Kennen vs Vayne Counter Pick

Both champions attack from exactly 550 units, so nothing here is settled by reach. It is settled by what happens when a trade runs long. Kennen wins 55.5% of 256 games on patch 16.13.1.

Vayne’s damage is a ramp. Silver Bolts pays out on the third consecutive hit against the same target as a percentage of maximum health, and Night Hunter grants movement speed only while moving toward nearby enemy champions. Neither effect helps in the first two seconds, which is precisely the window Kennen operates in: Thundering Shuriken, Electrical Surge and a pass with Lightning Rush can stack Mark of the Storm to its stunning third instance before her third bolt ever arrives.

Durability points the same way. Vayne holds the smaller pool at 550 base health and 23 armor, ending at 2,301 and 101.2; Kennen sits at 580 and 29, ending at 2,246 and 113.2. She also moves at 330 to Kennen’s 335 outside of her passive. What keeps this competitive is Condemn — knocked into terrain, Kennen is stunned and loses the escape entirely — and Final Hour, which adds attack damage plus invisibility during Tumble. Vayne is rated 8 for difficulty against Kennen’s 4, the honest explanation for why a matchup with even range still resolves in Kennen’s favour more often than not.