What is Kennen's weakness?

Bouncemaster Zac··1 votes·1,054 views

So far as I can tell, he has every base covered and there's no real downside to him or ways to beat him. He's got a strong laning phase due to being ranged, good auto attacks, high base damage, and not needing to manage mana. He can't really be bullied due to his range and using energy along with a solid poke ability, but he can easily blow his opponent apart the instant he hits 6 with nothing but item 1055. He's got both burst and some solid sustained damage due to having empowered autos. His E gives him high mobility and built in durability to make him hard to kill, chase, escape, or really interact with in any way that doesn't end with him winning. His damage is pretty much entirely unavoidable with Q being the only thing that isnt targeted or a large aoe. His Ws let him instantly apply 2 out of the 3 stacks necessary for his stun and both stacks are targeted so he can W-W then E in for the stun and oneshot you whenever his R is off cd. There's no limit to how frequently he can stun the same target, although it does get a reduced duration if reapplied too quickly so there's that. His cds are all fairly low, even his ult. He has good ratios too so he scales up rather than falling off, and despite being mobile, spammy, and having a shitload of damage, he has more cc than most tanks, with his ult being an objectively better version of Amumu 's ult.

So I'm genuinely asking... what beats Kennen? What weakness does he have?

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Girard2 votes

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Bouncemaster Zac1 votes

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He has low sustain, dodge able/punishable harass, and is fairly squishy. I personally think his base damages are too high but those are his main weaknesses

Two out of those three things aren't even true. He isn't really squishy because he gets free resists from E and usually builds a good amount of durability item 3001 item 3157 item 3116 . Likewise his harass isn't dodgeable because he can auto minions for a bit, then walk up and hit you with empowered auto-W and clap you for a good chunk. And while that might seem punishable, that instantly puts 2 stacks on you, so if you try to turn on him and punish he throws out Q for the stun and walks off.

SirLapse1 votes

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He has low sustain, dodge able/punishable harass, and is fairly squishy. I personally think his base damages are too high but those are his main weaknesses

There's also the fact that his ability to CS under tower is garbage, so shoving him in works too. It's just that it attracts jungle pressure so you have to be really careful about it.

Shuyin1781 votes

How to beat Kennen : item 1033 This item alone is enough to win. If someone builds a little MR Kennen is done. I know this as fact because I use to use him a lot.

TheFallenShaw1 votes

Kennen doesn't always go ap and that alone really isnt enough if hes using magic pen runes

Shuyin1781 votes

Good job replying to a 3 month old comment.

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