How to win lane as Yone against Kennen · 50.67% win rate over 1,046 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Kennen | Kennen's level-1 ranged shuriken poke bullies you off the wave. |
| Level 2 | Kennen | Level 2 lets Kennen stack W marks toward an early stun. |
| Level 3 | Kennen | Level 3 stays Kennen's as his poke-and-stun controls trades. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Levels 4-5 are skill-based as your Q3 dash begins to punish his poke. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | Yone's 6 window is even — his R storm still threatens to lock you. |
| First item | Yone | First-item Yone gap-closes and sustains past Kennen's poke to kill. |
| Two+ items | Yone | At 2+ items Yone's mobility, sustain and burst win the 1v1. |
Levels 1-3 are firmly Kennen's — his ranged shuriken poke and W mark-stun let him bully you off the wave before you can dash in, and eating a full stun chain early can cost you the lane. Farm behind minions, dodge his Q, and never take a trade with two marks on you.
The full Yone 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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