Matchup

Heavy AP damageStrong engageHeavy CCHigh burst

You are stronger late game — farm safe and avoid early trades.

Build vs Kennen

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Health Potion
x2

Core build

Echoes of Helia
1HP
Ardent Censer
2
Shurelya's Battlesong
3

Standard

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
4CDR
Dream Maker
5HP

Summoner spells

4781%
3419%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Dream Maker
HP
Moonstone Renewer
HP
Redemption
Staff of Flowing Water
Dawncore
Oblivion Orb
Locket of the Iron Solari
HP
100.0% WR2 games
SorcerySorcery
Summon AerySummon Aery
Manaflow BandManaflow Band
TranscendenceTranscendence
ScorchScorch
ResolveResolve
RevitalizeRevitalize
Bone PlatingBone Plating
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
MilioMilio
KennenKennen
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral

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