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Malphite vs Kennen

Malphite
vs
49.6%

over 571 games

Kennen
Analyze a draft with Malphite

Skill matchup

Heavy CCStrong engageHeavy AP damageHigh burst

Build vs Kennen

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Malphite: Malignance, Stormsurge, Shadowflame, Mercury's Treads, Hollow Radiance, Kaenic Rookern, Thornmail, Frozen Heart.

Starting items

Doran's Ring
Health Potion
x2

Core build

Malignance
1
Stormsurge
2
Shadowflame
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Hollow Radiance
5

Summoner spells

FlashTeleport70%
FlashDot28%

Other options

Hollow Radiance
Kaenic Rookern
Thornmail
Frozen Heart
Sunfire Aegis
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Bramble Vest
Randuin's Omen
Dark Seal
Zeke's Convergence
Rabadon's Deathcap
Zhonya's Hourglass
Unending Despair
Abyssal Mask
Force of Nature
Mejai's Soulstealer
Luden's Echo
Iceborn Gauntlet
Hextech Rocketbelt
Banshee's Veil
Oblivion Orb
Tear of the Goddess
Dusk and Dawn
Fimbulwinter
Void Staff
Knight's Vow
54.5% WR33 games
SorcerySorcery
Arcane CometArcane Comet
Manaflow BandManaflow Band
TranscendenceTranscendence
ScorchScorch
ResolveResolve
Second WindSecond Wind
OvergrowthOvergrowth
Attack SpeedHealth ScalingHealth 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 Malphite

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Wait for them to group for R

    Save Unstoppable Force (R) for when the enemy carries are grouped: nothing stops your charge, and the impact knocks every enemy in the area into the air.

  2. Steal speed with Seismic Shard

    Cast Seismic Shard (Q) before engaging or to escape: it slows the target and gives you the speed it steals.

  3. Trade with your shield up

    Take your trades while Granite Shield (passive) is up: it absorbs 10% of your max health, and Thunderclap (W) then triples your bonus armor.

  4. Ground Slam against attackers

    Against a champion who lives on autos, start your trades with Ground Slam (E): it lowers their attack speed, and its damage scales with your armor.

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 Malphite matchups

Patch 16.21.1