Kennen Pro Builds - How to Play Kennen in Season 14
Kennen – the Heart of the Tempest – is a great Mage that is usually played on position Top. Kennen can also be played in other roles, but we focus on position Top in this LoL Kennen guide as it fits the current meta in S14 very well.
Kennen has a win rate of 66% and pick rate of 1%. There is a ban rate of 5%. Although a great champion, winning with Kennen is not a given. You need to have the right Kennen build in order to unleash the full potential on patch 14.23. There are many Kennen probuilds out there. We help you to find the right probuild, Kennen players need to win.
Latest Kennen probuilds
Here a quick view on the latest Kennen probuilds on position Top.
How to play Kennen
We will show you what you need to do, to increase your chances of winning your lane. Kennen is strong, but if you ran into 
Mordekaiser or 
Sylas you might get in trouble. In order to win your lane and against your counter, you need the right spells, items and runes. The following Kennen Top pro build will help you with that.
Follow our build, pentakills will follow and you will learn how to play Kennen. Since Riot Games regularly releases a new patch, Kennen builds may change from time to time. It is important to keep up to date.
Items for Kennen
Items obviously play a big role in League of Legends. Buying the right item can make the difference between winning and losing as Kennen. The order of items is also very important. Especially in early game, it is imperative to make the right decision on what to buy. You need to know the right starter item and starter trinket. But you also need to know what your final items will be. Your opponent like 
Fiora or 
Renekton can also influence your buying decisions.
Since Kennen is a powerful Mage you should start with 
Doran's Blade and 
Health Potion. Your starter trinket should be 
Stealth Ward. You will find those in the shop under: Tools > Vision & Trinkets. Your optimal final boots are 
Sorcerer's Shoes. So make sure to buy accordingly. A good buy order for your items is:
Hextech Rocketbelt
Shadowflame
Void Staff
Kennen abilities and summoner spells
Pro Gamers in LoL also gain advantage by their choice of spells and the order they use their abilities on Kennen. You also shouldn’t leave this to chance.
During champion select you have the possibility to choose two spells for Kennen. The choice of summoner spells can’t be underestimated. They can play a big role in team-fights. Countless team-fights have been decided by a well-used flash. Statistics have proven that the best choice is 
Flash and 
Teleport.
You can also gain an advantage in early game by using Kennen abilities in a certain order. Each phase of the game differs. Some abilities might be good in late game, but less in early game. Start the game with 
Thundering Shuriken. Then you should continue with 
Electrical Surge, followed by 
Lightning Rush. An order for abilities of Kennen up to level 10:
| Level | Key | Champion Spell |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | R | Lightning Rush |
| 2 | R | Electrical Surge |
| 3 | R | Thundering Shuriken |
| 4 | R | Thundering Shuriken |
| 5 | R | Thundering Shuriken |
| 6 | R |  Slicing Maelstrom |
| 7 | R | Thundering Shuriken |
| 8 | R | Electrical Surge |
| 9 | R | Thundering Shuriken |
| 10 | R | Electrical Surge |
Most effective Kennen runes selection
For an effective Kennen build, you also need to select the appropriate runes. Ideally, you make an extra rune page for Kennen. You have to choose a primary and a secondary path from five rune paths for the Heart of the Tempest: Precision, Domination, Sorcery, Resolve and Inspiration.
In the primary path you can choose a keystone rune and three lesser runes. The secondary path only consists of two lesser runes. There are also the three so-called shard slots. The best rune paths for Kennen are for primary 
Sorcery and for secondary 
Domination. As the keystone rune on Kennen most pros pick 
Summon Aery.
For your primary path – Sorcery – choose these runes on Kennen:
- Summon Aery
Scorch
Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence
For your secondary path – Domination – choose these runes on Kennen:
Taste of Blood
Ultimate Hunter
Champions that counter Kennen
As mentioned before, it is always necessary to react to opponents of Kennen. There are champions that counter Kennen. These champions have advantages that can be dangerous for you. Mordekaiser for instance is strong against Kennen and has a win rate of 60%. Another dangerous counter is Sylas.
When your opponent counter picks Kennen in champion select, you need to be aware. In this case, adjust your items and game to the situation.
Astronaut Kennen is one of the 11 available skins for Kennen.
Conclusion
Many people are looking for Kennen pro builds, that players often used to win. By following our probuilds, you can turn Kennen into a beast. Especially if you also follow our Kennen guide. When you have your runes placed like we told you, Kennen will reach its full potential. Buying the items we listed will also increase your chances. Start with the abilities in the correct order to gain an advantage in early game.
When you build Kennen in League of Legends correctly, you will have a very capable champion. But as always you need to practice, especially when and how to use Slicing Maelstrom. League of Legends is a dynamic game that changes with every patch. Keep following the patch notes and keep adjusting your LoL Kennen build.
Also, keep reacting to the game itself. Do you play mid, top or bot? Who is support or jungle? Overall, a good game is the sum of the right decisions. Over time, you your skills with Kennen will grow. Once you mastered Kennen – the Heart of the Tempest – you will rule the rift.
