How to win lane as Kennen against Master Yi · 40.57% win rate over 106 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Kennen | Your shuriken poke dominates his melee level 1. |
| Level 2 | Kennen | Your ranged mark-stacking keeps control of level 2. |
| Level 3 | Kennen | Your level-3 poke and stun threat beat anything he can force. |
| Levels 4-5 | Kennen | Through 4-5 your kiting and poke still control the lane — just do not feed the Wuju spike that is building. |
| Level 6 | Master Yi | At 6 his stacked Wuju spike and Highlander flip the isolated duel — he runs you down. |
| First item | Even / skill | At first item your ult's stun-lock keeps his spike honest — a skill window either way. |
| Two+ items | Master Yi | At two-plus items his true-damage burst deletes your squishy frame. |
This is your stretch of the game and it is a wide one: shuriken poke, mark-stacking, and stun threat control levels 1 through 4-5, so chunk him relentlessly and deny CS. Bank the advantage now — every point of pressure here buys you safety against what is coming later.
The full Kennen vs Master Yi 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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