: Every 5th attack deals an additional 35 / 45 / 55 / 65 / 75 (+35% of ability power) (+0.8 / 0.9 / 1.0 / 1.1 / 1.2% per bonus attack damage) magic damage.

Active: Kennen sends out a blast of electricity, dealing 70 / 95 / 120 / 145 / 170 (+80% of ability power) magic damage to nearby enemies affected by Mark of the Storm.

Lightning Rush Kennen's E Ability

Self

100 / 95 / 90 / 85 / 80

10 / 9 / 8 / 7 / 6

Kennen turns into a ball of lightning, gaining 100% movement speed, dealing 80 / 120 / 160 / 200 / 240 (+80% of ability power) magic damage to enemies he passes through, and becoming ghosted for 2 seconds. If Kennen damages at least one enemy, he gains 40 Energy.

After this ability ends, Kennen gains 40 / 50 / 60 / 70 / 80% attack speed for 4 seconds. Kennen can recast to end this ability early.

Slicing Maelstrom Kennen's Ultimate (R) Ability

550

120

Kennen unleashes a magical storm, dealing 40 / 75 / 110 (+22.5% of ability power) magic damage to all nearby enemies every 0.6 seconds, and gaining 20 / 40 / 60 armor and magic resist for 3 seconds. Successive hits deal 10% increased damage for each hit the enemy has already suffered.

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...