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How to Synergize Kennen with Darius on the Same TeamKennen is in the b tier of champions

Kennen with Darius

How to Win With Kennen and Darius Paired TogetherKennen is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Kennen and Darius

based on 668 Kennen with Darius pairs
Win Rate
49.9 %
K/D/A
2.38
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we take in data from from millions of League rounds directly from Riot Games each and every week. Kennen has gone into battle with Darius in 668 recent, ranked games. By amassing so much great data straight from the publishers of League of Legends, we feel confident that we can produce high quality, insightful builds to help Kennen play with Darius. It is relatively rare for Kennen to play with Darius as teammates. This has only taken place in about 1.6% of matches with Kennen.

Kennen Darius Synergy Summary

Kennen has done a ok job of synergizing with Darius. Typically, he wins an acceptable 49.9% of rounds the champions fight alongside one another. If you want to do better as Kennen when playing alongside Darius by figuring out how to better synergize your playstyle with him, then look into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Kennen vs Darius Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHextech Alternator

Core Kennen Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapHextech RocketbeltStormsurge

Optional Items

Void StaffZhonya's HourglassShadowflame

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryAbsolute FocusScorch
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Kennen's passive ability p
Kennen's q ability q
Kennen's w ability w
Kennen's e ability e
Kennen's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
8
W
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Q
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W
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R
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W
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Synergizing Kennen and Darius

Tips for Playing as Kennen with Darius

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.

Advice to Understand How Darius Will Play

Noxian Guillotine does more damage the more attacks you can land prior to it. Use Noxian Might to deal maximum damage.

Darius benefits greatly from enhanced survivability. The longer you can prolong a fight, the more powerful he becomes.

Decimate is a powerful harassment ability. Strike an enemy from maximum range for the greatest effect.

Kennen Darius Synergy Stats

Kennen Image
Win Rate
49.9 %
VS
Win Rate
50.1 %
Darius Image
7.4
< Kills >
6.4
6.1
< Deaths >
6.1
7.1
< Assists >
6.3
1.67
< Killing Sprees >
1.47
154
< Minions Killed >
162
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.42
1,774
< Physical Damage >
2,123
22,515
< Magic Damage >
20,963
840
< True Damage >
635
25,129
< Damage Dealt >
23,722
22,336
< Damage Taken >
22,165
11,797
< Gold Earned >
11,516
2.07
< Towers >
1.99
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
3,075
< Total Healing >
3,060
14,464
< Experience >
14,650
20
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
9
70
< Time Dealing CC >
73

How to Play with Darius as Kennen in LoL

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

Overall, Kennen sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Darius. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Darius helps Kennen perform not as well in ranked LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Kennen is an ally to Darius, he gets a little increase in his full damage dealt. This could indicate that Darius supports by providing cover for him to dish out more damage or that his presence also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Kennen is played alongside Darius on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Darius.

Additionally, when Kennen plays with Darius on the same side, he often receives a little more damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt more damage may mean that Darius does a poor job of covering Kennen during team fights.

Synergies between Kennen and Darius

Damage Types Compared

Kennen
Darius
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Kennen
Darius

Is Kennen better when played alongside Darius?

There is no one best champion pairing for Kennen that will no matter what be his ideal teammate. However, overall, Darius is a decent companion for Kennen. By locking into the same team as Kennen, he improves their win rate by 1.3% to 49.9%. This demonstrates that there is a good bond between Kennen and Darius that results in them performing stronger together than alone.

Darius has a lower difficulty than Kennen. That means you don't need to be very careful when arranging Darius allies to fight alongside, as they will require a relatively low level of skill to be able to fight well with you.

Fighting cooperatively, Kennen players will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to destroy wih physical damage. Together, these champions can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

Although, by aligning Kennen and Darius together, you may not be granting your side a great deal of magical damage output. We recommend you have other champs on your team that neutralizes this hole in this pairing's potential.

Regardless of your Darius ally's ability, you should focus on increasing your income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Kennen Players

How We Calculated Our Kennen Darius Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Kennen and Darius, we analyzed 668 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 Kennen with Darius 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 truly master Kennen to work well with Darius during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL matches, you should keep reading to pick up additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you mind the build and tips displayed here, you should grow your win rate by a lot.

The top items to get in your Kennen and Darius synergy build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Hextech Rocketbelt, and Stormsurge. When Kennen included at least these three great items in his build, he performed much better when fighting alongside Darius than with most other common item sets. In fact, Kennen had an average winrate of 49.9% when playing alongside Darius with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against your oponents, you should use the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Absolute Focus, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for this champion pairing, this mix of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.9% win rate overall.

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