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. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has Kennen ahead by 335 gold.
Does Kennen counter Darius?
The numbers say yes: across 1,137 ranked Top games into Darius, Kennen takes 56% — past the noise band for this sample. Read from Darius's side, the same games give the mirror rate, and every number here shows the games behind it.
Beating Darius: the Kennen game plan
A 300-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 |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 62% | 663 |
| 300 gold down 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 16.1-16.12.
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.