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How to Synergize Soraka with Kennen on the Same TeamSoraka is in the a tier of champions

Soraka with Kennen

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How to Synergize Soraka and Kennen

based on 892 Soraka with Kennen pairs
Win Rate
49.6 %
K/D/A
2.98
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we pull data from from millions of LoL games directly from Riot Games each and every week. Soraka has gone into battle with Kennen in 892 recently played, ranked matches. By gathering so much great data straight from the makers of League, we are sure that we can provide you with robust, usable builds to help Soraka synergize with Kennen. It is very rare for Soraka to play with Kennen as allies. This has only happened in about 1.0% of matches with Soraka.

Soraka Kennen Synergy Summary

Soraka has done a average job of teaming up with Kennen. Normally, she wins an acceptable 49.6% of rounds the champions appear on the same team. If you want to maximize your potential as Soraka when playing alongside Kennen by figuring out how to better synergize your gameplay with him, then check out the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Soraka vs Kennen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Soraka Items

~22 Mins
RedemptionMoonstone RenewerDawncore

Optional Items

Staff of Flowing WaterArdent CenserDream Maker

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
ResolveBone PlatingRevitalize
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Soraka's passive ability p
Soraka's q ability q
Soraka's w ability w
Soraka's e ability e
Soraka's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
Q
9
W
10
Q
11
R
12
Q
13
Q
14
E
15
E
16
R

Guide to Synergizing Soraka and Kennen

Tips for Playing as Soraka with Kennen

Equinox can be used as a powerful zoning tool to keep enemies at bay.

You can use Wish on your allies from across the map to save them from otherwise fatal events.

Soraka is a powerful ally in battle, using her strong healing to keep the party moving forward.

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.

Soraka Kennen Synergy Stats

Soraka Image
Win Rate
49.6 %
VS
Win Rate
50.4 %
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0.9
< Kills >
0.9
5.3
< Deaths >
5.3
14.9
< Assists >
14.2
0.11
< Killing Sprees >
0.11
25
< Minions Killed >
26
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.51
585
< Physical Damage >
604
4,672
< Magic Damage >
4,844
362
< True Damage >
355
5,620
< Damage Dealt >
5,803
15,744
< Damage Taken >
15,890
7,985
< Gold Earned >
7,924
2.19
< Towers >
2.05
0
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
24,534
< Total Healing >
23,337
10,499
< Experience >
10,315
54
< Vision Score >
53
24
< Wards Placed >
23
199
< Time Dealing CC >
203

How to Play with Kennen as Soraka in LoL

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

Overall, Soraka sees a large worsening in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Kennen. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Kennen helps Soraka perform worse in competitive League rounds. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.

When Soraka tries to synergize with Kennen, she observes a barely noticable drop in her total damage output. This may demonstrate that Kennen doesn't help cover for her to deal more damage or that his presence on the team also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Soraka is played with Kennen on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing alongside Kennen.

Moreover, when Soraka plays with Kennen on the same team, she typically takes a little less damage than when she fights alone. Taking not as much damage may mean that Kennen does a decent job of covering Soraka in team fights.

Synergies between Soraka and Kennen

Damage Types Compared

Soraka
Kennen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Soraka
Kennen

Is Soraka better when played alongside Kennen?

There is no top ally for Soraka that will always be her #1 ally. However, overall, Kennen is a very typical teammate for Soraka. By being on the same team as Soraka, he increases their win rate by 0.2% to 49.6%. This proves that there is a weak strategic relationship between Soraka and Kennen that results in them performing at the top of their game together than alone.

Kennen has a greater difficulty than Soraka. That means you should be very careful when enlisting Kennen teammates to fight alongside, as they will have to have a greater level of skill to be able to work well with you.

Working alongside, you should see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to support your allies. When paired, these champions will help their other teammates secure a victory.

In contrast, by aligning Soraka and Kennen together, you probably will not be providing your other teammates enough anti-tank damage dealing potential. Make sure to pick other champions on your team that offsets this disparity in this pairing's kit.

Regardless of your Kennen ally's ability, you should focus on maximizing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Soraka Players

How We Calculated Our Soraka Kennen Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Soraka and Kennen, we analyzed 892 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 Soraka 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 Soraka in order to pair well with Kennen during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL rounds, you should continue reading to master some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you mind the build and stats shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The ideal finished items to have in your Soraka and Kennen synergy build consist of Redemption, Moonstone Renewer, and Dawncore. When Soraka incorporated at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better when fighting alongside Kennen than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Soraka boasted an average win rate of 49.6% helping carry Kennen with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of defeating your oponents, you should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Bone Plating, and Revitalize runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for this team composition, this set of runes resulted in the top win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.6% winrate overall.

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