How to win lane as Vayne against Kennen · 47.5% win rate over 480 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Kennen | Level 1 favours Kennen: his ranged Q pokes you before you can trade. |
| Level 2 | Kennen | Level 2 favours Kennen: W plus Q stack Marks and chunk your last-hits. |
| Level 3 | Kennen | Level 3 favours Kennen: the three-Mark stun locks you out of any trade. |
| Levels 4-5 | Kennen | Levels 4-5 favour Kennen: sustained ranged poke keeps you low and zoned. |
| Level 6 | Kennen | Level 6 favours Kennen: Slicing Maelstrom plus Lightning Rush can burst you dead. |
| First item | Kennen | First item favours Kennen: he keeps the range and burst edge while you are squishy. |
| Two+ items | Vayne | Two-plus items favour Vayne: your on-hit scaling overtakes his fading burst. |
Kennen out-ranges and out-pokes you at every early level: Thundering Shuriken (Q) chunks your walk-ups and his W applies Mark of the Storm from afar. The real danger is the stun: three Marks means you are locked out of a trade, so never let him stack them freely. Play from max range, dodge his Q, and farm what you safely can. Do not contest melee-range on his terms.
The full Vayne vs Kennen report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.
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