Kennen's changes were a massive nerf to being played support.

Teémò··2 votes·615 views

He's been a viable choice for Support for quite some time; years actually. Even played in the lcs a while back. Despite how much people hate him he's has items to fight against him, and his ult can be exhausted in top lane anyways. So why is he bad? His roaming his still strong no? yes and no. He retains the power of his abilities, but what would be a power spike isn't. Here's the data

Damage decreased to 40/75/110 from 80/145/210 AP Ratio decreased to 20% from 40% Reworked effect: Successive maelstrom hits against the same enemy deal an additional 10% damage for each hit they've already suffered from this storm. Enemies hit for the full duration should take roughly equal or increased damage to before, but initial hit 40% lower.

Kennen supports don't get much ap at all. They have limited gold and rely on play making so they need to build tanky, but they will grab a damage item early. the damage nerf is a nerf. and 60% damage at 110 is only 176. He's a play maker and he wants to snowball a lane or his team mate, but without a power spike and his damage getting gated so heavily to get all 6 stacks Which if he can't because of a displacement like alistar knock back or vayne condemn Which even though they were bad for him before the idea of having to hit all 6 or lose all damage with all the magic shields out right now, its sad.

Mise well play Annie Support. Tibbers INITIAL MAGIC DAMAGE: 150 / 275 / 400 (+ 65% AP) and now u have a bear smacking you with aoe damage on top of it.

7 Comments

WoonStruck3 votes

Nobody cares about support Kennen because it isn't relevant or even logical.

Teémò2 votes

Care to explain your reasoning beside downvote?

Lauchmelder2 votes

He explained it to you. Kennen Support is off meta. You can't balance for off meta while making his meta potential overpowered and vice versa.

WoonStruck1 votes

Basically.

Same reason Riot doesn't care what affects AP Maokai, AP Ezreal, AP Trist, AP MF, AP Jax, AP Irelia (even if that was once meta), etc.

Teémò1 votes

Off meta is just playing a champion that isn't the best winning strategy. It does not mean it is bad, or illogical. In fact when you consider how small he is by speed to dodge skill shots, his e giving him armor and magic resist equivalent to leona, able to then auto Q W for a quick poke stun. sure It's pretty hard for someone that never played him support, but its hella fun. You think I give a darn if I get 4 man dived with my adc. No I'll stun them all under tower and watch my adc get a quadra . He is Janna + Leona with movement speed. He is reliable and that's why he is a good support

Lauchmelder1 votes

We're not saying offmeta is bad, we're saying that Riot can't balance the game for you guys who play offmeta because it would break the game.

deathgod51 votes

This is the problem with of meta build. If a current meta build of kennen is too strong(top lane), he has to be nerfed. This is what killed full ap eve and toplane mordekaiser. I am sorry support kennen isn't strong anymore, but top and midlane kennen were way too strong so he can't really be buffed.

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