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How to Win Kennen vs Kha'Zix Counter MatchupKennen is in the b tier of champions

Kennen vs Kha'Zix

How to Beat Kha'Zix as Kennen in LoLKennen is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Kha'Zix as Kennen

based on 1,177 Kennen vs Kha'Zix matchups
Win Rate
50.4 %
K/D/A
2.1
Pick Rate
2.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked LoL rounds each and every week. Within our data, Kennen faced Kha'Zix in 1177 games. Including so many matchups for Kennen versus Kha'Zix gives us a lot of confidence in our ability to provide enlightening statistics and a recommended build to defeat Kha'Zix. This matchup is somewhat rare. Kennen is forced to battle against Kha'Zix in only 2.9% of his rounds.

Kennen vs Kha'Zix Matchup Summary

Kennen has done a average job of beating Kha'Zix. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.4% of the time the champions face off with each other in. In Kennen vs Kha'Zix games, Kennen’s team is 0.1% less probable to gain first blood, indicating that he probably won't get first blood against Kha'Zix.

Best Kennen vs Kha'Zix Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHextech Alternator

Core Kennen Items

~22 Mins
Hextech RocketbeltZhonya's HourglassStormsurge

Optional Items

Lich BaneRabadon's DeathcapVoid StaffShadowflame

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
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Q
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Guide to Countering Kha'Zix as Kennen

Tips for Playing as Kennen against Kha'Zix

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 Kha'Zix

Taste Their Fear deals bonus damage to targets that are isolated. Gain an advantage by fighting near allied minions, champions, or turrets.

Leap and Void Assault have long cooldowns. Kha'Zix is very vulnerable when these are not available.

Kennen vs Kha'Zix Counter Stats

Kennen Image
Win Rate
50.4 %
VS
Win Rate
49.6 %
Kha'Zix Image
6.6
< Kills >
8.2
6
< Deaths >
6.4
6
< Assists >
6.1
1.52
< Killing Sprees >
1.9
166
< Minions Killed >
27
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
1.67
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.33
2,159
< Physical Damage >
17,143
20,740
< Magic Damage >
1,052
597
< True Damage >
964
23,497
< Damage Dealt >
19,160
22,126
< Damage Taken >
33,903
11,748
< Gold Earned >
12,944
2.1
< Towers >
1.04
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.36
3,067
< Total Healing >
16,660
14,841
< Experience >
14,269
20
< Vision Score >
24
9
< Wards Placed >
6
72
< Time Dealing CC >
220

How to Counter Kha'Zix with Kennen in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here feature several vital Kennen against Kha'Zix counter stats that can help you understand the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Kennen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kha'Zix’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Kennen may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Kha'Zix..

Kennen typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. Typically, he takes less damage than Kha'Zix. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kennen and Kha'Zix

Damage Types Compared

Kennen
Kha'Zix
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kennen
Kha'Zix

Who is Better, Kennen or Kha'Zix?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Kennen usually fairs equally well when playing against Kha'Zix, with a 50.4% win rate. Thus, Kennen makes an ok counter for Kha'Zix.

While Kennen does have a higher winrate than Kha'Zix, when on opposite teams, Kennen also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Kennen into Kha'Zix.

Moreover, Kennen also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kha'Zix. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kennen vs Kha'Zix matchups, Kennen is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Kennen is a decent counter for Kha'Zix. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Kennen against Kha'Zix.

Other Champion Matchups Against Kennen

Kennen Loses Against

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Kennen Wins Against

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Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Kennen Players

How We Calculated Our Kennen vs Kha'Zix Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kha'Zix as Kennen, we analyzed 1,177 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 Kha'Zix 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 truly master Kennen to counter Kha'Zix during both the laning 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 mind 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 usually gets much more CS compared to Kha'Zix. Champs who typically don't earn much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to have in your Kennen versus Kha'Zix build include Hextech Rocketbelt, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Stormsurge. When Kennen bought at least these three items in his build, he did much better countering Kha'Zix than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Kennen boasted an average winrate of 50.4% when playing against Kha'Zix with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating Kha'Zix as Kennen, you should take the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Absolute Focus, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for Kennen vs Kha'Zix counterpicks, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 50.4% winrate overall.

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