How to win lane as Vladimir against Kennen · 53.59% win rate (459 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
AP brawl — build MR, Q-poke war, pool his combo.
Track: Kennen's E — Lightning Rush (10–6s cooldown). His escape. Poke when it’s down.
Read from Vladimir's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Kennen.
This is Vladimir's own plan; across 459 pooled games the lane is leaning Vladimir.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Level 1 favours Kennen because his ranged Q poke outranges your melee kit from the start. |
| Level 2 | Kennen | Level 2 stays his as the Q/W chip and stun-stacking zone you off CS. |
| Level 3 | Kennen | Level 3 is Kennen's — full poke rotation plus Lightning Rush stun threat dominates. |
| Levels 4-5 | Vladimir | Levels 4-5 remain his while his ranged bully phase is at its peak. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | Level 6 is even because you can Sanguine Pool his stun and R storm, blunting his spike. |
| First item | Even / skill | First item is even as your sustain heals through his poke and trades equalize. |
| Two+ items | Vladimir | With two items Vladimir outscales the squishy mage and his burst plus pool safety win fights. |
Levels 1-2 are Kennen's — his ranged Thundering Shuriken poke outranges everything you have and he zones you off the wave while stacking his stun passive.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Vladimir's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Vladimir 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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Vladimir, slightly — a 53.59% win rate edge over 459 games; execution can flip it.
Mostly — Vladimir has a small statistical edge (53.59% win rate), but execution decides this lane far more than the pick does.
Not a hard counter — Vladimir has a slight edge (53.59% win rate), and play quality decides the rest.
Vladimir takes Phase Rush on the Sorcery tree with Manaflow Band, Transcendence and Scorch, and Inspiration secondary (Biscuit Delivery and Cosmic Insight) vs Kennen.
Start Doran's Ring + 2 Health Potions and back for Core component + boots (≈1300g). Build Riftmaker (drain scaling) first, then Zhonya's Hourglass, with Mercury's Treads.
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