Kennen - The Heart of the Tempest
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Kennen
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The Heart of the Tempest
| Region: |  Ionia
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| Role: |  Mage
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| Release: | 04/08/2010 |
| Cost: | 4800 880
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| Resource: | Energy |
Statistics
| Health: | 403 (+79) |
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| HP Regen: | 4.65 (+0.65) |
| Energy: | 200 |
| Energy Regen: | 50 |
| Move Speed: | 335 |
| Attack Damage: | 50.5 (+3.3) |
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| Attack Speed: | 0.690 (+3.4%) |
| Range: | 550 |
| Armor: | 14 (+3.75) |
| Magic Resist: | 30 (+0.5) |
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| Overview | Match History |
Kennenn The Heart of the Tempest is ranged caster. His primary resource is energy, akin to Akali and Lee Sin. His passive, Mark of the Storm, is placed on a champion whenever they are hit by one of Kennen's spells. At three stacks of Mark of the Storm, the target is stunned. He can often initiate team fights by using his ability Electrical Surge and then casting Slicing Maelstrom. Kennen is commonly played in both Top and Mid lane. Recent competitive play in Europe has also displayed his capability as an AD Carry.
Champion Spotlight
Description
| Lore: | There exists an ancient order originating in the Ionian Isles dedicated to the preservation of balance. Order, chaos, light, darkness -- all things must exist in perfect harmony for such is the way of the universe. This order is known as the Kinkou and it employs a triumvirate of shadow warriors to uphold its causes in the world. Kennen is one of these shadow warriors, entrusted with the sacred duty of Coursing the Sun - tirelessly conveying the justice of the Kinkou.
Kennen was born in Bandle City and it was said that in his first living moments he bolted first from the womb and second from the midwife who delivered him. His parents had thought that he would outgrow his boundless energy, but as he matured his energy found no limits and was matched only by his unnerving speed. Despite his astonishing gifts, he remained unnoticed (or at least uncaught, as he was quite the prankster) until, on a dare, he ran straight up the great outer wall of the Placidium. When word of this feat reached Kinkou ears, Kennen was quickly and quietly brought in for an audience. He found that the role of the Heart of the Tempest suited him, frenetically delivering both the word and the punishments of the Kinkou across the realm. He now works with his fellows Akali and Shen to enforce the balance of Valoran. |
| "The Heart of the Tempest beats eternal...and those beaten remember eternally."
- Kennen, the Heart of the Tempest |
Abilities
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Competitive Usage
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| Event | Bans | Picks | Wins | Losses | Win % | Picked/Banned in % of Games | |
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IEM Season IX World Championship | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 | 21.1 |
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2014 GPL Summer Group Stage | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.2 |
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HOT6iX Champions Spring 2014 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.2 |
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2014 GPL Spring | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.2 |
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2014 LNL Spring | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.8 |
Patch History
W-empowered attack bonus is now base plus AP and bonus AD ratios. Hurricane no longer stacks W. E ratio increased.
As a basic-attack-focused mage, Kennen has access to both physical- and magic-damage focused builds. Choosing between them affects the strengths Kennen brings to the table: the physical build gives him more consistent, unrelenting damage, while the magic build makes him a burstier threat to deal with. In theory. The balance between these builds is off-kilter: AD Kennen's sustained damage is actually pretty bursty, and AP Kennen isn't bursting hard enough. We're giving AP Kennen better scaling, but our work on AD Kennen's a bit more nuanced. Primarily, we're removing Electrical Surge as a repeatable damage spike in the physical build. Surge’s AD scaling is down, and in the (usual) case where Kennen picks up Runaan's Hurricane, it no longer triples Electrical Surge's stack rate. The nuance is in the ratio switch from total AD to bonus, a change meant to mitigate the impact to bot lane Kennen, who we’d like to keep viable as a niche strategic option. Switching to bonus AD removes the innate disadvantage bot lane Kennen faces with total AD scaling (bot laners are generally lower-level than solo laners, so their base AD hasn’t scaled as much) while letting us make a smaller ratio reduction than if we had stuck with total AD.
W - Electrical Surge
- EMPOWERED ATTACK BONUS DAMAGE:
0.4/0.5/0.6/0.7/0.8 total attack damage⇒ 15/20/25/30/35 (+0.6 bonus attack damage) (+0.3 ability power) - REMOVED SHURRICANE: Electrical Surge now stacks when Kennen fires a basic attack, instead of on-hit. (Runaan’s Hurricane no longer grants extra stacks.)
