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How to Synergize Zoe with Kennen on the Same TeamZoe is in the b tier of champions

Zoe with Kennen

How to Win With Zoe and Kennen Paired TogetherZoe is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Zoe and Kennen

based on 314 Zoe with Kennen pairs
Win Rate
48.7 %
K/D/A
2.57
Pick Rate
0.6 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers take in data from from millions of League rounds straight from Riot Games each week. Zoe has gone into battle with Kennen in 314 recently played, ranked games. By pooling so much complete data from the developers of League, we have complete confidence that we can present to you high-quality, accurate builds to help Zoe synergize with Kennen. It is very rare for Zoe to play alongside Kennen on the same team. This has only occurred in about 0.6% of matches with Zoe.

Zoe Kennen Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Zoe has done a poor job of fighting on the same side as Kennen. On average, she wins an acceptable 48.7% of the time the champs try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to play better as Zoe 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 Zoe vs Kennen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Zoe Items

~22 Mins
ShadowflameStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Zaz'Zak's Realmspike

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandScorch
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Zoe's passive ability p
Zoe's q ability q
Zoe's w ability w
Zoe's e ability e
Zoe's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
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R
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E
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Synergizing Zoe and Kennen

Tips for Playing as Zoe with Kennen

Sleepy Trouble Bubble travels further over walls. Find a hiding spot to set up for a long distance kill.

Break Sleep with your biggest damage source, since enemies who are asleep take double damage.

Paddle Star deals more damage the further it has flown. Casting it behind yourself before redirecting can deal tons of damage.

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.

Zoe Kennen Synergy Stats

Zoe Image
Win Rate
48.7 %
VS
Win Rate
51.3 %
Kennen Image
6.7
< Kills >
6.8
5.8
< Deaths >
5.9
8.2
< Assists >
7.3
1.52
< Killing Sprees >
1.56
125
< Minions Killed >
134
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.41
1,678
< Physical Damage >
1,724
17,702
< Magic Damage >
17,979
3,568
< True Damage >
3,443
22,949
< Damage Dealt >
23,147
19,221
< Damage Taken >
19,143
11,022
< Gold Earned >
11,083
1.71
< Towers >
1.68
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
2,337
< Total Healing >
2,280
13,430
< Experience >
13,374
29
< Vision Score >
25
13
< Wards Placed >
12
143
< Time Dealing CC >
138

How to Play with Kennen as Zoe in LoL

The Zoe 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, Zoe 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 decrease shows that Kennen helps Zoe perform poorer in ranked League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Zoe tries to synergize with Kennen, she gets a little drop in her complete damage dealt. This change may demonstrate that Kennen does not help cover for her to dish out more damage or that his allyship also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Zoe is played with Kennen on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing with Kennen.

Moreover, when Zoe plays with Kennen on the same team, she usually takes a little more damage than when she plays alone. Getting dealt more damage could indicate that Kennen does a poor job of covering Zoe in team fights.

Synergies between Zoe and Kennen

Damage Types Compared

Zoe
Kennen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Zoe
Kennen

Is Zoe better when played alongside Kennen?

There is no universally accepted best champion pairing for Zoe that will no matter what be her #1 synergy. However, overall, Kennen is a pretty good companion for Zoe. By playing on the same team as Zoe, he improves their win rate by 1.7% to 48.7%. This signals that there is a good bond between Zoe and Kennen that allows them to perform stronger together than without each other.

Kennen has a lower difficulty than Zoe. That means Zoe players don't need to be cautious when enlisting Kennen comrades to play with, as they will require a lower level of skill to fight well with you.

Fighting alongside, you should witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal magic damage. When paired, these two can blast through enemies with magic damage.

In contrast, by pairing Zoe and Kennen together, you may not be providing your other allies very much AD. Plan to have other champs on your team that neutralizes this relative gap in this pairing's playstyle.

Regardless of the ability of your Kennen ally, you should focus on maximizing your income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Zoe Players

How We Calculated Our Zoe Kennen Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Zoe and Kennen, we analyzed 314 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 Zoe 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Zoe to work well with Kennen during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL, you should keep reading to learn additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you should increase your win rate significantly.

The best items to include in your Zoe and Kennen synergy build include Shadowflame, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Zoe included at least these three items in her build, she performed much better as an ally of Kennen than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Zoe boasted an average winrate of 48.7% when playing alongside Kennen with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest probability of crushing your oponents, you should take the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Zoe and Kennen pairings, this mixture of runes yielded the top win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 48.7% winrate overall.

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