Kennen, who usually deals with big things in the top lane, starts to show his real strength in teamfights in the midgame phases. This character, who has the potential to establish an electron state on the entire opposing team with the lightning bolts he throws in the right hands, is definitely one of the characters to be considered.
If you kill innocent minions and let them get stronger in the early stages, both you and your team will pay a heavy price later in the game. Even the worst player can turn a teamfight in their favor by simply using their ultimate if they have enough items. So, ‘What is this Kennen? If you ask, “What are their strengths and weaknesses?”, his answer is below.
Kennen CTs:
- Pantheon
- Urgot
- Shen
- Akshan
- Ornn
Kennen is weak against characters that are too defensive in the lane phase and characters whose burst damage is useless. Pantheon is a big threat to Kennen, especially thanks to his ability to block abilities from his E ability. Likewise, Shen’s ability to “Taunt” can prevent Kennen from hitting. Ornn is a good choice against Kennen, as he is a lot of tanks and is strong against fragile characters like Kennen in one-to-one swaps. While Akshan gains the upper hand by using his evasion abilities and range, Urgot can be played against Kennen with its high resistance and strong one-on-one battles.
All of Kennen’s abilities:
- Passive / Mark of the Storm: Kennen stuns enemies hit by his abilities 3 times.
- Q / Thundering Star: Kennen throws a fast-moving star at a certain location and damages the enemy it hits, while also placing a Storm mark.
- W / Electric Surge: Kennen passively deals bonus damage every few attacks and stamps his target with a Mark of the Storm. By activating this ability, he can damage and add another Mark of the Storm to targets previously marked by the Storm.
- E / Like Lightning: Kennen takes on the form of lightning and can pass through units. Applies a Mark of the Storm to enemy units it passes through. Kennen gains movement speed when in this form, and attack speed when he disguises himself.
- R / Lightning Rain: Kennen summons a storm that strikes nearby enemy champions, dealing magic damage.
‘Yordle Ninja’ Kennen’s strengths and weaknesses:
Kennen’s strengths:
- In the lane phase, Kennen is a character with magic power, but is one of the characters with a high haras potential due to his strong basic attacks and the specialty coming from his passive.
- Kennen’s passive ability stacks charges on the opponent each time you cast an ability, causing them to be stunned when these charges are complete. That’s why a well-made combo, especially after your ult is unlocked, can give you a kill without giving the opponent a chance.
- In E ability, Kennen can take on the form of lightning and move forward by crashing every opponent it touches, and you can damage the opponents you hit once more with your W ability. The combination of these two abilities allows Kennen to unleash damage that can clear minions in his lane.
Kennen is one of the characters who is somewhat comfortable in the game when it comes to pushing lanes. In addition, since there is no mana problem, you can use your abilities very comfortably. You need to make good use of the movement speed from E ability. In both offensive and defensive situations, you will have a distress call.
Kennen’s weaknesses:
- The character is very fragile, so he is weak against crowd control abilities
- The character’s combo is based on an event we call all-in. If he enters, if he cannot make the move that will kill the opposing team, since he must enter with everything, the probability of dying is quite high.
- May not always be able to resist against champions who close the distance between them and the opponent quickly
Kennen is a very fragile character compared to many top laners. Therefore, it may not be able to reveal its full potential against characters who close the distance quickly. In addition, due to the same fragility, crowd control can cause a lot of trouble.
How to play Kennen in LoL?
- Using your passive well can ensure that you have the position you need to cut your opponent. That’s why you need to use your skills well and stun your opponent.
- E is the only movement ability you have, it is critical whether you use it offensively or defensively. If you can’t get what you want by using it for offensive purposes, it’s quite possible that you will die.
- Since you don’t pose much of a threat in the early stages, especially when you don’t have an ult, the opposing jungler can use it against you. Pay attention to playing defensively in cases where you eat too many raids.
- Be patient and watch your position instead of entering with reckless E and ultimate in team fights
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Kennen is a character who reveals his true strength in team battles. However, playing recklessly can cause you to die without fully using your Ultimate. That’s why it’s absolutely important to be patient and aggressive in the right position. It is very important to harass your opponent with your Q ability in the lane phase. After all, you can use the free W skill for every Q ability you hit. This will be to your advantage, as the end of this business will go to the point of stunning the opponent.
How to play against Kennen, how to beat Kennen?
- When Kennen’s passive starts to build up on you, it’s good to have a defensive stance. If you get stunned out of nowhere, you’ll receive free damage as a gift.
- Playing behind minions is one of the most basic strategies to get ahead of Kennen’s Q hara.
- 6. When you reach the level, you need to be one more careful with Kennen. Even if he isn’t capable of killing himself, his crowd control can cause someone else to kill you very easily.
The most basic way to play against Kennen is to play behind minions. As long as you don’t eat the Q ability, you can have a more comfortable lane phase than normal. Another point you should pay attention to is the lightning load accumulating on you. When this load starts to increase, it is also useful to play a little more defensively. If Kennen’s crowd control bothers you too much, you can buy an early magic resistance shoe and passively reduce the crowd control time.