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How to Synergize Vi with Kennen on the Same TeamVi is in the s tier of champions

Vi with Kennen

How to Win With Vi and Kennen Paired TogetherVi is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Vi and Kennen

based on 1,202 Vi with Kennen pairs
Win Rate
50.8 %
K/D/A
2.42
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers pull the results of from millions of League of Legends games straight from Riot Games each and every week. Vi has been on the same team as Kennen in 1202 recent, ranked matches. By accumulating so much accurate data directly from the creators of League of Legends, we have complete confidence that we can produce high-quality, insightful builds to help Vi play with Kennen. It is very rare for Vi to play with Kennen as teammates. This pairing has only occurred in approximately 1.1% of matches with Vi.

Vi Kennen Synergy Summary

Vi has done a ok job of fighting on the same side as Kennen. Usually, she wins an acceptable 50.8% of the time the champs fight alongside one another. If you want to maximize your potential as Vi when playing alongside Kennen by learning how to better synergize your gameplay with him, then review the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Vi vs Kennen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsTunneler

Core Vi Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

Sterak's GageEclipseTrinity ForceExperimental Hexplate

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Vi to level upq
>
Second ability for Vi to level upe
>
Last skill for Vi to max outw

Runes

DominationHail of BladesSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Alacrity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Vi's passive ability p
Vi's q ability q
Vi's w ability w
Vi's e ability e
Vi's ultimate ability r
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W
2
E
3
Q
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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Q
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E
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W
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R

Guide to Synergizing Vi and Kennen

Tips for Playing as Vi with Kennen

A fully charged Vault Breaker will deal double damage. It's great for catching and finishing off fleeing enemies.

Relentless Force does full damage to anyone caught in the shockwave. Use it on minions in lane to hit enemies hiding behind them.

Cease and Desist is a powerful initiation tool, just remember not to get too far ahead of the rest of your team.

Advice to Understand How Kennen Will Play

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.

Vi Kennen Synergy Stats

Vi Image
Win Rate
50.8 %
VS
Win Rate
49.2 %
Kennen Image
6.6
< Kills >
6.4
6
< Deaths >
6.2
7.9
< Assists >
7.9
1.5
< Killing Sprees >
1.47
33
< Minions Killed >
34
1.68
< Dragons Killed >
1.65
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.43
16,319
< Physical Damage >
16,142
73
< Magic Damage >
84
865
< True Damage >
861
17,257
< Damage Dealt >
17,088
30,219
< Damage Taken >
30,147
11,763
< Gold Earned >
11,688
1.39
< Towers >
1.36
0.33
< Baron Takedowns >
0.34
11,691
< Total Healing >
11,368
13,696
< Experience >
13,584
23
< Vision Score >
23
6
< Wards Placed >
6
284
< Time Dealing CC >
283

How to Play with Kennen as Vi in LoL

The Vi Kennen synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Kennen, compared to her overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how her gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Vi sees a large worsening in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Kennen. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Kennen helps Vi perform not as well in competitive League matches. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Vi plays on the same team as Kennen, she observes a marginal improvement in her complete damage output. This difference may signal that Kennen supports by providing protection for her to deal more damage or that his participation also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Vi is played alongside Kennen on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays without Kennen. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing with Kennen.

Moreover, when Vi plays with Kennen on the same team, she on average receives a little more damage than when she plays alone. Getting dealt more damage could indicate that Kennen does a poor job of covering Vi in teamfights.

Synergies between Vi and Kennen

Damage Types Compared

Vi
Kennen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Vi
Kennen

Is Vi better when played alongside Kennen?

There is no perfect synergy for Vi that will no matter what be her #1 synergy. However, overall, Kennen is a very typical companion for Vi. By locking into the same side as Vi, he lowers their win rate by -0.8% to 50.8%. This demonstrates that there is only a small bond between Vi and Kennen that results in them performing not as well together than alone.

Kennen has a lower difficulty than Vi. That means Vi players don't need to be very careful when lining up Kennen allies to play with, as they will have to have a relatively low level of skill to fight well with you.

Working alongside, you will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to dish out massive AD. Combined, these two should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

Although, by grouping Vi and Kennen together, you probably will not be giving your other teammates a lot of engage. Make sure to include other champs on your team that neutralizes this gap in their playstyle.

Regardless of the ability of your Kennen ally, you should focus on increasing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Vi Players

How We Calculated Our Vi Kennen Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Vi and Kennen, we analyzed 1,202 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Vi with Kennen comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To truly master Vi in order to synergize with Kennen during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL rounds, you should keep reading to master a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you use the build and tips displayed here, you should grow your win rate significantly.

The best items to have in your Vi and Kennen synergy build include Black Cleaver, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Vi bought at least these three items in her build, she did much better when paired up with Kennen than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Vi had an average winrate of 50.8% helping carry Kennen with this build.

To have the best probability of annihilating your oponents, you should take the Hail of Blades, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Legend: Alacrity, and Triumph runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for this team composition, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 50.8% winrate overall.

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