MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Kennen vs Vex
Kennen vs Vex in Mid: who wins more often?
Across 64 ranked games in Mid, Kennen beats Vex in 61% of them.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Kennen behind by 147 gold.
Kennen at 15:00
- Gold: -147
- CS: -1
- XP: +164
Typical gap to Vex, from 63 games that reached 15:00.
Does Kennen counter Vex?
Even on the count: Kennen lands at 61% over 64 games. Neither pick wins the lane alone, so take the side you play better and use the rows below to see which early spots swing this one, then play your first ten minutes around them.
Your Kennen game plan against Vex
In the median game here, the first death comes near 4:27 and level 6 lands around 5:32. Until your spike is online, treat the all-in window with respect.
Kennen in Mid: the items that actually get built
The most-finished Kennen core is Hextech Rocketbelt, Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass: 53.8% across 392 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Doran's Blade + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Hextech Rocketbelt (1,988 games).
Skill plan: Kennen players max Q first and take Q at level 1.