Kennen mid is the most underrated pick in the game

Gdràgon·11/18/2019, 3:54:35 PM·1 votes·1,943 views

It's much better than top in every way. Don't have to deal with bruisers that will destroy you, or tanky champions that you do no damage to. Kennen mid with electrocute is the easiest thing to play. All you have to do is farm and get a guaranteed free kill at 6 against 99% of mid lade champs. Even before 6, one empowered q > w> and auto-attack does good damage. Only flaw I see with it is weak wave clear. Just permaban and its an easy lane 99% of time

8 Comments

Jimmy Rustles11/18/2019, 3:56:36 PM2 votes

Bruisers that destroy you

Nice meme

Summoner SpeII11/18/2019, 5:01:36 PM2 votes

the whole point of keenen is to abuse kleptomancy, and you do that in the top lane, if you are losing to bruisers as keenen ur doing something wrong

Death by Glamour11/18/2019, 5:03:13 PM2 votes

Instead it has to deal with mages with far higher range and far higher burst than thoose pesky immobile bruisers...

PhearBunny11/18/2019, 3:57:40 PM1 votes

Kennen doesnt have the wave clear to permit him to roam/counter roam.

That is the downside that keeps him out of mid-lane.

Individually hes a strong pick, and theoretically would win most matchups mid. BUT, because hes gonna have to choose between CS /Experience and following his enemy laner to a bot lane collapse, he just isnt a good choice. Agency is probably the most important thing a mid laner can have, and a Kennen would have none, EVEN if he does "win" his lane.

in my opinion, Nocturne top is the most underrated pick in the game. He has unlimited sustain, he is ALWAYS free to roam mid, always free to help his jungler in skirmishes or counterjungling. Because the nature of his kit instantly perma-hardshoves the lane. He out duels most top laners. He outsustains ranged top laners to a point where he just doesnt even care about them. He bullies Renektons, Tryndameres, Garens, Darius's, and Jax's. He has decent gank escape tools(not the best).

Cons?- Nasus/Mordekaiser/Urgot stomp him. Thats about it.