Matchup

Darius
Darius
90%
10%

vs

49.9%

over 1143 games

Kennen
Kennen
46%
54%
Heavy AP damageStrong engageHeavy CCHigh burst

Skill matchup

Build vs Kennen

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Shield
Health Potion

Core build

Stridebreaker
1Bruiser
Sterak's Gage
2Survival
Death's Dance
3vs AD

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Dead Man's Plate
5vs AD

Summoner spells

4685%
4148%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Dead Man's Plate
5vs AD
Randuin's Omen
vs AD
Guardian Angel
vs AD
Frozen Heart
vs AD

Anti Heal

Thornmail
6vs Hybride

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Force of Nature
5vs AP
Maw of Malmortius
vs AP
Kaenic Rookern
vs AP
Spirit Visage
vs AP
Mercurial Scimitar
vs AP

Anti Tank

Youmuu's Ghostblade
5vs Tank
The Collector
vs Tank
Black Cleaver
vs Tank
Lord Dominik's Regards
vs Tank
Voltaic Cyclosword
vs Tank

DPS

Spear of Shojin
Bruiser
Trinity Force
DPS
Sundered Sky
Bruiser
Infinity Edge
DPS
Endless Hunger
DPS

Other options

Jak'Sho, The Protean
vs Hybride
Executioner's Calling
81.8% WR22 games
SorcerySorcery
Stormraider's SurgeStormraider's Surge
Nimbus CloakNimbus Cloak
CelerityCelerity
Gathering StormGathering Storm
PrecisionPrecision
Legend: AlacrityLegend: Alacrity
TriumphTriumph
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
DariusDarius
KennenKennen
Aggressive
Careful
Careful

Kennen's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Mark of the Storm (P)

Kennen stuns enemies he hits 3 times with his abilities.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
37s13s10s
65.5s13s10s2m
94s11.25s10s2m
114s9.5s10s2m
164s6s8s2m
184s6s6s2m

Playing against Kennen

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

1

Spread out when Kennen engages with E + R: his ult only deals damage in a radius around him.

2

His E + R engage is predictable: when you see him running toward you in ball form, back off immediately.

3

Kennen is squishy without his burst — if you survive his R, he has nothing left.

4

Zhonya's is his only survival tool after engaging — burst him before he activates it or wait for it to expire.

Source: op.gg + LTL Engine · Patch 16.9.1 · May 9, 2026