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Brooking no argument for babies who sleep, eat, smile and behave perfectly at all times. Yeah right!(1000 Posts)
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Ooh I'm really excited about it now then Biscuits. Oh btw I had a Duh moment earlier when I realised that I bet you come under a different council to us. We're city, I bet you're county?
Thanks for that cakes
Yes we are - I didn't twig that either
The application window is open here too though until mid Jan
Hi Fairies !
Can't copy the list to add myself as I'm on my phone, but I have DS, 7.5 months.
Cakes I have to say that sleep / waking / feeding sounds relatively normal to me for a 6 week old. Sorry. But I'm sure it'll keep improving
until she hits 6 months .
Two stories for y'all (am feeding DS to sleep for the third time tonight).
1: the other day I had DS on his change mat and bent to kiss his face just as he spat out some vomit. I narrowly escaped ingesting it. The cat then walked into the room with a cheery meow, to be greeted by a jet of wee which DS produced as I was wiping up the vomit. Luckily the cat dodged the unfortunate fountain, but I could see him mentally computing this new hazard and adding it to his list of grievances against DS (chief amongst which is him crying too loudly when the cat is trying to sleep ).
2: the night before last I had just resettled DS after his first wake-up when the cat intercepted me on the way back to bed and asked me to turn the bathroom tap on for him so he could have a drink. I waited politely until he'd finished, then stumbled back to bed. The cat also curled up companiably on the end of our bed. Then, just as I was falling asleep, the cat leapt to his feet and vomited copiously on the bed - with such force that it had clearly taken him by surprise, and splashed all over the floor. Now DH was in the middle of Ofsted so I nobly let him rest and got out of bed again and cleared it all up, gagging quietly to myself as I did so. Just as I was falling asleep, the cat returned to do apologetic purry padding and nuzzle my face affectionately. Knowing what had just passed his lips made me a little less than warm in my welcome, but nonetheless, the cat curled up by my shoulder and went to sleep. And then DS woke up again. Just as he was dropping back to sleep on my lap, the cat stomped into the room and meowed loudly to be let out. He then tried to jump onto the chair beside DS and knocked a teddy over. As he began noisily sharpening his claws on the chair, I texted DH in despair to open the cat flap before the furry beast woke DS yet again. All this happened before midnight.
Anyone want a cat?
According to ds we should have a cat. His reasoning? We have a cat flap therefore we need a cat for it. Unfortunately we are moving next week so no longer have the need for a cat
He he pet, you've cheered me up
Temporarily anyway. I'm brooking no argument that i will get some sleep tonight. Why, why, is this illness situation so badly designed so its all worse at night?? Mild temp all day, 38.6 now. Gah... Not sleeping for more than 10 min at a time. And i am a terrible mother, losing patience already....
just to amuse myself before bed and as I am about a month too early for a christmas namechange thread, I am going to ask what you think of my seasonal suggestions
I'm bored, can you tell?
You are not a terrible mother dream far from it, you've had basically a year of being sleep deprived from what I can recall. Probably a bit of a daft question but would opening a window a crack help them with their stuffiness? <I know you are up north somewhere so appreciate its probably a lot colder than down here> I hope they settle for you soon.
Holy sh*t, night from hell. S inconsolable from 10pm to 3am. Hot too, so dh took him out in the buggy in the cold. He just screamed . Even dh worried as no obvious reason why he was so distraught but as the night went on it was clearer he's got a cough and is really hinged up. He finally crashed at 4am and dozed til 5:30, then slept on me with some jiggling til 6:30. We are knackered
And having not been out without children, ever, or seen any non-mummy friends since they were born, my best friends are meant to be coming today, from Reading way and Manchester. Argh!!!!! I'd been so looking forward to it, but now I'm just exhausted with ill children...
Erm, he's bunged up of course.
And, clearly, B is coughing now too...
Oh no dream
Poor you. I hope you manage to enjoy your day with your friends anyway. The kids might be all distracted by new people/entertainment and be less demanding?
Poor you dream and poor poorly dream family
Also hope you can have a lovely day anyway and that the littlies are distracted by the different faces. Hopefully they're better in the daytime like they have been the last few days? And then forget to get worse at night again <hopeful>
Well blow me down with a feather, DS2 only went to sleep on his own tonight! As in I put him down awake and he settled himself off to sleep
<fans self and pours >
Good for you E!!
My friends have gone early, it was lovely to see them but the demands of an ill baby, a well baby and a toddler after 2 hours sleep were too much... Toddler limp improving, I hope- she's less unhappy about it today anyway, though its still pronounced. But just noticed before, she's got threadworm. I'm mortified and horrified, even though I insist on proper handwashing in the sink before every meal. Fucking threadworm. Dh says it'll be because she's a thumb sucker/ finger sucker, so as soon as she touches something she transfers it to her mouth. Either way,
I'm just out of the shower and off to bed now. Quick. In case It's like last night, s not a happy bunny today, cried and cried and cried...
pomme seriously considering formula now based on your verdict of A's sleep. Going to push the beaker, still only on sips...
How do you know she has threadworm? What are the symptoms / implications? Ds1 is a thumb sucker so nothing would surprise me with him! Hope it's not too bad?
Oh no, poor DD * Dream*. My DSIS used to get it loads when we were kids. Used to make me so cross because I was also forced to drink the repulsive drink even though I was unaffected. Biscuits I think the most common sign is them scratching their bums. If you notice them doing it a lot you need to check out their poo. But you can't always see them in the poo. Apparently the best way is to wait until they're asleep and then shine a torch and check out the exit area and you can seem them crawling out <boak>
Then it's a nasty drink for the whole family and everything washed on a hot wash daily for a few days. That was the advice in the 80s anyway. I'm sure Dream can correct me if it's changed.
