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How to Synergize Ahri with Kennen on the Same TeamAhri is in the b tier of champions

Ahri with Kennen

How to Win With Ahri and Kennen Paired TogetherAhri is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Ahri and Kennen

based on 660 Ahri with Kennen pairs
Win Rate
47.3 %
K/D/A
2.57
Pick Rate
0.6 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we take in data from from millions of LoL matches directly from Riot Games each week. Ahri has gone into battle with Kennen in 660 recent, ranked matches. By amassing so much complete data directly from the creators of LoL, we are sure that we can give you high quality, accurate builds to help Ahri play with Kennen. It is very rare for Ahri to play with Kennen as allies. This pairing has only taken place in approx. 0.6% of rounds with Ahri.

Ahri Kennen Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Ahri does a dismal job of fighting on the same side as Kennen. On average, she wins a dismal 47.3% of games the champions play on the same team. If you want to do better as Ahri when playing with Kennen by learning how to better synergize your play style with him, then look into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Ahri vs Kennen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Ahri Items

~22 Mins
ShadowflameStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

MalignanceLiandry's TormentRabadon's DeathcapZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Ahri's passive ability p
Ahri's q ability q
Ahri's w ability w
Ahri's e ability e
Ahri'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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10
W
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W
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E
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Guide to Synergizing Ahri and Kennen

Tips for Playing as Ahri with Kennen

Initiate team fights using Charm, and chase down stragglers with Spirit Rush.

Spirit Rush enables Ahri's abilities, it opens up paths for Charm, helps double hitting with Orb of Deception, and closes to make use of Fox-Fire.

Use Charm to set up your combos, it will make landing Orb of Deception and Fox-Fire dramatically easier.

Advice to Understand How Kennen Will Play

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.

Ahri Kennen Synergy Stats

Ahri Image
Win Rate
47.3 %
VS
Win Rate
52.7 %
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6.3
< Kills >
6.2
5.6
< Deaths >
5.6
8.1
< Assists >
7.5
1.42
< Killing Sprees >
1.42
166
< Minions Killed >
165
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.44
1,618
< Physical Damage >
1,467
14,535
< Magic Damage >
14,762
5,279
< True Damage >
5,130
21,433
< Damage Dealt >
21,360
20,790
< Damage Taken >
20,314
11,466
< Gold Earned >
11,211
2.02
< Towers >
1.91
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
5,123
< Total Healing >
4,865
14,478
< Experience >
14,227
21
< Vision Score >
20
10
< Wards Placed >
10
72
< Time Dealing CC >
71

How to Play with Kennen as Ahri in LoL

The Ahri Kennen synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Kennen, compared to her overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how her gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Ahri sees a large worsening in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Kennen. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Kennen helps Ahri perform poorer in competitive League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Ahri tries to synergize with Kennen, she gets a small increase in her total damage dealt. This could signal that Kennen provides protection for her to deal more damage or that his support also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Ahri is played with Kennen on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing alongside Kennen.

Moreover, when Ahri plays with Kennen on the same side, she often receives a little more damage than when she plays alone. Getting dealt more damage may mean that Kennen does a poor job of covering Ahri during teamfights.

Synergies between Ahri and Kennen

Damage Types Compared

Ahri
Kennen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Ahri
Kennen

Is Ahri better when played alongside Kennen?

There is no one best champion pairing for Ahri that will always be her #1 teammate. Yet, overall, Kennen is a very typical ally for Ahri. By locking into the same side as Ahri, he drops their win rate by -0.9% to 47.3%. This shows that there is a weak bond between Ahri and Kennen that allows them to perform not as well together than alone.

Kennen has a lower difficulty than Ahri. That means you don't need to be cautious when finding Kennen teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a lower level of skill to be able to work well with you.

Working together, you should see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal magical damage. When paired, these two can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.

Although, by aligning Ahri and Kennen together, you probably will not be giving your team very much cover. Make sure to include other champions on your team that neutralizes this relative disparity in their kit.

Regardless of the skill of your Kennen teammate, you need to focus on maximizing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Ahri Players

How We Calculated Our Ahri Kennen Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Ahri and Kennen, we analyzed 660 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Ahri with Kennen comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To learn all of the intricacies of Ahri to synergize with Kennen during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL matches, you should continue reading to master a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The ideal finished items to get in your Ahri and Kennen synergy build include Shadowflame, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Ahri used at least these three great items in her build, she did much better when fighting alongside Kennen than with most other typical builds. In fact, Ahri boasted an average win rate of 47.3% when playing alongside Kennen with these items in her kit.

To have the highest likelihood of beating your oponents, you should equip the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for this champion pairing, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 47.3% winrate overall.

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