E - Lightning Rush
- RATIO:
0.6 ability power⇒ 0.8 ability power
- HOORAY: Champions who previously gained no magic resist per level now gain 0.5 per level
- AFFECTED CHAMPIONS: Ahri, Anivia, Annie, Ashe, Aurelion Sol, Azir, Bard, Brand, Caitlyn, Cassiopeia, Corki, Draven, Elise, Ezreal, Fiddlesticks, Gnar, Graves, Heimerdinger, Janna, Jayce, Jhin, Jinx, Kalista, Karma, Karthus, Kassadin, Kayle, Kennen, Kindred, Kog’Maw, LeBlanc, Lissandra, Lucian, Lulu, Lux, Malzahar, Miss Fortune, Morgana, Nami, Nidalee, Orianna, Quinn, Rakan, Ryze, Sivir, Sona, Soraka, Swain, Syndra, Taliyah, Teemo, Thresh, Tristana, Twisted Fate, Twitch, Urgot, Varus, Vayne, Veigar, Vel’Koz, Viktor, Vladimir, Xayah, Xerath, Yasuo, Ziggs, Zilean, Zyra
- BUGFIX
- Fixed some dark textures appearing on the scalpel in Kennen M.D.’s basic attack
- Fixed a bug where a random particle would appear when using Blood Moon Kennen’s E - Lightning Rush
- Bugfix
- Fixed a bug on most of Kennen’s skins where the on-hit particles for his basic attack were not properly appearing
Kennen's ultimate damage now weighted towards the end, not the beginning.
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R - Slicing Maelstrom
- DAMAGE PER BOLT:
80/145/210 (+0.4 ability power)⇒ 40/75/110 (+0.2 ability power) - SUCCESSIVE STRIKE MODIFIER:
100/75/50/50/50/50% damage on strikes 1-6 (per target)⇒ 100/110/120/130/140/150% damage on strikes 1-6 (per target) - TOTAL DAMAGE:
300/543.75/787.5 (+1.5 ability power)⇒ 300/562.5/825 (+1.5 ability power)
- DAMAGE PER BOLT:
- General
- ICONS: Kennen’s icons have been updated!
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Passive - Mark of the Storm
- #cleannumbers
- MARK DURATION:
6.25 seconds⇒ 6 seconds - FIRST STUN DURATION: 1.25 seconds (unchanged)
- REDUCED EFFECT WINDOW:
7 seconds after last stun⇒ 6 seconds after last stun - ADDITIONAL STUNS:
0.6 seconds⇒ 0.5 seconds
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Q - Thundering Shuriken
- COST:
65/60/55/50/45 energy⇒ 60/55/50/45/40 energy
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W - Electrical Surge
- COST:
45 energy⇒ 40 energy - RANGE:
800⇒ 750
- COST:
- R - Slicing Maelstrom
- LIGHTNING ROD: Slicing Maelstrom is no longer limited to striking the same target three times per cast, but only the first three strikes on a target will apply Mark of the Storm
- DAMAGE: 80/145/210 (+0.4 ability power) per bolt (unchanged)
- NEW DAMAGE FALLOFF: 25% per bolt (50% minimum damage)
- DURATION:
3/4/5 seconds⇒ 3 seconds at all ranks - TICK RATE:
0.25 seconds⇒ 0.5 seconds - MAX DAMAGE PER TARGET:
240/435/630 (+1.2 ability power)⇒ 300/544/788 (+1.5 ability power) - EMP: Each tick now strikes every target in the area, including minions and monsters
Patch Notes 5.13
"Simply fixing a bug that should actually impact Kennen's teamfighting a fair bit. He's historically had a lot of issues feeling unresponsive, so we're seeking to clear that up before taking a deeper look into what changes Kennen may or may not need."
- Passive - Mark of the Storm
- BUGFIX: Fixed a bug in the tooltip where the stun duration was 1.25 seconds, but written as 1 second
- W - Electrical Surge
- BUGFIX: Fixed a bug where Electrical Surge sometimes wouldn't apply Mark of the Storm to enemies within Slicing Maelstrom
Patch Notes 5.3
W now hits everyone in Slicing Maelstrom, rather than only those who'd been marked. Slicing Maelstrom also now only hits the same target every 0.5 seconds.
