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How to Synergize Kog'Maw with Kennen on the Same TeamKog'Maw is in the b tier of champions

Kog'Maw with Kennen

How to Win With Kog'Maw and Kennen Paired TogetherKog'Maw is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Kog'Maw and Kennen

based on 262 Kog'Maw with Kennen pairs
Win Rate
49.2 %
K/D/A
2
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers pull the stats from from millions of League games directly from Riot Games each week. Kog'Maw has been on the same team as Kennen in 262 recently played, competitive matches. By amassing so much complete data directly from the publishers of League of Legends, we are sure that we can give you high quality, usable builds to help Kog'Maw play with Kennen. It is very rare for Kog'Maw to play with Kennen on the same side. This pairing has only happened in about 0.9% of rounds with Kog'Maw.

Kog'Maw Kennen Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Kog'Maw has done a dismal job of teaming up with Kennen. Typically, he wins an acceptable 49.2% of matches the champions fight alongside one another. If you want to play better as Kog'Maw when fighting on the same team as Kennen by figuring out how to better synergize your play style with him, then check out the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Kog'Maw vs Kennen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordDagger

Core Kog'Maw Items

~22 Mins
Runaan's HurricaneGuinsoo's RagebladeBlade of The Ruined King

Optional Items

Terminus

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kog'Maw to level upw
>
Second ability for Kog'Maw to level upq
>
Last skill for Kog'Maw to max oute

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: BloodlineLast Stand
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Kog'Maw's passive ability p
Kog'Maw's q ability q
Kog'Maw's w ability w
Kog'Maw's e ability e
Kog'Maw's ultimate ability r
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W
2
Q
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
Q
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W
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Q
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R
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Q
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Q
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E
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R

Guide to Synergizing Kog'Maw and Kennen

Tips for Playing as Kog'Maw with Kennen

Make the most out of your Icathian Surprise.

Use Void Ooze to set up a perfect Living Artillery.

Kog'Maw can outrange most champions with his Bio-Arcane Barrage ability.

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.

Kog'Maw Kennen Synergy Stats

Kog'Maw Image
Win Rate
49.2 %
VS
Win Rate
50.8 %
Kennen Image
7
< Kills >
7.4
6.8
< Deaths >
7.1
6.6
< Assists >
7
1.65
< Killing Sprees >
1.73
160
< Minions Killed >
166
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.46
9,621
< Physical Damage >
9,756
11,913
< Magic Damage >
13,310
2,752
< True Damage >
2,944
24,287
< Damage Dealt >
26,011
21,009
< Damage Taken >
22,093
11,893
< Gold Earned >
12,307
2.13
< Towers >
2.09
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
5,132
< Total Healing >
5,199
12,697
< Experience >
13,218
18
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
290
< Time Dealing CC >
300

How to Play with Kennen as Kog'Maw in LoL

The Kog'Maw 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, Kog'Maw 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 Kog'Maw perform worse in ranked League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Kog'Maw plays on the same team as Kennen, he gets a little drop in his complete damage dealt. This change could signal that Kennen does not help cover for him to deal more damage or that his allyship also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Kog'Maw is played with Kennen on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Kennen. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Kennen.

Additionally, when Kog'Maw plays with Kennen on the same team, he typically receives a little less damage than when he plays alone. Taking not as much damage could indicate that Kennen does a decent job of protecting Kog'Maw during teamfights.

Synergies between Kog'Maw and Kennen

Damage Types Compared

Kog'Maw
Kennen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Kog'Maw
Kennen

Is Kog'Maw better when played alongside Kennen?

There is no ideal companion for Kog'Maw that will always be his ideal ally. However, overall, Kennen is a very typical ally for Kog'Maw. By being on the same side as Kog'Maw, he raises their win rate by 0.2% to 49.2%. This shows that there is not really a strong strategic relationship between Kog'Maw and Kennen that allows them to perform stronger together than alone.

Kennen has a lower difficulty than Kog'Maw. That means you don't need to be very careful when arranging Kennen allies to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a relatively low level of skill to be able to do well with you.

When playing cooperatively, you should expect to witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to destroy wih physical damage. Together, these champions can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

Although, by aligning Kog'Maw and Kennen together, you probably will not be giving your team enough engage. Make sure to include other champions on your team that fills this relative disparity in their capabilities.

Regardless of your Kennen ally's ability, you need to focus on maximizing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Kog'Maw Players

How We Calculated Our Kog'Maw Kennen Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Kog'Maw and Kennen, we analyzed 262 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 Kog'Maw 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 Kog'Maw to synergize with Kennen during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League, you should continue reading to master some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you use the build and tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The most important finished items to get in your Kog'Maw and Kennen synergy build include Runaan's Hurricane, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Kog'Maw incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better when fighting alongside Kennen than with many other common builds. In fact, Kog'Maw had an average win rate of 49.2% helping carry Kennen with this build.

To have the highest chance of coming out on top against your oponents, Kog'Maw players should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for this champion pairing, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.2% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to synergize Kennen with Kog'Maw are given for all skill levels combined. If you want to filter the statistics and builds to a particular rank, you can use the selection menu located earlier on the page.