Kennen is a versatile top lane champion who can be built AP or on-hit, excelling at ranged harassment and team fight control.

Core Build:

• First Item: Hextech Rocketbelt
• Core Items: Sorcerer's Shoes, Shadowflame
• Final Items: Zhonya's Hourglass, Void Staff, Rabadon's Deathcap

Most Effective Runes:

• Primary: Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Grisly Mementos, Ultimate Hunter
• Secondary: Absolute Focus, Scorch
• Shards: Attack Speed, Adaptive Force, Health Scaling

Best Matchups (Win Rate):

• Trundle (60.0%)
• Tahm Kench (57.6%)
• Quinn (57.5%)
• Aatrox (57.2%)
• Kayle (56.8%)

Worst Matchups (Win Rate):

• Heimerdinger (39.7%)
• Swain (44.1%)
• Olaf (44.1%)
• Vladimir (45.0%)
• Singed (46.8%)

Key Tips:

1. Utilize range advantage against melee champions
2. Position for flanks when enemies have strong disengage
3. Adjust build between AP and on-hit based on team composition
4. Stay at maximum range during trades
5. Contest every CS while maintaining safe positioning

Alternative Build Option:

• Keystone: Summon Aery
• First Item: Liandry's Torment
• Same core and final items
• Win Rate: 54.2% over 698 matches

Best Synergies:

• Shaco (57.5%)
• Talon (56.7%)
• Graves (56.0%)
• Bel'Veth (54.9%)
• Nocturne (54.5%)

This build data is based on Emerald+ matches with a 53.0% overall win rate across 2,371 games.

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