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How to Win Kennen vs Galio Counter MatchupKennen is in the b tier of champions

Kennen vs Galio

How to Beat Galio as Kennen in LoLKennen is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Galio as Kennen

based on 1,123 Kennen vs Galio matchups
Win Rate
46.5 %
K/D/A
2.08
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches each week. In our data, Kennen fought Galio in 1123 games. Including so many matchups for Kennen versus Galio provides us confidence in our capability to produce enlightening stats and a recommended build to annihilate Galio. This particular champ matchup is relatively rare. Kennen fights Galio in only 2.8% of his matches.

Kennen vs Galio Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kennen does a awful job of beating Galio. Normally, he wins a lowly 46.5% of games the champs face off with one another in. In Kennen vs Galio games, Kennen’s team is 0.1% less expected to obtain first blood. This implies that he most likely won't be able to get first blood against Galio.

Best Kennen vs Galio Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Kennen Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Lich BaneZhonya's HourglassHextech RocketbeltVoid Staff

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryNimbus CloakTranscendenceScorch
DominationTaste of BloodUltimate Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Kennen's passive ability p
Kennen's q ability q
Kennen's w ability w
Kennen's e ability e
Kennen's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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W
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W
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R
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W
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Galio as Kennen

Tips for Playing as Kennen against Galio

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.

Advice to Win Against Galio

Galio cannot traverse walls with Justice Punch.

Galio moves slower when he is charging Shield of Durand.

Hero's Entrance can be interrupted before Galio jumps into the air.

Kennen vs Galio Counter Stats

Kennen Image
Win Rate
46.5 %
VS
Win Rate
53.5 %
Galio Image
5.9
< Kills >
5.9
6.2
< Deaths >
6.4
7
< Assists >
9.7
1.36
< Killing Sprees >
1.34
165
< Minions Killed >
140
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.46
2,362
< Physical Damage >
448
19,424
< Magic Damage >
19,532
654
< True Damage >
532
22,441
< Damage Dealt >
20,512
22,359
< Damage Taken >
25,242
11,452
< Gold Earned >
11,103
1.95
< Towers >
1.79
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
3,077
< Total Healing >
2,448
14,647
< Experience >
13,921
19
< Vision Score >
24
9
< Wards Placed >
11
76
< Time Dealing CC >
128

How to Counter Galio with Kennen in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize some critical Kennen vs. Galio counter statistics that can help you appreciate the differences and similarities between the pair. Kennen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Galio’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Kennen may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Galio..

Kennen usually has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Galio. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kennen and Galio

Damage Types Compared

Kennen
Galio
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kennen
Galio

Who is Better, Kennen or Galio?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kennen usually loses when taking on Galio, with a 46.5% win rate. Thus, Kennen makes a poor counter for Galio.

While Kennen does have a lower winrate compared to Galio, when facing one another, Kennen also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging champion to develop with. You should be very concerned when picking Kennen into Galio.

Moreover, Kennen has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Galio. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kennen vs Galio matchups, Galio is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Kennen is a terribly counter to Galio. Focus your tactics on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Kennen against Galio.

Additional Information for Kennen Players

How We Calculated Our Kennen vs Galio Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Galio as Kennen, we analyzed 1,123 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 Galio as Kennen 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Kennen in order to counter Galio during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kennen on average racks up a similar amount of CS as Galio. Champs who on average don't earn much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Kennen versus Galio build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Kennen incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better vs Galio than with many other typical builds. In fact, Kennen boasted an average win rate of 46.5% when playing against Galio with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Galio as Kennen, Kennen players should use the Summon Aery, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Scorch, Taste of Blood, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Kennen vs Galio counters, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 46.5% winrate overall.

If you want to view Kennen vs Galio tips and counter builds for a a distinct player tier, please choose one from the selection menu above. At first, the statistics and build suggestions displayed are calculated using every round finished with these champs.