Kennen Build Guide for Wild Rift

How to play Kennen

Kennen is an ability power champion with mobility, huge crowd control, and damage. This build is for the top lane however Kennen can be also played in the mid lane. Kennen can do quite well in the early game vs melee champion as he is ranged. He can poke down the enemies a lot with auto attacks and abilities. Kennen does not use mana when using abilities he has energy instead, so just make sure you keep an eye on this so you don't run out when using a lot of abilities. Once Kennen roams and groups with his teammates this is where he can make a difference with his ultimate Slicing Maelstrom being a huge team fight ability that can win the game.

Kennen's Abilities

Mark of the Storm (Passive)

Hitting enemies with abilities places a Mark of the Storm on them for a few seconds. At 3 stacks, the enemy is stunned for just over a second and Kennen gains energy. Knowing when to engage is all dependent on how many stacks you have on the enemy champions. If you have 2 stacks and you can get a 3rd stack easily, you can engage and deal a lot of damage.

Stunning an enemy multiple times within 6 seconds reduces the stun duration to just under a second. This shouldn't affect how you play because you can still deal a significant amount of damage.

Thundering Shuriken (1)

Kennen throws a shuriken dealing magic damage to the first enemy hit. This is a long-range poke ability that you can use for great effect during the lane phase, and it has a short cooldown.

You can also use Thundering Shuriken to safely last hit minions from a distance if you don't feel comfortable enough walking up and auto-attacking them.

Electrical Surge (2)

This ability has a passive and an active. The passive makes every 5th attack deal bonus magic damage and apply a Mark of the Storm. You can tell how many auto attacks you are on and how many you have left until your 5th one just underneath Kennen's Energy Bar.

Make sure to use your empowered auto-attack on the enemy champion so you can follow it up with your other abilities to apply your passive or harass with the Electrical Surge active. The active shocks nearby enemies afflicted by Mark of the Storm dealing magic damage.

Lightning Rush (3)

Kennen transforms into an electric ball for a few seconds, becoming unable to attack but gaining bonus movement speed and dealing magic damage to enemies he passes through. This is Kennen's mobility ability that allows him to engage or disengage easily.

The bonus movement speed is doubled during the first half of a second. Kennen gains bonus attack speed for a few seconds upon exiting Lighting Rush. You can tap on the ability again to deactivate it so you can attack again if needed.

Slicing Maelstrom (Ultimate)

Kennen summons a storm that grants him Armor and Magic Resist and deals magic damage for half a second for up to 3 seconds. This is Kennen's main teamfight ability that allows him to carry any teamfight that comes his way. Each subsequent bolt against the same target deals increased damage.

Kennen Build Breakdown

Morello-nomicon

Rabadon's Deathcap

Infinity Orb

Liandry's Torment

Void Staff

Ionian Boots of Lucidity - Stasis

Kennen builds ability power to help with the damage from his abilities. Morellonomicon is a great item for Kennen. When using Slicing Maelstrom you can reduce the healing of the whole enemy team whilst they are stuck in your Ultimate. You also get a lot of extra damage with the ability power Morellonomicon brings. After Morello, you want to build more ability power so his abilities can do more damage and your ultimate can get stronger. This gives you the opportunity to turn a team fight and win the game.

For runes we have:

Conqueror

With Kennen, you will be auto-attacking from range a lot and you have some abilities to poke down the enemies which can get you stacks really quick. This allows you to deal even more damage during the game.

Brutal

A good way to get some extra ability power that can help at all stages of the game.

Bone Plating

With Kennen, you will be fighting and trading a lot in the early game. Bone plating helps Kennen survive any combo damage that might come her way.

Sweet Tooth

A great rune for if you get low in the landing phase and need that extra bit of healing or mana and get some free money.

Flash

Barrier

For summoner spells, Flash is a must on most champions. It's a great spell to get out of a situation or if you are trying to go in for that killing blow. For the 2nd spell, it's best to go for Barrier. This helps Kennen survive if you get engaged on especially early on as Kennen does not have a lot of health.

Early Game

With Kennen, you can use his range to your advantage early on. Make sure you poke with your auto attacks and abilities when you can vs melee champions however keep track of the enemy minions attacking you as sometimes they can do a lot of damage. One thing you need to be careful of is if the enemy jumps onto you and you get into melee range. Kennen does not have the most health early on and you can die pretty quickly. Make sure you use Lighting Rush (3rd Ability) to get away from enemies and keep your distance.

Late Game

As soon as you hit Level 5 with Kennen and get access to Slicing Maelstrom (Ultimate) you should look to group with your team and team fight straight away. The first opportunity you will have will be at 4 minutes when the first dragon spawns. Make sure you go back to base buy items and then rotate to the dragon with your team so you're able to group up and use your ultimate to your advantage. Kennen does not do well in 1 vs 1 situations so make sure you don't get caught by yourself and stay with your team at all times so when you use your ultimate they can follow up and kill the enemy team.

Conclusion

Kennen is one of the best team fight champions in the game! If you like to group up with your team and focus on team fighting and winning with your team then Kennen is the go-to champion for you. He is also a safe champion in the laning phase as long as you keep your distance 

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