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Kennen
the Heart of the Tempest

Kennen

Passive · Mark of the Storm

Kennen's attacks and abilities apply Mark of the Storm; 3 stacks stun the target.

DamageDurabilityMagicDifficultyMobilityCC
Champion profile (Riot)
  • Damage6
  • Durability4
  • Magic7
  • Difficulty4
  • Mobility3
  • CC8
Counters by laneEach lane has counters + tips
Top
Primary

How to play as Kennen

Top: hold CS, run TP or Ghost depending on the matchup.

How to beat Kennen

Top: punish wave-states and ward river/jungle to dodge ganks.

Jungle

How to play as Kennen

Jungle: track Scuttle, gank weak lanes, scale to objectives.

How to beat Kennen

Jungle: ward objectives, never walk blind into brush.

Mid

How to play as Kennen

Mid: shove wave fast and roam to side lanes.

How to beat Kennen

Mid: watch for roams and save Flash for the next gank.

ADC

How to play as Kennen

ADC: kite the frontline, hit the closest tank then the carries.

How to beat Kennen

ADC: stay behind minions and focus the enemy ADC in fights.

Support

How to play as Kennen

Support: keep vision + peel for ADC, build Locket Enchant + Knight's Vow.

How to beat Kennen

Support: dodge hooks/engages, buy Mikael's into heavy CC.

Abilities

Mark of the Storm

PC
Passive

Innate: Kennen's abilities apply a stack of Mark of the Storm to enemies hit for 6 seconds, refreshing on subsequent applications and stacking up to 3 times.

The third stack against a target consumes them all to stun them for 1.25 seconds and restore 25 energy. The stun duration is reduced to 0.5 seconds if this occurs on the same target again within 6 seconds.

Slicing Maelstrom can apply only up to 3 stacks on a target.

Thundering Shuriken

PC
Q

Active: Kennen throws a shuriken in the target direction that deals magic damage to the first enemy hit.

Cooldown7 to 4

Electrical Surge

PC
W

Passive: Kennen's basic attacks on-attack generate a stack of Electrical Surge, stacking up to 4 times. At 4 stacks, his next basic attack is empowered to consume them all to deal bonus magic damage and apply a stack of Mark of the Storm. Kennen gains maximum stacks of Electrical Surge upon respawning.

Active: Kennen sends out a surge of electricity that deals magic damage to all nearby enemies afflicted by Mark of the Storm or within Slicing Maelstrom.

An enemy within 775 units with Mark of the Storm or inside Slicing Maelstrom is required to cast this ability. The target does not have to be sight to be targeted by this ability.

Cooldown13 to 6

Lightning Rush

PC
E

Active: Kennen turns into lightning for 2 seconds, becoming unable to declare basic attacks but gaining ghosting and 100% bonus movement speed. He deals magic damage to enemies he passes through, reduced to 65% against non-champions, and restores 40 energy upon damaging at least one enemy.

Lightning Rush can be recast after 0.5 seconds, and does so automatically after the duration.

Recast: Kennen ends Lightning Rush to gain bonus attack speed and be allowed to exceed the attack speed cap for 4 seconds.

Cooldown10 to 6

Slicing Maelstrom

PC
Ultimate

Active: Kennen summons a storm around himself for 3 seconds, gaining bonus armor and bonus magic resistance for the duration.

The storm strikes lightning bolts down on nearby enemies every 0.5 seconds, each one dealing magic damage.

Slicing Maelstrom gains 10% additional damage for each subsequent strike a target has received up to a combined total of 150% of the damage of the initial strike.

Cooldown120 to 80