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How to Synergize Kassadin with Kennen on the Same TeamKassadin is in the s tier of champions

Kassadin with Kennen

How to Win With Kassadin and Kennen Paired TogetherKassadin is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Kassadin and Kennen

based on 323 Kassadin with Kennen pairs
Win Rate
48 %
K/D/A
2.65
Pick Rate
0.6 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We take in data from from millions of League games directly from Riot Games each week. Kassadin has gone into battle with Kennen in 323 recent, ranked matches. By accumulating so much complete data from the hosts of League, we are totally sure that we can showcase high-quality, accurate builds to help Kassadin play with Kennen. It is very rare for Kassadin to play with Kennen on the same side. This pairing has only happened in approximately 0.6% of rounds with Kassadin.

Kassadin Kennen Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Kassadin does a dismal job of fighting on the same side as Kennen. Normally, he wins a dismal 48.0% of the time the champs try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to do better as Kassadin when fighting on the same team as Kennen by learning how to better synergize your playstyle with him, then dig into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Kassadin vs Kennen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Sapphire CrystalTear of the Goddess

Core Kassadin Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceRabadon's DeathcapRod of Ages

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassMalignance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
DominationSudden ImpactUltimate Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Kassadin's passive ability p
Kassadin's q ability q
Kassadin's w ability w
Kassadin's e ability e
Kassadin's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
3
E
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E
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E
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R
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E
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W
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Guide to Synergizing Kassadin and Kennen

Tips for Playing as Kassadin with Kennen

Kassadin's ultimate has many uses and is on a shorter cooldown than most, use it often.

Kassadin has multiple item paths; he can go caster via Mana and Ability Power or anti-caster with Cooldown Reduction and Magic Resist.

Try to get the Ancient Golem buff to counteract Riftwalk's increasing Mana cost.

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.

Kassadin Kennen Synergy Stats

Kassadin Image
Win Rate
48 %
VS
Win Rate
52 %
Kennen Image
8.3
< Kills >
7.7
5.4
< Deaths >
5.5
6
< Assists >
5.7
1.75
< Killing Sprees >
1.69
179
< Minions Killed >
170
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.33
< Inhibitors >
0.39
1,838
< Physical Damage >
1,726
21,210
< Magic Damage >
20,251
699
< True Damage >
582
23,747
< Damage Dealt >
22,560
30,758
< Damage Taken >
29,444
12,657
< Gold Earned >
12,061
1.55
< Towers >
1.69
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
6,566
< Total Healing >
5,994
16,216
< Experience >
15,396
17
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
190
< Time Dealing CC >
187

How to Play with Kennen as Kassadin in LoL

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

When Kassadin tries to synergize with Kennen, he gets a little increase in his full damage output. This change could demonstrate that Kennen supports by providing protection for him to deal more damage or that his allyship also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Kassadin is played with Kennen on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Kennen. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Kennen.

Moreover, when Kassadin plays with Kennen on the same team, he often takes a little more damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt more damage may indicate that Kennen does a poor job of covering Kassadin during teamfights.

Synergies between Kassadin and Kennen

Damage Types Compared

Kassadin
Kennen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Kassadin
Kennen

Is Kassadin better when played alongside Kennen?

There is no one best champion pairing for Kassadin that will 100% of the time be his best teammate. Yet, overall, Kennen is a not very good teammate for Kassadin. By playing on the same team as Kassadin, he decreases their win rate by -2.0% to 48.0%. This shows that there is a harmful bond between Kassadin and Kennen that allows them to perform worse together than without each other.

Kennen has a much lower diffuclty than Kassadin. That means Kassadin players don't need to be careful when enlisting Kennen allies to play with, as they will require a much lower level of skill to be able to play well with you.

Working on the same side, you should see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal magic damage. Combined, these champions are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.

Conversely, by bringing Kassadin and Kennen together, you will not be giving your other allies very much AD. Make sure to include other champs on your team that nullifies this disparity in this pairing's playstyle.

Regardless of the skill of your Kennen ally, you need to focus on increasing your income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Kassadin Players

How We Calculated Our Kassadin Kennen Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Kassadin and Kennen, we analyzed 323 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 Kassadin 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Kassadin to work well with Kennen during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The top finished items to focus on in your Kassadin and Kennen synergy build consist of Seraph's Embrace, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Rod of Ages. When Kassadin included at least these three finished items in his build, he performed significantly better as an ally of Kennen than with many other typical builds. In fact, Kassadin had an average win rate of 48.0% when playing alongside Kennen with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating your oponents, Kassadin players should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for this champion pairing, this order of runes resulted in the top win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 48.0% winrate overall.

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