Fuck. DH and I have spent all evening blowing up balloons, it's took ages to get them all up on the walls and they keep bursting randomly. It's like fireworks going off in the house. One of the kids are bound to wake up screaming any minute. Don't buy cheapo balloons from Asda. I suspect I may spend the whole night leaping out of my skin every time I get back to sleep.
Oh it's got to be NinjaChipmunksGotBigBaubles
Ergh. Another joyful parenting task then! Thanks for the info though Scarlet
Hope today goes well for you too and that the balloons add an extra air of excitement
hope some balloons last scarlet!
eew to threadworms dream. I'm a bit paranoid about this as i have a thumb sucker too, I'm sure we'll get them sometime.
DS2 is more of a random hand chewer unless he's v sleepy. unlike DS1 he doesn't seem to find his thumb at night though. unless he does and would somehow sleep worse without it? i think he's up every 1-2 hours at the moment so maybe with no thumb he'd just stay awake all night...
I'm ending up with him in bed beside me more and more, even when i have good intentions to put him back, i fall asleep sitting up which is v uncomfortable. I'd rather snuggle him in and get some sleep, especially now I'm back at work!
managed to sneak DS2 back to the cot at 7am. just waiting for the boys to wake each other up now...
Yes, spotted one exiting biscuits . Eeew, and scarlet is right,except dh says you'd usually re-treat after 2 weeks as the eggs can survive in dust, on towels, surfaces, bedding, swooshed round in the air and resettleg etc for 2 weeks. I'm so totally grossed out... Think I can't take the stuff, just hygiene measures like handwashing, not sharing towels, vacuuming mattresses. I'm a bit worried though as I do wash my hands constantly
so they look like old lady hands and always chapped we have a cleaner so bedrooms always dusted and vacuumed once a week at least- I didn't think we were that minging. Dh reckons she's picking them up from a playgroup.
Slightly better night here though still managed a good argument about ridiculous things (like who's most tired, who leaves who to struggle most at night etc etc) when both were up. B seems to be getting s's bug.
I agree, ninjachipmunksgotbigbaubles
Hope today is lovely scarlet and you didn't get woken by 'fireworks' in the night
Have a lovely day scarlet and dream I hope the worms go soon. Maybe a nail brush might help? You don't sound minging by the way, you're probably a damn sight cleaner than we are!
I think I may go for big shiny/ glittery baubles unless I can think of something sillier.
I am surrounded by boxes and bubble wrap. I have 4 days to pack my worldly possessions. Me no likey.
Spent lovely morning at the park however I'm now knackered and dd shows no sign of needing a rest! Oh to be young again!
Hope you ladies are having a good weekend
Sounds like you had an early morning fairies. Still firmly attached to my pjs here! Weather looks lovely though.
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Kennen Build
Ability Sequence
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The masteries shown here are not yet updated for the current season, the guide author needs to set up the new masteries. As such, they will be different than the masteries you see in-game.
I main Kennen and have had plenty of experience with this furry ninja so I have decided to make a guide for him. I am going to share as much information as possible and give plenty of tips and explanations of how I play him. I recommend reading through my guide to understand how I play him before using my build. This is my second build on mobafire and I hope I can give you some valuable information. Enjoy!
+Can stun with every spell
+Great escape with Lightning Rush
+Good damage output and tankiness throughout the whole game
+Never needs to go back to base to recover mana because he is an energy user
-Needs to get to the middle of a fight for his ultimate to be effective
-Will be focused in a team fight (that's what Zhonya's Hourglass is for)
-Runs out of energy fast in team fights
Greater Mark of Magic Penetration
Greater Seal of Scaling Health
Greater Glyph of Ability Power
Greater Quintessence of Ability Power
You don't really need any runes other than ones that enhance your damage output. I get greater seal of vitality, though. This will help you out quite a bit. At level one, it only gives 9 health, but at level 6, it gives you 58 health. And it keeps going up from there.
The reason I get Greater Mark of Magic Penetration and Greater Quintessence of Ability Power is for that much needed early game damage output. It will help you so much against that mid opponent. You are most likely getting Boots of Speed for your first item so this will help out with your lack of AP.
Last, I get Greater Glyph of Scaling Ability Power. By the time you are level six, it will exceed the power of Greater Glyph of Ability Power. Level six is about the time that you should be getting ready to get that first kill against your mid opponent because you have your ultimate. Other than harassing and last hitting, you won't be doing all that much with your AP until at least level six anyways.
Basically, you want 21 in the offence section because you want lots and lots of damage. Kennen + damage = WIN. Another good option would be 21-9-0 if you want the extra defense. I feel like I don't need it, though, because I start with a Boots of Speed + 3 Health Potions and throughout the game I am getting defensive items anyways.
Summoner Spells
Summoner spells are pretty limited for Kennen. He doesn't have very many options because these five spells are just simply better than all of the others. Any spell that isn't listed here is not included because I believe that it isn't worth it compared to any of these ones.
|Pretty self explanatory for any champion. The most used spell in the game and for good reason. You can flash over walls, chase after enemies and a whole bunch of other stuff.
|I like Flash a lot better because you already have Lightning Rush which gives you a whole bunch of movement speed so whats the point of getting two. I would rather have more variety, but maybe that's just me.
|Teleport can be a really useful spell if you want to quickly get back to mid lane without losing farm or risk your turret getting attacked. I don't find it as useful, though, because it won't help you in quick getaway situations and it is also useless in team fights. But if you like it, go for it.
|This can be a good spell too if nobody on your team has a heal. If you are fighting and opponent and they think they are about to beat you, just pop a heal and you can take them out no problem. A lot of mids will be carrying Ignite, though, so watch out for the -50% healing reduction if you decide to engage them.
Skill Explanations and Skill Order
Kennen throws a fast moving shuriken towards a location, dealing 75/115/155/195/235 (+75% of ability power) magic damage and adding a mark of the storm to any opponent that it hits.
