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How to Win Udyr vs Kennen Counter MatchupUdyr is in the s tier of champions

Udyr vs Kennen

How to Beat Kennen as Udyr in LoLUdyr is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kennen as Udyr

based on 1,136 Udyr vs Kennen matchups
Win Rate
51.2 %
K/D/A
2.05
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of ranked League of Legends games that we get from Riot Games each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Kennen as Udyr came out of an examination of 1136 ranked games where both champs opposed each other. This champion matchup is fairly rare. Udyr is forced to battle against Kennen in only 1.0% of his games.

Udyr vs Kennen Matchup Summary

Udyr has done a decent job of countering Kennen. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.2% of games the champs face each other in. In Udyr against Kennen games, Udyr’s side is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Kennen.

Best Udyr vs Kennen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLong Sword

Core Udyr Items

~22 Mins
Frozen HeartLiandry's TormentJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Dead Man's PlateKaenic RookernForce of NatureRiftmaker

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Udyr to level upq
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Second ability for Udyr to level upe
>
Last skill for Udyr to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
SorceryCelerityWaterwalking
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Udyr's passive ability p
Udyr's q ability q
Udyr's w ability w
Udyr's e ability e
Udyr's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
R
3
W
4
E
5
Q
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Kennen as Udyr

Tips for Playing as Udyr against Kennen

Udyr is one of the best junglers in the game. Taking advantage of this can give your team a large XP advantage and map control.

Damage is applied to turtle shield post-mitigation. Therefore, buying defensive items can drastically increase your survivability.

Advice to Win Against Kennen

Consider playing a bit more cautiously around Kennen when you have a Mark of the Storm debuff. If he hits you with 3 Marks of the Storm, you will get stunned.

Kennen is flimsy by nature - turn and attack him if he gets careless with Lightning Rush.

Udyr vs Kennen Counter Stats

Udyr Image
Win Rate
51.2 %
VS
Win Rate
48.8 %
Kennen Image
4.8
< Kills >
6.2
5.8
< Deaths >
5.8
7.1
< Assists >
6.2
1.09
< Killing Sprees >
1.44
78
< Minions Killed >
165
1.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.43
6,721
< Physical Damage >
2,396
8,327
< Magic Damage >
20,818
709
< True Damage >
631
15,759
< Damage Dealt >
23,846
33,313
< Damage Taken >
21,758
11,508
< Gold Earned >
11,487
1.88
< Towers >
1.97
0.27
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
13,800
< Total Healing >
3,198
14,351
< Experience >
14,664
20
< Vision Score >
19
6
< Wards Placed >
9
1,936
< Time Dealing CC >
74

How to Counter Kennen with Udyr in LoL

The stats shown here highlight some significant Udyr against Kennen matchup statistics that may help you figure out the distinctions between the pair. Udyr’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kennen’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Udyr may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Kennen..

Udyr often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. Typically, he receives more damage than Kennen. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Udyr and Kennen

Damage Types Compared

Udyr
Kennen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Udyr
Kennen

Who is Better, Udyr or Kennen?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Udyr usually wins when playing against Kennen, with a 51.2% win rate. As a result, Udyr makes a good counter for Kennen.

While Udyr does have a higher winrate compared to Kennen, when they face off with one another, Udyr also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming character to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Udyr into Kennenas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Udyr has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kennen. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Udyr vs Kennen matchups, Udyr is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Udyr is a decent counter to Kennen. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Udyr against Kennen.

Other Champion Matchups Against Udyr

Udyr Loses Against

LilliaLillia44.8% winrateRyzeRyze46% winrateNilahNilah46.6% winrateZileanZilean46.6% winrate

Udyr Wins Against

YuumiYuumi57% winrateNidaleeNidalee56% winrateZeriZeri54.3% winrateZoeZoe54.2% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Udyr Players

How We Calculated Our Udyr vs Kennen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kennen as Udyr, we analyzed 1,136 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 Kennen as Udyr 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.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Udyr in order to counter Kennen during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Udyr typically gets less CS as Kennen. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Udyr versus Kennen build include Frozen Heart, Liandry's Torment, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Udyr combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better vs Kennen than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Udyr boasted an average win rate of 51.2% battling Kennen with this counter build.

To have the best chance of defeating Kennen as Udyr, Udyr players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Celerity, and Waterwalking runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Udyr vs Kennen counter picks, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 51.2% win rate overall.

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