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How to Win Vex vs Kennen Counter MatchupVex is in the b tier of champions

Vex vs Kennen

How to Beat Kennen as Vex in LoLVex is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kennen as Vex

based on 769 Vex vs Kennen matchups
Win Rate
52.9 %
K/D/A
2.28
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked League games every week. Within our dataset, Vex battled Kennen 769 times. Using so many matchups for Vex versus Kennen gives us faith in our ability to prepare enlightening stats and a solid build to shatter your opposition. This particular matchup is relatively rare. Vex fights Kennen in only 1.0% of their matches.

Vex vs Kennen Matchup Summary

Vex does a good job of beating Kennen. On average, they wins a terrific 52.9% of matches the champions battle each other in. In Vex versus Kennen games, Vex’s side is 0.1% more likely to get first blood, indicating that they probably will get first blood against Kennen.

Best Vex vs Kennen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Vex Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

MalignanceZhonya's HourglassShadowflame

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Vex's passive ability p
Vex's q ability q
Vex's w ability w
Vex's e ability e
Vex's ultimate ability r
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E
2
Q
3
W
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Kennen as Vex

Advice to Win Against Kennen

Consider playing a bit more cautiously around Kennen when you have a Mark of the Storm debuff. If he hits you with 3 Marks of the Storm, you will get stunned.

Kennen is flimsy by nature - turn and attack him if he gets careless with Lightning Rush.

Vex vs Kennen Counter Stats

Vex Image
Win Rate
52.9 %
VS
Win Rate
47.1 %
Kennen Image
7.3
< Kills >
6.5
6.5
< Deaths >
6.1
7.5
< Assists >
6.3
1.73
< Killing Sprees >
1.51
157
< Minions Killed >
160
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.39
1,293
< Physical Damage >
1,940
21,350
< Magic Damage >
20,831
897
< True Damage >
597
23,540
< Damage Dealt >
23,369
19,477
< Damage Taken >
22,301
11,486
< Gold Earned >
11,522
1.83
< Towers >
1.92
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
2,094
< Total Healing >
3,133
14,256
< Experience >
14,750
20
< Vision Score >
19
10
< Wards Placed >
9
541
< Time Dealing CC >
72

How to Counter Kennen with Vex in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight several significant Vex versus Kennen counter statistics that may help us distinguish the distinctions between these two champs. As an example, Vex’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kennen’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Vex may be more central to their team's team fighting capacity than Kennen..

Vex typically has a similar longest kill spree as their foe does. On average, they takes a similar amount of damage to Kennen. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Vex and Kennen

Damage Types Compared

Vex
Kennen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vex
Kennen

Who is Better, Vex or Kennen?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Vex usually wins when playing against Kennen, with a 52.9% win rate. Therefore, Vex makes a good counter to Kennen.

While Vex does have a higher winrate compared to Kennen, when on opposite teams, Vex also has a much lower difficulty level that makes them a less challenging character to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Vex into Kennen.

Moreover, Vex has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kennen. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Vex vs Kennen matchups, Vex is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Vex is a good counter to Kennen. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Vex against Kennen.

Other Champion Matchups Against Vex

Vex Loses Against

SingedSinged44.6% winrateIvernIvern44.6% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser44.8% winrateLilliaLillia44.9% winrate

Vex Wins Against

YuumiYuumi56.6% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc54.7% winrateSejuaniSejuani54.4% winrateJayceJayce53.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

MaokaiMaokai+ 52.4% 2787 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 53.4% 10271 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.4% 3594 GamesAniviaAnivia+ 53.6% 211 Games

Additional Information for Vex Players

How We Calculated Our Vex vs Kennen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kennen as Vex, we analyzed 769 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 Kennen as Vex 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Vex in order to counter Kennen during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vex on average gets a similar amount of CS relative to Kennen. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Vex versus Kennen build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Vex used at least these three items in their build, they performed a lot better against Kennen than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Vex had an average winrate of 52.9% when playing against Kennen with these items in their kit.

To have the highest probability of crushing Kennen as Vex, Vex players should use the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Vex vs Kennen counter picks, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 52.9% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Kennen as Vex are given for every ranked division. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to an individual rank, you can use the selection menu located earlier on the page.