- This is your main harassing tool. It can be deadly when combined with Electrical Surge.
- Use it every time it is off CD if it is to harass or simply last hit.
- If you think their might be an enemy waiting for you in a bush, use it to face check. The cool down is short and you regenerate energy really fast so it won't hurt you.
- It will always be the last spell you use in a team fight.
- Before a team fight, though, when everyone is waiting for someone to initiate, don't be afraid to use it to poke.
Passive: Every 5 attacks, Kennen deals magic damage equal to 40/50/60/70/80 % of his attack damage and adds mark of the storm to his target.
Active: Surges electricity through all nearby targets afflicted by mark of the storm, dealing 65/95/125/155/185 (+55% of ability power) magic damage and adding another mark.
- Any time you have Mark of the Storm on an enemy, be sure to use it before they get away.
- If you are fighting more than one enemy, try to wait until all of them have at least one Mark of the Storm against them so you can hit all of them at once.
- Thundering Shuriken + Electrical Surge = INCREDIBLE harass. Use it whenever possible.
- Try to initiate fights only when you have the passive ready to go. It can be so useful to simply get that one extra Mark of the Storm on your opponent
Kennen gains his base movement speed again as a flat movement speed bonus, as well as 10 / 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 increased Armor and Magic Resistance, and the ability to pass through units for four seconds, but he is unable to attack. Lightning Rush deals 85 / 125 / 165 / 205 / 245 (+60% of ability power) magic damage and adds a Mark of the Storm to any hostile unit he passes through; deals half damage to minions.
Kennen is refunded 40 energy if he passes through an enemy while using this spell, but can only gain this effect once per cast.
- If you are fighting a losing battle, always try to keep enough energy to use this. There is nothing worse than getting caught because you don't have enough energy to get away.
- Use this to get into a team fight. Always. Remember that it gives armor and MR so it can be nice for initiating a fight.
- To quickly take out a minion wave, use Lightning Rush and hit every single minion. After you have done this, take them all out with Electrical Surge.
- Never expect to do a whole bunch of damage with this spell. Use it for movement speed, defense, and to apply Mark of the Storm. Don't overestimate it's damage.
Kennen summons a magical storm that deals 80 / 145 / 210 (+40% of ability power) magic damage to a random enemy champion near Kennen every few seconds. The storm hits 6 / 10 / 15 times with a 0.5 / 0.4 / 0.33 second delay between each bolt, and cannot hit the same target more than 3 times. A Mark of the Storm is applied to enemies each time they are hit.
- Don't wait too long to use this in a team fight. You need to use it right away in order to apply three mark of the storms on your targets.
- You need to be in the middle of the fight to do maximum damage to all enemies.
- Combine this with Zhonya's Hourglass if you want to initiate a fight. You will be doing damage while you are unable to get hurt. That is why it is such a good item for you.
- Remember you can use all of your other spells while Slicing Maelstrom is activated.
First of all, you need to get a point in all three spells at levels 1,2, and 3. No exceptions. I max out Lightning Rush last, but it is still an essential spell and will help you in so many ways. I will get more damage output from my other spells so their is no point in leveling it past 1 until later. Some Kennen players would max Thundering Shuriken first instead of maxing it and Electrical Surge equally. I like to max them equally because if I miss my Thundering Shuriken, I will still have a lot of damage output from Electrical Surge. If you are a Kennen player who maxes Thundering Shuriken first, you NEED to hit the shuriken in order for you to be a success.
Yes, this is the recommended build, yes every other Kennen guide on the planet uses this build, and yes, it works. You can pretty much go every single game using the exact same build and it would be just fine, but if you want to be a good player, you will see situations where you might think it would be a better idea to switch up the build and get some other items.
- Obviously the best choice in most cases. Gives you magic pen for that much needed damage output. Only time you wouldn't get this is if you aren't farming well and are getting harassed or killed a lot by other champions.
- If you are having a really tough time against a mid opponent with stuns or just heavy magic damage, this is a great choice and can save your life or keep you from getting harassed a lot. Also, if their team is heavy on AP, it can be a nice choice as well.
- Same sort of thing as Mercury's Treads. I don't like these boots as much, though, because most of the time you won't be against an AD character in mid lane. Also, it won't give you tenacity.
- This item will give you some good health that will allow you to play more aggressively and not have to worry as much about being a squishy little champion. It is needed earlier in the game because it gives you that grounded AP and tankiness that will help you throughout the whole game.
- This has to be one of the most famous items for Kennen because it works perfectly with your ultimate. You can initiate fights, pop your ulti, use the active and let your team destroy their whole team while they are all trapped inside your Slicing Maelstrom.
- This one is pretty self explanatory. What is an AP character without a Rabadon's Deathcap? You should get this after you already have at least a Rylai's Crystal Scepter because otherwise you won't take as much advantage of the passive (increase ability power by 30%) and it will make your early game not as effective.
- I used to start with this item until I found out how useful boots + three health pots can be. The only time i get this now is if I am going top lane because you will most likely be against a tanky melee DPS fighter guy.
- I see a lot of Kennen players starting with this item instead of Doran's Shield or Boots of Speed and three Health Potions. If you decide to get will of the ancients, you will only have enough cash for one health pot. Therefore, you won't have very good sustain. Sure you will do good damage, but you will have to keep going to base every five seconds to get your health back.
- The spell vamp from this is just incredible. When you combine it with Rylai's Crystal Scepter, you will have so much sustain and along with that, you will be dealing a bunch of damage. I only Hextech Revolver until late game because you want to get your three core items as fast as you can and hextech will give you just enough spell vamp that will last you until late game.
- This is another a great item for you. It gives you survivability and damage. You don't want to be someone like Ryze who enters a team fight and instantly gets focused down. You have to be right in the middle of the fight doing damage with Slicing Maelstrom so why don't we get some MR to survive a little bit longer?
