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

Kennen vs Lucian

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

based on 2,606 Kennen vs Lucian matchups
Win Rate
49.5 %
K/D/A
2.1
Pick Rate
6.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds each week. In our data, Kennen fought Lucian 2606 times. With so many games with Kennen vs Lucian gives us faith in our ability to produce enlightening statistics and a supported build to crush Lucian. This counter matchup is fairly uncommon. Kennen is forced to battle against Lucian in only 6.4% of his games.

Kennen vs Lucian Matchup Summary

Kennen has done a ok job of countering Lucian. Typically, he wins a acceptable 49.5% of games the champs face each other in. In Kennen against Lucian matches, Kennen’s team is 0.2% less probable to get first blood, implying that he most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Lucian.

Best Kennen vs Lucian Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Kennen Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

CryptbloomLich BaneMorellonomiconZhonya'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

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearMinion DematerializerCosmic Insight
DominationTaste of BloodUltimate Hunter
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
5
Q
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R
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Q
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W
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W
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Guide to Countering Lucian as Kennen

Tips for Playing as Kennen against Lucian

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 Lucian

Lucian cannot change the aim of The Culling. Take advantage of this by avoiding the angle of the bullets.

Lucian has strong burst, but little sustained damage.

Piercing Light does not give Lucian extra Attack Range. He still needs to find a target in range to line up his shot. Avoid Piercing Light by anticipating the angle Lucian will choose.

Kennen vs Lucian Counter Stats

Kennen Image
Win Rate
49.5 %
VS
Win Rate
50.5 %
Lucian Image
6.3
< Kills >
7.6
6
< Deaths >
6.4
6.3
< Assists >
6.6
1.5
< Killing Sprees >
1.81
166
< Minions Killed >
187
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.18
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.52
2,126
< Physical Damage >
18,366
20,939
< Magic Damage >
2,696
624
< True Damage >
525
23,690
< Damage Dealt >
21,588
21,747
< Damage Taken >
21,257
11,593
< Gold Earned >
12,552
2.04
< Towers >
2.38
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
3,021
< Total Healing >
4,829
14,629
< Experience >
12,816
19
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
9
73
< Time Dealing CC >
40

How to Counter Lucian with Kennen in LoL

The stats shown here highlight several strategic Kennen against Lucian matchup statistics that may help us grasp the differences between this set of champions. As an example, Kennen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Lucian’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Kennen may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Lucian..

Kennen often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Lucian. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kennen and Lucian

Damage Types Compared

Kennen
Lucian
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kennen
Lucian

Who is Better, Kennen or Lucian?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kennen usually fairs equally well when facing off against Lucian, with a 49.5% win rate. Therefore, Kennen makes an ok counter to Lucian.

While Kennen does have a lower win rate compared to Lucian, when facing one another, Kennen also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Kennen into Lucian.

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

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

Kennen is a somewhat poor counter for Lucian. Focus your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Kennen against Lucian.

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 Lucian Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lucian as Kennen, we analyzed 2,606 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 Lucian 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

Kennen Build Lucian Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Kennen to counter Lucian during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kennen on average racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Lucian. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Kennen versus Lucian build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Kennen bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better vs. Lucian than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Kennen had an average win rate of 49.5% when countering Lucian with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of beating Lucian as Kennen, Kennen players should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Minion Dematerializer, Cosmic Insight, Taste of Blood, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds we have analyed for Kennen vs Lucian face-offs, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.5% winrate overall.

If you need to see Kennen x Lucian tips and builds for a a specific player tier, please choose one from the selection menu provided above. By default, the stats and guides shown are computed using every game played with these champs.