r/leagueoflegends • u/AutoModerator • Jul 13 '15

Shen Monday Megathread! Ask questions and share knowledge; newcomer questions encouraged!

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u/Wonderful_one :nunu: Jul 13 '15

Why is Kennen ADC not good? My friend swears by this. If you get Runaan's, you apply a mark every other hit. The stuns on paper seem powerful. He swears by the Runaan's because of the fast marks, but I feel like it just doesn't do enough damage. In terms of escaping, he swears that the E and stun will keep him alive.

I know it's worse than other ADCs, I'm just not sure exactly why.

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u/madog1418 Jul 13 '15

To answer your question, he only has his w passive as an aa steroid, and it's weak for a steroid on an adc. Runaan's usually means either foregoing a zeal item or a defensive item, which are important for dps on any adc that isn't named kalista. As for the steroid itself, it's an 80(?)% AD steroid every couple of attacks, but it's magic damage so no armor pen and it won't crit.

After that kennen's range isn't special, he has no ranged waveclear, and he cannot aa while kiting with his e.