Kennen

Kennen is the only yordle in the Kinkou, the order charged with preserving Ionia‘s spiritual equilibrium. Enemies tend to underestimate him because of his size, and few of them make that mistake twice. He compensates for a slight frame with a spinning cloud of shuriken and an eagerness for combat that his more deliberate Kinkou peers don’t always match. Most dangers to that equilibrium make their presence obvious, and Kennen sees no reason to conceal his response.

On Patrol with Shen

Kennen fights at the side of his mentor Shen, and the pair guard the spirit realm together. Akali was also once a member of their order. Shen and Akali rely on the discipline that years of Kinkou training instilled in them, while Kennen channels raw lightning, dispatching threats to the balance with energy that seems far too big for his small, furry body.

The gap between his size and his power shapes his entire playstyle. His passive, Mark of the Storm, stuns an enemy hit by three of his abilities, so even light harassment eventually becomes a firm lockdown. Thundering Shuriken lays down the first mark at range. Electrical Surge applies more marks passively through his basic attacks, and its active form adds extra damage on top. Lightning Rush briefly turns him into a streak of lightning that passes through units and marks every enemy he crosses. Slicing Maelstrom, his ultimate, summons a storm that strikes all nearby enemy champions at once, which best shows how far his reach extends beyond what his stature would suggest to a newcomer. Between the shuriken, the surge and the storm, a team fight can be full of marks Kennen set down well before anyone realized he was in range.