"For someone that runs into your entire team (talk about a big risk), it's pretty lame when the difference between a game-winning 5-man stun or an over-confident failure comes down to random chance. Slicing Maelstrom's unique feel as a multi-hit storm is cool, so we're just looking for ways to amp up that electric boogaloo. Haaayaaa!"
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W - Electrical Surge
- "NEW" ELECTRIC BOOGALOO: Electrical Surge now hits all enemies caught in Slicing Maelstrom, in addition to targets afflicted by Mark of the Storm (does not double stack, that'd be crazy)
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R - Slicing Maelstrom
- SLOW DOWN KENNEN: Fixed a bug where Slicing Maelstrom could hit the same target every 0.25 seconds, when it's supposed to only be once every 0.5 seconds
Patch Notes 4.21
General quality-of-life buffs for this weird lookin' Yordle.
"Like many champions before him (Veigar, Karthus, and Cho'gath come to mind) Kennen has been held back by inconsistencies in the timing of his abilities. After a much-needed round of re-coding, we've fixed an issue with Electrical Surge while also tuning Slicing Maelstrom. It's worth noting for Kennen's R that this is a slight late game nerf to his single target ult burst, but a buff to his area-effect speed."
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W - Electrical Surge
- THAT RESPONSIVENESS: Electric Surge now checks for viable targets on the beginning of the cast rather than at the end (it still hits enemies after a cast time, but is generally more reliable)
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R - Slicing Maelstrom
- TIME BETWEEN STRIKES:
0.5/~0.4/~0.33 seconds⇒ 0.25 seconds at all ranks - TIME BETWEEN STRIKES ON THE SAME PERSON:
0.5/~0.4/~0.33 seconds⇒ 0.5 seconds at all ranks - TOOLTIP CLARITY!: Slicing Maelstrom's tooltip now reflects the duration of the storm rather than maximum number of strikes. Its duration has always been 3/4/5 seconds.
- TIME BETWEEN STRIKES:
Patch Notes 3.14
Electrical Surge
- Fixed a bug where Electrical Surge would not properly hit a target if Mark of the Storm wore off or was fully consumed before the casting time of Electrical Surge completed. This fixed two scenarios:
- Mark of the Storm will no longer wear off in the middle of Kennen casting Electrical Surge
- If Kennen casts Electrical Surge just as Mark of the Storm is consumed by another ability, he'll still deal damage and add a stack as normal
Patch Notes 3.09
Yordle-made shurikens seemed a little too sharp and pointy, so we've tuned down some of Kennen's early game lane harass given how much teamfight potential he has.
- Base Attack Damage at level 1 reduced to 50.5 from 54.6
- Mark of the Storm
- Mark duration reduced to 6 seconds from 8
- Electrical Surge is no longer consumed when attacking wards
- Slicing Maelstrom
- No longer has an energy cost
- Basic attack has been retuned so it's more responsive
- Base Movement Speed increased by 25.
- Attack range reduced to 550 from 575
- Attack animations are now more responsive
- Thundering Shuriken cooldown increased to 8 / 7 / 6 / 5 / 4 seconds from 7 / 6 / 5 / 4 / 3
- Thundering Shuriken ability power ratio increased to 0.75 from 0.66
- Lightning Rush
- Energy cost adjusted to 100 / 95 / 90 / 85 / 80 from 100 at all levels
- Ability power ratio increased to 0.6 from 0.55
- Added a gray version of the charging/cooldown icon for Electrical Surge
- Mark of the Storm duration reduced to 8 seconds from 12
- Electrical Surge range decreased to 800 from 825
- Lightning Rush is no longer castable while disabled
- Electrical Surge ability power ratio increased to 0.55 from 0.45
- Lightning Rush
- Energy cost reduced to 100 from 110
- Now provides 10 / 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 magic resistance and armor for 4 seconds
- Slicing Maelstrom
- Ability power ratio increased to 0.4 form 0.33
- Maximum number of bolts increased to 6 / 10 / 15 from 6 / 8 / 10 (this still retains the cap of 3 hits per target)
- Removed the cap of applying only 1 Mark of the Storm per target
- Mark of the Storm (Passive) stun duration reduced to 1 seconds from 1.25. It has a diminished stun effect if applied more than once within seven seconds
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Kennen released
Other Contents
- May 4th - A guide to Kennen by Gabriel Zoltan-Johan (thescoreesports.com)
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