Urgot vs Kennen Counter Pick

Kennen trades for free. Energy costs nothing that carries over between fights, and at 550 attack range against Urgot’s 350 he chooses when each exchange happens. Over 318 games on patch 16.13.1, Urgot finishes at 47.2%, a Hard result for the physically heavier champion.

• Mark of the Storm stuns after three applications, and Thundering Shuriken, Electrical Surge and Lightning Rush each supply one.
• His damage is mixed, so neither Urgot’s 36 Armor nor his 32 Magic Resist answers the whole threat with one purchase.
• Frames differ: 580 health and 29 Armor at level 1 against 655 and 36; by level 18, 2,246 and 113.2 against 2,389 and 121.

Kennen is rated 4 for difficulty against Urgot’s 8, which matters when the losing side needs precise use of Disdain — a charge that shields, tramples non-champions and throws a caught opponent behind him. Lightning Rush passes through units and grants movement speed, so the catching window is narrow, and Slicing Maelstrom punishes any attempt to stand still while Purge runs. Kennen also opens with only 48 attack damage against 63 and moves at 335 against 330, so a caught Kennen has almost nothing to fall back on once Fear Beyond Death impales him below its health threshold. Fighting near friendly turret range, with Corrosive Charge slowing the retreat path, is the version of this matchup that suits Urgot. See Kennen.