Kennen vs Warwick Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
Kennen is a mage, Warwick a fighter/tank hybrid, and they meet in the Top lane. 121 tracked games on 16.13.1 put Kennen at a 44.6% win rate into Warwick. Sitting 5.4 points below the 50% line marks Warwick as a genuine problem pick for Kennen.
Range decides much of the early game: Kennen attacks from 550 units, Warwick from 125. Until Warwick closes that 125-to-550 gap, Kennen dictates the pace.
The exchange usually opens with Lightning Rush (E) or Jaws of the Beast (Q). Level six shifts things: Slicing Maelstrom on one side, Infinite Duress on the other. Energy against Mana — the sustain maths are not symmetrical here.
mixed damage sits on both sides of this lane, which simplifies what Kennen and Warwick build against each other. Before items it is 580 HP, 29 armour, 30 MR for Kennen; 620, 33, 32 for Warwick. Kennen scales to 2246 health by 18 while Warwick reaches 2303. Warwick also hits harder before items — 65 AD to 48.
Sample size counts as much as the number — 121 games for Warwick here.
FAQ
No — current data marks this as a counter matchup: Warwick has the statistical edge. Kennen wins 44.6% of the recorded games.
44.6% from Kennen's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
121 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Kennen build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Kennen build page.