kennen is a good champ, yet, no one plays him

Bronze Rumble·8/28/2015, 11:40:29 PM·1 votes·601 views

What is good about kennen at top: Good farming and decent waveclear Great harass Game changing ult His TP ganks are really good with his speed boost and ult He follows up ganks really well he can escape from getting ganked pretty well Good at all points in the game (early, mid, late game)

Do I play him? No why? I personally find him boring however he does not look like a boring champion to play compared to other champions that have a higher play rate than he does like malphite, nasus, and maokai

4 Comments

A Loyal Support8/29/2015, 7:15:21 AM1 votes

my OP from earlier:

I see some of you unbelievers think my homie Kennen is trash. Well, i'm here to show you that kennen get wreck people like a boss!

follow this build and it's "gg! get rekt, nerd" to anyone who dare to face you without back up: item 3020 item 3115 item 3146 item 3157 item 3089 item 3116 and don't forget to slap on some CD reduction and attack speed runes on.

but i know what you may me thinking: "but isacoo, kennen is shit. no one plays him! why pick kennen when lulu is better! his aa is weak too!" SHUT UP!

Kennen Can AA you to death whilst dealing both Mdmg and Pdmg because of item 3115 and item 3146 considering that because of nashors, the more ability power he has, the harder your AA hits. it's no big deal that his Pdmg scalings aren't the best because you're dealing BOTH M and P damage. that shit adds up, yo! Not only can he destroy you with his AAs, but he has his Q which hits hard as hell, his W which insta targets anything with a mark, and that hits hard as hell, and his E which not only hits hard, but is good for engage and escapes!

"but isacoo! he has to be close for his E and R to work! he'll die!" SHUT UP! there's plenty of squishy melee champs who do just fine like Ekko and Katarina for example. So yea, giving Kennen crap because he actually has to be close for a couple moves is illogical, especially considering that often even as a ranged champ, melee champs like Yasuo , Volibear , Riven and Fizz are going to be all up in your bung hole ready to rip you a new one, and staying at range isn't an option. So yea, having attacks that work up close doesn't seem as bad, now does it?

Kennen needs some love! He's not that bad.

Lugg8/29/2015, 7:40:40 AM1 votes

You have to play him smart to succeed, he is very squishy and will die if you make a bad play. Unfortunately, most players in the game aren't very smart.

4ManVotedAgainst8/29/2015, 7:45:09 AM1 votes

I am one of the few exceptions who prefers to take Kennen MID-LANE. Yes, I main Kennen for real, and my Kennen stats are above-average.

Kouga8/29/2015, 7:52:41 AM1 votes

The reason I don't play him is primarily that he feels "clunky" and unresponsive. There's a weird sort of skip/delay (or so it feels, to me) when I try to E quickly. Like he has to stop, turn into a ball of lightning, and then start moving. A noticeable delay in his Q. And one of the biggest telegraph Ultimates in the game.

If he got an Update (not a rework, but just improving art/visuals/feel) I'd probably pick him up again on a more regular basis.