Talk:Kennen/@comment-205.167.46.8-20120515213932

I recently have seen more AD Kennen, and it hurts me to see a champion played such a way. There is a huge problem with AD Kennen is not a debate about what W should be used for. It can be used for AD or AP. We can argue that he has the best attack speed in the game, which is a bonus, but is not a reason you run him as an AD. AD Kennen is meant to try and win lane, and he can do it well. But there are a two crucial problems with AD Kennen.

1. He needs 5 autoattacks to get his steroid; even if you can argue that he has the best attack speed, it is still 5 autoattacks, for a measly damage bonus. Consider Vayne's true damage on 3 autoattacks, Kogmaws 8% on each auto, Tristatna's huge range. All these have utility that can be maintained more throughout the fight than AD Kennen.

2. Though the previous argument is one that can be mitigated, there is one problem that cannot be solved through careful play; Kennen was DESIGNED to be an AP champion. His whole skillset revolves around AP. As an AD carry, you have to stay in the back of the fight, constantly doing damage. But 1 of Kennen's skill, while a great escape, renders you unable to autoattack for 3 seconds. The second requires you to be the middle of the team fight to actually utilize it to its best. The Q, while has a high base damage, is quite paltry late game, and AD carries are the ones that are SUPPOSED to scale the best. But his Q is essentially rendered nearly useless. Finally, his 1 second stun is not enough to escape the enemy champion. Ones with gap closer can easily catch up, and easily decimate you.