Talk:Kennen/@comment-67.183.244.106-20100920203529/@comment-85.11.213.108-20100921130936

Yeah, Kennen is really good these days, I totally agree with you. However, I firmly believe he primarily is of supportive nature. Stunning opponents is what he is there for, and don't go believing anything else. If he manages to build up his damage too, well, that is just super.

I have had, and seen, most success with Kennen when building survival items first, combined with a Doran's Shield at start. These survival items happen to help him offensively too, so they are just win-win choices. The items I am referring to, are Rylai and Zhonya. Concerning boots, the Mercury's Treads are a very good choice (unless you of course happen to find yourself facing severely limited CC and/or magical damage), as I find damage output to come secondary for Kennen. If one really needs that magic penetration, feel free to grab that Void Staff later on, as the Archaic Knowledge mastery and magic penetration Marks should be good enough for basic damage output.