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Sylas vs Kennen

How to Beat Kennen as Sylas in LoLSylas is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kennen as Sylas

based on 1,420 Sylas vs Kennen matchups
Win Rate
52 %
K/D/A
2.08
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated League matches that we analyze each week. This guide on how to beat Kennen as Sylas resulted from an examination of 1420 ranked matches where both champions battled each other. This counter pairing is somewhat rare. Sylas is forced to battle against Kennen in only 1.1% of his matches.

Sylas vs Kennen Matchup Summary

Sylas does a good job of beating Kennen. Normally, he wins a whopping 52.0% of the time the champs fight one another in. In Sylas against Kennen matches, Sylas’s team is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood versus Kennen.

Best Sylas vs Kennen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Sylas Items

~22 Mins
ShadowflameStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneZhonya's HourglassRod of Ages

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorPresence of MindLegend: TenacityLast Stand
ResolveSecond WindUnflinching
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Sylas's passive ability p
Sylas's q ability q
Sylas's w ability w
Sylas's e ability e
Sylas's ultimate ability r
1
E
2
W
3
Q
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
E
9
W
10
E
11
R
12
E
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E
14
Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Kennen as Sylas

Tips for Playing as Sylas against Kennen

Clever use of enemy ultimates can open up new possibilities to approach teamfights.

Wait for you or your enemy to reach low health before using Kingslayer for maximum effect.

Space out your ability usage to get maximum effect from Petricite Burst.

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.

Sylas vs Kennen Counter Stats

Sylas Image
Win Rate
52 %
VS
Win Rate
48 %
Kennen Image
8.6
< Kills >
6
7.3
< Deaths >
6.5
6.6
< Assists >
6.6
1.99
< Killing Sprees >
1.4
129
< Minions Killed >
158
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.4
560
< Physical Damage >
2,179
22,277
< Magic Damage >
20,815
705
< True Damage >
603
23,542
< Damage Dealt >
23,598
30,937
< Damage Taken >
21,898
11,764
< Gold Earned >
11,222
1.6
< Towers >
1.89
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
7,787
< Total Healing >
2,779
13,987
< Experience >
14,309
19
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
9
284
< Time Dealing CC >
71

How to Counter Kennen with Sylas in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore some valuable Sylas against Kennen counter statistics that may help you understand the differences between this pair of champs. As an example, Sylas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kennen’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Sylas may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Kennen..

Sylas usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his matchup does. On average, he takes more damage than Kennen. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Sylas and Kennen

Damage Types Compared

Sylas
Kennen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sylas
Kennen

Who is Better, Sylas or Kennen?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Sylas usually wins when taking on Kennen, with a 52.0% win rate. As a result, Sylas makes a good counter for Kennen.

While Sylas does have a higher winrate than Kennen, when they face off with one another, Sylas also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Sylas into Kennen.

Additionally, Sylas also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kennen. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Sylas vs Kennen matchups, Sylas is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Sylas is a decent counter for Kennen. Focus your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Sylas against Kennen.

Other Champion Matchups Against Sylas

Sylas Loses Against

CassiopeiaCassiopeia44.5% winrateLilliaLillia45.1% winrateBel'VethBel'Veth45.3% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune45.4% winrate

Sylas Wins Against

MalphiteMalphite54.8% winrateNidaleeNidalee54.8% winrateSejuaniSejuani54.4% winrateZiggsZiggs53.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

KledKled+ 53.2% 1441 GamesBardBard+ 53.4% 3585 GamesIvernIvern+ 53.6% 1305 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.6% 5383 Games

Additional Information for Sylas Players

How We Calculated Our Sylas vs Kennen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kennen as Sylas, we analyzed 1,420 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 Sylas 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 Sylas to counter Kennen during both the lane 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 suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sylas typically picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Kennen. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Sylas versus Kennen build consist of Shadowflame, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Sylas used at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better countering Kennen than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Sylas had an average winrate of 52.0% when countering Kennen with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against Kennen as Sylas, Sylas players should use the Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Sylas vs Kennen LoL games, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 52.0% winrate overall.

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