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

Kennen vs Ivern

How to Beat Ivern as Kennen in LoLKennen is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Ivern as Kennen

based on 437 Kennen vs Ivern matchups
Win Rate
47.1 %
K/D/A
1.9
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of rated League of Legends games that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Ivern as Kennen resulted from an examination of 437 ranked games where both champs opposed each other. This particular champ pairing is fairly rare. Kennen is forced to battle against Ivern in only 1.1% of his rounds.

Kennen vs Ivern Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kennen does a below average job of beating Ivern. Typically, he wins a lowly 47.1% of the time the champions oppose each other in. In Kennen against Ivern games, Kennen’s team is 0.1% less likely to get first blood. This implies that he probably won't get first blood against Ivern.

Best Kennen vs Ivern Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeHextech Alternator

Core Kennen Items

~22 Mins
Hextech RocketbeltShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Zhonya'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
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
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Q
10
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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E
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R

Guide to Countering Ivern as Kennen

Tips for Playing as Kennen against Ivern

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 Ivern

Be careful when fighting Ivern alone if he has Daisy ready to help!

Ivern's brush has a long duration. Watch out for ambushes!

Ivern can be deceptively slippery. Be careful chasing him too far.

Kennen vs Ivern Counter Stats

Kennen Image
Win Rate
47.1 %
VS
Win Rate
52.9 %
Ivern Image
5.7
< Kills >
2.6
6.1
< Deaths >
4.9
5.9
< Assists >
13.6
1.29
< Killing Sprees >
0.56
160
< Minions Killed >
18
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
1.07
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.6
2,049
< Physical Damage >
2,689
19,238
< Magic Damage >
5,961
591
< True Damage >
1,024
21,879
< Damage Dealt >
9,675
21,459
< Damage Taken >
17,265
11,158
< Gold Earned >
9,942
1.84
< Towers >
1.98
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.32
2,824
< Total Healing >
6,085
14,083
< Experience >
12,738
20
< Vision Score >
24
9
< Wards Placed >
7
73
< Time Dealing CC >
256

How to Counter Ivern with Kennen in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature some influential Kennen vs. Ivern counter stats that can help us grasp the distinctions between these two champs. Kennen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Ivern’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kennen may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Ivern. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.

Kennen often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his matchup does. Typically, he takes more damage than Ivern. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kennen and Ivern

Damage Types Compared

Kennen
Ivern
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kennen
Ivern

Who is Better, Kennen or Ivern?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Kennen usually loses when playing against Ivern, with a 47.1% win rate. Therefore, Kennen makes a bad counter to Ivern.

While Kennen does have a lower winrate compared to Ivern, when on opposite teams, Kennen also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champion to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Kennen into Ivern.

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

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kennen vs Ivern matchups, Ivern is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Kennen is a bad counter for Ivern. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Kennen against Ivern.

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 Ivern Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ivern as Kennen, we analyzed 437 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 Ivern 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Kennen to counter Ivern during both the early game 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 listen to the build and tips displayed here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kennen often racks up much more CS as Ivern. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Kennen versus Ivern build include Hextech Rocketbelt, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Kennen included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting Ivern than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Kennen boasted an average win rate of 47.1% when countering Ivern with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against Ivern 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. Of all the rune builds players used for Kennen vs Ivern counter picks, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 47.1% win rate overall.

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