Pantheon vs Kennen TOP Matchup Guide

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Overview

Use early empowered trades with stun to deny Kennen's poke and stacking marks.
Crash waves after winning trades to open roam windows with before Kennen scales.
Prioritize short burst trades over extended fights to avoid Kennen's mark stuns and poke.

Respect Kennen's from level 6 onward, avoid grouping to minimize his area stun threat.
Avoid trading when is down to prevent Kennen's poke and kite from punishing you.
Be cautious after using as your engage becomes predictable and Kennen can counterattack.

At levels 2-3, aggressively use empowered , , and to build health leads.
Avoid using when the wave is large to prevent Kennen's safe poke retaliation.
Thin or crash the wave after trades to deny Kennen free farm and create reset or roam timing.

Level 2-3: Empowered , , and enable strong burst trades to force lane control.
Level 6: Use to crash waves and roam, denying Kennen safe scaling and map presence.
First lethality or fighter item spike increases kill threat and lane dominance against Kennen's squishiness.

Use early empowered trades and stun to deny Kennen's poke and stacking marks.
Crash waves to create roam windows with and apply map pressure before Kennen's teamfight threat peaks.
Punish Kennen's cooldowns, especially and , to prevent safe engages or escapes.

Tactical tip

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