Kennen vs Vi
How to Beat Vi as Kennen
based on 1,042 Kennen vs Vi matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kennen vs Vi Matchup Summary
Best Kennen vs Vi Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Vi as Kennen
Tips for Playing as Kennen against Vi
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 Vi
Vi cannot be stopped while using her ult. Remember to save your displacement effects until after she's done charging.
A fully charged Vault breaker deals double damage. If you see Vi start to charge you should back off or try to dodge it.
Vi will shred your Armor and gain Attack Speed if she manages to hit you three times in a row. Try not to engage in extended brawls with her.
Kennen vs Vi Counter Stats
How to Counter Vi with Kennen in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here clarify several vital Kennen vs. Vi matchup statistics that may help you explain the differences between this pair of champs. For instance, Kennen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Vi’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Kennen may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Vi..
Kennen often has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. On average, he takes less damage than Vi. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Kennen and Vi
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Who is Better, Kennen or Vi?
Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kennen usually loses when trying to fight Vi, with a 48.9% win rate. Therefore, Kennen makes a poor counter for Vi.
While Kennen does have a lower win rate compared to Vi, when on opposite teams, Kennen also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Kennen into Vi.
Additionally, Kennen has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Vi. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kennen vs Vi matchups, Vi is the better champion with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Kennen is a somewhat poor counter to Vi. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Kennen against Vi.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Kennen to counter Vi during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kennen often accumulates much more CS relative to Vi. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The most important items to focus on in your Kennen versus Vi build include Hextech Rocketbelt, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Stormsurge. When Kennen incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better when facing Vi than with many other common item sets. In fact, Kennen boasted an average win rate of 48.9% when playing against Vi with this build.
To have the best chance of crushing Vi as Kennen, Kennen players should equip the Summon Aery, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Scorch, Taste of Blood, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Kennen vs Vi clashes, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 48.9% win rate overall.
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