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How to Win Kennen vs Vayne Counter MatchupKennen is in the b tier of champions

Kennen vs Vayne

How to Beat Vayne as Kennen in LoLKennen is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Vayne as Kennen

based on 2,174 Kennen vs Vayne matchups
Win Rate
48.4 %
K/D/A
2.12
Pick Rate
5.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked LoL games every week. In our dataset, Kennen fought Vayne 2174 times. With so many games with Kennen vs Vayne gives us a lot of confidence in our capacity to prepare actionable data and a solid build to shatter Vayne. This counter matchup is fairly uncommon. Kennen encounters Vayne in only 5.4% of his rounds.

Kennen vs Vayne Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kennen has done a poor job of beating Vayne. On average, he wins a lowly 48.4% of matches the champs clash against one another in. In Kennen versus Vayne games, Kennen’s team is 0.1% less expected to gain first blood. This implies that he probably won't get first blood against Vayne.

Best Kennen vs Vayne Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalHextech Alternator

Core Kennen Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Void StaffZhonya's HourglassHextech RocketbeltLich Bane

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kennen to level upq
>
Second ability for Kennen to level upw
>
Last skill for Kennen to max oute

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryNimbus CloakTranscendenceScorch
DominationTaste of BloodUltimate Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Kennen's passive ability p
Kennen's q ability q
Kennen's w ability w
Kennen's e ability e
Kennen's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Vayne as Kennen

Tips for Playing as Kennen against Vayne

You can land an initial Mark of the Storm debuff on an opponent with Thundering Shuriken, and then add to it with Electrical Surge.

Lightning Rush can be used to initiate fights with its Energy return component, allowing him to use other abilities afterward.

You can stun your opponents by inflicting 3 Marks of the Storm upon them.

Advice to Win Against Vayne

Deny Vayne the opportunity to pin you against walls.

Vayne is fragile - turn the pressure up on her and she will be forced to play cautiously.

Kennen vs Vayne Counter Stats

Kennen Image
Win Rate
48.4 %
VS
Win Rate
51.6 %
Vayne Image
6.4
< Kills >
7.5
6
< Deaths >
6.5
6.3
< Assists >
5.6
1.48
< Killing Sprees >
1.74
162
< Minions Killed >
166
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.5
2,046
< Physical Damage >
14,343
20,756
< Magic Damage >
1,542
622
< True Damage >
3,885
23,425
< Damage Dealt >
19,771
21,737
< Damage Taken >
21,647
11,485
< Gold Earned >
12,200
2.04
< Towers >
2.3
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
2,944
< Total Healing >
5,828
14,583
< Experience >
12,970
19
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
9
72
< Time Dealing CC >
66

How to Counter Vayne with Kennen in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize several critical Kennen versus Vayne matchup statistics that may help you appreciate the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Kennen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Vayne’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kennen may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Vayne..

Kennen often has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Vayne. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kennen and Vayne

Damage Types Compared

Kennen
Vayne
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kennen
Vayne

Who is Better, Kennen or Vayne?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Kennen usually loses when trying to fight Vayne, with a 48.4% win rate. As a result, Kennen makes a bad counter to Vayne.

While Kennen does have a lower winrate than Vayne, when facing one another, Kennen also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Kennen into Vayne.

Furthermore, Kennen also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Vayne. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kennen vs Vayne matchups, Vayne is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Kennen is a somewhat poor counter to Vayne. Focus your tactics on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kennen against Vayne.

Other Champion Matchups Against Kennen

Kennen Loses Against

SkarnerSkarner41.3% winrateNasusNasus42.2% winratePoppyPoppy42.9% winrateZyraZyra43.3% winrate

Kennen Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee58.1% winrateRenektonRenekton56.2% winrateYuumiYuumi56.1% winrateZeriZeri54.6% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Kennen Players

How We Calculated Our Kennen vs Vayne Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vayne as Kennen, we analyzed 2,174 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Vayne as Kennen comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

Kennen Build Vayne Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Kennen to counter Vayne during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kennen on average racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Vayne. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The best items to use in your Kennen versus Vayne build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Kennen combined at least these three items in his build, he did much better versus Vayne than with many other common item sets. In fact, Kennen had an average winrate of 48.4% when countering Vayne with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of coming out on top against Vayne as Kennen, you should use the Summon Aery, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Scorch, Taste of Blood, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Kennen vs Vayne counters, this combination of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.4% winrate overall.

If you want to get Kennen vs Vayne tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a an individual player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu provided above. By default, the stats and build suggestions shown are computed using every game with data with these champs.