MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Kennen vs Nasus
What is Kennen's win rate vs Nasus?
In Top, Kennen wins 45% against Nasus across 548 observed 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 94 gold.
Kennen at 15:00
- Gold: +94
- CS: -1
- XP: -65
Typical gap to Nasus, from 543 games that reached 15:00.
Does Kennen counter Nasus?
No, it runs the other way. Nasus takes 56% of 548 ranked Top games. Kennen can still win it. The rows below show the spots that flip it, so plan your first recall and your trades around them, and play the lane for one of those spots rather than for kills.
How to beat Nasus as Kennen
When Kennen is ahead in gold at 10:00, this matchup runs 50% over 329 games; behind, it drops to 36% over 219.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 50% | 329 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 36% | 219 |
| First blood | 51% | 268 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 52% | 204 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 48% | 323 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 52% | 166 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 60% | 65 |
The median first death in this lane comes at 7:19; the level 6 spike lands around 5:21. Respect the all-in window until your spike is online.
What does Kennen build in Top?
Into Nasus specifically, Kennen finishes Hextech Rocketbelt first most often: 44.4% over 151 games of this matchup.
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.