Is Kennen good in Patch 26.13?

Kennen is C tier Top in Patch 26.13 with a 50.0% win rate, 1.6% pick rate, and 1.1% ban rate over merged Emerald+ data from u.gg and op.gg. MOBA Trainer rescored Kennen Top after Patch 26.13 using win rate, pick rate, and ban rate within the Top role.

What is the best build for Kennen Top?

The best Kennen Top build in Patch 26.13 uses Hextech Rocketbelt, Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass with the Electrocute keystone from op.gg build data merged into MOBA Trainer. Kennen Top is C tier with 50.0% win rate this patch.

Champions that counter Kennen in Patch 26.13 include DrMundo (45.6% Kennen win rate), Jayce (46.0% Kennen win rate), Garen (47.9% Kennen win rate), based on matchup win rates from merged Emerald+ data. See the counters section for full matchup stats.

What should I practice to climb with Kennen?

To climb with Kennen Top in Patch 26.13, focus on the core patterns MOBA Trainer drills for this champion — Forcing a fight and Positioning. Forcing a fight: Fighting is at the core of League of Legends, thus knowing how and when to begin the fight is crucial. Positioning: Positioning is all about finding the balance between safety and damage output in a given situation.

TOP · EMERALD+ · RANKED SOLO

How to Play KennenTop Build, Emerald+Patch 26.13

The recommended Kennen Top build for LoL Patch 26.13, from rune set to skill order to item path, based on MOBA Trainer's merged Emerald+ data.

In Patch 26.13, Kennen is C tier Top with 50.0% win rate over merged Emerald+ data. Best build: Electrocute + Hextech Rocketbelt, Shadowflame. Hardest matchup: DrMundo (45.6% win rate for Kennen). Key patterns to practice: Forcing a fight and Positioning.

Patch 26.13 · Emerald+ · Ranked Solo

TierNo tier changeC#29of 47 Top champions

Win rate50.0%vs 50.1% role avg

Pick rate1.6%45th most picked Top

Ban rate1.1%

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Kennen Top Build (Patch 26.13)

Highest win rate build path (1.6% pick rate, 50.0% win rate). Stats aggregated from Emerald+ ranked.

Runes

50.0% WR

DominationPRIMARY

ElectrocuteKEYSTONE

Taste of Blood

Grisly Mementos

Ultimate Hunter

SorcerySECONDARY

Absolute Focus

Scorch

SHARDS

Electrocute · Taste of Blood · Grisly Mementos · Ultimate Hunter + Absolute Focus · Scorch

Summoner spells

Flash

Ignite

Skill order

EMax Q first

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28101213

31415

611

Item build

1.6% pick

Starting

Doran's Blade + Health Potion

Core build

Hextech Rocketbelt

Shadowflame

Zhonya's Hourglass

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes

Situational

Hextech Rocketbelt

Shadowflame

Zhonya's Hourglass

Rabadon's Deathcap

Hextech Gunblade

Stormsurge

Kennen Top meta analysis (Patch 26.13)

Kennen holds a 50.0% win rate in the Top role on Patch 26.13, right at the Top role average of 50.1%. That is the 29th highest win rate of 47 Top champions tracked at Emerald+ this patch. With a 1.6% pick rate (45th most played in the role) and a 1.1% ban rate, Kennen rarely gets banned, so the pick is almost always available in champion select.

Kennen Top held steady at C tier through Patch 26.13, with no tier movement since the previous data merge. Stable ratings are a good sign for one-tricks: the play patterns you practice now should keep working next patch. At C tier, Kennen is a mains-only pick this patch: expect to out-knowledge opponents rather than out-stat them.

Champion select decides a lot of Kennen Top games. The hardest matchups this patch are DrMundo (45.6% win rate for Kennen) and Jayce (46.0% win rate for Kennen): consider banning one or holding your pick until the opponent locks in. On the other side, Jax (54.9%) and Yone (51.9%) are the matchups to look for, where Kennen wins the lane more often than not at Emerald+.

How to play Kennen Top

Pick Kennen Top in patch 26.13 only as a comfort pick: expect to out-knowledge opponents rather than out-stat them.

Kennen Top guide

Kennen top runs a mark-and-stun combo: Thundering Shuriken (Q) throws a shuriken that damages and marks whatever it hits, Electrical Surge (W) adds marks passively on attacks and can be activated for another, and Lightning Rush (E) passes through units to apply a mark while granting Move Speed on entry and Attack Speed on exit, with Mark of the Storm (passive) stunning any target hit three times.

The build

Rune page: Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Grisly Mementos, and Ultimate Hunter (Domination), with Absolute Focus and Scorch (Sorcery). Summoners: Flash and Ignite. Skill order opens Q, W, E, then maxes Thundering Shuriken (Q) first, followed by Electrical Surge (W) and Lightning Rush (E). Starter: Doran's Blade and a Health Potion, into Sorcerer's Shoes. Core build: Hextech Rocketbelt, Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass, with Rabadon's Deathcap, Hextech Gunblade, and Stormsurge as later options.

Ability mechanics

Thundering Shuriken (Q) is a fast-moving skillshot that damages and adds a Mark of the Storm to whatever it hits. Electrical Surge (W) deals bonus damage and adds a mark passively every few attacks, and can be activated to damage and mark an already-marked target. Lightning Rush (E) morphs Kennen into a lightning form that passes through units and applies a mark to anything it touches.

Matchups

Hardest matchups by win rate: Dr. Mundo, Jayce, Garen, Malphite, Aatrox. Best matchups: Jax, Yone, Darius.

Other Top champions at a similar power level in Patch 26.13:

View Kennen counters · LoL tier list

Frequently asked questions

Is Kennen good in Patch 26.13?: Kennen is C tier Top in Patch 26.13 with a 50.0% win rate, 1.6% pick rate, and 1.1% ban rate over merged Emerald+ data from u.gg and op.gg. MOBA Trainer rescored Kennen Top after Patch 26.13 using win rate, pick rate, and ban rate within the Top role.
What is the best build for Kennen Top?: The best Kennen Top build in Patch 26.13 uses Hextech Rocketbelt, Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass with the Electrocute keystone from op.gg build data merged into MOBA Trainer. Kennen Top is C tier with 50.0% win rate this patch.
Who counters Kennen?: Champions that counter Kennen in Patch 26.13 include DrMundo (45.6% Kennen win rate), Jayce (46.0% Kennen win rate), Garen (47.9% Kennen win rate), based on matchup win rates from merged Emerald+ data. See the counters section for full matchup stats.
What should I practice to climb with Kennen?: To climb with Kennen Top in Patch 26.13, focus on the core patterns MOBA Trainer drills for this champion — Forcing a fight and Positioning. Forcing a fight: Fighting is at the core of League of Legends, thus knowing how and when to begin the fight is crucial. Positioning: Positioning is all about finding the balance between safety and damage output in a given situation.