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Kennen·Top Build

Mark of the StormP
Thundering ShurikenQ
Electrical SurgeW
Lightning RushE
Slicing MaelstromR
Win rate51.6%
Pick rate1.8%
Ban rate0.9%
Matches34 803-
Kennen Top has a 51.6% win rate with 1.8% pick rate in Emerald + and is currently ranked S tier. Based on our analysis of 34 803 matches in patch 14.23 the best build for Kennen is Hextech Rocketbelt, Sorcerer's Shoes, Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Rabadon's Deathcap. Most picked runes for Kennen Top are Summon Aery, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, and Scorch for primary tree, as well as Taste of Blood, and Ultimate Hunter for secondary tree.
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Kennen Build

Top Top  Patch 14.23

Most Popular

Win Rate 52.7% based on 4 466 matches

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Recommended builds

Build
WR
Summon AeryDomination
Hextech Rocketbelt

Most Popular

52.7%
ElectrocuteSorcery
Hextech Rocketbelt

2nd Most Popular

53.7%
Summon AeryDomination
Liandry's Torment

Alternative

57.8%
First StrikeDomination
Hextech Rocketbelt

Off-Meta

56.0%

Top Players
ALL

Player name
WR

Sinmivak Pro

66.7%

Destroy Pro

66.7%
iconRankName

Kemseptyni OTP

73.7%

Matchup Specific

vs Champion
WR

Ambessa

48.2%

Aatrox

59.6%

runes

Sorcery
Sorcery
Summon AeryArcane CometPhase Rush
Nullifying Orb
Manaflow Band
Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence
Celerity
Absolute Focus
Scorch
Waterwalking
Gathering Storm
Domination
Domination
Cheap Shot
Taste of Blood
Sudden Impact
Zombie Ward
Ghost Poro
Eyeball Collection
Treasure Hunter
Relentless Hunter
Ultimate Hunter
Adaptive Force
Attack Speed
Ability Haste
Adaptive Force
Move Speed
Health Scaling
Health
Tenacity and Slow Resist
Health Scaling

spells

SummonerFlash

D

SummonerTeleport

F

items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's Blade
Health Potion
Stealth Ward

@ 14 sec

Early Items

Amplifying Tome
2
Boots

@ 4 min

Core Items

Hextech Rocketbelt
Sorcerer's Shoes
Shadowflame

@ 21 min

Full Build

Hextech Rocketbelt
Sorcerer's Shoes
Shadowflame
Zhonya's Hourglass
Rabadon's Deathcap
Void Staff

ability order

Max:

Q

right arrow

W

right arrow

E

right arrow

Skills

Mark of the Storm
Thundering Shuriken
Electrical Surge
Lightning Rush
Slicing Maelstrom
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
9
Q
10
W
11
R
12
W
13
W
14
E
15
E
16
R
17
E
18
E

situational items

Stormsurge
Banshee's Veil
Cryptbloom
Morellonomicon
Liandry's Torment
Rylai's Crystal Scepter

Kennen Matchups Overview

Kennen General information

Kennen tips and tricks

Use your range advantage against melee champions to bully them down and contest them for every CS. Try and stay at max range at all times so they cannot trade back with you.

If the enemy has lots of disengage or peel, be prepared to flank from the side in team fights to make full use of your Ultimate Slicing MaelstromR.

Kennen is one of the few champions that can be built AP or on hit. Take a look at what damage your team needs and build accordingly.

Kennen combos

Every combo you need to master the champion!

The Best Kennen Builds, Runes and Items for Top in Emerald +

Most Popular

If you want to use the most popular Kennen Top build, you should take Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells. For runes, you should pick Summon Aery as your keystone, followed by Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence and Scorch in the primary tree, as well as Taste of Blood and Ultimate Hunter in the secondary tree. For rune shards, you want Attack Speed in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health Scaling in defense, though it depends on the matchup. Finally, for your items, you should build Hextech Rocketbelt as your first item, followed by Sorcerer's Shoes and Shadowflame. For your last 3 items, you should build Zhonya's Hourglass, Rabadon's Deathcap and finish with Void Staff. For the skill order, you want to stick with Q - W - E. Right now, this build has 52.7% winrate over 4 466 matches played.

Optional

Your second option for Kennen Top build would be to take Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells. The runes that this build takes advantage of are Electrocute as your keystone, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection and Ultimate Hunter in the primary tree, and Absolute Focus with Scorch in the secondary tree. The shards used in this build are Attack Speed in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health Scaling in defense. The items for the build are Hextech Rocketbelt, which you should build first, followed by Sorcerer's Shoes as your second item and Shadowflame as your third item. The rest of the items in order are Zhonya's Hourglass, Rabadon's Deathcap and Banshee's Veil. The skill order for this build is Q - W - E. In the current patch, this build has a 53.7% win rate over 3 993 matches.

Alternative

If you're looking for alternatives, you can use Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells, with runes being Summon Aery as your keystone, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence and Scorch in the primary tree, and Taste of Blood with Ultimate Hunter in the secondary tree, as well as Attack Speed, Adaptive Force, and Health Scaling as your rune shards. The items that this build incorporates are Liandry's Torment as your first item, then Sorcerer's Shoes as a second item and Hextech Rocketbelt as a third item. You want to finish the build with Zhonya's Hourglass, Rabadon's Deathcap and Void Staff. As far as ability max order goes, you want to keep it Q - W - E. This build is currently sitting at a 57.8% win rate across 1 290 matches played.

Off-Meta

If you want to try an Off-Meta Kennen Top build in the current patch, try Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells, First Strike, Magical Footwear, Time Warp Tonic and Cosmic Insight as your primary rune tree, and Taste of Blood with Ultimate Hunter as your secondary tree. Use Attack Speed, Adaptive Force and Health Scaling as your shards. For items in this build, you want to complete Hextech Rocketbelt as your first item, then finish Sorcerer's Shoes as your second item, and Shadowflame as third item. The last 3 options are Zhonya's Hourglass, Rabadon's Deathcap and Void Staff. The ability order for this build is Q - W - E. As of the current patch, this build has a 56.0% win rate over 1 047 matches played.

Situational Kennen Runes and Items

Depending on the context of your game, your matchup, and enemy champions, you might want to consider building some situational items or take specific runes. Carefully examine your team, enemy team, game state , and your matchup to plan your Kennen build accordingly! For example, when it comes to rune shards, you might want to take either Armor or Magic Resist, depending on which champion you are about to lane against.

Furthermore, if you want a more detailed breakdown, you should also check out Kennen runes page.

Kennen useful resources
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In-depth Build Stats

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Kennen Counters - Best and Worst Matchups for Top in Emerald +

Best Matchups

In Patch 14.23 the best possible matchups for Kennen Top are:

Consider picking Kennen into these matches to increase your chance to win a game. These are the most popular Top matchups that currently are in favor of Kennen.

Worst Matchups

We highly recommend avoiding picking Kennen in the current patch into the following Top matchups:

These champions are considered as Kennen counters in the current patch, and playing such a matchup will decrease your chances of winning a game.

Additional Notes

If you want to find out more about best and worst matchups, as well as specific matchup statistics, we highly encourage you to check our Kennen counters page. Keep in mind that while the champion may counter or be countered, it also comes down to your individual skill, the skill of your opponent, your team, and enemy team compositions.