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How to Win Lee Sin vs Kennen Counter MatchupLee Sin is in the b tier of champions

Lee Sin vs Kennen

How to Beat Kennen as Lee Sin in LoLLee Sin is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kennen as Lee Sin

based on 1,294 Lee Sin vs Kennen matchups
Win Rate
49.1 %
K/D/A
2.52
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League matches that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Kennen as Lee Sin resulted from an evaluation of 1294 ranked games where both champions opposed one another. This pairing is relatively rare. Lee Sin encounters Kennen in only 1.1% of his games.

Lee Sin vs Kennen Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Lee Sin does a poor job of countering Kennen. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.1% of matches the champions clash against each other in. In Lee Sin versus Kennen matches, Lee Sin’s side is 0.2% more probable to obtain first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Kennen.

Best Lee Sin vs Kennen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Lee Sin Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlack CleaverSundered Sky

Optional Items

Maw of MalmortiusDeath's DanceEclipseSpear of Shojin

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Lee Sin to level upq
>
Second ability for Lee Sin to level upw
>
Last skill for Lee Sin to max oute

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Lee Sin's passive ability p
Lee Sin's q ability q
Lee Sin's w ability w
Lee Sin's e ability e
Lee Sin's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
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Q
10
W
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W
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Kennen as Lee Sin

Tips for Playing as Lee Sin against Kennen

Take advantage of Flurry by weaving in basic attacks between spell casts - this maximizes damage output and minimizes Energy loss.

Self-casting Safeguard and using Iron Will are powerful tools for killing neutral monsters (in the jungle).

Use Sonic Wave before Dragon's Rage so you can chase the target with Resonating Strike.

Advice to Win Against Kennen

Consider playing a bit more cautiously around Kennen when you have a Mark of the Storm debuff. If he hits you with 3 Marks of the Storm, you will get stunned.

Kennen is flimsy by nature - turn and attack him if he gets careless with Lightning Rush.

Lee Sin vs Kennen Counter Stats

Lee Sin Image
Win Rate
49.1 %
VS
Win Rate
50.9 %
Kennen Image
7
< Kills >
6.1
6
< Deaths >
5.9
8.1
< Assists >
6.2
1.62
< Killing Sprees >
1.43
33
< Minions Killed >
163
1.5
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.44
12,684
< Physical Damage >
2,149
2,620
< Magic Damage >
20,318
870
< True Damage >
636
16,175
< Damage Dealt >
23,103
34,834
< Damage Taken >
21,321
11,679
< Gold Earned >
11,362
1.42
< Towers >
2.01
0.31
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
16,532
< Total Healing >
2,930
13,161
< Experience >
14,360
24
< Vision Score >
20
11
< Wards Placed >
9
435
< Time Dealing CC >
72

How to Counter Kennen with Lee Sin in LoL

The stats provided here show some significant Lee Sin versus Kennen counter statistics that can help us explain the distinctions between the two. For instance, Lee Sin’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kennen’s ratio of NaN, showing that Lee Sin may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Kennen..

Lee Sin typically has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Kennen. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the champ with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Lee Sin and Kennen

Damage Types Compared

Lee Sin
Kennen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Lee Sin
Kennen

Who is Better, Lee Sin or Kennen?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Lee Sin usually fairs equally well when taking on Kennen, with a 49.1% win rate. As a result, Lee Sin makes an ok counter for Kennen.

While Lee Sin does have a lower winrate than Kennen, when facing one another, Lee Sin also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Lee Sin into Kennen.

Furthermore, Lee Sin has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kennen. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Lee Sin vs Kennen matchups, Kennen is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Lee Sin is a somewhat poor counter to Kennen. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Lee Sin against Kennen.

Other Champion Matchups Against Lee Sin

Lee Sin Loses Against

LilliaLillia42.3% winrateIvernIvern43.1% winrateRellRell43.4% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune43.6% winrate

Lee Sin Wins Against

KarthusKarthus53.2% winrateHweiHwei52.2% winrateNidaleeNidalee52.1% winrateKai'SaKai'Sa51.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Miss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 50.5% 14111 GamesJarvan IVJarvan IV+ 51.5% 266 GamesZacZac+ 53.1% 1059 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.9% 925 Games

Additional Information for Lee Sin Players

How We Calculated Our Lee Sin vs Kennen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kennen as Lee Sin, we analyzed 1,294 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 Kennen as Lee Sin 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 Lee Sin in order to counter Kennen during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Lee Sin typically accumulates a lot less CS as Kennen. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't have to have 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 a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to have in your Lee Sin versus Kennen build include Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Sundered Sky. When Lee Sin combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting Kennen than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Lee Sin had an average win rate of 49.1% when countering Kennen with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of crushing Kennen as Lee Sin, Lee Sin players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Lee Sin vs Kennen LoL games, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 49.1% winrate overall.

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