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Kennen Top build & stats

Mage B 2,009 games · patch 16.17
Win rate
51.9%
Pick rate
2.1%
Ban rate
1.1%
Division
Master
Build, runes, spells and skill order are from Master games only.

Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17

Solid sample

Start with

Doran's Blade
Doran's Blade
450 gold
Health Potion
Health Potion
50 gold
59.6% 47 games

Build in this order

Hextech Rocketbelt 1
Hextech Rocketbelt
2,650 gold
Shadowflame 2
Shadowflame
3,200 gold
Zhonya's Hourglass 3
Zhonya's Hourglass
3,250 gold
9,100 gold
60.0% WR 10 games

Boots

Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness
1,000 gold
75.0% 12 games

Runes

Domination Domination + Inspiration Inspiration
65.0% WR
20 games · 1% pick
Electrocute
Electrocute

Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage.

Domination Domination
Electrocute Dark Harvest Hail of Blades
Cheap Shot Taste of Blood Sudden Impact
Sixth Sense Grisly Mementos Deep Ward
Relentless Hunter Ultimate Hunter Treasure Hunter
Inspiration Inspiration
Magical Footwear Hextech Flashtraption Cash Back
Triple Tonic Biscuit Delivery Time Warp Tonic
Jack Of All Trades Cosmic Insight Approach Velocity
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling

Summoner spells

Flash Ignite
53.7% 408 games

Max order

Thundering Shuriken Q Electrical Surge W Lightning Rush E
59.2% 76 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 51.9% of games as Top on patch 16.17 (2,009 games).
  • Most common core: Hextech Rocketbelt → Shadowflame → Void Staff — 53% win rate over 19 games.
  • Take Electrocute as keystone: picked in 69% of games with a 52% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Kled (78% over 9 games). Hardest: Tahm Kench (30% over 10 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.

Items

Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)

Core build

Hextech Rocketbelt 1
Hextech Rocketbelt
Shadowflame 2
Shadowflame
Zhonya's Hourglass 3
Zhonya's Hourglass
60.0% WR
10 games · 0% pick
Hextech Rocketbelt 1
Hextech Rocketbelt
Shadowflame 2
Shadowflame
Void Staff 3
Void Staff
60.0% WR
10 games · 0% pick
Hextech Rocketbelt 1
Hextech Rocketbelt
Shadowflame 2
Shadowflame
Rabadon's Deathcap 3
Rabadon's Deathcap
100.0% WR
4 games · 0% pick

Starting items

Doran's Blade
Doran's Blade
Health Potion
Health Potion
59.6% WR
47 games · 2% pick
Doran's Bow
Doran's Bow
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
60.9% WR
23 games · 1% pick
Doran's Ring
Doran's Ring
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
52.6% WR
19 games · 1% pick

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes
52.9% WR
548 games · 27% pick
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
54.8% WR
42 games · 2% pick
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness
75.0% WR
12 games · 1% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
75.0% 0% (4)
66.7% 1% (21)
63.0% 1% (27)
62.5% 5% (96)
62.5% 0% (8)
60.5% 6% (119)
55.1% 9% (176)
54.0% 26% (520)
53.8% 5% (106)
51.3% 19% (382)
51.1% 7% (133)
27.3% 1% (11)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Domination Domination + Sorcery Sorcery
47.7% WR
149 games · 7% pick
Electrocute
Electrocute

Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage.

Domination Domination
Electrocute Dark Harvest Hail of Blades
Cheap Shot Taste of Blood Sudden Impact
Sixth Sense Grisly Mementos Deep Ward
Relentless Hunter Ultimate Hunter Treasure Hunter
Sorcery Sorcery
Axiom Arcanist Manaflow Band Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence Absolute Focus Celerity
Waterwalking Gathering Storm Scorch
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling
Domination Domination + Inspiration Inspiration
41.7% WR
60 games · 3% pick
Electrocute Taste of Blood Sixth Sense Ultimate Hunter Triple Tonic Cosmic Insight
Domination Domination + Sorcery Sorcery
37.5% WR
24 games · 1% pick
Electrocute Taste of Blood Grisly Mementos Ultimate Hunter Absolute Focus Scorch

Keystones

  • Electrocute Electrocute Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage. 52.6%25% pick
  • First Strike First Strike When you initiate champion combat, deal 7% extra damage for 3 seconds and gain gold based on damage dealt. 56.9%3% pick
  • Summon Aery Summon Aery Your attacks and abilities send Aery to a target, damaging enemies or shielding allies. 58.5%2% pick
  • Lethal Tempo Lethal Tempo Attacking an enemy champion grants you Attack Speed, up to 6 stacks. At max stacks, deal bonus adaptive damage On-Attack. 41.7%1% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Ignite Flash + Ignite 53.7%20% pick
  • Flash Teleport Flash + Teleport 53.4%10% pick
  • Exhaust Flash Exhaust + Flash 37.5%0% pick

Abilities & skill order

Which ability to max first, from match timelines

Thundering Shuriken Q Electrical Surge W Lightning Rush E 59.2%76 games
Electrical Surge W Thundering Shuriken Q Lightning Rush E 50.0%6 games
Electrical Surge W Lightning Rush E Thundering Shuriken Q 100.0%3 games

Most common first three levels: E → W → Q (54%), Q → W → E (68%), E → Q → W (56%).

  • PMark of the Storm

    Kennen stuns enemies he hits 3 times with his abilities.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • RSlicing Maelstrom

    Kennen summons a storm that strikes at nearby enemy champions for magical damage.