Talk:Kennen/@comment-87.172.196.194-20120516013030/@comment-71.142.65.60-20120519092844

I'm not trying to insult your build, but rather improve it. My main point about the Haunting Guise wasn't how bad it was, but it's NOT what Kennen needs because he is quite item dependent. Getting a HG sets him back from his core items that he needs to do the most amount of damage as well as provide the greatest amount of utility. The 1485 gold that you build for haunting guise could A. Be used to buy a giant's belt, or a blasting wand + amp tone (for Rylais), or with a tad bit more farm could give you a large rod for the Rabadon's or the Zhonyas. For the 1485 gold, you get 200 health, 25 AP, and some mpen. To be honest, the mpen isn't really needed that much early game vs. tanks, and I'd rather have double the health through a giant's belt instead of the 25 AP. HG is by no means a bad item on Kennen, it's just that it sets him back for his real items that he actually needs. As stated in my original post, QSS is a sort of preference, and I didn't criticize that opinion at all. I usually go Zhonyas after my hextech revolver simply because either my opponents don't expect it to be my 2nd item, and it provides survivability in team fights/the usual bruisers up top. If HG works for you though, then that's great! I just think that there could be better things to use the gold on.