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Kennen matchups

Tier 4#39 Top7Full build
You playKennen

Tier 451.2% win · #39 top

Kennen favoured53.4%Kennen wins 53.4% of games into Darius, well above the 51.2% Kennen wins overall.
AgainstDarius

Tier 151.0% win · #2 top

53.4%47.2%

922 gamesSample A 54.7%Sample B 53.3%Sample C 53.0%Gold at 15 +235Sample A, Sample B, Sample C · Emerald+ · 6 Nov

Overall win rate by rank, not this matchup:Kennen: Gold 48.1% · Plat 49.7% · Emerald 50.3% · Diamond 50.3%Darius: Gold 50.1% · Plat 50.6% · Emerald 50.8% · Diamond 50.5%

Lane plan

Keep your distance from his (E). Keep in mind that he can close in using Ghost when (E) is on cooldown.

Lane tip from this patch's games, play even
  • Hextech Rocketbelt

    You complete Hextech Rocketbelt at ~12 min; Darius completes Youmuu's Ghostblade at ~12 min. You spike together.

  • Level 3: Darius's Apprehend (E) is 26s, your Electrical Surge (W) is 13s, so you're back first. Level 6: both ultimates 120s.

  • Ghost

    Darius takes Flash + Ghost in 67.8% of games. You take Flash + Ignite (69.3%).

Build into Darius

Sample B · Emerald+ · 339 games · 6 Nov

Items

Most built at each step, in buy order; small icons are the other picks

  1. Start0:00

    Doran's BladeHealth Potion

    Doran's Blade + Health Potion

    51.9% of games · 51.7% win
    • Doran's BowHealth PotionHealth Potion54.2%
    • Doran's RingHealth PotionHealth Potion60.6%

  2. First back

    Amplifying TomeHextech AlternatorBoots

    Amplifying Tome, Hextech Alternator, Boots

    Bought in most games

  3. 1st item12 min

    Hextech Rocketbelt

    Hextech Rocketbelt

    63.1% of games · 51.4% win
    • Hextech Gunblade53.1%

  4. 2nd item20 min

    Shadowflame

    Shadowflame

    47.5% of games · 56.5% win
    • Zhonya's Hourglass57.9%
    • Stormsurge47.4%

  5. 3rd item27 min

    Zhonya's Hourglass

    Zhonya's Hourglass

    26.0% of games · 55.7% win
    • Rabadon's Deathcap50.0%
    • Shadowflame58.1%

  6. Boots11 min

    Sorcerer's Shoes

    Sorcerer's Shoes

    86.7% of games · 54.4% win

Runes

Most played page, 244 games

DominationDomination

  1. ElectrocuteElectrocutepicked in 72.0%
  2. Taste of BloodTaste of Bloodpicked in 70.5%
  3. Grisly MementosGrisly Mementospicked in 64.6%
  4. Ultimate HunterUltimate Hunterpicked in 72.6%

SorcerySorcery

  1. ScorchScorchpicked in 59.6%
  2. Absolute FocusAbsolute Focuspicked in 53.7%

Shards

Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth ScalingAttack Speed · Adaptive Force · Health Scaling

KeystoneWin rate

Skill order

Most played order, 104 games
Q14579
W28101213
E31415
R611

Max

  1. QWE89.6% pick · 302 games54.3%

Darius: W start, max QEW8,908 games

Summoner spells

FlashIgniteFlash + Ignite69.3% pick

FlashGhostDarius: Flash + Ghost, 67.8%21,200 games

Play against Darius

Cooldowns at levels 1, 3, 6 and 11 on each side's most played skill order, before ability haste

Darius's abilities

Your opponent · uses mana
  1. P HemorrhagePassive
  2. Q Decimate9 / 7.75 / 6.5 / 5.25 / 4s cooldown · 25 / 30 / 35 / 40 / 45 mana—9s6.5s4s
  3. W Crippling Strike5s cooldown · 40 mana · 300 range5s5s5s5s
  4. E Apprehend26 / 23.5 / 21 / 18.5 / 16s cooldown · 70 / 60 / 50 / 40 / 30 mana · 535 range—26s26s21s
  5. R Noxian Guillotine120 / 100 / 80s cooldown · 100 / 100 / 0 mana · 460 range——120s100s

Apprehend (E) is the long one early: 26s at level 3, so trade once it's down. — means not learned yet at that level.

Kennen's abilities

You · uses energy
  1. P Mark of the StormPassive
  2. Q Thundering Shuriken7 / 6.25 / 5.5 / 4.75 / 4s cooldown · 60 / 55 / 50 / 45 / 40 energy · 950 range7s7s5.5s4s
  3. W Electrical Surge13 / 11.25 / 9.5 / 7.75 / 6s cooldown · 40 energy · 725 range—13s13s9.5s
  4. E Lightning Rush10 / 9 / 8 / 7 / 6s cooldown · 80 energy · 170 range—10s10s10s
  5. R Slicing Maelstrom120s cooldown · No cost · 550 range——120s120s

Electrical Surge (W) is the long one early: 13s at level 3, so trade once it's down. — means not learned yet at that level.

All 19 top matchups

Kennen's win rate into each one · green beats Kennen's average, rose falls short
44.0%46.0%48.0%50.0%52.0%54.0%56.0%58.0%60.0%

Numbers from Sample A (collected 6 Nov), Sample B (Emerald+, collected 6 Nov) and Sample C (Emerald+, collected 6 Nov), ranked Solo/Duo, patch 16.22. Combined win rates weight each sample by its games. Next Queue doesn't collect these games itself.