- Yes, I know it gives you mana, but think about the other stuff that it does. Every two seconds, you can auto attack for over 500 damage. 500 DAMAGE! I don't know about you, but when I am in late game and all my spells are on cooldown, I like to throw out another 500 damage nuke while I'm waiting.
- You will sometimes have games where you are dominating the other team and they are all building magic resist because they think it is going to stop you. With one of these bad boys, all of their MR will be worthless.
- I don't like this item. I think I have got this only about twice or three times in all my one hundred games or so with Kennen. The only time you should get this is if you are completely dominating and you have 5 or more kills in 10 minuets. When you get this item, you are putting a giant target on your back. Why give the other team a reason to focus you?
- It can be a fantastic early game replacement for Will of the Ancients if you have no other AP on your team. It will give you some nice survivability, AP and magic pen. Late game, though, it's obviously not a good item and you should switch it with a much stronger one.
Mid Tips and Mid Competitions
OK so you have chosen Kennen as your champion and you are planning to go mid because you believe that this is the best option for him. It is. Here are some tips on how to be a successful mid competitor by doing a whole bunch of harassing, farming, not pushing your lane, and not getting caught by ganks:
1) Use Thundering Shuriken as your main farming tool. It is way stronger than your auto attacks so it ensures a last hit almost every time. On top of that, you can use it as much as you want without worrying about mana because you are a champion that runs on energy, which allows you to spam spells.
2) Don't be paranoid about ganks. You have the best escaping tool ever, Lightning Rush. Always keep your eyes open and don't have tunnel vision when you are pushed toward their tower.
3) If the enemy does decide to gank you, Lightning Rush to the opposite side of the lane and into the bushes. If they try to cut you off toward your tower, just keep running through the river toward the top or bottom lane (depending on what side you went to). Of course, if you think you are able to just go directly at your own turret without going to the opposite side of the lane, do that. And if all else fails, use Flash. Piece of cake.
4) You can use Lightning Rush to scare your enemies. If you already have an advantage on them like if they are scared of you, every once in a while you should rush straight at him and maybe throw out a Thundering Shuriken. It makes them lose XP and you get some free farm. It's a win win.
5) Sometimes you may be tempted to Lightning Rush into a wave of minions and use Electrical Surge while the other mid is away from their lane. Just don't do it. It pushes your lane and you will end up getting less farm. If you are planning to push a lane right to their tower, than by all means go for it.
I am obviously not covering every champion that you will encounter, but hopefully this will give you some tips against some of the common champions that would go mid. Most of these explanations are from my experiences and the difficulty levels are in my opinion only. I will be adding more in the future but for now, this is all I got. Enjoy!
Difficulty - Easy
She isn't a big problem at all. You have Lightning Rush making it even easier than it already is to dodge her skill shots. As long as you aren't dumb and you can dodge her skills without problems, you should be able to farm away with ease. The only thing that you would need to worry about is her ultimate( Spirit Rush). It is very hard to kill her simply because she can just jump away from you three times in a row.
Difficulty - Hard
This scary ice bird can do some scary damage with Frostbite. She is also good at keeping you from running away from her when their jungler ganks by using Crystallize so it's a good thing you have Lightning Rush. Oh, and another thing, if you just barely kill her under her tower, she will turn into a dumb little egg and 6 seconds later, she will come waltzing back with full health. It sucks, I know the feeling.
Difficulty - Hard
Alright, now this guy can burst you down pretty hard. If he manages to land a Pillar of Flame on you, get ready to dodge Sear or wait for Blaze to run out. The last thing you want is to be set ablaze and get introduced to a 2 second stun because of Sear. Except you shouldn't get hit by Pillar of Flame in the first place, right?
Difficulty - Very Easy
Seriously, all you need to do is keep your distance. Playful / Trickster can get pretty annoying, but whatever, that skill is just for show, right? Stay away and harass harass harass (keep getting last hits though). You will not be able to engage him and win unless you are fed or he has low health. What I usually like to do is keep my distance and harass like crazy then when he has decently low health, I Flash right at him, unleash my full combo (including Ignite), and because of my stun, he will have no chance of escape.
Difficulty - Medium
She is melee so you would think it would be easy to just kind of keep your distance and throw some shurikens at her. Nope. Instead, she will Shunpo right at you and use Death Lotus and you will be like, where'd my health go? If you can stun her as she is in the middle of her Death Lotus, good job. It takes some fast reflexes and timing to do that. What you want to do here is just farm. It isn't really a good idea to engage her unless she is low on health. Try to harass her if you can but honestly, play not too passive but not too aggressive. That's about it.
Difficulty - Well I don't know. How good are you?
Ah, your twin brother. I love going up against another Kennen. It makes things so fun and I get to see how good I really am compared to another one of me. When he has his Electrical Surge passive ready, back up a bit until he hits a minion with it. If he isn't hitting any minions with it, this could mean he is trying to engage soon. Never engage at him unless you have Electrical Surge's passive up. The best time to engage is right after he used his on a creep. Keep dodging his Thundering Shuriken and try to stay ahead of him in farm and XP. As long as you can do that, you have done your job correctly.
Difficulty - Very Hard
Personally, I think she is overpowered and the hardest champ to go mid against, but with good harass and playing safe, there are ways to get around her amazing burst damage. If you decide to 1v1 her, try to stay back until she uses Distortion to harass you. At this time you should use Lightning Rush to get close to her starting point and to dodge her chains. All she has left now is her sigil of silence and Mimic. Now that she has some spells on cooldown, you unleash your full combo on her and Ignite and everything. you have to burst her down to nothingness. Never underestimate her damage. That is why I make sure I use everything I have to kill her even if it might be overkill.
