How to win lane as Yorick against Kennen · 58.8% win rate (534 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
He kites + stuns from range — build MR, cage him, swarm off his E.
Track: Kennen's E — Lightning Rush (10–6s cooldown). His escape. Cage/swarm when it’s down.
Read from Yorick's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Kennen.
This is Yorick's own plan; across 534 pooled games the lane is Yorick-favoured.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Kennen | Even at 1 — his Q costs 60 mana and he cannot commit to a trade. |
| Level 2 | Kennen | Level-2 Q + E mark stacking lets him stun-trade you down. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | By level 3 ghouls and Maiden soak his poke, evening the lane. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Levels 4-5 swing to you: Mourning Mist is 700 range and shreds armour. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | At 6 his ult needs a gank to win 1v1, keeping the lane even. |
| First item | Kennen | First-item Kennen out-pokes your single item and keeps you off the wave. |
| Two+ items | Kennen | Your split wins the map — Maiden takes towers his 120s ult can't defend. |
Kennen owns levels 1-2: his ranged Thundering Shuriken (Q) chips you every time you go for a last-hit and you have no way to trade back at that range yet.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Yorick's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Yorick 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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Yorick — a 58.8% win rate vs Kennen in top lane over 534 games is a real advantage.
Not really — Yorick holds a real statistical advantage (58.8% win rate), so Kennen is the one working uphill.
Statistically yes — Yorick counters Kennen in top lane, winning 58.8% of 534 Emerald+ games.
Yorick takes Press the Attack on the Precision tree with Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Last Stand, and Resolve secondary (Second Wind and Bone Plating) vs Kennen.
Start Doran's Shield + Health Potion (vs his poke) and back for Core component + boots (≈1300g). Build Trinity Force (the all-purpose spike) first, then Hullbreaker, with Mercury's Treads.
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