How to win lane as Master Yi against Kennen · 59.43% win rate over 106 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Kennen | Kennen's shuriken poke dominates your level 1. |
| Level 2 | Kennen | Kennen's ranged mark-stacking still controls level 2. |
| Level 3 | Kennen | Kennen's level-3 poke and stun threat beat you. |
| Levels 4-5 | Kennen | Kennen keeps kiting and poking through 4. |
| Level 6 | Master Yi | Your level-5 Wuju spike flips the isolated duel. |
| First item | Even / skill | At 6 his ult stun-lock keeps it skill-based. |
| Two+ items | Master Yi | At 2+ items your true-damage burst deletes squishy Kennen. |
Kennen owns levels 1-4: ranged Thundering Shuriken poke plus his mark-stun mean any dash-in gets you chunked and chain-stunned, so just farm and dodge shurikens.
The full Master Yi 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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