Difficulty - Easy
People ban her in ranked picks, but I don't. What can she do? She can shoot you with Dark Binding. If you get hit by that, you must be doing something wrong because it is super slow and easy to dodge. If she places down her tormented soil, it will do like 50 damage upon impact. Just walk out of the soil and she won't do any more damage. The only way she will be able to do a good strong amount of damage to you is if she hits you with Dark Binding then uses Tormented Soil. If you don't let that happen, you will be fine. She is kind of annoying with her Black Shield, but that isn't much of a problem. Tormented Soil is a perfect farming tool, though, so just try not to let her farm and harass her when you can. You will be able to harass her a lot more than she will be able to harass you because you have short cool downs, movement speed and damage. Most of the time, she doesn't have any of those.
Difficulty - Hard
Point click point click. Insta snare and you get the full combo unleashed on you. I don't know how he does it, but he does crazy amounts of damage without any AP. His range isn't very big for his snare though, so what you have to do is keep your distance and farm. It is what Kennen is best at so please just do it. If you manage to hit him with your Thundering Shuriken, use Lightning Rush to get closer to him and spam the W key until it breaks. As soon as Electrical Surge activates, back off and keep your distance. This guy can also be exceptionally difficult to kill and harass if he rushes a Banshee's Veil too.
Difficulty - Medium
To sum this up, just don't let him land Nevermove. As soon as you see that purple flashy thingy under your feet, instantly use Lightning Rush to get away. As long as you can do this, ganks from his jungle should be unsuccessful and he shouldn't be very hard to dominate in lane. His Ravenous Flock can be a bit of a pain in the behind too just because of the massive spell vamp from it.
Difficulty - Very Hard
Man, this guy makes me so mad. Honestly, I hate this guy so much that sometimes I just want to be jungle Kennen. Unfortunately, you can't jungle so you actually have to put up with it. The main thing you need to worry about is Noxian Corrosive Charge. Once he hits you, all of his Acid Hunters will lock on to you for 5 seonds, and believe me, it will cripple you into nothingness. Dodge Noxian Corrosive Charge, and you should be fine. It is very hard to dodge, though. If you get hit, you should immediately use Lightning Rush to run away. The extra MR and armor should lower the damage you take a bit. Wait for the 5 seconds to be over and go back. Yes, it can be tedious but if you don't do it, you will get harassed to death.
Difficulty - Very Hard
This guy can be a huge pain in the butt just because of his super long range. He will harass you to death if you aren't playing smart. What you want to do is close distance with him as much as possible because if you 1v1 him within melee range, you will almost always win.
Team Fights
Kennen isn't just good in team fights, he excels in team fights (even though he is an energy user). If he has Rylai's Crystal Scepter and Zhonya's Hourglass, he is next to unstoppable. 500 health, a slow and active that makes you untargetable for 2 seconds is exactly what you need to be a huge success in team fights.
First thing's first, when to engage into the team fight. You are not a tank, obviously, so you shouldn't be entering first. You will be stunned and focused down before you can even use zhonya's active. That will be no good. The second person to enter the team fight should be the tanky melee attack damage guy, right? You are not a tanky melee attack damage guy, but you are still tanky. With your Lightning Rush, you should have no problems being the second or third person to enter the fight. Also, if you enter the fight too late, half your team will be dead by the time you manage to stun anyone so being the second person in perfect.
Now that you have entered the team fight, this is your time to shine and do loads of damage. Immediately use Lightning Rush to get into the fight as quick as possible and run around hitting everyone with it until it wares off. As you are doing this, activate Slicing Maelstrom then when Lightning Rush wares off, use Zhonya's Hourglass. This item goes great with your ulti because you will still be doing damage while zhonya's is activated. Once you have as many enemies as you can tagged with Mark of the Storm, activate Electrical Surge. Don't activate it too early or else you wont hit everyone with it. Remember, it only works if the enemy has a Mark of the Storm on them. After these three abilities are on cool down, start picking all the squishy champions off by spamming Thundering Shuriken.
Now at this time in the fight, you will be pretty tuckered out and you will be left with hardly any energy and your health will be pretty beat up too. If you are losing, you have lots of escaping tools. Flash, Lightning Rush, and stuns. If you are sure that you can get away but it looks like your friend isn't gonna make it, try to stun whoever is chasing them. Just make sure you don't get caught up in the mess.
On the other hand, if you are winning, chances are most of the enemy is dead and you have some enemies trying to run away. Don't be afraid to auto attack when you are out of energy. Save your energy for Lightning Rush. Trust me, it might not do as much damage as Thundering Shuriken will, but nobody will ever be able to escape you when you are going double their speed.
I love constructive criticism. If you disagree with something I put in my guide, feel free to say your opinion. This is how I play Kennen and everything is from my experiences only. Please don't down vote without giving me a reason. Good luck with Kennen and I hope I helped you out!
If you like my guide, why don't you check out my Xin Zhao guide, too!
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NOTE - This is mainly about the art portal. The audio portal works similarly, but for questions about the specifics of the audio scouting system please see an audio mod for advice.
Scouting FAQ and guide because to many of you dont seem to quite get it. Feel free to ask further questions here and I will add them to the list if they are good enough. I will answer all of them regardless.
2. Only accept scout requests from users who you don't think will be pruned.
Q. What is Scouting?
It is a system implemented in the NG art portal that lets users decide who is allowed to post art in the portal. Only scouted users can submit art to the portal. All users can submit work to their user page though, and anyone can see the work (assuming they visit your user page), even if its not marked for the portal.
Q. How do I scout people?
First you have to be scouted. Then you can find any user who has at least 4 pieces that you feel is good enough for the art portal and send them a scout request. You can send 4 scout requests a day, if someone rejects your request you will be granted another one for that day.
Q. How do I get Scouted?
First, make good art, people will notice you if you are good. You must have at least 4 pieces to get scouted. When someone wants to scout you, you will be sent a request via PM. You can then choose to accept or deny their request.
Q. Can I get requests from multiple people?
Yes. Pick the one you like. Make sure its an artist you feel wont get pruned though.
