Kennen vs Twitch
How to Beat Twitch as Kennen
based on 1,607 Kennen vs Twitch matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kennen vs Twitch Matchup Summary
Best Kennen vs Twitch Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Twitch as Kennen
Tips for Playing as Kennen against Twitch
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 Twitch
Spell Shields won't block the damage from Deadly Venom, but they will block the effects Twitch can trigger with it.
If you suspect Twitch has left the lane, let your teammates know that Twitch is ''MIA.''
Twitch is fragile. Work with teammates to focus on him when you're able to catch him out of Camouflage.
Kennen vs Twitch Counter Stats
How to Counter Twitch with Kennen in LoL
The stats provided here emphasize some significant Kennen against Twitch counter stats that can help you figure out the differences and similarities between the two. Kennen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Twitch’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Kennen may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Twitch..
Kennen typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Twitch. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Kennen and Twitch
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Who is Better, Kennen or Twitch?
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 Twitch, with a 49.0% win rate. As a result, Kennen makes an ok counter to Twitch.
While Kennen does have a lower win rate compared to Twitch, when facing one another, Kennen also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming character to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Kennen into Twitch.
Additionally, Kennen has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Twitch. 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 overall in League of Legends, in Kennen vs Twitch matchups, Twitch 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 teamfights.
Kennen is a somewhat poor counter to Twitch. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Kennen against Twitch.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Kennen in order to counter Twitch during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kennen typically gets a similar amount of CS compared to Twitch. Champs who on average don't get much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.
The best items to have in your Kennen versus Twitch build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Hextech Rocketbelt, and Shadowflame. When Kennen combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Twitch than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Kennen had an average winrate of 49.0% when playing against Twitch with this counter build.
To have the best chance of coming out on top against Twitch as Kennen, Kennen players should use 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 players chose for Kennen vs Twitch clashes, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.0% winrate overall.
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