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How to Synergize Aphelios with Kennen on the Same TeamAphelios is in the a tier of champions

Aphelios with Kennen

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How to Synergize Aphelios and Kennen

based on 937 Aphelios with Kennen pairs
Win Rate
48.8 %
K/D/A
2.02
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers take in data from from millions of LoL matches straight from Riot Games each and every week. Aphelios has fought alongside Kennen in 937 recent, competitive matches. By pooling so much complete data directly from the makers of LoL, we are sure that we can give you robust, usable builds to help Aphelios synergize with Kennen. It is very rare for Aphelios to play with Kennen as allies. This has only occurred in approx. 1.1% of rounds with Aphelios.

Aphelios Kennen Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Aphelios does a poor job of synergizing with Kennen. On average, he wins an acceptable 48.8% of rounds the champs play on the same team. If you want to play better as Aphelios when fighting on the same team as Kennen by learning how to better synergize your play style with him, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Aphelios vs Kennen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsDagger

Core Aphelios Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeKraken SlayerThe Collector

Optional Items

BloodthirsterLord Dominik's RegardsStormrazor

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Aphelios to level upq
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Second ability for Aphelios to level upe
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Last skill for Aphelios to max outq

Runes

PrecisionPress the AttackOverhealLegend: BloodlineCut Down
SorceryAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Aphelios's passive ability p
Aphelios's q ability q
Aphelios's w ability w
Aphelios's e ability e
Aphelios's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Synergizing Aphelios and Kennen

Tips for Playing as Aphelios with Kennen

Each of Aphelios' weapons have different strengths, so try to find the right situation for your current weapons.

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.

Aphelios Kennen Synergy Stats

Aphelios Image
Win Rate
48.8 %
VS
Win Rate
51.2 %
Kennen Image
6.9
< Kills >
6.7
6.5
< Deaths >
6.4
6.2
< Assists >
6
1.59
< Killing Sprees >
1.56
177
< Minions Killed >
176
0.23
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.5
21,231
< Physical Damage >
20,370
1,373
< Magic Damage >
1,360
467
< True Damage >
461
23,072
< Damage Dealt >
22,192
19,518
< Damage Taken >
19,033
12,133
< Gold Earned >
11,936
2.4
< Towers >
2.38
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
5,592
< Total Healing >
5,318
12,814
< Experience >
12,595
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
137
< Time Dealing CC >
138

How to Play with Kennen as Aphelios in LoL

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

Overall, Aphelios sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Kennen. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Kennen helps Aphelios perform poorer in ranked League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Aphelios is an ally to Kennen, he observes a small increase in his full damage dealt. This change may demonstrate that Kennen helps provide protection for him to deal more damage or that his support also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Aphelios is played together with Kennen on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Kennen.

Additionally, when Aphelios plays with Kennen on the same team, he usually takes a little more damage than when he fights alone. Taking more damage may mean that Kennen does a poor job of covering Aphelios during teamfights.

Synergies between Aphelios and Kennen

Damage Types Compared

Aphelios
Kennen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Aphelios
Kennen

Is Aphelios better when played alongside Kennen?

There is no top synergy for Aphelios that will 100% of the time be his best teammate. Yet, Kennen is a very typical teammate for Aphelios. By being on the same side as Aphelios, he raises their win rate by 0.2% to 48.8%. This clearly indicates that there is only a small bond between Aphelios and Kennen that results in them performing at the top of their game together than without each other.

Kennen has a much lower diffuclty than Aphelios. That means you don't need to be careful when enlisting Kennen comrades to fight alongside, as they will have to have a much lower level of skill to fight well with you.

Fighting together, Aphelios players should expect to witness an overall large increase in your team’s capability to destroy wih physical damage. Combined, these champs should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

In contrast, by bringing Aphelios and Kennen together, you may not be granting your side enough cover. Plan to bring other champs on your team that nullifies this relative disparity in their potential.

Regardless of the ability of your Kennen teammate, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Aphelios Players

How We Calculated Our Aphelios Kennen Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Aphelios and Kennen, we analyzed 937 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 Aphelios 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 truly master Aphelios to synergize with Kennen during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League matches, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you use the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The top finished items to get in your Aphelios and Kennen synergy build include Infinity Edge, Kraken Slayer, and The Collector. When Aphelios incorporated at least these three great items in his build, he performed a lot better when paired up with Kennen than with many other common item sets. In fact, Aphelios boasted an average win rate of 48.8% helping carry Kennen with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of defeating your oponents, you should take the Press the Attack, Overheal, Legend: Bloodline, Cut Down, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for this champion pairing, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.8% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to pair Kennen with Aphelios are displayed for all skill levels combined. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a specific division, you may use the selection menu at the top of this page.