League of Legends best Senna build guide: Counters, Itemization, Strategy, and more

The best Senna build in League of Legends season 14 has been helping her have an easier time climbing the ranked ladder. She is also seeing a fair bit of stage presence in pro play because of her build versatility.

Senna can be flexed as a support and an ADC in season 14, with the “Fasting Senna” strategy getting a resurgence in recent patches. Both Crit and Lethality build work extremely well with her this season, and Senna gets harder to deal with the later the game goes.


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League of Legends 14.11 Best Senna build ADC: Fasting and Farming

Runes 

Senna Runes
Senna all-purpose runes
PrecisionSorceryPassive Stats
Fleet Footwork/ Lethal TempoAbsolute Focus+10% Attack Speed
Presence of MindGathering Storm+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
Legend: Alacrity+10-180 HP (Levels 1-18)
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Itemization

Farming SennaFasting SennaSituational Items
Youmuu’s GhostbladeBloodsongGuardian Angel
Berserker’s GreavesYoumuu’s GhostbladeWit’s End
The CollectorBerserker’s GreavesMaw of Malmortius
Lord Dominik’s RegardsThe CollectorKraken Slayer
Rapid FirecannonLord Dominik’s RegardsStormrazor
Anathema’s ChainsRapid FirecannonInfinity Edge

Spells

  • Flash
  • Heal

Skill Unlock Priority

Senna Piercing Darkness Q: Piercing Darkness1357 9  
Senna Last Embrace W: Last Embrace2 810 1213
Senna Black Mist E: Black Mist   4       1415 1718
Senna Dawning Shadow R: Dawning Shadow61116

League of Legends 14.11 Best Senna Support build

Runes 

Senna Runes
Senna all-purpose runes
PrecisionSorceryPassive Stats
Fleet Footwork/ Lethal TempoAbsolute Focus+10% Attack Speed
Presence of MindGathering Storm+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
Legend: Alacrity+10-180 HP (Levels 1-18)
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Itemization

Core ItemsSituational Items
BloodsongRanduin’s Omen
Boots of SwiftnessUmbral Glaive
Locket of the Iron SolariSerpent’s Fang
TerminusMortal reminder
Rapid FirecannonSpirit Visage
Vigilant WardstoneAnathema’s Chains

Spells

  • Flash
  • Heal

Skill Unlock Priority

Senna Piercing Darkness Q: Piercing Darkness1357 9  
Senna Last Embrace W: Last Embrace2 810 1213
Senna Black Mist E: Black Mist   4       1415 1718
Senna Dawning Shadow R: Dawning Shadow61116

Senna Pros and Cons in League of Legends Season 14

Pros:

Farming

  • She is very mechanically simple and easy to pick up.
  • Incredible late-game scaling, and keeps getting more powerful the more stacks she gets on her passive.
  • Season 14 lethality changes have made one of the best picks in bot lane

Fasting

  • Allows her to and her lane duo to get a lot of gold. 
  • Fasting Senna is annoying to play against as her playstyle revolves more around harassing the enemy and setting up vision control.
  • Has versatile build paths.

Support:

  • Much like her Fasting build, Senna is annoying to play against as a support as well.
  • Scales with her ADC becoming a late-game powerhouse.

Cons:

Farming

  • Incredibly squishy and can be focused down easily during a teamfight.
  • Has a relatively poor early game.

Fasting

  • Has a very poor mid-game in Riot’s MOBA. Struggles to stay relevant around objectives and team fights.
  • Very reliant on obtaining mists. While she scales pretty well, it takes time for her to reach her power spikes.

Support

  • Does not play well into engage supports. Her lack of base health can make it difficult for her to survive in lane.
  • Does not have too many engage tools at her disposal.

How to play Senna: Tips and Tricks for League of Legends Season 14

Senna gameplay guide
Senna Tips and Tricks

Early Game

  • ADC: With Senna as an ADC you will need to focus on staying relevant in farm. So even if you are being pushed into the tower because of your weak early game, make sure to have a good creep score and Soul stacks.
  • Support/Fasting: Apart from keeping your lane duo alive. Senna’s role as a support or for her fasting build will be to harass the enemy Bot Lane and get as many soul stacks as possible. Use her E strategically, it is a great tool to start an engage by concealing your Jungler, or to disengage.

Mid Game:

  • ADC: Make your way to the Mid Lane when you start getting some core items under your belt. Help your team contest for the neutral objectives by using your E and then healing them with your Q if they are low. Don’t be afraid to look for teamfights as Senna’s Lethality build is really powerful at this stage of the game.
  • Support/Fasting: Roam the map and help your jungler secure the Herald and Drake. Look to have a good vision score by using your Sweeper and warding around the enemy jungle periodically. Having an Unbral Glaive in your build will make clearing 

Late Game:

  • Irrespective of the role Senna is playing on the team she will be a late-game powerhouse because of her passive. She brings a fair bit of utility in teamfights. Hence her role will be to stay behind her frontline and peel.
  • Her Q and R are very powerful teamfighting tools that will help your frontline stay alive longer. 
  • Use your E to posture aggressively around the neutral objectives.

Senna counters, match-ups, and lane synergy in League of Legends season 14

Lane Counters

Senna struggles against the above champions in the lane.

Favorable Match-ups

Senna does well in lane against the above picks.

Best Support pair for ADC Senna:

  • Seraphine
  • Swain
  • Karthus
  • Karma
  • Tahm Kench

Senna as an ADC pairs best with the above support picks.

Best pair for Fasting Senna:

  • Tahm Kench
  • Cho’Gath
  • Sett
  • Gragas
  • Maokai
  • Seraphine

For a fasting Senna, the picks above go really well with her.

Best ADC pair for Support Senna:

Senna has an easier time supporting the above ADC picks.

Abhishek Mallick
Abhishek Mallick
Abhishek Mallick is a Senior Columnist at Backdash. He has a Master's degree in English Literature. In his spare time, he is a fighting game enthusiast, who is also addicted to Shin Megami Tensei, Monster Hunter, and League of Legends. He also enjoys reading and sifting through educational documentaries.

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