Kennen vs Fiddlesticks
How to Beat Fiddlesticks as Kennen
based on 684 Kennen vs Fiddlesticks matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kennen vs Fiddlesticks Matchup Summary
Best Kennen vs Fiddlesticks Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Fiddlesticks as Kennen
Tips for Playing as Kennen against Fiddlesticks
You can land an initial Mark of the Storm debuff on an opponent with Thundering Shuriken, and then add to it with Electrical Surge.
Lightning Rush can be used to initiate fights with its Energy return component, allowing him to use other abilities afterward.
You can stun your opponents by inflicting 3 Marks of the Storm upon them.
Kennen vs Fiddlesticks Counter Stats
How to Counter Fiddlesticks with Kennen in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight some critical Kennen vs. Fiddlesticks counter statistics that can help you figure out the distinctions between these two champions. For instance, Kennen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Fiddlesticks’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kennen may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Fiddlesticks..
Kennen typically has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. On average, he receives less damage than Fiddlesticks. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Kennen and Fiddlesticks
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Who is Better, Kennen or Fiddlesticks?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kennen usually loses when taking on Fiddlesticks, with a 45.0% win rate. As a result, Kennen makes a poor counter for Fiddlesticks.
While Kennen does have a much lower win rate compared to Fiddlesticks, when on opposite teams, Kennen also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming character to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Kennen into Fiddlesticks.
Moreover, Kennen has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Fiddlesticks. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Kennen vs Fiddlesticks matchups, Fiddlesticks is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.
Kennen is a bad counter for Fiddlesticks. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kennen against Fiddlesticks.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Kennen in order to counter Fiddlesticks during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kennen typically picks up much more CS compared to Fiddlesticks. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.
The most crucial items to have in your Kennen versus Fiddlesticks build include Hextech Rocketbelt, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Stormsurge. When Kennen bought at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better countering Fiddlesticks than with most other typical builds. In fact, Kennen had an average winrate of 45.0% when playing against Fiddlesticks with this build.
To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Fiddlesticks as Kennen, you should equip the Summon Aery, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Scorch, Taste of Blood, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for Kennen vs Fiddlesticks face-offs, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 45.0% win rate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Fiddlesticks as Kennen are presented for all skill levels combined. To filter the stats and builds to a specific rank, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.