Kennen vs Nunu & Willump
How to Beat Nunu & Willump as Kennen
based on 931 Kennen vs Nunu & Willump matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kennen vs Nunu & Willump Matchup Summary
Best Kennen vs Nunu & Willump Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Nunu & Willump as Kennen
Tips for Playing as Kennen against Nunu & Willump
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 Nunu & Willump
Interrupting the charge up on Absolute Zero will lower the amount of damage your team takes.
Using Summoner Flash is a surefire way to escape Absolute Zero.
Biggest Snowball Ever moves very fast but cannot turn as quickly, so don't try to escape it by running away in a straight line. Instead, make sudden, sharp turns.
Kennen vs Nunu & Willump Counter Stats
How to Counter Nunu & Willump with Kennen in LoL
The stats shown on this page emphasize several strategic Kennen vs. Nunu & Willump matchup statistics that can help us distinguish the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Kennen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nunu & Willump’s ratio of NaN, showing that Kennen may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Nunu & Willump..
Kennen normally has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Typically, he takes less damage than Nunu & Willump. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Kennen and Nunu & Willump
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Who is Better, Kennen or Nunu & Willump?
Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kennen usually wins when trying to fight Nunu & Willump, with a 52.8% win rate. As a result, Kennen makes a good counter to Nunu & Willump.
While Kennen does have a higher win rate than Nunu & Willump, when on opposite teams, Kennen also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex champion to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Kennen into Nunu & Willump.
Additionally, Kennen has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nunu & Willump. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kennen vs Nunu & Willump matchups, Kennen is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.
Kennen is a good counter for Nunu & Willump. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Kennen against Nunu & Willump.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Kennen to counter Nunu & Willump during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kennen usually gets much more CS compared to Nunu & Willump. Champs who on average don't acquire 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 abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.
The ideal items to use in your Kennen versus Nunu & Willump build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Hextech Rocketbelt, and Stormsurge. When Kennen used at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when facing Nunu & Willump than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Kennen had an average winrate of 52.8% when playing against Nunu & Willump with this build.
To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Nunu & Willump as Kennen, you 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 Nunu & Willump matchups, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 52.8% winrate overall.
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