Kennen·Mid Build
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R| Win rate | 52.5% |
| Pick rate | 0.6% |
| Ban rate | 2.5% |
| Matches | 14 756- |
Kennen Build
Most Popular
Win Rate 53.1% based on 6 225 matches
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Most Popular
53.1%

Highest WR
57.3%

Alternative
55.2%

Off-Meta
56.3%Top Players ALL
Thunder Yordle OTP
78.6%DARCH#LAS OTP
50.0%InfoMode OTP
64.7%Matchup Specific
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55.9%Katarina
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@ 20 min
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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
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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, 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 53.1% winrate over 6 225 matches played.
Alternative
If you're looking for alternatives, you can use Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells, with runes being 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, as well as Attack Speed, Adaptive Force, and Health Scaling as your rune shards. The items that this build incorporates are Stormsurge 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 Rabadon's Deathcap, Void Staff and Zhonya's Hourglass. As far as ability max order goes, you want to keep it Q - W - E. This build is currently sitting at a 55.2% win rate across 687 matches played.
Off-Meta
If you want to try an Off-Meta Kennen Mid build in the current patch, try Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells, First Strike, Cash Back, Triple 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 Rabadon's Deathcap, Void Staff and Banshee's Veil. The ability order for this build is Q - W - E. As of the current patch, this build has a 56.3% win rate over 128 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.

Probuilds
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In-depth Build Stats
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Kennen Counters - Best and Worst Matchups for Mid in Emerald +
Best Matchups
In Patch 26.2 the best possible matchups for Kennen Mid are:
- vs. Kayle - 63.8% win rate over 69 games.
- vs. Yone - 61.4% win rate over 368 games.
- vs. Mel - 60.6% win rate over 213 games.
- vs. Malphite - 60.3% win rate over 68 games.
- vs. Diana - 57.4% win rate over 202 games.
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:
- vs. Vladimir - 41.0% win rate over 229 games.
- vs. Swain - 43.3% win rate over 120 games.
- vs. Veigar - 45.1% win rate over 304 games.
- vs. Xerath - 45.4% win rate over 260 games.
- vs. Kassadin - 45.9% win rate over 353 games.
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.