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Kennen Top build & stats

Mage C 530 games · patch 16.18
Win rate
50.0%
Pick rate
2.0%
Ban rate
1.3%
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 16.18

Solid sample

Finish these three

Hextech Rocketbelt
Hextech Rocketbelt
2,650 gold
Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass
3,250 gold
Shadowflame
Shadowflame
3,200 gold
9,100 gold
84.6% WR 13 games

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes
1,100 gold
61.8% 89 games

Runes

Domination Domination + Inspiration Inspiration
66.7% WR
12 games · 2% 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
72.4% 58 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 50.0% of games as Top on patch 16.18 (530 games).
  • Most common core: Hextech Rocketbelt → Zhonya's Hourglass → Shadowflame — 57% win rate over 67 games.
  • Take Electrocute as keystone: picked in 75% of games with a 49% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Quinn (75% over 8 games). Hardest: Sylas (0% over 8 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
  • Kennen is an early-game champion: 51% win rate in games under 25 minutes but 43% after 35. Snowball your lead into towers and objectives.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Hextech Rocketbelt
Hextech Rocketbelt
Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass
Shadowflame
Shadowflame
84.6% WR
13 games · 2% pick
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap
Void Staff
Void Staff
Hextech Rocketbelt
Hextech Rocketbelt
40.0% WR
5 games · 1% pick
Hextech Gunblade
Hextech Gunblade
Hextech Rocketbelt
Hextech Rocketbelt
Shadowflame
Shadowflame
66.7% WR
3 games · 1% pick

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes
61.8% WR
89 games · 17% pick
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
66.7% WR
9 games · 2% pick
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness
83.3% WR
6 games · 1% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
88.9% 2% (9)
75.0% 6% (32)
69.0% 5% (29)
67.2% 12% (61)
66.7% 3% (15)
62.7% 16% (83)
60.0% 3% (15)
53.3% 3% (15)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Domination Domination + Sorcery Sorcery
57.7% WR
26 games · 5% 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
66.7% WR
12 games · 2% pick
Electrocute Taste of Blood Sixth Sense Ultimate Hunter Triple Tonic Cosmic Insight
Domination Domination + Resolve Resolve
100.0% WR
6 games · 1% pick
Electrocute Taste of Blood Sixth Sense Ultimate Hunter Bone Plating Overgrowth

Keystones

  • Electrocute Electrocute Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage. 61.7%15% pick
  • First Strike First Strike When you initiate champion combat, deal 7% extra damage for 3 seconds and gain gold based on damage dealt. 50.0%3% pick
  • Summon Aery Summon Aery Your attacks and abilities send Aery to a target, damaging enemies or shielding allies. 66.7%1% pick
  • Conqueror Conqueror Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions. 100.0%1% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Ignite Flash + Ignite 72.4%11% pick
  • Flash Teleport Flash + Teleport 53.3%8% pick
  • Exhaust Flash Exhaust + Flash 80.0%1% pick

Abilities & skill order

  • 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.