Biolizard28 posted...
You're putting words in my mouth.
There's nothing AD Kennen can do that AP can't except
- Deal better AD damage. (There are better options than Kennen)
- Deal better damage with W's passive (Once every five attacks)
You pick AD Kennen when you really want to play Kennen but already have a top and a mid. It's functional, but that doesn't mean it's optimal.
I haven't watched IEM (since I doubted anything interesting would happen), but from what I can gather, M5 won because of extremely aggressive counter-jungling.
If that's the case, I can immediately tell you you are looking at the problem in the wrong way. The question you shouldn't be asking is "is AD Kennen better or worse than AP Kennen?", it's "what do I sacrifice by having AD Kennen instead of a conventional AD carry? Is there a way to overcome that disadvantage? What do I gain from having AD Kennen instead of a conventional carry? Is there a way to exploit that advantage?"
If you take that in the context of counter-jungling things like "map control", "strong early and mid game", and "gank-resistance" start popping out.
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