Uhh...kennen is pretty good in Dominion. Maybe you should actually TRY these heroes you want to play, instead of just assuming they're bad because nobody else picks them.

People have said a lot of **** about heroes in DOM. But honestly, I've seen just about every one of them wreck behinds, including Sona.

just tried two of my fav but supposedly bad champs, ori and sona. They did great. One major thing thats been helping me is item building, I dont blitz for complete items anymore, i spatter what I need to survive and be a threat, then fill it out.

Champs like Kennen who are tactical and rely upon their ult are far less effective in dominion than champs that just go qwer MASSIVE DAMAGE U DEAD. I'm looking at you Panth, Talon, Nocturne etc. Kennen just can't stand up in this mode. If you had success then you were either not playing against these champs, or the players were incredibly bad.

Kennen has historically done quite well on the map, particularly when used as a hit and run caster to leverage his mobility and poking.

Or maybe we're better than you? No offense but you don't seem to be accounting for that possibility. Champs with long range attacks make great point defenders. Maybe you should try defending your points? ;D

Vlad is pretty garbage in this mode ;(

I feel your pain, but I still enjoy the mode, mainly because I can play champs like shaco who are mediocre on SR and excel in dominion.

Honestly I would say they did something really wrong if the SAME champs that are good in SR are the ones that are good in Dominion. It's a good thing that the gameplay centers around different sets of heroes than SR does.