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

Kennen vs Viego

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

based on 1,508 Kennen vs Viego matchups
Win Rate
47.2 %
K/D/A
2.1
Pick Rate
3.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of ranked League of Legends rounds that we get from Riot Games each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Viego as Kennen resulted from an analysis of 1508 ranked games where both champs opposed each other. This matchup is fairly rare. Kennen fights Viego in only 3.7% of his games.

Kennen vs Viego Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kennen has done a poor job of countering Viego. Normally, he wins a lowly 47.2% of games the champions battle one another in. In Kennen versus Viego rounds, Kennen’s side is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood. This indicates that he probably will get first blood against Viego.

Best Kennen vs Viego Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalHextech Alternator

Core Kennen Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapHextech RocketbeltStormsurge

Optional Items

ShadowflameZhonya's HourglassVoid Staff

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 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
6
R
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Q
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W
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Guide to Countering Viego as Kennen

Tips for Playing as Kennen against Viego

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 Viego Counter Stats

Kennen Image
Win Rate
47.2 %
VS
Win Rate
52.8 %
Viego Image
6.3
< Kills >
7.3
6
< Deaths >
6.4
6.3
< Assists >
6.6
1.44
< Killing Sprees >
1.68
162
< Minions Killed >
34
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
1.69
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.45
2,052
< Physical Damage >
14,347
20,509
< Magic Damage >
2,146
649
< True Damage >
822
23,211
< Damage Dealt >
17,316
21,558
< Damage Taken >
33,127
11,386
< Gold Earned >
12,173
1.96
< Towers >
1.46
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.37
2,935
< Total Healing >
16,289
14,506
< Experience >
13,790
19
< Vision Score >
22
9
< Wards Placed >
6
71
< Time Dealing CC >
228

How to Counter Viego with Kennen in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature some important Kennen against Viego counter stats that may help you distinguish the differences and similarities between the pair. Kennen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Viego’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kennen may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Viego..

Kennen normally has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Viego. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kennen and Viego

Damage Types Compared

Kennen
Viego
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kennen
Viego

Who is Better, Kennen or Viego?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Kennen usually loses when playing against Viego, with a 47.2% win rate. Therefore, Kennen makes a bad counter for Viego.

While Kennen does have a lower winrate than Viego, when on opposite teams, Kennen also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult champion to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Kennen into Viego.

Additionally, Kennen also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Viego. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Kennen vs Viego matchups, Viego is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Kennen is a bad counter to Viego. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Kennen against Viego.

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 Viego Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Viego as Kennen, we analyzed 1,508 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 Viego 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Kennen in order to counter Viego during both the laning 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 mind the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kennen often picks up much more CS compared to Viego. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well 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 situation, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The top items to have in your Kennen versus Viego build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Hextech Rocketbelt, and Stormsurge. When Kennen combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better countering Viego than with many other common item sets. In fact, Kennen boasted an average winrate of 47.2% battling Viego with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of crushing Viego as Kennen, you 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 players chose for Kennen vs Viego fights, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 47.2% winrate overall.

If you would like to see Kennen versus Viego tips and builds for a an individual player tier, feel free to choose one from the selection menu displayed above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and build suggestions given are computed using every game completed with both champs.