Q. Pruned? Whats that?
Its when an artist is removed from the art portal, when this happens any one who they have scouted will be pruned along with them. Think of it like a tree branch, anything supported by that branch gets knocked off with it.
Q. When I've been pruned, can I be re-scouted?
Q. What would make me get pruned?
Submitting rule breaking work, or not having good enough work.
Q.It says my scouting privileges have been taken away? What gives?
You have been 'castrated'.
Q. What the hell is 'castrated'?
Its a term the mods use for when they remove a users scouting privileges. You get castrated by scouting users who break the rules, or have bad work. Sometimes all it takes is one user under you to cause you to get castrated. It depends on what their infraction was. If you scout an obvious thief, or someone who submits real porn chances are you will get castrated. It might take scouting a few users with bad art to get you castrated though. When you are castrated you are still allowed to submit work and be in the portal, you will also keep any good scouts you may have had.
Q. Will I ever get my privileges back?
Depends on how bad you were at scouting. Contact a mod for more details on your castration.
Q. I have 4 submissions, but I'm not getting scouted, whats up with that?
Either your work isn't good enough, or you haven't marked the submissions as public (viewable in the art portal) Only public marked submissions count towards the 4 you need to get scouted.
Q. How do I mark work as public?
When you submit a piece, there is a box towards the bottom, check it.
Q. This scouting system seems flawed, art is to varied to be considered good enough.
The system has a few bugs here and there, but its not flawed. Any user who is scouted that can see the unscouted section will see how much bad art the system keeps out of the portal. As for good art being a matter of opinion, yes its true everyone has different tastes, but we are trying to make the overall quality of the art portal be far above that of most other art showcases, so we try to have only the best work up.
Q. Ok, I've been scouted, and I can see a list of recommended users? What is this list?
Its a list of users who have the most recommendations to be scouted. HOWEVER just because they are on this list doesn't mean they are good scouting candidates. It is merely a slightly helpful list of people you might have missed in the unscouted section. The list updates about every day or so. If you are scouted you will have to use up your scout requests for that day in order to recommend users.
Q.How do I recommend users?
Anyone can recommend a user for the art portal, doesn't matter how many pieces they have. All you have to do is click the recommend user button on their art page. If they get enough recommendations and are eligible for scouting they will be added to that list. You can only recommend a user once, but you can recommend as many users a day as you want.
Remember, feel free to PM any art mod if you have questions about the art portal, but make sure its not one that is answered in the rules or in this list.
So you have 4 pieces, and are still stuck in scouting limbo? Fear not there are ways to remedy it.
STEP 1. First make sure you have at least 4 of your pieces marked for public viewing.
STEP 2. Keep submitting work, everytime you make a new piece, you get put at the front of the unscouted section, most scouters are lazy and only check the first 2 pages or so of that section.
STEP 3. Make better work. Probably the real reason why you arent getting scouted is your stuff sucks, make better stuff.
STEP 4. Delete your bad stuff. If you have 2 good pieces but 18 shitty ones, people will ignore your good work and think that it was either stolen or a fluke, prove that you can consistantly make good stuff.
STEP 5. DON'T STEAL ANYTHING! If you get caught stealing work, or breaking any of the Art Portal rules chances are you have fucked all chances of getting scouted, or remaining scouted. The mods know when you steal something and remember it, and once you do it and get caught good luck getting into the art portal because we will be suspicious of anything you make.
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2014-01-21 12:54:53
Why don't they have an area in the art gallery that allows you to look at unscouted peoples work, so they may be scouted easier. Cause I got people who have came across my stuff from my other ports and on here, paying me in SL for my work but no one is scouting me.
They do have an area for that. Its the unscouted section, only scouted users can see it. To increase visibility, keep submitting work. Each new piece you submit jumps to the front of the unscouted section. If you reach your cap of work submitted delete the old bad stuff that is obviously not going to get you scouted and replace it with new good stuff.
2014-02-06 10:21:56
Hi. This is maybe a stupid question, but how do I know who scouted me?
Underneath your art on your art page http://xavy-027.newgrounds.com/art/ You will see "scouted by ____"
In your case its zalfurius
2014-04-19 22:45:20
I had no idea there was such a thing. This entry was very very useful. Thanks!
2014-05-11 16:42:19
Newgrounds-Everything, by everyone (unless you suck)
2014-05-23 01:46:56
Your guide was just recommended to me as I just submitted my first content...very informative, thanks for taking the time to write it all out. I'm sure I'll be using as a guide as I move forward.
2014-05-23 01:51:59
One more thing...I have read through the guide and am still having trouble finding where I can make my submission public. Do I need to unpublish and then re-publish my work for me to be given the option again, or is there just something I'm missing?
2014-08-09 18:36:58
Really good guide :3
2014-08-27 03:57:30
Quick question, why do people race to scout good artists? What benefits do you get for scouting artists?
No inherent benefit. Some people might like the stat, others feel proud about being the one to have scouted a good artist. Some feel the artist is good enough that they deserve to be in the portal ASAP. You could also say that you get the added benefit of people viewing that artist a lot, and then noticing your name as the scouter and checking out your work out of curiosity.
2014-11-21 10:51:10
It's handy indeed, thanks!
2014-12-26 08:58:59
Thanks a lot for the explanation :P
2015-01-15 20:35:57
what if you keep making 'bad work'? means you will never be acknowledge?
If the quality of work you are producing is obviously what is stopping you from getting scouted, then yes, continuing to produce bad work will get you nowhere.
2015-02-08 08:09:29
So if, in you 4 scouts per day, you scout one person, and that one person gets unscouted... you get unscouted and all the people you scouted get unscouted.
Yes this was really thought through.
Or you just have a terrible database programmer and are covering for that.
