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Kennen vs Garen

Kennen
vs
51.1%

over 914 games

Garen
Analyze a draft with Kennen

Skill matchup

Heavy AD damageVery tankyHigh burstSustained DPS

Build vs Garen

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Kennen: Hextech Rocketbelt, Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass, Sorcerer's Shoes, Hextech Gunblade, Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, Void Staff.

Starting items

Doran's Blade
Health Potion

Core build

Hextech Rocketbelt
1
Shadowflame
2
Zhonya's Hourglass
3

Standard

Sorcerer's Shoes
4Magic pen
Hextech Gunblade
5

Summoner spells

FlashDot68%
FlashTeleport27%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Hextech Gunblade
Rabadon's Deathcap
Stormsurge
Void Staff
Dark Seal
Seeker's Armguard
Liandry's Torment
Oblivion Orb
Banshee's Veil
Yun Tal Wildarrows
Mejai's Soulstealer
Infinity Edge
Morellonomicon
Blade of The Ruined King
Statikk Shiv
Cryptbloom
Terminus
Guinsoo's Rageblade
Kraken Slayer
Malignance
Hexoptics C44
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Lord Dominik's Regards
Nashor's Tooth
Immortal Shieldbow
Phantom Dancer
Runaan's Hurricane
52.3% WR128 games
DominationDomination
ElectrocuteElectrocute
Taste of BloodTaste of Blood
Grisly MementosGrisly Mementos
Ultimate HunterUltimate Hunter
SorcerySorcery
Absolute FocusAbsolute Focus
ScorchScorch
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Garen's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Perseverance (P)

If Garen has not recently been struck by damage or enemy abilities, he regenerates a percentage of his total health each second.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
38s22s9s–
68s22s9s2m
98s19.5s9s2m
118s17s9s1m40
168s12s7.5s1m20
188s12s6s1m20

Playing as Kennen

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Harass melees with Q

    Against a melee champion, harass with Thundering Shuriken (Q) from your range: the shuriken flies far and applies Mark of the Storm (passive).

  2. Three marks to stun

    Hit the same target with Thundering Shuriken (Q), Lightning Rush (E) then Electrical Surge (W): each spell applies Mark of the Storm (passive), and the third stuns.

  3. Trade with your 5th auto

    Take your trades when your 5th auto is ready: Electrical Surge (W) adds magic damage and a Mark of the Storm (passive) to it.

  4. Engage into the middle of the group

    To engage, rush into the group with Lightning Rush (E), Flash if needed, then cast Slicing Maelstrom (R): its repeated hits apply marks and stun.

Playing against Garen

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Hit him regularly

    Hit him regularly, even with a small poke: Perseverance (passive) only regenerates him if he hasn't taken damage recently.

  2. At range, kite him

    If you're ranged, kite him: his kit has no dash, and only Decisive Strike (Q) speeds him up and removes his slows.

  3. Burst after his shield

    Wait for the Courage (W) shield to end before your burst: the spell starts with a shield and tenacity, then keeps only a damage reduction.

  4. Don't stay low once he hits 6

    Once he hits level 6, back instead of staying in lane at low health against him: Demacian Justice (R) deals true damage that grows with your missing health.

Other Kennen matchups

Patch 16.21.1