Why is Kennen so weak?

Darth Sucadic ·9/18/2018, 1:44:15 AM·4 votes·2,415 views

This champion has some of the lowest base damage on his abilities I have seen. His level one Q, for example, does less damage than an auto attack, which begs the question, why even have a rank one Q that can be blocked by minions when you can just auto attack instead for more damage and no chance to dodge.

When Kennen tries to kill a minion wave, he has to make himself completely vulnerable to a gank by putting his E+W on cool down. The funny thing is, the minions don't die. They all survive with low health and then die to friendly minions before you have time to auto attack them.

His Lightning Rush is so easily shut down, without flash he would never ult anyone.

I am pretty sure no one complains only because no one plays him. It's an understood shelved champion. He needs a major rework badly.

12 Comments

gôth gf9/18/2018, 2:45:23 AM1 votes

Dude i probably have like a 100% w/r with kennen over like 8 games. Maybe im not THE person to tell you how to play him, but i can help a bit from a intermediate perspective (hes easy once you understand the tempo of his kit)

Like his q imo does a bit too much damage late game, not to mention that in solo queue hes basically free wins if you can get a good ult off until you get to about plat elo when your not playing with monkeys.

kennens wave clear is subpar until like level 10 and after that you basically oneshot the casters.

"His Lightning Rush is so easily shut down, without flash he would never ult anyone"

ehh not really, and i have probably only ever flashed to ult if i miss a target in my ult range and have to stun them, like a caitlyn who tries to escape or lucian who dashes away.

tips:

level up your e second not your w, your w is pretty good, but imo its just preference, i go w max second cuz it feels better to me since more stuns and more damage, but you can easily max e if you like the mobility that much, plus the more you max it the more AS you get after its over.

get protobelt first. ive never ever got anything else first. it gives you higher dueling potential and much more mobility.

dude dont worry, i think i tried kennen out in ARAM when i first got him and just didnt understand hit kit very well. go in practice mode and get the hang of combos and timings, my favorate, and most practical is probably (e,protobelt,ult, into your passive AS from e, Q,W) which allows whoever you chose to Auto cc'ed for about 3 straight seconds, which dosent sound like alot, but when your smacking them with w and q and ult you can basically oneshot an ADC if you get enough ult procs on them.

glhf

5050BS9/19/2018, 10:18:27 PM1 votes

ALL of the Energy champs have had full reworks or mini ones but him.

LPixHill1/21/2019, 10:28:45 PM1 votes

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This champion has some of the lowest base damage on his abilities I have seen. His level one Q, for example, does less damage than an auto attack, which begs the question, why even have a rank one Q that can be blocked by minions when you can just auto attack instead for more damage and no chance to dodge.

When Kennen tries to kill a minion wave, he has to make himself completely vulnerable to a gank by putting his E+W on cool down. The funny thing is, the minions don't die. They all survive with low health and then die to friendly minions before you have time to auto attack them.

His Lightning Rush is so easily shut down, without flash he would never ult anyone.

I am pretty sure no one complains only because no one plays him. It's an understood shelved champion. He needs a major rework badly.

i im not a nobody :'(