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

Kennen vs Seraphine

How to Beat Seraphine as Kennen in LoLKennen is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Seraphine as Kennen

based on 1,925 Kennen vs Seraphine matchups
Win Rate
48.7 %
K/D/A
2.07
Pick Rate
4.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League rounds that we review every week. Our guide on how to beat Seraphine as Kennen came out of an evaluation of 1925 ranked rounds where both champs clashed against one another. This particular champ matchup is somewhat uncommon. Kennen has to counter Seraphine in only 4.7% of his games.

Kennen vs Seraphine Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kennen does a dismal job of countering Seraphine. On average, he wins a acceptable 48.7% of games the champions battle one another in. In Kennen versus Seraphine matches, Kennen’s team is 0.1% less likely to earn first blood. This implies that he most likely won't get first blood versus Seraphine.

Best Kennen vs Seraphine Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Glowing MoteHextech Alternator

Core Kennen Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapHextech RocketbeltShadowflame

Optional Items

Banshee's VeilVoid StaffZhonya's HourglassStormsurge

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 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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R
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W
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Seraphine as Kennen

Tips for Playing as Kennen against Seraphine

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.

Kennen vs Seraphine Counter Stats

Kennen Image
Win Rate
48.7 %
VS
Win Rate
51.3 %
Seraphine Image
6.4
< Kills >
3.4
6
< Deaths >
5.8
6
< Assists >
12.3
1.46
< Killing Sprees >
0.75
163
< Minions Killed >
102
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.57
2,077
< Physical Damage >
1,351
20,466
< Magic Damage >
12,074
597
< True Damage >
438
23,141
< Damage Dealt >
13,865
21,953
< Damage Taken >
17,094
11,466
< Gold Earned >
9,981
2.02
< Towers >
2.26
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
3,029
< Total Healing >
3,904
14,611
< Experience >
11,815
19
< Vision Score >
41
9
< Wards Placed >
18
74
< Time Dealing CC >
246

How to Counter Seraphine with Kennen in LoL

The stats provided here highlight several significant Kennen vs. Seraphine matchup statistics that may help you realize the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Kennen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Seraphine’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kennen may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Seraphine. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.

Kennen normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his foe does. On average, he takes more damage than Seraphine. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kennen and Seraphine

Damage Types Compared

Kennen
Seraphine
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kennen
Seraphine

Who is Better, Kennen or Seraphine?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Kennen usually loses when facing off against Seraphine, with a 48.7% win rate. As a result, Kennen makes a poor counter to Seraphine.

While Kennen does have a lower win rate than Seraphine, when facing one another, Kennen also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champ to learn. You should be careful when picking Kennen into Seraphine.

Furthermore, Kennen also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Seraphine. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting 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 Seraphine matchups, Seraphine is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Kennen is a somewhat poor counter to Seraphine. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kennen against Seraphine.

Additional Information for Kennen Players

How We Calculated Our Kennen vs Seraphine Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Seraphine as Kennen, we analyzed 1,925 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 Seraphine 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 Seraphine 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 mind the build and tips shown above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kennen usually accumulates more CS relative to Seraphine. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Kennen versus Seraphine build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Hextech Rocketbelt, and Shadowflame. When Kennen bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better against Seraphine than with many other typical builds. In fact, Kennen had an average winrate of 48.7% when playing against Seraphine with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of beating Seraphine as Kennen, Kennen players should equip 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 builds we have analyed for Kennen vs Seraphine counterpicks, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.7% win rate overall.

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