Kennen Top build & stats
- Win rate
- 50.8%
- Pick rate
- 2.6%
- Ban rate
- 1.3%
Recommended build
Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17
Start with
Build in this order
Boots
Runes
Domination +
Sorcery 
Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage.
Taste of Blood
Sixth Sense
Ultimate Hunter
Scorch
Nimbus Cloak
Summoner spells
52.9%
289 games
Max order
Q
W
E
53.5%
101 games
Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.
Tips for Kennen
Generated from this patch's numbers
- Kennen wins 50.8% of games as Top on patch 16.17 (474 games).
- Most common core: Hextech Rocketbelt → Shadowflame → Zhonya's Hourglass — 71% win rate over 14 games.
- Take Electrocute as keystone: picked in 81% of games with a 51% win rate.
- Best matchup: Tryndamere (73% over 11 games). Hardest: Yone (27% over 11 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
Items
Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)
Core build
Starting items
Boots
Legendary items by win rate
| Item | Win rate | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| 59.8% | 24% (112) | |
| 59.3% | 6% (27) | |
| 54.2% | 55% (262) | |
| 52.7% | 20% (93) | |
| 51.4% | 15% (72) | |
| 50.7% | 80% (379) | |
| 50.0% | 1% (6) | |
| 47.1% | 14% (68) | |
| 46.9% | 17% (81) | |
| 44.4% | 2% (9) | |
| 43.8% | 3% (16) | |
| 14.3% | 1% (7) |
Runes
Most played full pages and keystone win rates
Domination +
Sorcery
Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage.
Taste of Blood
Grisly Mementos
Ultimate Hunter
Absolute Focus
Scorch
Domination +
Inspiration
Domination +
Inspiration
Keystones
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Electrocute
Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage.
51.0%81% pick
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Summon Aery
Your attacks and abilities send Aery to a target, damaging enemies or shielding allies.
54.5%7% pick
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First Strike
When you initiate champion combat, deal 7% extra damage for 3 seconds and gain gold based on damage dealt.
44.8%6% pick
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Conqueror
Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.
85.7%1% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Ignite
52.9%61% pick
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Flash + Teleport
47.6%36% pick
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Exhaust + Flash
28.6%1% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
Q
W
E
53.5%101 games
W
Q
E
42.9%7 games
W
E
Q
66.7%3 games
Most common first three levels: E → W → Q (55%), Q → W → E (60%), Q → E → W (27%).
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PMark of the StormKennen stuns enemies he hits 3 times with his abilities.
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QThundering Shuriken
Kennen throws a fast moving shuriken towards a location, causing damage and adding a Mark of the Storm to any opponent that it hits.
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WElectrical Surge
Kennen passively deals extra damage and adds a Mark of the Storm to his target every few attacks, and he can activate this ability to damage and add another Mark of the Storm to targets who are already marked.
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ELightning Rush
Kennen morphs into a lightning form, enabling him to pass through units and apply a Mark of the Storm. Kennen gains Move Speed when entering this form, and attack speed when leaving it.
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RSlicing MaelstromKennen summons a storm that strikes at nearby enemy champions for magical damage.