Kennen vs Vayne Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
Two very different profiles meet in the Top lane: Kennen the mage, Vayne the marksman/assassin hybrid. 256 tracked games on 16.13.1 put Kennen at a 55.5% win rate into Vayne. A 5.5-point edge is what puts this matchup in Kennen’s column.
Shared damage type here — mixed for Kennen as well as Vayne. Level-one bases: Kennen 580 HP / 29 armour / 30 MR, Vayne 550 / 23 / 30. 6 armour of separation tilts level-one trades toward Kennen. Scaling matters as well: Kennen ends on 2246 HP, Vayne on 2301. On autos alone the numbers read 48 AD for Kennen and 60 for Vayne. There is a movement gap too: 335 for Kennen, 330 for Vayne.
A missed Slicing Maelstrom from Kennen hands Vayne the window to land Silver Bolts. Ultimates decide the rest — Slicing Maelstrom versus Final Hour. Note the resource bars too: Energy versus Mana.
This is a ranged mirror in terms of reach — 550 versus 550 — so spacing matters less than ability timing.
Difficulty ratings read 8/10 and 4/10, with Vayne on the harder end — worth weighing before trusting the percentage. Treat 256 games as the confidence attached to 55.5%. Figures refresh from Emerald+ ranked play, so this Kennen page follows the live meta.
FAQ
Yes — Kennen holds the statistical advantage in this matchup. Kennen wins 55.5% of the recorded games.
55.5% from Kennen's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
256 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Kennen build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Kennen build page.