No. You may offer to scout 4 users per day. If one of them accepts your offer and is later unscouted 1 of 2 things will happen to you. 1, nothing. 2, if he was breaking enough rules and your scouts trend on the poor side of quality and honesty you will be castrated, which means you won't lose the scouts you have but you will no longer be able to scout others.
2015-02-15 14:07:49
Thanks for doing this. I'm going to create an audio portal FAQ thread and sticky it with this guide because I keep getting asked about this over and over again.
I'm not terribly familiar with the audio portals scouting system but my guess is that it is the same.
2015-02-15 17:16:25
Hrm yeah it's similar but I think there might be differences.
2015-02-17 22:45:37
Someone breaks a rule or something and a whole bunch of people gets punished. This doesn't seem all that fair to be honest.
Normally the offending rule is caught early and there aren't a large number of people effected by the prune.
2015-03-09 11:26:14
Most of the stuff in the Art Portal are either GIFs or drawings made in Illustrator or gimp. Is it ok to post pictures of crafts? sculptures? I just want to define what art should be in the portal.
Yes you may post photos of traditional work you have made. As long as you made it.
2015-03-25 16:55:58
Extremely handy! I'll keep it in mind--- probably--- hopefully. Just waiting for that day that sempai will notice me!
2015-04-25 22:33:30
The only reason i want to be scouted is so i can use a geometry dash song
2015-04-27 03:33:24
hmm.. Really hard for me.. how can I scout??
2015-04-29 05:31:32
Just wondering, how do you contact a mod? Also, how do you the difference between being castrated and pruned?
You can contact mods via PM. Art mods include myself, TurkeyOnAStick, Cairos, LegoLass, Lovingthedark, ImpendingRiot, and any of the admins.
2015-04-29 07:30:10
I don't understand why newgrounds feels the need to have this absurd scouting system. Even when CG Hub was still around (now being replaced by CG Beat) anyone could join and submit content, though you wouldn't get noticed unless you were good, does it really matter if people submit bad art or even good art that goes unnoticed assuming that the bad art inherently gets hidden by the good?
On all the art websites I'm on, CHBeat (formally CG Hub) I think has the best setup, where anyone can join and submit, but the website inherently promotes good art, so there were bad artists on it (myself included when I was starting out), but you would still get some views and the great art was promoted (Unlike deviantart)
Newgrounds seems like a very exclusive club that thinks it knows the value of something. The assertion of the average user on NG is that Newgrounds is my personal internet space and I only want very specific things that I like in my space, and if I hate them, BLAM - GTFO (you know, everything by everyone, unless we all hate it, and if we hate it, get the fuck out). That doesn't sound like an ECHO CHAMBER does it? Anywho, Scouting is dumb, there is no incentive for COMPETITION (other artists looking for exposure or work) to scout you. Scouting in reality (in real life) is done by employers looking for talent, not competition.
Hentai Foundry had a decent system that is preferably to scouting, art is accepted on a quality basis by moderators who then add it to daily entries. Regardless of who you are on the site, as long as the art is decent it will get in. As opposed to, one day, on a whim, your competition might throw you a bone (unlikely unless they absolutely love your art, if the happen to find it on accident).
2015-06-02 08:46:25
2015-06-24 13:19:41
Now, i am in love with Newgrounds... I din't know anything about scouting at all... i was just simply posting art as i made, Scouting is such a unique way to encourage artists... And the treasure was the personal advice. Thank you very much...
2015-06-26 14:42:07
What incentives are there for scouting other artists? I imagine a lot of artists are like: "Yes, Got scouted, fuck everyone else". Also I'd like you to see my art and see what I could improve on.
2015-07-23 14:39:59
Thanks, that was really helpful, I had a hard time trying to figure out what scouting and all that was.
2015-08-14 22:35:35
Only reading the first part of this has already been extremely helpful. My thanks to you sir.
2015-08-16 11:03:36
I know a lot more now! Just one thing...
I am certain what I create is worthy of getting scouted, I have 5 pieces and not a single one was stolen, ALL were hand drawn in pen and scanned onto my computer, they arent just doodles or pathetic sketches either, to me theyre proper masterpieces. None of them are shit so am I just unnoticed?
I would greatly appreciate any more help or tips you might have ;3
2015-09-10 15:45:02
Interesting system, however what is the incentive for people to scout other people? Wouldn't some people see it as a negative as it just brings them more competition in the art portal? Well I guess you get some you lose some.
2015-09-11 03:12:45
Thanks for the useful information and for scouting me!
2015-09-20 09:32:37
This is very friggen helpful, time to submit a sht tonn of drawings that I think are good!
2015-10-11 04:44:25
Yo ornery, I have a question, sorry if this is the wrong place to ask it, I was wondering about where you said
"All users can submit work to their user page though, and anyone can see the work (assuming they visit your user page)"
is there different ways to upload your work ? iam only aware of the art tab + the option ''submit yours'' and when I upload some pictures there, they seem to just... not exist ? as if breaking some kind of rule but being left in the dark about it.
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2015-10-26 16:50:39
This site can't get any easier can it? Why couldn't we just have any artwork publicly displayed (within their own content ratings) without all that "scouting" stuff? But then again, this is newgrounds, which makes it unique in it's own way.
If you could see the unscouted section you would understand why.
20 second scribbles, stolen work, rule breaking garbage, and just all around terrible quality stuff is submitted at a much higher frequency than the worth while stuff. Its not fun trying to find a decent piece by wading through all the junk first.
Also the scouting system gives aspiring artists a goal. And not a rather difficult one just being front paged. If you arent quite good enough to make it into the public portal you can either give up or work a bit harder and improve until you are. It's a reasonable and obtainable goal. Whereas other sites the goal would be a major showcase which is extremely daunting and very very difficult to achieve. Doesnt mean they shouldnt also strive for that , but in the mean time they were able to improve enough to the point that someone said "yeah your stuff is good enough to make it into _____ section"
2015-11-14 23:55:31
Newgrounds is officially Wall-Street!
