Varus with Kennen
How to Synergize Varus and Kennen
based on 1,558 Varus with Kennen pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Varus Kennen Synergy Summary
Best Varus vs Kennen Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Varus and Kennen
Tips for Playing as Varus with Kennen
Try to take advantage of Piercing Arrow's very long range to snipe at enemy champions before a fight or as they're trying to flee.
An early point in Blighted Quiver helps harass enemy champions and get killing blows on minions.
During short range fights it's sometimes best to fire Piercing Arrow quickly, rather than charging it to full power.
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.
Varus Kennen Synergy Stats
How to Play with Kennen as Varus in LoL
The Varus 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, Varus sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Kennen. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Kennen helps Varus perform worse in ranked League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.
When Varus is an ally to Kennen, he gets a little increase in his total damage dealt. This change could indicate that Kennen supports by providing protection for him to dish out more damage or that his support also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Varus is played together with Kennen on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Kennen. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Kennen.
Moreover, when Varus plays with Kennen on the same team, he on average receives a little more damage than when he plays alone. Receiving more damage may mean that Kennen does a poor job of protecting Varus during teamfights.
Synergies between Varus and Kennen
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Is Varus better when played alongside Kennen?
There is no perfect synergy for Varus that will always be his ideal teammate. However, Kennen is a very typical ally for Varus. By playing on the same team as Varus, he raises their win rate by 0.3% to 48.7%. This proves that there is a weak bond between Varus and Kennen that allows them to perform stronger together than without each other.
Kennen has a greater difficulty than Varus. That means Varus players need to be cautious when lining up Kennen comrades to play with, as they will need a greater level of skill to work well with you.
Fighting together, Varus players should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal physical damage. When paired, these champions can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.
Conversely, by pairing Varus and Kennen together, you will not be granting your other allies enough cover. Make sure to include other champs on your team that nullifies this hole in their kit.
Regardless of your Kennen ally's skill level, you should focus on increasing your income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to truly master Varus to pair well with Kennen during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League, you should continue reading to learn some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly.
The best items to build first in your Varus and Kennen synergy build consist of Wit's End, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Terminus. When Varus used at least these three finished items in his build, he did much better as an ally of Kennen than with most other typical builds. In fact, Varus boasted an average winrate of 48.7% helping carry Kennen with this build.
To have the highest likelihood of crushing your oponents, Varus players should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Taste of Blood, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for this team composition, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.7% winrate overall.
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