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How to Win Kennen vs Yone Counter MatchupKennen is in the b tier of champions

Kennen vs Yone

How to Beat Yone as Kennen in LoLKennen is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Yone as Kennen

based on 2,602 Kennen vs Yone matchups
Win Rate
51.5 %
K/D/A
2.17
Pick Rate
6.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked League of Legends matches every week. In our data, Kennen fought Yone 2602 times. With so many games with Kennen vs Yone provides us faith in our capability to prepare informative data and a solid build to crush Yone. This champion matchup is fairly uncommon. Kennen fights Yone in only 6.4% of his matches.

Kennen vs Yone Matchup Summary

Kennen does a decent job of countering Yone. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.5% of games the champions clash against each other in. In Kennen versus Yone matches, Kennen’s team is 0.0% more expected to get first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood against Yone.

Best Kennen vs Yone Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHextech Alternator

Core Kennen Items

~22 Mins
Void StaffHextech RocketbeltStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneCryptbloomZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kennen to level upq
>
Second ability for Kennen to level upw
>
Last skill for Kennen to max oute

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryNimbus CloakTranscendenceScorch
DominationTaste of BloodUltimate Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Kennen's passive ability p
Kennen's q ability q
Kennen's w ability w
Kennen's e ability e
Kennen's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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W
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W
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E
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Guide to Countering Yone as Kennen

Tips for Playing as Kennen against Yone

You can land an initial Mark of the Storm debuff on an opponent with Thundering Shuriken, and then add to it with Electrical Surge.

Lightning Rush can be used to initiate fights with its Energy return component, allowing him to use other abilities afterward.

You can stun your opponents by inflicting 3 Marks of the Storm upon them.

Kennen vs Yone Counter Stats

Kennen Image
Win Rate
51.5 %
VS
Win Rate
48.5 %
Yone Image
6.6
< Kills >
6.3
6
< Deaths >
7
6.4
< Assists >
5
1.53
< Killing Sprees >
1.41
161
< Minions Killed >
179
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.14
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.4
2,044
< Physical Damage >
13,966
20,824
< Magic Damage >
4,488
655
< True Damage >
2,628
23,523
< Damage Dealt >
21,083
22,222
< Damage Taken >
26,096
11,539
< Gold Earned >
12,174
2.04
< Towers >
2.02
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
3,140
< Total Healing >
5,576
14,788
< Experience >
15,041
19
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
8
73
< Time Dealing CC >
189

How to Counter Yone with Kennen in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize some important Kennen versus Yone matchup stats that can help you appreciate the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. Kennen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Yone’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Kennen may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Yone..

Kennen usually has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Yone. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kennen and Yone

Damage Types Compared

Kennen
Yone
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kennen
Yone

Who is Better, Kennen or Yone?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Kennen usually wins when taking on Yone, with a 51.5% win rate. As a result, Kennen makes a good counter for Yone.

While Kennen does have a higher win rate than Yone, when on opposite teams, Kennen also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Kennen into Yone.

Furthermore, Kennen also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Yone. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kennen vs Yone matchups, Kennen is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Kennen is a decent counter for Yone. Focus your tactics on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Kennen against Yone.

Additional Information for Kennen Players

How We Calculated Our Kennen vs Yone Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Yone as Kennen, we analyzed 2,602 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Yone as Kennen comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Kennen in order to counter Yone during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kennen most often gets a similar amount of CS as Yone. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Kennen versus Yone build consist of Void Staff, Hextech Rocketbelt, and Stormsurge. When Kennen combined at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better when fighting Yone than with many other common builds. In fact, Kennen boasted an average win rate of 51.5% when playing against Yone with this build.

To have the best chance of crushing Yone as Kennen, you should equip the Summon Aery, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Scorch, Taste of Blood, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players picked for Kennen vs Yone counter picks, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 51.5% winrate overall.

If you want to see Kennen x Yone tips and builds for a an individual rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu displayed above. By default, the statistics and strategies given are computed using all games run with both champions.