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How to Synergize Kennen and Qiyana

based on 520 Kennen with Qiyana pairs
Win Rate
50 %
K/D/A
2.05
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers pull data from from millions of League rounds directly from Riot Games each week. Kennen has been on the same team as Qiyana in 520 recent, competitive matches. By accumulating so much complete data directly from the creators of League of Legends, we feel confident that we can provide you with high quality, accurate builds to help Kennen play with Qiyana. It is very rare for Kennen to play alongside Qiyana on the same team. This pairing has only taken place in about 1.3% of rounds with Kennen.

Kennen Qiyana Synergy Summary

Kennen does a ok job of synergizing with Qiyana. Usually, he wins an acceptable 50.0% of games the champions try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to maximize your potential as Kennen when fighting on the same team as Qiyana by figuring out how to better synergize your play style with her, then look into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Kennen vs Qiyana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHextech Alternator

Core Kennen Items

~22 Mins
Hextech RocketbeltShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Zhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport 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

SorcerySummon AeryNimbus CloakTranscendenceScorch
DominationTaste of BloodUltimate Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
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
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Kennen and Qiyana

Tips for Playing as Kennen with Qiyana

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.

Kennen Qiyana Synergy Stats

Kennen Image
Win Rate
50 %
VS
Win Rate
50 %
Qiyana Image
5.8
< Kills >
6.4
5.9
< Deaths >
6.1
6.3
< Assists >
6.3
1.39
< Killing Sprees >
1.47
164
< Minions Killed >
162
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.42
2,226
< Physical Damage >
2,123
20,381
< Magic Damage >
20,963
563
< True Damage >
635
23,171
< Damage Dealt >
23,722
21,650
< Damage Taken >
22,165
11,374
< Gold Earned >
11,516
2.08
< Towers >
1.99
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
3,066
< Total Healing >
3,060
14,624
< Experience >
14,650
20
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
9
77
< Time Dealing CC >
73

How to Play with Qiyana as Kennen in LoL

The Kennen Qiyana synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Qiyana, 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 large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Qiyana. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Qiyana helps Kennen perform not as well in competitive LoL matches. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Kennen is paired with Qiyana, he gets a barely noticable drop in his complete damage dealt. This difference could demonstrate that Qiyana does not support by providing protection for him to dish out more damage or that her participation also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Kennen is played with Qiyana on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Qiyana. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Qiyana.

Moreover, when Kennen plays with Qiyana on the same team, he often receives a little less damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt not as much damage could indicate that Qiyana does a decent job of protecting Kennen during teamfights.

Synergies between Kennen and Qiyana

Damage Types Compared

Kennen
Qiyana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Kennen
Qiyana

Is Kennen better when played alongside Qiyana?

There is no perfect companion for Kennen that will always be his best teammate. However, Qiyana is a decent companion for Kennen. By locking into the same side as Kennen, she increases their win rate by 1.4% to 50.0%. This demonstrates that there is a good bond between Kennen and Qiyana that allows them to perform at the top of their game together than without each other.

Qiyana has a much greater difficulty compared to Kennen. That means Kennen players need to be careful when lining up Qiyana allies to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a much greater level of skill to play well with you.

Working cooperatively, you should observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to to do a lot of AP damage. Together, these champions can blast through enemies with magic damage.

Although, by bringing Kennen and Qiyana together, you probably will not be granting your team a great deal of sustained damage output. Plan to include other champions on your team that offsets this relative disparity in this pairing's abilities.

Regardless of your Qiyana ally's skill level, you should focus on increasing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Kennen Players

How We Calculated Our Kennen Qiyana Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Kennen and Qiyana, we analyzed 520 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 Qiyana 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 Kennen in order to pair well with Qiyana during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends matches, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and tips shown here, you should increase your win rate by a lot.

The top finished items to have in your Kennen and Qiyana synergy build consist of Hextech Rocketbelt, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Kennen bought at least these three great items in his build, he performed much better when fighting alongside Qiyana than with many other typical builds. In fact, Kennen had an average win rate of 50.0% when playing alongside Qiyana with this build.

To have the highest probability of defeating your oponents, you should take the Summon Aery, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Scorch, Taste of Blood, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for Kennen and Qiyana pairings, this set of runes yielded the top win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.0% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to synergize Qiyana with Kennen are given for all skill levels combined. To narrow the stats and builds to a distinct division, you may use the selection menu located at the top of this page.