Kennen Build
The patch 26.1 Kennen build uses Slightly Magical Footwear, Zhonya's Hourglass, Hextech Rocketbelt, Rabadon's Deathcap, Void Staff, Shadowflame, Farsight Alteration. This Kennen build has a 6.09% pick rate and a 53.74% win rate in LoL patch 26.1. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Kennen build choices below.
Mark of the Storm
Kennen stuns enemies he hits 3 times with his abilities.
Thundering Shuriken
Kennen throws a fast moving shuriken towards a location, causing damage and adding a Mark of the Storm to any opponent that it hits.
Cost:- 60/
- 55/
- 50/
- 45/
- 40
Cooldown:- 7/
- 6/
- 6/
- 5/
- 4
Range:- 950
Electrical Surge
Kennen passively deals extra damage and adds a Mark of the Storm to his target every few attacks, and he can activate this ability to damage and add another Mark of the Storm to targets who are already marked.
Cost:- 40
Cooldown:- 13/
- 11/
- 10/
- 8/
- 6
Range:- 725
Lightning Rush
Kennen morphs into a lightning form, enabling him to pass through units and apply a Mark of the Storm. Kennen gains Move Speed when entering this form, and attack speed when leaving it.
Cost:- 80
Cooldown:- 10/
- 9/
- 8/
- 7/
- 6
Range:- 170
Slicing Maelstrom
Kennen summons a storm that strikes at nearby enemy champions for magical damage.
Cost:- 0
Cooldown:- 120/
- 100/
- 80
Range:- 550
- Mage
Select a Kennen Build
Zhonya's Hourglass
Hextech Rocketbelt
Rabadon's Deathcap
Shadowflame- Zhonya's Hourglass
- Hextech Rocketbelt
- Shadowflame
- Hextech Rocketbelt
- Rabadon's Deathcap
- Shadowflame
- Zhonya's Hourglass
- Rabadon's Deathcap
Best Kennen Build - Highest Win Rate Items
This Kennen build focuses on ability power for maximum spell damage. Build the core items first for your power spike, then adapt with situational items based on enemy team composition.
These are Kennen's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Shadowflame (51.0% WR, +1.2% WR diff, 61.9% pick rate) provides 110 AP. Zhonya's Hourglass (52.6% WR, +2.8% WR diff, 40.6% pick rate) provides 50 Armor, 105 AP. Rabadon's Deathcap (55.3% WR, +5.4% WR diff, 21.9% pick rate) provides 130 AP. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.
3,200Kennen build strength based on the items chosen in the build when compared to all builds across every champion. Strongest in: Magic Damage. Lower in: Health, Magic Resistance, Physical Damage.
Top situational items for Kennen include Void Staff, Stormsurge. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
The best boots for Kennen are Slightly Magical Footwear. Adjust based on enemy team comp.
The recommended trinket for Kennen is Farsight Alteration for vision control and map awareness.
Combined statistics from all items in this Kennen build.
Movement Speed:25
Ability Power:530
Armor:50- Movement Speed:6%
When facing Kennen's top counters like Veigar, Chogath, Pantheon, consider adjusting your situational items to increase survivability and match their damage output. If counter champions are building high damage, prioritize magic resistance items against AP threats or health-stacking items for general survivability in your situational item slots to reduce burst damage and improve trading potential. Your core build provides strong damage output. Against tanky counter picks, consider penetration items or percentage-based damage from your situational options to maintain kill pressure. Adapt your final build slots with items like Void Staff or Stormsurge based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Kennen performance.
This Kennen burst mage build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. This build maintains a solid 51.4% win rate based on 146 analyzed matches. The build's key strengths include devastating ability power scaling with 530 total AP. Choose this build when your team needs magic damage, especially if teammates are primarily AD-focused. Kennen with this build can punish teams that stack armor. Consider the enemy team composition when finalizing your situational items to maximize Kennen's effectiveness. However, be aware that this build low health pool requiring careful positioning and no built-in sustain for extended fights. With a total gold cost of 16,050, this Kennen build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass, Rabadon's Deathcap power spike before taking major fights. For optimal results with this Kennen build, focus on proper itemization timing, positioning in teamfights, and adapting your situational items based on the specific challenges each game presents.
Champions that use similar core items to Kennen. These builds share at least 2 core items with the current kennen build and may have similar playstyles and power spikes.
Kennen Build - Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best Kennen build?
The best Kennen build in this patch includes Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Rabadon's Deathcap. This build has a 51.37% win rate and is picked 6.05% of the time.
What are Kennen's core items?
Kennen's core items are Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Rabadon's Deathcap. These items provide the best stats and synergies for Kennen's kit and playstyle in League of Legends.
What are the best boots for Kennen?
Slightly Magical Footwear are the best boots for Kennen. These boots provide optimal mobility and stats for Kennen's playstyle. They are included in 6.0% of Kennen builds.
What is the best trinket for Kennen?
Farsight Alteration is the best trinket for Kennen. This trinket provides optimal vision control and map awareness. Using Farsight Alteration helps Kennen maintain vision around objectives and track enemy movements.
Are there alternative Kennen builds?
Yes, alternative Kennen builds include options like Zhonya's Hourglass, Hextech Rocketbelt, and Rabadon's Deathcap. Different builds can be more effective depending on team composition and matchups.
Where does MetaBot source build data for Kennen?
MetaBot sources its build data for Kennen directly from the Riot Games API, provided to developers for ingesting game data from League of Legends. MetaBot analyzes hundreds of thousands of matches daily to help it determine build statistics.
How does MetaBot determine what the best Kennen builds are?
MetaBot filters out any matches that don't use complete builds for Kennen. From there, we aggregate the Kennen builds data and use that to determine which builds are finding the most success in the current League of Legends meta. High performing builds with low confidence intervals resulting from thin data are dropped from our final results.