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How to Win Alistar vs Kennen Counter MatchupAlistar is in the a tier of champions

Alistar vs Kennen

How to Beat Kennen as Alistar in LoLAlistar is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kennen as Alistar

based on 696 Alistar vs Kennen matchups
Win Rate
50.1 %
K/D/A
2.52
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of rated League of Legends rounds that we analyze each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Kennen as Alistar resulted from an examination of 696 ranked rounds where both champions engaged each other. This particular champion pairing is relatively rare. Alistar has to counter Kennen in only 1.1% of his rounds.

Alistar vs Kennen Matchup Summary

Alistar has done a ok job of beating Kennen. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.1% of games the champs battle each other in. In Alistar against Kennen games, Alistar’s team is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Kennen.

Best Alistar vs Kennen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalCloth Armor

Core Alistar Items

~22 Mins
Zeke's ConvergenceLocket of the Iron SolariCelestial Opposition

Optional Items

TrailblazerKnight's VowSolstice Sleigh

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Alistar to level upq
>
Second ability for Alistar to level upw
>
Last skill for Alistar to max oute

Runes

InspirationGlacial AugmentHextech FlashtraptionMinion DematerializerCosmic Insight
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Ability HasteArmorArmor
Alistar's passive ability p
Alistar's q ability q
Alistar's w ability w
Alistar's e ability e
Alistar's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Kennen as Alistar

Tips for Playing as Alistar against Kennen

Using Flash can allow you catch your target off guard to knock them back into your allies with Pulverize and Headbutt.

Move Speed is very important on Alistar. Consider which boots to buy carefully.

Using Pulverize can allow you to establish better positioning for Headbutt.

Advice to Win Against Kennen

Consider playing a bit more cautiously around Kennen when you have a Mark of the Storm debuff. If he hits you with 3 Marks of the Storm, you will get stunned.

Kennen is flimsy by nature - turn and attack him if he gets careless with Lightning Rush.

Alistar vs Kennen Counter Stats

Alistar Image
Win Rate
50.1 %
VS
Win Rate
49.9 %
Kennen Image
2
< Kills >
6.1
6.3
< Deaths >
6
13.9
< Assists >
7
0.34
< Killing Sprees >
1.41
32
< Minions Killed >
163
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.44
1,256
< Physical Damage >
2,187
6,617
< Magic Damage >
21,501
881
< True Damage >
690
8,754
< Damage Dealt >
24,379
26,606
< Damage Taken >
21,453
8,422
< Gold Earned >
11,362
1.79
< Towers >
2.05
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
9,141
< Total Healing >
2,930
10,424
< Experience >
14,292
55
< Vision Score >
19
24
< Wards Placed >
9
250
< Time Dealing CC >
76

How to Counter Kennen with Alistar in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here emphasize several significant Alistar versus Kennen counter stats that may help us interpret the differences between the two. Alistar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kennen’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Alistar may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Kennen. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Alistar normally has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Kennen. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Alistar and Kennen

Damage Types Compared

Alistar
Kennen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Alistar
Kennen

Who is Better, Alistar or Kennen?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Alistar usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Kennen, with a 50.1% win rate. Therefore, Alistar makes an ok counter for Kennen.

While Alistar does have a higher winrate compared to Kennen, when facing one another, Alistar also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Alistar into Kennenas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Alistar also has a lot of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kennen. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Alistar vs Kennen matchups, Alistar is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Alistar is a decent counter for Kennen. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Alistar against Kennen.

Other Champion Matchups Against Alistar

Alistar Loses Against

LilliaLillia42.2% winratePoppyPoppy43.7% winrateTaliyahTaliyah44.2% winrateSwainSwain44.5% winrate

Alistar Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee59.7% winrateSkarnerSkarner58.7% winrateYuumiYuumi56.1% winrateZeriZeri54.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Alistar Players

How We Calculated Our Alistar vs Kennen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kennen as Alistar, we analyzed 696 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Kennen as Alistar comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Alistar to counter Kennen during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Alistar on average accumulates a lot less CS compared to Kennen. Champions who on average don't take much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The best items to have in your Alistar versus Kennen build include Zeke's Convergence, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Celestial Opposition. When Alistar bought at least these three items in his build, he performed much better against Kennen than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Alistar had an average winrate of 50.1% when playing against Kennen with this build.

To have the highest chance of beating Kennen as Alistar, you should equip the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Minion Dematerializer, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Alistar vs Kennen battles, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.1% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Kennen as Alistar are given for all ranked divisions. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to a specific division, you should use the selection menu earlier on the page.