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

Kennen vs Illaoi

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

based on 609 Kennen vs Illaoi matchups
Win Rate
48.1 %
K/D/A
2.23
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked LoL games that we evaluate every week. Our guide on how to beat Illaoi as Kennen came out of an examination of 609 ranked matches where both champs opposed each other. This particular champ matchup is relatively rare. Kennen fights Illaoi in only 1.5% of his rounds.

Kennen vs Illaoi Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kennen has done a below average job of countering Illaoi. On average, he wins a lowly 48.1% of the time the champions face each other in. In Kennen versus Illaoi matches, Kennen’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Illaoi.

Best Kennen vs Illaoi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHextech Alternator

Core Kennen Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapHextech RocketbeltStormsurge

Optional Items

ShadowflameZhonya'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

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
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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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W
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Illaoi as Kennen

Tips for Playing as Kennen against Illaoi

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 Illaoi

Killing Tentacles whenever possible will make it much easier to win a fight against Illaoi.

When your spirit gets pulled out, fight back if you can. Dealing damage to Illaoi reduces the spirit's duration.

Avoid grouping up for Leap of Faith to reduce the number of Tentacles available to Illaoi.

Kennen vs Illaoi Counter Stats

Kennen Image
Win Rate
48.1 %
VS
Win Rate
51.9 %
Illaoi Image
6.3
< Kills >
5.1
5.7
< Deaths >
6.6
6.4
< Assists >
4.2
1.43
< Killing Sprees >
1.16
153
< Minions Killed >
190
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.62
2,105
< Physical Damage >
22,562
21,400
< Magic Damage >
757
661
< True Damage >
394
24,167
< Damage Dealt >
23,714
22,294
< Damage Taken >
35,944
11,268
< Gold Earned >
11,956
1.75
< Towers >
2.86
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
3,353
< Total Healing >
8,700
14,676
< Experience >
15,361
19
< Vision Score >
16
9
< Wards Placed >
8
72
< Time Dealing CC >
403

How to Counter Illaoi with Kennen in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify some significant Kennen versus Illaoi counter statistics that can help us distinguish the differences between this set of champions. For instance, Kennen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Illaoi’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kennen may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Illaoi..

Kennen often has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. On average, he receives less damage than Illaoi. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kennen and Illaoi

Damage Types Compared

Kennen
Illaoi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kennen
Illaoi

Who is Better, Kennen or Illaoi?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Kennen usually loses when trying to fight Illaoi, with a 48.1% win rate. As a result, Kennen makes a bad counter for Illaoi.

While Kennen does have a lower win rate compared to Illaoi, when on opposite teams, Kennen also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult character to learn. You should be careful when picking Kennen into Illaoi.

Furthermore, Kennen also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Illaoi. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing 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 Illaoi matchups, Illaoi is the better champion with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Kennen is a somewhat poor counter for Illaoi. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Kennen against Illaoi.

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

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Kennen Players

How We Calculated Our Kennen vs Illaoi Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Illaoi as Kennen, we analyzed 609 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 Illaoi 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 to counter Illaoi during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown here, you will grow 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 relative to Illaoi. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The best items to use in your Kennen versus Illaoi build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Hextech Rocketbelt, and Stormsurge. When Kennen included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better countering Illaoi than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Kennen boasted an average win rate of 48.1% when countering Illaoi with this build.

To have the best likelihood of defeating Illaoi as Kennen, Kennen players should take 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 sets players chose for Kennen vs Illaoi matchups, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.1% winrate overall.

If you need to see Kennen vs Illaoi tips and counter stats for a a specific skill level, feel free to choose one from the selection menu provided above. By default, the stats and build suggestions given are calculated using every game completed with these champs.