AP Kennen Build

AP Kennen Build.

AP Kennen build with runes and items. AP Kennen guide offers in-depth how-to play, skill order and tips. Play AP Kennen build in League of Legends Patch 25.05!

Author: Wrekah

TLDR

Starting items
Hextech Alternator should be final item in your build.
Quick Skill Order
Kennen ability Thundering Shuriken should be leveled first.
Q
Kennen ability Electrical Surge should be leveled second.
W
Kennen ability Lightning Rush should be leveled third.
E
Final items
Sorcerer's Shoes should be final item in your build.
Stormsurge should be final item in your build.
Malignance should be final item in your build.
Void Staff should be final item in your build.
Rabadon's Deathcap should be final item in your build.
Shadowflame should be final item in your build.
Quick Runes
Major rune Dark Harvest from Domination tree.
Minor rune Precision.
Summoner spells
Pick Mark as your Summoner Spell.
Pick Flash as your Summoner Spell.

AP Kennen Runes

Domination
Domination major tree Electrocute rune.
Domination major tree Dark Harvest rune.
Domination major tree Hail of Blades rune.
Domination major tree Cheap Shot rune.
Domination major tree Taste of Blood rune.
Domination major tree Sudden Impact rune.
Domination major tree Sixth Sense rune.
Domination major tree Grisly Mementos rune.
Domination major tree Deep Ward rune.
Domination major tree Treasure Hunter rune.
Domination major tree Relentless Hunter rune.
Domination major tree Ultimate Hunter rune.
Precision
Precision minor tree Absorb Life rune.
Precision minor tree Triumph rune.
Precision minor tree Presence of Mind rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Alacrity rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Haste rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Bloodline rune.
Precision minor tree Coup de Grace rune.
Precision minor tree Cut Down rune.
Precision minor tree Last Stand rune.
Passive
Passive tree Adaptive Force rune (+9 Adaptive Force).
Passive tree Attack Speed rune (+10% Attack Speed).
Passive tree Ability Haste rune (+8 Ability Haste).
Passive tree Adaptive Force rune (+9 Adaptive Force).
Passive tree Move Speed rune (+2 Movement Speed).
Passive tree Health Scaling rune (+10-180 Health (based on level)).
Passive tree Health rune (+65 Health).
Passive tree Tenacity And Slow Resist rune (+10 Tenacity and Slow Resist).
Passive tree Health Scaling rune (+10-180 Health (based on level)).

How it works

General

  1. You play as burst oriented Mage.
  2. You build AP items.
  3. You rush Stormsurge (dmg) or Hextech Rocketbelt (reach)

How to play

General

  1. Playing AP Kennen build, your default rush is Stormsurge.
  2. You can optionally rush Hextech Rocketbelt for reach.
  3. Adapt to an enemy team. Are they full of tanks, and they rush tons of Magic Resist? You rush Void Staff as #2 or #3 item to counter MR stacking. Their team has champs with lots of healing? Rush Oblivion Orb as #2 item (upgrade to Morellonomicon as 4th or 5th item).
  4. Somebody is going after you each fight? Always getting ulted by enemy assassins? Rush Zhonya's Hourglass.

Tips and Tricks

Champion

  1. Keep track of your Electrical Surge (W) stacks. Once you have it fully stacked, you can very easily stun an enemy with auto attack + Thundering Shuriken (Q) + W combo. You can even pair it with Flash for very unexpected CC.

Riot

  1. You can stun your opponents by inflicting 3 Marks of the Storm upon them.
  2. Lightning Rush can be used to initiate fights with its Energy return component, allowing him to use other abilities afterward.
  3. You can land an initial Mark of the Storm debuff on an opponent with Thundering Shuriken, and then add to it with Electrical Surge.

Skill Order

  • Kennen [object Object] ability.
    Q
    Thundering Shuriken
  • Kennen [object Object] ability.
    W
    Electrical Surge
  • Kennen [object Object] ability.
    E
    Lightning Rush
  • Kennen [object Object] ability.
    R
    Slicing Maelstrom

Items

Starting items
Hextech Alternator item.
Rush this
Stormsurge item.
Optional rush for mobility
Hextech Rocketbelt item.
Boots
Sorcerer's Shoes item.
Ionian Boots of Lucidity item.
Good items
Malignance item.
Stormsurge item.
Blackfire Torch item.
Rabadon's Deathcap item.
Horizon Focus item.
Nashor's Tooth item.
Shadowflame item.
Situational items
Zhonya's Hourglass item.
Morellonomicon item.
Banshee's Veil item.
Against high MR
Additional considerations for these items is advised!
Void Staff item.
Cryptbloom item.
Counter high HP
Liandry's Torment item.
Counter healing
Oblivion Orb item.
Morellonomicon item.
For the last fight
Additional considerations for these items is advised!
Elixir of Sorcery item.
Seeker's Armguard item.
Elixir of Iron item.
Example final build
Sorcerer's Shoes item.
Stormsurge item.
Malignance item.
Void Staff item.
Rabadon's Deathcap item.
Shadowflame item.