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Looking for a Little help with Kennen

Bad Luck Braum·5/27/2015, 2:13:54 AM·1 votes·562 views

Hey guys its BLB,

Been practicing a Bit of Kennen lately. Guides on lolking or solomid are helpful but I feel as though a lot of information is missing. So I was coming to you guys for help.

I am learning a bit more about kennen the more I play him. (For Example auto W Q for the stun or Simple Q W Harass). But I feel as though there is a LOT I'm missing. I have a typical Kennen page Hybrid Pen armor Mres and AP But I feel so Squishy. I've been leveling W Second a lot but I'm really tempted to Level E Second when top lane and support. I'm also thinking about skipping AP Quint's and opting for Health Quint's instead. Mid and Late game zhonya's and other tanky AP Item's just don't seem to cut it. The typical build Is enough to duel say... a Katarina but I Just don't get it.

I'm choosing to practice Kennen because He has Everything I feel I need to carry my team. Mobility Damage CC Is a Ninja

Please Help with more kennen tips and Build Paths.

Thanks

BLB.

2 Comments

Wolf Queen5/27/2015, 3:13:03 AM1 votes

I buy spell vamp(hextech) first gives so much more sustain in lane i really like it, also gives more sustain in team fights so you dont die as quickly. I get hourglass second for obvious reasons you need hourglass. Then i get rylais, gives you health, a slow for when trying to catch people or run away, lets you kite better. Then i get deathcap and then void. If the game is still going on id sell boots for ludens. Also i use pure magic pen marks on him. Not as much dmg in autos but more damage in spells and in teamfights you will rarely auto so the hybrid runes kinda fall off after laning. With full build + potion(depending on your runes)i have a little over 1k ap, with no boots and ludens, if you have 1st dragon

Gym Leader Yaki5/27/2015, 11:54:55 AM1 votes

W second? Wait what? Idk what build you're going but I'm not surprised you're posting this. Let me go through everything just to make sure we're on the same page. My Kennen build goes as follows:

R>W>Q>E. If you're against a Ryze, Swain, Yorick AND you're loosing the lane by getting zoned out, then go R>Q>W>E.

9 hybrid marks 4 flat armor seals, 5 scaling HP seals 9 flat MR glyphs 3 flat AP quints

25/5/0. Points straight down the AP path for a casual mage and add 3 points into Brute Force and 1 into Martial Mastery (AD side). Explained more in detail lower. But basically, you'll almost always be the one harassing and you take very little damage. This is optimal.

Items [standard path] (you can always switch a few things up. Like getting a seekers early, or some like spell vamp, etc): item 1055 (x2 if you back with FB or ~500g)>item 3136 >item 3020 > item 3157 >item 3089 item 3151 item 3135 item 3116 You can always get other items of course, this is just a standard 6 item build. Zhonias is your core, you MUST get it LATEST 2nd item (excluding boots as an item).

Okay, unless you're against the 3 champions I've mentioned above, you RARELY will get poked out of lane because Kennen will be the one harassing the enemy out. Your item 1055 (maybe x2), hybrid pen marks, the AD in your mastery, will allow your autos to hurt. Your main harassing tools are your autos and W passive + W active, THAT'S ALL. The enemy will most likely be behind minions, so forget about getting your Q to land. That's also the main reason why you don't max it first. You'll rarely get to hit an enemy early on. Unless you're getting zoned out and need to farm, then Q first is important. Your E will put you into harms way, so only use it to stunt the opponent if you can follow up with other attacks (Q or ult + ignite) and you know you can kill the opponent.

Kennen requires practice, trust me. Kennen, for me, was the most difficult champion I had to learn. I remember LOOSING A TWISTED TREELINE BOT GAME, because I had no idea how to play Kennen whatsoever. It made me want to quit practicing him, but I didn't. Now he's part of my best champion pool. PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT! Look at pro players commentary on Youtube. Search : Kennen season 5 on Youtube. Maybe all you need is to see someone in action so you can get the feel of it.