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How to Synergize Zeri with Kennen on the Same TeamZeri is in the b tier of champions

Zeri with Kennen

How to Win With Zeri and Kennen Paired TogetherZeri is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Zeri and Kennen

based on 413 Zeri with Kennen pairs
Win Rate
48.2 %
K/D/A
2.3
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we download data from from millions of League of Legends rounds directly from Riot Games each and every week. Zeri has fought alongside Kennen in 413 recent, ranked matches. By amassing so much accurate data directly from the developers of League, we are confident that we can provide you with robust, accurate builds to help Zeri synergize with Kennen. It is very rare for Zeri to play with Kennen as teammates. This pairing has only happened in approx. 1.1% of rounds with Zeri.

Zeri Kennen Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Zeri does a dismal job of synergizing with Kennen. On average, they wins a dismal 48.2% of matches the champions appear on the same team. If you want to win more matches as Zeri when playing alongside Kennen by figuring out how to better synergize your gameplay with him, then dig into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Zeri vs Kennen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordNoonquiver

Core Zeri Items

~22 Mins
Experimental HexplateRunaan's HurricaneTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

StormrazorLord Dominik's RegardsNavori QuickbladesPhantom Dancer

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Zeri's passive ability p
Zeri's q ability q
Zeri's w ability w
Zeri's e ability e
Zeri's ultimate ability r
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E
2
W
3
Q
4
Q
5
R
6
Q
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E
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Q
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E
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R
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E
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W
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W

Guide to Synergizing Zeri 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.

Zeri Kennen Synergy Stats

Zeri Image
Win Rate
48.2 %
VS
Win Rate
51.8 %
Kennen Image
7.3
< Kills >
7
6.1
< Deaths >
6.1
6.7
< Assists >
6.7
1.69
< Killing Sprees >
1.62
193
< Minions Killed >
188
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.46
14,338
< Physical Damage >
13,784
6,500
< Magic Damage >
6,472
569
< True Damage >
572
21,409
< Damage Dealt >
20,828
23,356
< Damage Taken >
23,156
12,824
< Gold Earned >
12,588
2.33
< Towers >
2.23
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
4,396
< Total Healing >
4,314
12,858
< Experience >
12,766
19
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
8
125
< Time Dealing CC >
121

How to Play with Kennen as Zeri in LoL

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

Overall, Zeri sees a very large drop in their 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 Zeri perform not as well in competitive League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Zeri tries to synergize with Kennen, they gets a marginal improvement in their full damage output. This difference could signal that Kennen helps provide protection for them to dish out more damage or that his participation also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Zeri is played alongside Kennen on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when they plays without Kennen. This is contrasting evidence that they is worse when playing alongside Kennen.

Additionally, when Zeri plays with Kennen on the same side, they typically takes a little more damage than when they fights alone. Taking more damage may indicate that Kennen does a poor job of covering Zeri during team fights.

Synergies between Zeri and Kennen

Damage Types Compared

Zeri
Kennen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Zeri
Kennen

Is Zeri better when played alongside Kennen?

There is no perfect champion pairing for Zeri that will 100% of the time be their best teammate. Yet, Kennen is a pretty good companion for Zeri. By locking into the same team as Zeri, he raises their win rate by 2.0% to 48.2%. This demonstrates that there is a somewhat important bond between Zeri and Kennen that allows them to perform stronger together than alone.

Kennen has a lower difficulty than Zeri. That means Zeri players don't need to be cautious 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 be able to play well with you.

Fighting alongside, Zeri players should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to dish out massive AD. Combined, these two should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

Conversely, by pairing Zeri and Kennen together, you probably will not be granting your other allies enough tankyness. Make sure to bring other champions on your team that fills this relative hole in this pairing's kit.

Regardless of the skill of your Kennen teammate, you need to focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Zeri Players

How We Calculated Our Zeri Kennen Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Zeri and Kennen, we analyzed 413 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 Zeri 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 truly master Zeri in order to synergize with Kennen during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League games, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you mind the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The ideal finished items to build first in your Zeri and Kennen synergy build include Experimental Hexplate, Runaan's Hurricane, and Titanic Hydra. When Zeri used at least these three items in their build, they performed significantly better when fighting alongside Kennen than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Zeri had an average win rate of 48.2% helping carry Kennen with these items in their kit.

To have the highest likelihood of defeating your oponents, Zeri players should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for this champion pairing, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.2% winrate overall.

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