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How to Synergize Lucian with Kennen on the Same TeamLucian is in the a tier of champions

Lucian with Kennen

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How to Synergize Lucian and Kennen

based on 2,569 Lucian with Kennen pairs
Win Rate
47.5 %
K/D/A
2.3
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers pull the results of from millions of LoL matches directly from Riot Games each week. Lucian has gone into battle with Kennen in 2569 recently played, ranked matches. By accumulating so much relevant data straight from the creators of League, we are confident that we can present to you high quality, accurate builds to help Lucian synergize with Kennen. It is very rare for Lucian to play alongside Kennen on the same team. This pairing has only occurred in approx. 1.1% of matches with Lucian.

Lucian Kennen Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Lucian has done a below average job of fighting on the same side as Kennen. On average, he wins a lowly 47.5% of rounds the champions play on the same team. If you want to play better as Lucian when playing alongside Kennen by learning how to better synergize your tactics with him, then look into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Lucian vs Kennen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloak of AgilityLong Sword

Core Lucian Items

~22 Mins
Essence ReaverKraken SlayerNavori Quickblades

Optional Items

Rapid FirecannonLord Dominik's RegardsThe CollectorBloodthirster

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Lucian to level upq
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Second ability for Lucian to level upe
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Last skill for Lucian to max outw

Runes

PrecisionPress the AttackPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Lucian's passive ability p
Lucian's q ability q
Lucian's w ability w
Lucian's e ability e
Lucian's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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E
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Guide to Synergizing Lucian and Kennen

Tips for Playing as Lucian with Kennen

For optimal burst, try to combine Relentless Pursuit into Piercing Light.

Ardent Blaze actually explodes in a star pattern. Try to line it up so the spokes hit enemy champions.

Because of Lightslinger, Lucian benefits more from Attack Damage than he does from Attack Speed.

Once you have chosen an angle for The Culling, you cannot change it. Pick your moment well!

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.

Lucian Kennen Synergy Stats

Lucian Image
Win Rate
47.5 %
VS
Win Rate
52.5 %
Kennen Image
7.9
< Kills >
7.6
6.3
< Deaths >
6.3
6.6
< Assists >
6.5
1.8
< Killing Sprees >
1.77
188
< Minions Killed >
184
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.5
19,230
< Physical Damage >
18,704
2,642
< Magic Damage >
2,631
541
< True Damage >
539
22,414
< Damage Dealt >
21,875
21,348
< Damage Taken >
21,130
12,651
< Gold Earned >
12,432
2.35
< Towers >
2.33
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
5,157
< Total Healing >
4,973
12,930
< Experience >
12,716
19
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
9
41
< Time Dealing CC >
40

How to Play with Kennen as Lucian in LoL

The Lucian 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, Lucian 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 Lucian perform poorer in competitive League games. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Lucian tries to synergize with Kennen, he observes a little increase in his total damage dealt. This may demonstrate that Kennen helps provide cover for him to deal more damage or that his participation also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Lucian 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 alongside Kennen.

Moreover, when Lucian plays with Kennen on the same team, he typically takes a little more damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt more damage could mean that Kennen does a poor job of covering Lucian in teamfights.

Synergies between Lucian and Kennen

Damage Types Compared

Lucian
Kennen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Lucian
Kennen

Is Lucian better when played alongside Kennen?

There is no top synergy for Lucian that will always be his ideal teammate. However, Kennen is a not very good teammate for Lucian. By playing on the same side as Lucian, he decreases their win rate by -1.3% to 47.5%. This shows that there is a negative bond between Lucian and Kennen that allows them to perform not as well together than without each other.

Kennen has a lower difficulty than Lucian. That means Lucian players don't need to be careful when enlisting Kennen teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a relatively low level of skill to do well with you.

Playing together, Lucian players should expect to witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to destroy wih physical damage. When paired, these two should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

Although, by pairing Lucian and Kennen together, you will not be giving your side very much protection for burst damage. Make sure to have other champs on your team that neutralizes this hole in this pairing's abilities.

Regardless of your Kennen ally's skill level, you need to focus on increasing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Lucian Players

How We Calculated Our Lucian Kennen Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Lucian and Kennen, we analyzed 2,569 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 Lucian 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 Lucian in order to work well with Kennen during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL rounds, you should continue reading to learn additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you use the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The top items to have in your Lucian and Kennen synergy build consist of Essence Reaver, Kraken Slayer, and Navori Quickblades. When Lucian combined at least these three great items in his build, he performed a lot better when paired up with Kennen than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Lucian boasted an average winrate of 47.5% when playing alongside Kennen with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against your oponents, Lucian players should equip the Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for this champion pairing, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 47.5% win rate overall.

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