Kennen vs Kled Counter Pick

Only 139 games back this pairing on patch 16.13.1, so the 43.2% figure carries more noise than a four-figure sample would. The direction remains credible, because Kled‘s health bar behaves unlike anything else Kennen meets in the top position. Skaarl, the Cowardly Lizard gives him a mount that absorbs damage and a dismounted state with entirely different abilities, and the base numbers reflect that split: 410 health at level one, 1,838 at level 18. Poke that would put another fighter in real danger merely knocks Kled off his steed.

Kennen’s 550 range should punish a 125-range melee opponent, but Jousting dashes in and back out through the initial target, and Bear Trap on a Rope shackles from a distance for additional physical damage. Kled’s 35 base armor rising to 123.4 outclasses Kennen’s 29 and 113.2, and he moves at 345 against 335. He also runs on Courage rather than mana, so there is no mana bar to drain — the usual pressure point against a melee fighter is absent. Violent Tendencies supplies a burst of attack speed across four swings with the fourth hitting hardest, which is enough to end a trade Kennen thought he had spaced correctly. Kennen’s realistic plan is to land Thundering Shuriken and Electrical Surge at maximum distance, hold Lightning Rush for escape rather than engage, and treat Chaaaaaaaarge!!! as a reason to be nowhere near a wall. Kled is rated 7 for difficulty, Kennen 4.