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How to Win Maokai vs Kennen Counter MatchupMaokai is in the s tier of champions

Maokai vs Kennen

How to Beat Kennen as Maokai in LoLMaokai is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kennen as Maokai

based on 1,569 Maokai vs Kennen matchups
Win Rate
54.8 %
K/D/A
2.71
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends matches every week. In our dataset, Maokai faced off against Kennen in 1569 rounds. Having so many games with Maokai versus Kennen gives us faith in our capability to provide useful stats and a pro build to crush Kennen. This champ matchup is somewhat rare. Maokai fights Kennen in only 1.0% of his rounds.

Maokai vs Kennen Matchup Summary

Maokai does a great job of countering Kennen. Normally, he wins a fantastic 54.8% of games the champs battle each other in. In Maokai versus Kennen rounds, Maokai’s team is 0.1% more expected to gain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Kennen.

Best Maokai vs Kennen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsWinged Moonplate

Core Maokai Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerThornmailLocket of the Iron Solari

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernForce of NatureFrozen HeartJak'Sho, The Protean

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveAftershockFont of LifeBone PlatingUnflinching
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceArmorArmor
Maokai's passive ability p
Maokai's q ability q
Maokai's w ability w
Maokai's e ability e
Maokai's ultimate ability r
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W
2
Q
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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Guide to Countering Kennen as Maokai

Tips for Playing as Maokai against Kennen

Maokai's passive makes him extremely durable against focus fire from spells - so long as he can still basic attack something.

Try looking for flanks or other situations where Nature's Grasp is unavoidable or takes enemies by surprise.

Saplings can be tossed into brush for empowered effect - but don't stack well.

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.

Maokai vs Kennen Counter Stats

Maokai Image
Win Rate
54.8 %
VS
Win Rate
45.2 %
Kennen Image
2.9
< Kills >
6.2
5.8
< Deaths >
6.2
12.8
< Assists >
6.6
0.61
< Killing Sprees >
1.43
48
< Minions Killed >
162
0.3
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.37
1,624
< Physical Damage >
2,338
11,237
< Magic Damage >
21,536
1,021
< True Damage >
669
13,882
< Damage Dealt >
24,545
29,472
< Damage Taken >
22,305
9,427
< Gold Earned >
11,463
1.59
< Towers >
1.88
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
9,501
< Total Healing >
3,096
11,637
< Experience >
14,587
47
< Vision Score >
19
19
< Wards Placed >
9
406
< Time Dealing CC >
76

How to Counter Kennen with Maokai in LoL

The stats shown here show some significant Maokai versus Kennen counter stats that can help us interpret the differences between the pair. Maokai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kennen’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Maokai may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Kennen. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.

Maokai typically has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives more damage than Kennen. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Maokai and Kennen

Damage Types Compared

Maokai
Kennen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Maokai
Kennen

Who is Better, Maokai or Kennen?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Maokai usually wins when taking on Kennen, with a 54.8% win rate. As a result, Maokai makes a great counter to Kennen.

While Maokai does have a much higher winrate than Kennen, when facing one another, Maokai also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging champ to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Maokai into Kennen.

Additionally, Maokai has a lot of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kennen. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Maokai vs Kennen matchups, Maokai is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Maokai is a great counter for Kennen. Focus your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Maokai against Kennen.

Other Champion Matchups Against Maokai

Maokai Loses Against

SwainSwain47.6% winrateLilliaLillia48.1% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser48.4% winrateNilahNilah48.4% winrate

Maokai Wins Against

ZeriZeri59.4% winrateNidaleeNidalee59.1% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc57.8% winrateYuumiYuumi57.7% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

MordekaiserMordekaiser+ 56.1% 8797 GamesBrandBrand+ 56.5% 6844 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 57.2% 24108 GamesLilliaLillia+ 57.5% 8067 Games

Additional Information for Maokai Players

How We Calculated Our Maokai vs Kennen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kennen as Maokai, we analyzed 1,569 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 Maokai 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Maokai to counter Kennen during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Maokai usually picks up a lot less CS as Kennen. Champions who on average don't take much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Maokai versus Kennen build include Trailblazer, Thornmail, and Locket of the Iron Solari. When Maokai combined at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better vs Kennen than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Maokai had an average winrate of 54.8% when countering Kennen with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of crushing Kennen as Maokai, you should equip the Aftershock, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Maokai vs Kennen clashes, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 54.8% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Kennen as Maokai are presented for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to an individual division, you may use the selection menu located earlier on the page.