Matchup
You are stronger late game — farm safe and avoid early trades.
Build vs Kennen
Build adapted to this matchup
Starting items
Core build
Standard
Summoner spells
60%
27%Anti AD
Anti Heal
Anti CC
Other options
Resolve
Guardian
Font of Life
Bone Plating
Unflinching
Domination
Ultimate Hunter
Sixth Sense
Power Spikes
Strength by game phase
Rakan
KennenKennen's abilities
Passive, spells and ultimate
Kennen stuns enemies he hits 3 times with his abilities.
Cooldowns
Cooldowns by spell rank
| Level | Q | W | E | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 7s | 13s | 10s | – |
| 6 | 5.5s | 13s | 10s | 2m |
| 9 | 4s | 11.25s | 10s | 2m |
| 11 | 4s | 9.5s | 10s | 2m |
| 16 | 4s | 6s | 8s | 2m |
| 18 | 4s | 6s | 6s | 2m |
Playing against Kennen
How to counter and exploit weaknesses
Spread out when Kennen engages with E + R: his ult only deals damage in a radius around him.
His E + R engage is predictable: when you see him running toward you in ball form, back off immediately.
Kennen is squishy without his burst — if you survive his R, he has nothing left.
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