Background Image
How to Synergize Volibear with Kennen on the Same TeamVolibear is in the b tier of champions

Volibear with Kennen

How to Win With Volibear and Kennen Paired TogetherVolibear is in the b tier of champions
FighterTank
MageMarksman

How to Synergize Volibear and Kennen

based on 499 Volibear with Kennen pairs
Win Rate
46.7 %
K/D/A
1.92
Pick Rate
0.6 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers pull the results of from millions of League of Legends matches directly from Riot Games each week. Volibear has been on the same team as Kennen in 499 recently played, ranked matches. By amassing so much complete data from the publishers of League, we are sure that we can provide you with high quality, insightful builds to help Volibear play with Kennen. It is very rare for Volibear to play with Kennen as allies. This pairing has only happened in approximately 0.6% of matches with Volibear.

Volibear Kennen Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Volibear has done a terrible job of playing alongside Kennen. Usually, he wins a dismal 46.7% of rounds the champions play on the same team. If you want to do better as Volibear when playing alongside Kennen by learning how to better synergize your strategy with him, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Volibear vs Kennen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRuby Crystal

Core Volibear Items

~22 Mins
Nashor's ToothHullbreakerRiftmaker

Optional Items

ThornmailTrinity ForceSundered SkySpirit Visage

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionPress the AttackTriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
SorceryCelerityWaterwalking
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Volibear's passive ability p
Volibear's q ability q
Volibear's w ability w
Volibear's e ability e
Volibear's ultimate ability r
1
E
2
Q
3
W
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 Volibear and Kennen

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.

Volibear Kennen Synergy Stats

Volibear Image
Win Rate
46.7 %
VS
Win Rate
53.3 %
Kennen Image
5.5
< Kills >
5.5
6.3
< Deaths >
6.6
6.6
< Assists >
5.6
1.27
< Killing Sprees >
1.25
99
< Minions Killed >
130
0.96
< Dragons Killed >
0.51
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.52
10,499
< Physical Damage >
10,829
6,914
< Magic Damage >
8,228
743
< True Damage >
673
18,157
< Damage Dealt >
19,732
34,567
< Damage Taken >
33,093
11,609
< Gold Earned >
11,573
2.15
< Towers >
2.5
0.2
< Baron Takedowns >
0.11
10,783
< Total Healing >
8,449
14,144
< Experience >
14,216
20
< Vision Score >
18
7
< Wards Placed >
8
601
< Time Dealing CC >
548

How to Play with Kennen as Volibear in LoL

The Volibear 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, Volibear 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 fall shows that Kennen helps Volibear perform not as well in competitive League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Volibear plays on the same team as Kennen, he observes a measurable drop in his total damage output. This may signal that Kennen does not provide protection for him to dish out more damage or that his allyship also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Volibear is played alongside Kennen on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Kennen.

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

Synergies between Volibear and Kennen

Damage Types Compared

Volibear
Kennen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Volibear
Kennen

Is Volibear better when played alongside Kennen?

There is no ideal companion for Volibear that will 100% of the time be his ideal teammate. Yet, Kennen is a below average companion for Volibear. By locking into the same side as Volibear, he decreases their win rate by -1.3% to 46.7%. This signals that there is a negative bond between Volibear and Kennen that allows them to perform worse together than alone.

Kennen has a greater difficulty than Volibear. That means Volibear players need to be careful when finding Kennen comrades to play with, as they will need a greater level of skill to be able to do well with you.

Fighting cooperatively, Volibear players will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to destroy wih physical damage. Together, these champions should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

Although, by aligning Volibear and Kennen together, you will not be providing your other allies a lot of magical damage output. Make sure to have other champions on your team that offsets this gap in their potential.

Regardless of the skill of your Kennen ally, 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 will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Volibear Players

How We Calculated Our Volibear Kennen Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Volibear and Kennen, we analyzed 499 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 Volibear 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.

Other Useful Resources

Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to truly master Volibear in order to work well with Kennen during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL, you should keep reading to gather additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you use the build and tips shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The ideal finished items to include in your Volibear and Kennen synergy build include Nashor's Tooth, Hullbreaker, and Riftmaker. When Volibear included at least these three finished items in his build, he did a lot better when paired up with Kennen than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Volibear had an average win rate of 46.7% when playing alongside Kennen with this build.

To have the greatest chance of vanquishing your oponents, Volibear players should use the Press the Attack, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Celerity, and Waterwalking runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Volibear and Kennen pairings, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 46.7% winrate overall.

If you would like to view Volibear and Kennen collaboration tips and stats for a an individual player tier, please choose one from the selection menu shown above. By default, the stats and tips and suggestions given are calculated using all rounds with data with both champions.