Kennen vs Neeko
How to Beat Neeko as Kennen
based on 1,148 Kennen vs Neeko matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kennen vs Neeko Matchup Summary
Best Kennen vs Neeko Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Neeko as Kennen
Tips for Playing as Kennen against Neeko
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 Neeko
Pop Blossom's warning visuals are invisible if Neeko is disguised.
Standing behind minions against Neeko is very dangerous as Tangle-Barbs become stronger.
Kennen vs Neeko Counter Stats
How to Counter Neeko with Kennen in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here clarify several influential Kennen versus Neeko counter statistics that can help us understand the distinctions between this pair of champs. Kennen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Neeko’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Kennen may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Neeko..
Kennen often has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Neeko. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Kennen and Neeko
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Who is Better, Kennen or Neeko?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kennen usually loses when trying to fight Neeko, with a 48.3% win rate. As a result, Kennen makes a poor counter for Neeko.
While Kennen does have a lower win rate compared to Neeko, when they face off with one another, Kennen also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Kennen into Neeko.
Furthermore, Kennen also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Neeko. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kennen vs Neeko matchups, Neeko is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Kennen is a somewhat poor counter for Neeko. Focus your actions on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Kennen against Neeko.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Kennen to counter Neeko during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kennen typically picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Neeko. Champions who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.
The most crucial items to focus on in your Kennen versus Neeko build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Hextech Rocketbelt, and Stormsurge. When Kennen incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better against Neeko than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Kennen boasted an average win rate of 48.3% when playing against Neeko with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Neeko as Kennen, you should equip 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 combinations that we analyzed for Kennen vs Neeko face-offs, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.3% win rate overall.
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