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Heimerdinger vs Kennen

Heimerdinger
vs
57.5%

over 87 games

Kennen
Analyze a draft with Heimerdinger

Favorable matchup

Heavy CCStrong engageHeavy AP damageHigh burst

Build vs Kennen

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Heimerdinger: Blackfire Torch, Liandry's Torment, Zhonya's Hourglass, Sorcerer's Shoes, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, Banshee's Veil.

Starting items

Doran's Ring
Health Potion
x2

Core build

Blackfire Torch
1
Liandry's Torment
2
Zhonya's Hourglass
3

Standard

Sorcerer's Shoes
4Magic pen
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
5

Summoner spells

FlashDot31%
FlashTeleport30%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Rabadon's Deathcap
Shadowflame
Banshee's Veil
Void Staff
Luden's Echo
Oblivion Orb
Dark Seal
Seeker's Armguard
Tear of the Goddess
Morellonomicon
Stormsurge
30.0% WR10 games
PrecisionPrecision
ConquerorConqueror
Presence of MindPresence of Mind
Legend: HasteLegend: Haste
Cut DownCut Down
SorcerySorcery
Absolute FocusAbsolute Focus
Gathering StormGathering Storm
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

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 as Heimerdinger

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Plant your turrets and stay close

    Place your turrets with H-28 G Evolution Turret (Q) where you want to fight, then stay close: if you move too far away, they deactivate after 8 seconds.

  2. Aim the center of your grenade

    Aim the center of CH-2 Electron Storm Grenade (E) at your target: only enemies in the center are stunned, and hitting a champion fully charges your nearby turrets.

  3. R then W for the kill

    To kill a target, cast UPGRADE!!! (R) then Hextech Micro-Rockets (W): you fire 4 waves of rockets instead of one.

  4. Giant turret for objectives

    For a teamfight or an objective, cast UPGRADE!!! (R) then H-28 G Evolution Turret (Q): the turret lasts 8 seconds, slows, deals area damage and is immune to CC.

Playing against Kennen

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Dodge his shurikens

    Dodge Thundering Shuriken (Q): each spell that hits you applies Mark of the Storm (passive), and on the third, you're stunned.

  2. Back off when he rushes in

    Back off as soon as he rushes at you with Lightning Rush (E): it's his engage, often followed by Slicing Maelstrom (R).

  3. Spread out from your allies

    When he has Slicing Maelstrom (R), spread out from your allies: the storm hits every enemy around him, and its repeated hits end up stunning.

  4. Fight back after his storm

    Wait for Slicing Maelstrom (R) to end before you fight back: during the storm, he gains armor and magic resist, then the spell has a 120-second cooldown.

Other Heimerdinger matchups

Patch 16.21.1