If your stuff isn't good enough, GET OUT! If I would've known this, I wouldn't have made an account, but because I did and I got my stuff all up on it, I might as well stick it out to the end. Thank good I got Soundcloud and Youtube as back-up to show off my talents just in case.
Its not quite like that. Anyone can still submit work. And all that work is visible to anyone. The only difference is that if you arent scouted people will either have to visit the unscouted section or your userpage to see it rather than come across it in the active portal. (Unless a mod chooses to showcase it on the frontpage, which happens occasionally).
Most people don't see this as an elitist method, but rather as a goal to shoot for. "I want my work to be good enough for the NG portal, so I need to get better" rather than "Well I made something and improvement be damned because its up and I can keep submitting the same shit"
And 100% of Newgrounds content is user generated (by the user submitting it). Unlike other sites where stolen and unoriginal work is allowed to run rampant.
2015-12-13 16:41:28
How do you view unscouted art?
2015-12-17 17:36:22
What if you do not know your art is terrible? The human mind will unwillingly think its art is better than it actually is, so if you don't know your art is terrible you'll never be acknowledged, and if that happens you'll never know you suck at art. Is there some form of telling the artist he's terrible so he will stop sending in bad work, or is a doomed cycle?
I believe the form you speak of is called 'critique'. Making a thread in the art form is a great place to start getting some critiques from other artists. But be open to the idea of some of those being rather harsh. If you discount everything negative said about your work you cant improve. I typically ignore the praise for the most part that my work gets and only focus on the negative parts because those are the bits that need fixing.
2015-12-17 21:02:25
Personally, I like the idea of this scouting system. The 'Good' artists could possibly go further into professional artists, just like 'Draw with Jazza'(https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHu2KNu6TtJ0p4hpSW7Yv7Q) says that he has created games with Newgrounds, which is inspiring to hear. I hope to create 'high standard' work and become scouted :D
(also, can you give me a few examples of artists who are in the scouted section please? I can't seem to find that part :x)
2015-12-23 10:50:34
i have 5 pieces on my profile., i hope you like it :)
2015-12-29 22:04:08
this is really handy, As someone who has yet to be scouted, I'd follow your advice if it would improve my scouting chances.
2016-01-05 18:41:26
Define pruned...
I'm sorry. I just got scouted on the audio portal. How do I accept?
2016-01-28 06:05:07
Thanks. This was really helpful! :)
2016-02-10 02:21:22
So to be scouted I have to Kick my self far up the rear and work harder and harder to be approved.
fine tho I see that this is crazy when they mention a branch theory. but hell I guess you either do something that everyone knows about or make something that will get peoples attention. even tho some or most users can be trolls but I don't think so. when it comes to posting work. so get kicking and start working harder. also if you can't take the heat get out of the kitchen.
2016-02-11 14:41:21
Very helpful info Thank you!
2016-02-26 17:49:28
what does 'pruned' mean? Shalomskie english no good :(. is it not dried plums?
Yes it does mean dried plum. However in this context it means to be taken out of the art portal.
2016-02-27 11:18:00
How would someone scouted get UN-Scouted? (If it is because they broke different rules, then why should the people THEY scouted get UN-Scouted as well?)
Reasons someone would be unscouted include:
1. Breaking some rules (stolen work, photograph, inappropriate image, etc.)
2. Poor work quality. The submissions just aren't actually up to standard.
3. Someone higher up the tree was pruned. Aka their scouter got clipped, or that person's scouter and so on.
It is very rare that you will be pruned simply because you scout shitty people if your work quality is up to standard. More likely you will just get castrated and lose your scouting ability, but you will keep your good scouts and your work will stay in the portal.
2016-02-28 10:52:44
''Only accept scout requests from users who you don't think will be pruned'' so don't accept scouts from Bond vilains in other words? thanks for the reply, by the way, it is heartening to see that you care :)
2016-02-28 14:33:33
Thanks for the info. Has anything changed since 2009?
2016-03-02 17:19:30
How do I know if my artwork sucks, according to who does the scouting?
I know I can't ask to be scouted, but can I ask if I'm ever even going to be considered, or does that count as asking?
2016-03-02 17:20:36
I'm not trying to sound like a smartass or anything, I love this scouting system, that way the art portal isn't bombarded with crap, like OTHER sites that let you showcase art....
I just think it would be nice to be scouted, someday. Maybe.
2016-03-16 17:58:02
That was extremely helpful even in the distant future! Thanks!
2016-03-27 19:52:57
Why doesn't my song show up under 'All Songs' after I set the filter to 'Unscouted Artists'?


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Also, I do not recommend spending dozens of hours taking practice tests. While it's important to experience the full hours-long GMAT marathon a couple of times before test day, practice tests are not a good way to build the skills that will help you answer the questions themselves.
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Yesterday, I came across an excellent article that describes why. Daniel Coyle is the author of the book The Talent Code, which investigates how to become an expert in various fields. Many of the findings apply directly to the GMAT.
One of the elements of effective practice that Coyle highlighted yesterday is "Strong, Direct, Immediate Feedback." You need to know what you're doing right and what you're doing wrong (strong feedback), the message can't be ambiguous (direct feedback), and you need to find out right away (immediate feedback).
If you're playing a tennis match, you get quite a bit of feedback of various kinds. If you hit a serve and it goes into the net, you immediate receive a direct message that you did something wrong. But if you hit a serve and your opponent smashes it to win the point, the feedback isn't so direct--did you not serve hard enough? Should you have served in a different direction? Did she just get lucky?
When you take a full-length practice test, you get some feedback in the form of a score. But if a program tells you that you just scored a 630, what does that mean? Clearly, you have more work to do, at least if you want a higher score. A breakdown of Quant and Verbal scores may point you in a slightly more specific direction. But beyond that, it's not very helpful.
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