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

Kennen vs Vex

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

based on 769 Kennen vs Vex matchups
Win Rate
47.1 %
K/D/A
2.1
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked LoL games each week. In our data, Kennen engaged Vex in 769 rounds. Having so many matchups for Kennen versus Vex gives us faith in our capacity to prepare informative statistics and a supported build to destroy Vex. This particular champion pairing is relatively rare. Kennen encounters Vex in only 1.9% of his rounds.

Kennen vs Vex Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kennen has done a below average job of countering Vex. Normally, he wins a lowly 47.1% of games the champions face one another in. In Kennen vs Vex games, Kennen’s team is 0.1% less expected to obtain first blood. This indicates that he most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Vex.

Best Kennen vs Vex Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeGlowing Mote

Core Kennen Items

~22 Mins
Hextech RocketbeltZhonya's HourglassShadowflame

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurge

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
6
R
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Q
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Vex as Kennen

Tips for Playing as Kennen against Vex

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.

Kennen vs Vex Counter Stats

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

How to Counter Vex with Kennen in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify several influential Kennen versus Vex matchup statistics that may help you appreciate the distinctions between this set of champions. Kennen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Vex’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Kennen may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Vex..

Kennen often has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Vex. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kennen and Vex

Damage Types Compared

Kennen
Vex
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kennen
Vex

Who is Better, Kennen or Vex?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Kennen usually loses when trying to fight Vex, with a 47.1% win rate. Therefore, Kennen makes a bad counter to Vex.

While Kennen does have a lower winrate compared to Vex, when they face off with one another, Kennen also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champ to develop with. You may get destroyed when picking Kennen into Vex.

Additionally, Kennen has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Vex. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kennen vs Vex matchups, Vex is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Kennen is a terribly counter to Vex. Focus your strategy on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Kennen against Vex.

Additional Information for Kennen Players

How We Calculated Our Kennen vs Vex Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vex as Kennen, 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 Vex 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Kennen to counter Vex during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kennen often gets a similar amount of CS as Vex. Champions who on average don't take much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Kennen versus Vex build include Hextech Rocketbelt, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Shadowflame. When Kennen bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better versus Vex than with many other common builds. In fact, Kennen had an average win rate of 47.1% when countering Vex with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of coming out on top against Vex as Kennen, Kennen players should use the Summon Aery, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Scorch, Taste of Blood, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Kennen vs Vex face-offs, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 47.1% winrate overall.

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