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

Kennen vs Graves

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

based on 1,823 Kennen vs Graves matchups
Win Rate
49.8 %
K/D/A
2.12
Pick Rate
4.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked League matches every week. In our database, Kennen did battle with Graves 1823 times. Having so many matchups for Kennen versus Graves provides us a lot of confidence in our capacity to produce informative data and a recommended build to defeat Graves. This particular matchup is fairly uncommon. Kennen fights Graves in only 4.5% of his games.

Kennen vs Graves Matchup Summary

Kennen does a average job of countering Graves. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.8% of the time the champs clash against one another in. In Kennen against Graves games, Kennen’s team is 0.1% less probable to gain first blood, indicating that he most likely won't get first blood versus Graves.

Best Kennen vs Graves Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHextech Alternator

Core Kennen Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapHextech RocketbeltStormsurge

Optional Items

Lich BaneVoid StaffShadowflameZhonya's Hourglass

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

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryAbsolute FocusScorch
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
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
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Q
2
W
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E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Graves as Kennen

Tips for Playing as Kennen against Graves

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 Graves

Leaving the Smoke Screen's area of effect removes the harmful effect immediately.

Graves deals mostly physical damage so Armor is an effective counter.

Kennen vs Graves Counter Stats

Kennen Image
Win Rate
49.8 %
VS
Win Rate
50.2 %
Graves Image
6.3
< Kills >
7.3
5.8
< Deaths >
5.9
6
< Assists >
7
1.47
< Killing Sprees >
1.65
167
< Minions Killed >
54
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
1.49
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.47
2,177
< Physical Damage >
17,056
20,614
< Magic Damage >
855
589
< True Damage >
1,564
23,381
< Damage Dealt >
19,477
21,600
< Damage Taken >
29,646
11,527
< Gold Earned >
12,833
2
< Towers >
1.74
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.36
3,071
< Total Healing >
13,746
14,589
< Experience >
14,533
19
< Vision Score >
23
9
< Wards Placed >
6
72
< Time Dealing CC >
490

How to Counter Graves with Kennen in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight some influential Kennen against Graves counter statistics that may help us figure out the differences and similarities between this set of champs. For instance, Kennen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Graves’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kennen may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Graves..

Kennen normally has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. On average, he takes less damage than Graves. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the champion with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kennen and Graves

Damage Types Compared

Kennen
Graves
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kennen
Graves

Who is Better, Kennen or Graves?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Kennen usually fairs equally well when facing off against Graves, with a 49.8% win rate. As a result, Kennen makes an ok counter for Graves.

While Kennen does have a lower winrate compared to Graves, when facing one another, Kennen also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming champion to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Kennen into Graves.

Moreover, Kennen also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Graves. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kennen vs Graves matchups, Graves is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Kennen is a somewhat poor counter for Graves. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Kennen against Graves.

Other Champion Matchups Against Kennen

Kennen Loses Against

SkarnerSkarner41.3% winrateNasusNasus42.2% winratePoppyPoppy42.9% winrateZyraZyra43.3% winrate

Kennen Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee58.1% winrateRenektonRenekton56.2% winrateYuumiYuumi56.1% winrateZeriZeri54.6% winrate

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Additional Information for Kennen Players

How We Calculated Our Kennen vs Graves Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Graves as Kennen, we analyzed 1,823 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 Graves 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 Graves during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kennen typically picks up much more CS as Graves. Champs who on average don't get much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Kennen versus Graves build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Hextech Rocketbelt, and Stormsurge. When Kennen used at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better versus Graves than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Kennen boasted an average win rate of 49.8% battling Graves with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing Graves as Kennen, Kennen players should use the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Absolute Focus, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Kennen vs Graves fights, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 49.8% win rate overall.

If you would like to see Kennen vs Graves tips and builds for a a specific division, feel free to select one from the selection menu provided above. By default, the stats and build suggestions shown are computed using all matches with data with both champs.