Matchup

Vayne
Vayne
91%
9%

vs

48.1%

over 711 games

Kennen
Kennen
46%
54%
Heavy AP damageStrong engageHeavy CCHigh burst

Skill matchup

You are stronger late game — farm safe and avoid early trades.

Build vs Kennen

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Blade
Health Potion

Core build

Experimental Hexplate
1Bruiser
Essence Reaver
2DPS
Lord Dominik's Regards
3vs Tank

Standard

Berserker's Greaves
4AS
Blade of The Ruined King
5DPS

Summoner spells

4645%
3441%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Jak'Sho, The Protean
5vs Hybride
Randuin's Omen
vs AD
Guardian Angel
vs AD

Anti Heal

Mortal Reminder
6vs Hybride

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Wit's End
5vs AP
Mercurial Scimitar
vs AP
Maw of Malmortius
vs AP

Anti Tank

Terminus
5vs Tank
Voltaic Cyclosword
vs Tank
Hubris
vs Tank
The Collector
vs Tank
Umbral Glaive
vs Tank
Youmuu's Ghostblade
vs Tank
Black Cleaver
vs Tank

DPS

Blade of The Ruined King
DPS
Stormrazor
DPS
Fiendhunter Bolts
DPS
Trinity Force
DPS
Infinity Edge
DPS
Kraken Slayer
DPS
Hexoptics C44
DPS
Bloodthirster
DPS
Phantom Dancer
DPS
Statikk Shiv
DPS

Other options

Guinsoo's Rageblade
85.7% WR7 games
PrecisionPrecision
Lethal TempoLethal Tempo
TriumphTriumph
Legend: AlacrityLegend: Alacrity
Coup de GraceCoup de Grace
ResolveResolve
ConditioningConditioning
OvergrowthOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
VayneVayne
KennenKennen
Careful
Careful
Aggressive

Kennen's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Mark of the Storm (P)

Kennen stuns enemies he hits 3 times with his abilities.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
37s13s10s
65.5s13s10s2m
94s11.25s10s2m
114s9.5s10s2m
164s6s8s2m
184s6s6s2m

Playing against Kennen

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

1

Spread out when Kennen engages with E + R: his ult only deals damage in a radius around him.

2

His E + R engage is predictable: when you see him running toward you in ball form, back off immediately.

3

Kennen is squishy without his burst — if you survive his R, he has nothing left.

4

Zhonya's is his only survival tool after engaging — burst him before he activates it or wait for it to expire.

Source: op.gg + LTL Engine · Patch 16.9.1 · May 9, 2026