Keznit>Zekken (and its not close)

On pure duelist ability, Keznit is far better than Zekken. The stats from their direct matchups make this undeniable.

First Kill / First Death and Head 2 Head:

In their head-to-head series, Keznit consistently edges out Zekken in first kill/first death numbers. In the series that the two played each other in the last two years (the years that both Keznit and Zekken were both on pure duelist), Keznit outperformed Zekken with a 11/3 FK/FD to Zekkens 8/8 FK/FD. Keznit also domianted Zekken winning 12/9 fights against him. (https://www.vlr.gg/353183/sentinels-vs-kr-esports-champions-tour-2024-americas-stage-2-w2/?game=all&tab=overview) and edged him out with a superior 13/6 FK/FD to Zekkens inferior 13/9 FK/FD while also stomping him into the ground with a 12/7 duel win rate. (https://www.vlr.gg/459524/sentinels-vs-kr-esports-champions-tour-2025-americas-stage-1-w2)
Duelists are measured by their ability to secure opening impact, and Keznit delivers this more reliably than Zekken, while also domianting him individually.

Duelist Agent Pool:

While both Zekken and Keznits duelist pool is extremly similar in terms of the meta Raze, Yoru, Neon, Keznits Jett stands head and shoulders above Zekken’s. Even the biggest Zekken fans can not deny that his jett is by far his worst duelist especially when on the operarator-a cornerstone of Jett-something that Keznit excells heavily in (I mean look at this clip on the biggest stage in the world I dont see Zekken doing this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qidu_oii6Us )

Not Carried, but Carrying:

Keznit doesn’t need to be propped up, he is the one doing the heavy lifting. In KRÜ’s matches, he is consistently the top fragger. Zekken, by contrast, thrives only when his teammates set him up, the only time Zekken is able to find success on the stage is when his teammates carry him-which can be seen in the difference of SEN between 2024 and 2025, in 2024 Zekken was not SENs best player or their carry the role being filled by TenZ. When Zekken was forced to step into those shoes Zekken did not perform and SEN this year has not placed as high as their lowest intl result in 2024. They have not even been able to win a regional trophy.

Put both players on the same team, with the same structure and support, and the result is obvious: Keznit would outperform Zekken. His superior FK/FD stats, deeper duelist pool, and ability to independently carry rounds prove that he is the stronger duelist in every respect. Strip away the hype, trophies, and team narratives what matters for a duelist is raw fragging power and the ability to win opening fights. By that metric, Keznit is flat-out better than Zekken, and frankly the fact that people think hes not is borderline racism.

no

0/8

I'm reading undeniable facts here, can't really say much else

Peznit

Agreed but SEN fans will cope otherwise. Keznit has been doing a lot more with a weaker team

facts

yes

I think thats a reasonable conclusion considering this year stat wise. Only issue is when he has those bad games, it just looks like he is out of it. I do think if Kru had a better season I would be more on board with Keznit>Zekken but in my head its hard to justify when he has not been able to play in a masters or a champs.

is this the new trembolonarage mwzera thread?

Ur stats and interpretation are correct, but the stats you picked are wrong
Looking at their head to head stats is not in the slightest bit relevant.
Instead, compare their stats in general, especially internationally. It’s hard to do so because Sen is much better than kru, but comparing their stats against each other gives you a very tiny sample size (in this case, an incredibly small one of just two matches, 4 maps) = unreliable data to draw conclusions from