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How to Synergize Zyra with Kennen on the Same TeamZyra is in the s tier of champions

Zyra with Kennen

How to Win With Zyra and Kennen Paired TogetherZyra is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Zyra and Kennen

based on 1,379 Zyra with Kennen pairs
Win Rate
52.6 %
K/D/A
2.41
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We pull data from from millions of League matches straight from Riot Games each week. Zyra has fought alongside Kennen in 1379 recently played, competitive games. By amassing so much accurate data from the publishers of League, we have complete confidence that we can give you robust, usable builds to help Zyra synergize with Kennen. It is very rare for Zyra to play with Kennen on the same side. This has only occurred in approximately 0.9% of matches with Zyra.

Zyra Kennen Synergy Summary

Zyra has done a good job of synergizing with Kennen. Usually, she wins a fantastic 52.6% of rounds the champs play on the same team. If you want to win more matches as Zyra when playing with Kennen by learning how to better synergize your tactics with him, then look into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Zyra vs Kennen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Sapphire CrystalAmplifying Tome

Core Zyra Items

~22 Mins
Rylai's Crystal ScepterMalignanceLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassMorellonomiconLuden's CompanionZaz'Zak's Realmspike

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
DominationTaste of BloodRelentless Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Zyra's passive ability p
Zyra's q ability q
Zyra's w ability w
Zyra's e ability e
Zyra's ultimate ability r
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E
2
W
3
Q
4
E
5
E
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R
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E
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Q
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W
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Guide to Synergizing Zyra and Kennen

Tips for Playing as Zyra with Kennen

Seeds grant vision to your team.

Placing a seed in your spell's path after you have cast it gives you the best chance of having a seed in the proper spot.

Zyra is a great ambusher - look for opportunities to set a trap of seeds in brush, then lure enemies in.

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.

Zyra Kennen Synergy Stats

Zyra Image
Win Rate
52.6 %
VS
Win Rate
47.4 %
Kennen Image
3.7
< Kills >
3.7
6.1
< Deaths >
6.2
11
< Assists >
10.8
0.8
< Killing Sprees >
0.81
56
< Minions Killed >
57
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.47
1,005
< Physical Damage >
1,019
19,258
< Magic Damage >
19,893
1,043
< True Damage >
1,061
21,306
< Damage Dealt >
21,973
18,470
< Damage Taken >
18,691
9,848
< Gold Earned >
9,800
1.79
< Towers >
1.78
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
2,084
< Total Healing >
2,028
11,688
< Experience >
11,606
61
< Vision Score >
59
26
< Wards Placed >
25
277
< Time Dealing CC >
281

How to Play with Kennen as Zyra in LoL

The Zyra 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, Zyra sees a large worsening in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Kennen. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Kennen helps Zyra perform poorer in competitive League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Zyra tries to synergize with Kennen, she observes a little drop in her total damage dealt. This may indicate that Kennen does not provide protection for her to deal more damage or that his presence on the team also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Zyra is played alongside 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.

Additionally, when Zyra plays with Kennen on the same team, she often receives a little less damage than when she plays alone. Taking not as much damage may indicate that Kennen does a decent job of protecting Zyra in teamfights.

Synergies between Zyra and Kennen

Damage Types Compared

Zyra
Kennen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Zyra
Kennen

Is Zyra better when played alongside Kennen?

There is no perfect companion for Zyra that will no matter what be her ideal synergy. However, overall, Kennen is a very typical companion for Zyra. By locking into the same team as Zyra, he has no effect on their win rate by 0.0% to 52.6%. This signals that there is not really a strong strategic relationship between Zyra and Kennen that allows them to perform at the same level together than alone.

Kennen has a much lower diffuclty than Zyra. That means you don't need to be careful when finding Kennen comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a much lower level of skill to play well with you.

Working on the same side, Zyra players should expect to witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal magical damage. Combined, these champions are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.

Conversely, by pairing Zyra and Kennen together, you may not be giving your other teammates much engage. We recommend you include other champions on your team that fills this relative hole in their potential.

Regardless of your Kennen ally's skill level, you need to focus on maximizing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Zyra Players

How We Calculated Our Zyra Kennen Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Zyra and Kennen, we analyzed 1,379 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 Zyra 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 Zyra in order to synergize with Kennen during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you mind the build and stats shown here, you should increase your win rate by a lot.

The most important finished items to focus on in your Zyra and Kennen synergy build include Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Malignance, and Liandry's Torment. When Zyra bought at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better when fighting alongside Kennen than with many other typical builds. In fact, Zyra boasted an average winrate of 52.6% when synergizing her build and playstyle to Kennen with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of defeating your oponents, Zyra players should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Relentless Hunter, and Taste of Blood runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for this champion pairing, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 52.6% win rate overall.

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