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

Kennen vs Lissandra

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

based on 487 Kennen vs Lissandra matchups
Win Rate
49.1 %
K/D/A
2.06
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of rated League of Legends games that we analyze each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Lissandra as Kennen resulted from an examination of 487 ranked matches where both champions engaged one another. This champ matchup is fairly rare. Kennen is forced to battle against Lissandra in only 1.2% of his games.

Kennen vs Lissandra Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kennen has done a dismal job of beating Lissandra. Typically, he wins a acceptable 49.1% of games the champs battle each other in. In Kennen versus Lissandra rounds, Kennen’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Lissandra.

Best Kennen vs Lissandra Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Kennen Items

~22 Mins
Hextech RocketbeltZhonya's HourglassStormsurge

Optional Items

Shadowflame

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 Lissandra as Kennen

Tips for Playing as Kennen against Lissandra

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 Lissandra

Lissandra's Ring of Frost has a long cooldown at early ranks; engage her while it's on cooldown.

Lissandra's Ice Shard only slows the first unit it hits. Approach Lissandra from behind your team's minions to avoid being slowed.

The best way to stop Lissandra from moving using her Glacial Path is to immobilize her before she reactivates it.

Kennen vs Lissandra Counter Stats

Kennen Image
Win Rate
49.1 %
VS
Win Rate
50.9 %
Lissandra Image
6.4
< Kills >
5.8
6.2
< Deaths >
6.4
6.4
< Assists >
8.7
1.47
< Killing Sprees >
1.36
167
< Minions Killed >
167
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.37
2,237
< Physical Damage >
1,084
21,125
< Magic Damage >
18,813
572
< True Damage >
921
23,936
< Damage Dealt >
20,819
21,946
< Damage Taken >
22,651
11,621
< Gold Earned >
11,296
1.99
< Towers >
1.86
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
2,948
< Total Healing >
3,338
14,666
< Experience >
14,135
19
< Vision Score >
21
9
< Wards Placed >
10
74
< Time Dealing CC >
495

How to Counter Lissandra with Kennen in LoL

The stats provided here feature some strategic Kennen vs. Lissandra matchup statistics that can help us grasp the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. For instance, Kennen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Lissandra’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Kennen may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Lissandra..

Kennen usually has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Lissandra. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kennen and Lissandra

Damage Types Compared

Kennen
Lissandra
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kennen
Lissandra

Who is Better, Kennen or Lissandra?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kennen usually fairs equally well when taking on Lissandra, with a 49.1% win rate. As a result, Kennen makes an ok counter to Lissandra.

While Kennen does have a lower win rate compared to Lissandra, when facing one another, Kennen also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Kennen into Lissandra.

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

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

Kennen is a somewhat poor counter to Lissandra. Focus your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kennen against Lissandra.

Additional Information for Kennen Players

How We Calculated Our Kennen vs Lissandra Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lissandra as Kennen, we analyzed 487 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 Lissandra 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 learn all of the intricacies of Kennen in order to counter Lissandra during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kennen often picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Lissandra. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills usualy 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 a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Kennen versus Lissandra build include Hextech Rocketbelt, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Stormsurge. When Kennen combined at least these three items in his build, he performed much better vs Lissandra than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Kennen boasted an average winrate of 49.1% battling Lissandra with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of vanquishing Lissandra 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 that we analyzed for Kennen vs Lissandra matchups, this blending of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 49.1% win rate overall.

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