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Shyvana vs Kennen

How to Beat Kennen as Shyvana in LoLShyvana is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kennen as Shyvana

based on 541 Shyvana vs Kennen matchups
Win Rate
50.5 %
K/D/A
2.12
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches every week. Within our dataset, Shyvana did battle with Kennen 541 times. Using so many matchups for Shyvana versus Kennen gives us a lot of faith in our capability to provide useful data and a solid build to destroy Kennen. This champ matchup is relatively rare. Shyvana encounters Kennen in only 1.0% of her rounds.

Shyvana vs Kennen Matchup Summary

Shyvana has done a ok job of beating Kennen. Normally, she wins a acceptable 50.5% of matches the champions face each other in. In Shyvana vs Kennen matches, Shyvana’s team is 0.1% less probable to gain first blood. This implies that she most likely won't get first blood against Kennen.

Best Shyvana vs Kennen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLong Sword

Core Shyvana Items

~22 Mins
Nashor's ToothShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapSundered SkyTitanic HydraTrinity Force

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Shyvana to level upe
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Second ability for Shyvana to level upw
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Last skill for Shyvana to max outq

Runes

DominationDark HarvestSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
SorceryTranscendenceGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Shyvana's passive ability p
Shyvana's q ability q
Shyvana's w ability w
Shyvana's e ability e
Shyvana's ultimate ability r
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E
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E
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Guide to Countering Kennen as Shyvana

Tips for Playing as Shyvana against Kennen

It can be valuable to purchase one of the items that can slow enemies: Frozen Mallet, Dead Man's Plate, or Entropy.

Shyvana's abilities all benefit from attacking units. As a result, Attack Speed items are more valuable on her than most champions.

Burnout is an ideal choice for jungling. Monsters will be hit by the full duration, and the speed boost improves her ganking potential.

Flame Breath is great to level-up against difficult lane opponents.

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.

Shyvana vs Kennen Counter Stats

Shyvana Image
Win Rate
50.5 %
VS
Win Rate
49.5 %
Kennen Image
6.3
< Kills >
6.3
6
< Deaths >
5.9
6.4
< Assists >
6.2
1.5
< Killing Sprees >
1.42
70
< Minions Killed >
161
1.62
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.43
4,857
< Physical Damage >
2,132
14,263
< Magic Damage >
20,470
1,034
< True Damage >
639
20,154
< Damage Dealt >
23,242
34,490
< Damage Taken >
22,287
12,634
< Gold Earned >
11,441
1.88
< Towers >
2.02
0.28
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
12,633
< Total Healing >
3,213
14,886
< Experience >
14,786
23
< Vision Score >
20
7
< Wards Placed >
9
204
< Time Dealing CC >
74

How to Counter Kennen with Shyvana in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight some critical Shyvana vs. Kennen counter statistics that may help you figure out the distinctions between the two. As an example, Shyvana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kennen’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Shyvana may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Kennen..

Shyvana normally has a similar longest kill spree as her enemy does. Commonly, she takes more damage than Kennen. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Shyvana and Kennen

Damage Types Compared

Shyvana
Kennen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shyvana
Kennen

Who is Better, Shyvana or Kennen?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Shyvana usually fairs equally well when taking on Kennen, with a 50.5% win rate. Thus, Shyvana makes an ok counter for Kennen.

While Shyvana does have a higher win rate compared to Kennen, when facing one another, Shyvana also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more difficult character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Shyvana into Kennen.

Furthermore, Shyvana also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kennen. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Shyvana is a decent counter to Kennen. Focus your play on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Shyvana against Kennen.

Other Champion Matchups Against Shyvana

Shyvana Loses Against

SingedSinged44.1% winrateTrundleTrundle44.5% winrateLilliaLillia45% winrateCorkiCorki45.4% winrate

Shyvana Wins Against

ZeriZeri56.3% winrateEliseElise55.5% winrateGangplankGangplank55% winrateYuumiYuumi54.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Shyvana Players

How We Calculated Our Shyvana vs Kennen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kennen as Shyvana, we analyzed 541 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 Shyvana 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

Shyvana Build Kennen Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Shyvana in order to counter Kennen during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shyvana often accumulates less CS relative to Kennen. Champs who typically don't earn much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They 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 many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Shyvana versus Kennen build include Nashor's Tooth, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Shyvana included at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better versus Kennen than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Shyvana had an average winrate of 50.5% when playing against Kennen with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of annihilating Kennen as Shyvana, Shyvana players should use the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Gathering Storm, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Shyvana vs Kennen counters, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 50.5% win rate overall.

If you want to see Shyvana x Kennen tips and builds for a a specific player tier, please choose one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the stats and build suggestions given are computed using all games run with these champs.