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League Classic matchup

Jax vs Kennen

The lane, from both sides

Jax’s side

No note from Jax’s side yet; the silence is a gap, not a verdict.

How Jax plays it

Top On-Hit Bruiser
Top21/9/0
Max
1–3
FlashIgnite
  • Trinity Force
  • Ninja Tabi
  • Blade of the Ruined King

Kennen’s side

  • Weak against Jaxfrom the AP Bruiser build (Top)

    Counter StrikeCounter StrikeEActive: Jax enters Evasion for 2 seconds: a defensive stance that causes him to dodge all incoming non-turret basic attacks and take 25% reduced damage from all area of effect abilities sourced from champions. Counter Strike can be recast after 1 second, and does so automatically after the duration. Recast: Jax deals physical damage to nearby enemies, with the total damage increased by 20% for each attack dodged, up to a 100% increase, and stuns them for 1 second. is a direct answer to Electrical SurgeElectrical SurgeWKennen passively deals extra damage and adds a Mark of the Storm to his target every few attacks, and he can activate this ability to damage and add another Mark of the Storm to targets who are already marked.'s on-hit marks, and Leap StrikeLeap StrikeQActive: Jax dashes to the target unit's location. If the target is an enemy and they are in range upon arrival, Jax deals physical damage to them. Jax can cast any of his abilities during the dash. crosses more ground than Lightning RushLightning RushEKennen morphs into a lightning form, enabling him to pass through units. Any enemy unit he runs through takes damage and gets a Mark of the Storm. covers. Grandmaster's MightGrandmaster's MightRPassive: Jax's basic attacks grant bonus attack speed, stacking up to 10 times. Jax's basic attacks generate a stack of Grandmaster-at-Arms on-hit for 2.5 seconds, refreshing on subsequent hits and stacking up to 2 times. At 2 stacks, his next basic attack on-hit consumes all stacks to deal additional magic damage. means the storm lands on the worst possible target.

How Kennen plays it

AP Bruiser
Top21/9/0
Max
1–3
FlashIgnite
  • Liandry's Torment
  • Sorcerer's Shoes
  • Zhonya's Hourglass

The kits at a glance

  • Equipment Mastery
  • Leap Strike
  • Empower
  • Counter Strike
  • Grandmaster's Might
  • Mark of the Storm
  • Thundering Shuriken
  • Electrical Surge
  • Lightning Rush
  • Slicing Maelstrom

Base stats, side by side

StatJaxKennen
Health506 (+83)482 (+79)
HP regen1.6 (+0.11)1.03 (+0.13)
Mana265 (+35)–
Attack damage59.675 (+3.375)50.3 (+3.3)
Armor25.5 (+3.2)17.75 (+3.75)
Magic resist31.25 (+1.25)30
Attack speed0.638 (+3.4)0.69 (+3.4)
Move speed350335
Attack range125550

Level-1 values with per-level growth in parentheses, read from the Classic client and re-checked against it on every update.

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