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ARAM · Howling AbyssMatchup guide
Blitzcrank vs Kennen
Build, runes, abilities and practical pre-game checks in one queue-aware reference.
ARAM context
One shared lane, one champion-specific plan
The page uses ARAM starting, shopping and teamfight rules. Its internal build source is not shown as a Rift assignment.
Review patch unknownRecommendation review pending
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- Game patch
- 26.22
- Recommendation patch
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- Build validation patch
- 16.22.1 Data Dragon
- Item lookup patch
- 16.20.1 / 16.22.1 Data Dragon
Howling Abyss rules
Prepare for one shared lane
ARAM removes the normal Rift role map. Build around the champion, the five-player team and the next fight instead.

The shop reopens when you die. Finish buying before you leave the shop area or enter combat.
Ping the relic so nearby teammates can share the healing.
Push with your minions when it’s safe to hit a turret.
Build reference
Recommendation review pending
No item reference is approved for this mode. Review starting items, replacements, runes and spells separately.
Check Riot’s Recommended shop and consider what your team needs.
Shop Data Dragon · 16.22.1
Find an itemRunes and summoner spells
Runes and summoner spellsBlitzcrankHowling Abyss
ARAM rewards reliable access to clustered fights. Mark helps a melee front liner enter; Flash preserves a separate escape or reposition.
Resolve
Precision
Mark and Clarity are mode-specific choices. Do not copy this pair onto a Summoner's Rift page.
Choose the second spell around access, survival and team resources rather than treating every ARAM champion as a diver.
Matchup notes
What changes when Kennen is opposite you?
Compare reliable reach and repeatable value
Track which champion can apply damage, control or protection without crossing the enemy team's safe space. ARAM does not turn this kit comparison into a lane-counter claim.
Team context firstCompare engage, range, sustained damage and protection.
Use the route you prepared
Check Riot’s Recommended shop and consider what your team needs.
Blitzcrank reminders
- The 1-2-3 combo of Rocket Grab, Power Fist, and Static Field can devastate an individual opponent.
- Using Blitzcrank's grab to pull an enemy into your tower range followed by a Power Fist will allow the tower to get several hits on them.
Against Kennen
- Consider playing a bit more cautiously around Kennen when you have a Mark of the Storm debuff. If he hits you with 3 Marks of the Storm, you will get stunned.
- Kennen is flimsy by nature - turn and attack him if he gets careless with Lightning Rush.
Ability reference
Compare both kits
Blitzcrank
Data Dragon 16.20.1- PMana Barrier
Blitzcrank gains a shield based on their mana when dropping to low health.
- QRocket Grab
Blitzcrank fires their right hand to grab an opponent on its path, dealing damage and dragging it back to them.
Cooldown (s) 20/19/18/17/16 · Cost 100 · Listed range (units) 1079 - WOverdrive
Blitzcrank super charges themself to get dramatically increased Move and Attack Speed. They are temporarily slowed after the effect ends.
Cooldown (s) 15 · Cost 75 - EPower Fist
Blitzcrank charges up their fist to make the next attack deal double damage and pop their target up in the air.
Cooldown (s) 7/6.5/6/5.5/5 · Cost 25 · Listed range (units) 300 - RStatic Field
Enemies attacked by Blitzcrank are marked and take lightning damage after 1 second. Additionally, Blitzcrank can activate this ability to remove nearby enemies' shields, damage them, and silence them briefly.
Activate near enemies to remove their shields, damage them and briefly silence them.
Cooldown (s) 60/40/20 · Cost 100 · Listed range (units) 600
Kennen
Data Dragon 16.20.1- PMark of the Storm
Kennen stuns enemies he hits 3 times with his abilities.
- QThundering Shuriken
Kennen throws a fast moving shuriken towards a location, causing damage and adding a Mark of the Storm to any opponent that it hits.
Cooldown (s) 7/6.25/5.5/4.75/4 · Cost 60/55/50/45/40 · Listed range (units) 950 - WElectrical Surge
Kennen passively deals extra damage and adds a Mark of the Storm to his target every few attacks, and he can activate this ability to damage and add another Mark of the Storm to targets who are already marked.
Cooldown (s) 13/11.25/9.5/7.75/6 · Cost 40 · Listed range (units) 725 - ELightning Rush
Kennen morphs into a lightning form, enabling him to pass through units and apply a Mark of the Storm. Kennen gains Move Speed when entering this form, and attack speed when leaving it.
Cooldown (s) 10/9/8/7/6 · Cost 80 · Listed range (units) 170 - RSlicing Maelstrom
Kennen summons a storm that strikes at nearby enemy champions for magical damage.
Cooldown (s) 120 · Listed range (units) 550
Adapt the plan
What to do when the game changes
Judge the whole lane or map state, not only personal kills. Choose the situation closest to the current game.
Protect the lead while the lane stays shared
Clear together and keep enough health to use the next structure window.
Use brushes and the available healing safely; there are no side lanes to abandon.
Keep useful allies in reach and avoid giving away shutdowns through an isolated chase.
Trade around health, range and the next wave
Let the team clear without spending every important cooldown at once.
Track the shared lane, brush control and available relics rather than looking for a Rift rotation.
Use the champion's reliable range, protection or control before forcing a low-percentage engage.
Use structure space and coordinated clears
Clear from safety and avoid dying before the next minion wave reaches the structure.
Wait for teammates to respawn instead of walking into the shared lane alone.
Punish overextension and preserve the cooldown that can stop the first enemy commitment.
Shared-lane plan
Blitzcrank on Howling Abyss
Read health, range, wave position and respawn timing together. ARAM has no side-lane rotation, neutral-objective setup or normal ward-control loop.
Clear or escort the wave, check which allies are alive and preserve enough health to use the champion's reliable range, protection or engage.
Use the nearest safe target and the team's reachable follow-up. Do not cross the whole enemy formation for a single low-health champion.
Push with surviving minions, take the safe structure damage available and reset only through a real death rather than donating one alone.