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

Kennen vs Hwei

How to Beat Hwei as Kennen in LoLKennen is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Hwei as Kennen

based on 1,890 Kennen vs Hwei matchups
Win Rate
53.3 %
K/D/A
2.15
Pick Rate
4.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked League of Legends rounds every week. Within our dataset, Kennen did battle with Hwei in 1890 games. With so many games with Kennen versus Hwei gives us a lot of confidence in our capability to provide useful statistics and a solid build to smash Hwei. This counter pairing is somewhat uncommon. Kennen has to counter Hwei in only 4.7% of his games.

Kennen vs Hwei Matchup Summary

Kennen has done a good job of countering Hwei. On average, he wins a terrific 53.3% of the time the champs battle one another in. In Kennen versus Hwei rounds, Kennen’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood against Hwei.

Best Kennen vs Hwei Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalHextech Alternator

Core Kennen Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapHextech RocketbeltStormsurge

Optional Items

Void StaffCryptbloomLich BaneShadowflame

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
3
E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Hwei as Kennen

Tips for Playing as Kennen against Hwei

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 Hwei

After Hwei paints a Torment spell he is vulnerable to being rushed down.

Hwei needs to predict your positioning and take time to cast, catch him by surprise.

Hwei's lightning is deadly but slow; it deals more damage when you are alone or unable to move.

Kennen vs Hwei Counter Stats

Kennen Image
Win Rate
53.3 %
VS
Win Rate
46.7 %
Hwei Image
6.8
< Kills >
5.7
6.1
< Deaths >
6.4
6.3
< Assists >
8.8
1.56
< Killing Sprees >
1.31
164
< Minions Killed >
144
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.46
2,035
< Physical Damage >
908
21,597
< Magic Damage >
21,941
634
< True Damage >
508
24,267
< Damage Dealt >
23,359
23,099
< Damage Taken >
19,078
11,814
< Gold Earned >
11,174
2.08
< Towers >
1.85
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
3,372
< Total Healing >
1,602
15,009
< Experience >
13,820
20
< Vision Score >
28
9
< Wards Placed >
13
74
< Time Dealing CC >
568

How to Counter Hwei with Kennen in LoL

The stats shown here show several strategic Kennen vs. Hwei matchup stats that may help us distinguish the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Kennen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Hwei’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Kennen may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Hwei..

Kennen usually has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. Typically, he takes more damage than Hwei. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kennen and Hwei

Damage Types Compared

Kennen
Hwei
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kennen
Hwei

Who is Better, Kennen or Hwei?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Kennen usually wins when trying to fight Hwei, with a 53.3% win rate. As a result, Kennen makes a great counter for Hwei.

While Kennen does have a higher win rate compared to Hwei, when they face off with one another, Kennen also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult character to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Kennen into Hwei.

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

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kennen vs Hwei matchups, Kennen is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Kennen is a great counter to Hwei. Focus your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Kennen against Hwei.

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 Hwei Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Hwei as Kennen, we analyzed 1,890 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 Hwei 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.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Kennen in order to counter Hwei during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kennen usually accumulates a similar amount of CS as Hwei. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Kennen versus Hwei build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Hextech Rocketbelt, and Stormsurge. When Kennen included at least these three items in his build, he performed much better vs Hwei than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Kennen boasted an average winrate of 53.3% when playing against Hwei with this build.

To have the best likelihood of defeating Hwei as Kennen, Kennen players should equip the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Absolute Focus, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Kennen vs Hwei fights, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 53.3% winrate overall.

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