My ideas for a kennen rework

HongChongDong··0 votes·289 views

I main kennen and he's by far one of my favorites to play especially in the mid lane, but after playing him for so long I feel there's alot his kit is lacking compared to other mages so I really want to see a more updated kit and with this post I came up with a few of my own ideas. Please know this is just my own ideas and I understand I probably don't understand proper balancing.

These are my changes I would love to see:

A buff giving his passive a damage proc when it reaches max stacks like thunder lords that scales with level.

Next is a passive that empowers his next auto after procing max stacks turning his next auto into a lightning bolt that has a very quick auto attack time but does not add another passive mark.This ability is a passive to his ult and levels in damage with each point into his R

Up next is turning his E ability in a blink like kassadins that deals a small amount of AOE damage and applies a passive mark to enemies hit.This of course is supposed to have a decently long CD and does not have the armor and magic resist component of the current E.This will make it so he's no longer so easily kited without flash and also an instant blink seems more appropriate than another "Gotta go fast" ability.

Finally I would like to see a nerf to his ult range and increased CD of his ult, and also a change where his ult applies a passive Mark instantly to all enemy champions that are inside the radius when it activates.

I won't say that I know what I'm talking about with these changes but to my knowledge this would give him proper dueling potential as a mage without his ultimate while encouraging Kennen players to save their ults for teamfights and punishing them for poorly placed flash/E ult combos.

9 Comments

MasterSomething1 votes

Kennen is already fine for dueling. Those stuns are beyond BS to deal with in lane if the Kennen is any good at aiming or counting stacks. One stack and you will take a chunk of damage from his lightning chain.

HongChongDong1 votes

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Kennen is already fine for dueling. Those stuns are beyond BS to deal with in lane if the Kennen is any good at aiming or counting stacks. One stack and you will take a chunk of damage from his lightning chain.

I've played as him and against him enough to know there's alot of different ways to counterplay him but more importantly when I say dueling I'm mainly refering to mid late game when simply landing a Q and W won't get you anywhere in terms of damage compared to burst mages that can and will 1 shot you and strong ADC's. Also when i was simply making a fun post to share some ideas I had I don't understand why people are downvoting it to be assholes, it even seems like they literally just read the title then downvoted it.

MasterSomething1 votes

People are not downvoting it to be assholes. People are downvoting it because they dislike the idea. Kennen, as much as I hate to say it, is in a fine spot right now. Also, please do tell me of this counter play of Kennen.

HongChongDong1 votes

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People are not downvoting it to be assholes. People are downvoting it because they dislike the idea. Kennen, as much as I hate to say it, is in a fine spot right now. Also, please do tell me of this counter play of Kennen.

Any champion that is capable of sitting behind minion waves and still able to hit kennen from a decent distance with high damage damage abilities and CC are always going to destroy kennen, aka Brand, Viktor, and sometimes lux if she landed her root. I have actually come to hate Viktor as a champion from playing Kennen in mid against him so many times.

MasterSomething1 votes

OK, but what about a melee top, which is where most Kennens go?

HongChongDong1 votes

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OK, but what about a melee top, which is where most Kennens go?

I originally did play him top but when the juggernaught meta came along that's when I stopped as darius fiora and garen (Maybe not garen) were all lanes that were almost if not completely impossible to win. Sense then I've thought about going top from now on but with recent additions like Illaoi and tryndamere coming back I still doubt it'd be that easy.

MasterSomething1 votes

Last I checked, Kennen shits on Fiora. Kennen can easily bait out her Riposte and his ult outlasts Fiora's.

biobirbbyy1 votes

I honestly love his e for wave clearing (I play AP). Without it, he will have little to no wave clear. Also, his ultimate is what makes him somewhat of a carry.

HongChongDong1 votes

It's mainly about poke and her constant Q poking to proc her passive + the heal always allowed her to out trade even when I got off an empowered auto+ W and even 2 more AAs.

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