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How to Win Kennen vs Sion Counter MatchupKennen is in the b tier of champions

Kennen vs Sion

How to Beat Sion as Kennen in LoLKennen is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Sion as Kennen

based on 1,148 Kennen vs Sion matchups
Win Rate
47.2 %
K/D/A
2.21
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League rounds that we analyze each week. Our guide on how to beat Sion as Kennen came out of an evaluation of 1148 ranked matches where both champs battled each other. This particular champ pairing is relatively rare. Kennen is forced to battle against Sion in only 2.8% of his games.

Kennen vs Sion Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kennen does a below average job of beating Sion. Typically, he wins a lowly 47.2% of the time the champions face off with each other in. In Kennen against Sion games, Kennen’s team is 0.0% more probable to get first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood against Sion.

Best Kennen vs Sion Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeGlowing Mote

Core Kennen Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapHextech RocketbeltStormsurge

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassShadowflameLiandry's TormentVoid Staff

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kennen to level upq
>
Second ability for Kennen to level upw
>
Last skill for Kennen to max oute

Runes

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryAbsolute FocusScorch
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Kennen's passive ability p
Kennen's q ability q
Kennen's w ability w
Kennen's e ability e
Kennen's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Sion as Kennen

Tips for Playing as Kennen against Sion

You can land an initial Mark of the Storm debuff on an opponent with Thundering Shuriken, and then add to it with Electrical Surge.

Lightning Rush can be used to initiate fights with its Energy return component, allowing him to use other abilities afterward.

You can stun your opponents by inflicting 3 Marks of the Storm upon them.

Advice to Win Against Sion

Use the time after Sion has died to reposition and prepare for his return.

Even if Sion still hits a Decimating Smash, making him release the charge earlier reduces its impact.

Kennen vs Sion Counter Stats

Kennen Image
Win Rate
47.2 %
VS
Win Rate
52.8 %
Sion Image
6.7
< Kills >
4.4
6.1
< Deaths >
6.7
6.8
< Assists >
6.9
1.54
< Killing Sprees >
0.98
163
< Minions Killed >
191
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.62
2,989
< Physical Damage >
12,196
23,015
< Magic Damage >
8,111
755
< True Damage >
636
26,760
< Damage Dealt >
20,943
23,027
< Damage Taken >
47,955
11,732
< Gold Earned >
12,326
1.91
< Towers >
3.25
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
3,477
< Total Healing >
8,643
14,959
< Experience >
15,640
20
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
8
84
< Time Dealing CC >
672

How to Counter Sion with Kennen in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature some vital Kennen versus Sion matchup stats that can help us appreciate the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Kennen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Sion’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Kennen may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Sion..

Kennen usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. Typically, he receives less damage than Sion. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kennen and Sion

Damage Types Compared

Kennen
Sion
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kennen
Sion

Who is Better, Kennen or Sion?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kennen usually loses when playing against Sion, with a 47.2% win rate. As a result, Kennen makes a poor counter for Sion.

While Kennen does have a lower winrate than Sion, when on opposite teams, Kennen also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex character to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Kennen into Sion.

Moreover, Kennen also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Sion. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Kennen vs Sion matchups, Sion is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Kennen is a terribly counter to Sion. You will do well by focussing your tactics on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Kennen against Sion.

Additional Information for Kennen Players

How We Calculated Our Kennen vs Sion Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sion as Kennen, we analyzed 1,148 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Sion as Kennen comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Kennen in order to counter Sion during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kennen typically picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Sion. Champs who typically don't get much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Kennen versus Sion build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Hextech Rocketbelt, and Stormsurge. When Kennen incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better countering Sion than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Kennen had an average win rate of 47.2% when countering Sion with this counter build.

To have the best probability of crushing Sion as Kennen, Kennen players should use the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Absolute Focus, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Kennen vs Sion counters, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 47.2% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Sion as Kennen are presented for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to filter the stats and builds to a specific skill level, you can use the selection menu located above.