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Kennen·Mid Build

Mark of the StormP
Thundering ShurikenQ
Electrical SurgeW
Lightning RushE
Slicing MaelstromR
Win rate53.9%
Pick rate0.4%
Ban rate1.2%
Matches2 030-
Kennen Mid has a 53.9% win rate with 0.4% pick rate in Emerald + and is currently ranked D tier. Based on our analysis of 2 030 matches in patch 15.1 the best build for Kennen is Hextech Rocketbelt, Sorcerer's Shoes, Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Void Staff. Most picked runes for Kennen Mid are Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Grisly Mementos, and Ultimate Hunter for primary tree, as well as Absolute Focus, and Scorch for secondary tree.
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Kennen Build

Mid Mid  Patch 15.1

Most Popular

Win Rate 57.9% based on 497 matches

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Recommended builds

Build
WR
ElectrocuteSorcery
Hextech Rocketbelt

Most Popular

57.9%
ElectrocuteSorcery
Stormsurge

2nd Most Popular

50.2%
Summon AeryDomination
Hextech Rocketbelt

Alternative

54.5%

Top Players
ALL

Player name
WR
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NaN OTP

81.8%
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MalikAcid OTP

50.0%
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ƒcuk OTP

0.0%

runes

Domination
Domination
ElectrocuteDark HarvestHail of Blades
Cheap Shot
Taste of Blood
Sudden Impact
Sixth Sense
Grisly Mementos
Deep Ward
Treasure Hunter
Relentless Hunter
Ultimate Hunter
Sorcery
Sorcery
Axiom Arcanist
Manaflow Band
Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence
Celerity
Absolute Focus
Scorch
Waterwalking
Gathering Storm
Adaptive Force
Attack Speed
Ability Haste
Adaptive Force
Move Speed
Health Scaling
Health
Tenacity and Slow Resist
Health Scaling

spells

SummonerFlash

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SummonerDot

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items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's Blade
Health Potion
Stealth Ward

@ 12 sec

Early Items

Amplifying Tome
2
Boots

@ 4 min

Core Items

Hextech Rocketbelt
Sorcerer's Shoes
Shadowflame

@ 20 min

Full Build

Hextech Rocketbelt
Sorcerer's Shoes
Shadowflame
Zhonya's Hourglass
Void Staff
Stormsurge

ability order

Max:

Q

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W

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E

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Skills

Mark of the Storm
Thundering Shuriken
Electrical Surge
Lightning Rush
Slicing Maelstrom
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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W
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Q
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W
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R
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W
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W
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E
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E
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R
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E
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E

situational items

Rabadon's Deathcap
Banshee's Veil
Liandry's Torment
Cryptbloom
Horizon Focus

Kennen Matchups Overview

Kennen General information

Kennen tips and tricks

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.

Your early game is not exactly strong. Avoid falling behind in the early game by not letting the enemy Mid laner bully you down and poke you with their abilities.

Kennen combos

Every combo you need to master the champion!

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

Most Popular

If you want to use the most popular Kennen Mid build, you should take Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells. For runes, you should pick Electrocute as your keystone, followed by Taste of Blood, Grisly Mementos and Ultimate Hunter in the primary tree, as well as Absolute Focus and Scorch 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, Void Staff and finish with Stormsurge. For the skill order, you want to stick with Q - W - E. Right now, this build has 57.9% winrate over 497 matches played.

Optional

Your second option for Kennen Mid build would be to take Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells. The runes that this build takes advantage of are Electrocute as your keystone, Taste of Blood, Grisly Mementos 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 Stormsurge, 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 Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass and Void Staff. The skill order for this build is Q - W - E. In the current patch, this build has a 50.2% win rate over 279 matches.

Alternative

If you're looking for alternatives, you can use Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells, with runes being Summon Aery as your keystone, Axiom Arcanist, Celerity 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 Hextech Rocketbelt as your first item, then Sorcerer's Shoes as a second item and Shadowflame as a third item. You want to finish the build with Stormsurge, 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 54.5% win rate across 88 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.

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

Best Matchups

In Patch 15.1 the best possible matchups for Kennen Mid are:

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

Worst Matchups

We highly recommend avoiding picking Kennen in the current patch into the following Mid 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.