MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Kennen vs Darius
How often does Kennen beat Darius in Top?
Kennen into Darius in Top: 56% observed win rate across 1,137 ranked games.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Kennen ahead by 335 gold.
Kennen at 15:00
- Gold: +335
- CS: +8
- XP: +630
Typical gap to Darius, from 1,132 games that reached 15:00.
Does Kennen counter Darius?
The count says yes: across 1,137 ranked Top games into Darius, Kennen takes 56%. That edge is worth playing for. Check the rows below to see how much a gold lead at 10:00 adds, and what a bad start costs Kennen.
Beating Darius: the Kennen game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Kennen at 62% across 663 games. Flip the lead and Kennen falls to 47% across 474.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 62% | 663 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 47% | 474 |
| First blood | 60% | 569 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 63% | 405 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 60% | 706 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 63% | 289 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 71% | 139 |
Someone usually dies here around 5:58 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:26. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Kennen's Top build, with receipts
Into Darius specifically, Kennen finishes Hextech Rocketbelt first most often: 57.3% over 391 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Hextech Rocketbelt, Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass: 57.4% across 94 games.
The most-finished Kennen core is Hextech Rocketbelt, Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass: 54.8% across 1,777 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Doran's Blade + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Hextech Rocketbelt (8,572 games).
Skill plan: Kennen players max Q first and take Q at level 1.