MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Yone vs Kennen
How often does Yone beat Kennen in Top?
Yone into Kennen in Top: 44% observed win rate across 557 ranked games.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Yone behind by 359 gold.
Yone at 15:00
- Gold: -359
- CS: -1
- XP: -478
Typical gap to Kennen, from 555 games that reached 15:00.
Does Yone counter Kennen?
The count says no. Kennen holds 56% of 557 ranked Top games here. The lane is still winnable. Yone wins it back from the spots below, so learn which ones swing it before you lock in Yone against Kennen, and play for those first.
Beating Kennen: the Yone game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Yone at 51% across 226 games. Flip the lead and Yone falls to 40% across 331.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 51% | 226 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 40% | 331 |
| First blood | 53% | 201 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 53% | 161 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 47% | 252 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 56% | 107 |
Someone usually dies here around 5:33 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:35. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Yone's Top build, with receipts
Into Kennen specifically, Yone finishes Blade of The Ruined King first most often: 45.9% over 207 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Blade of The Ruined King, Immortal Shieldbow, Infinity Edge: 55.9% across 59 games.
The most-finished Yone core is Blade of The Ruined King, Immortal Shieldbow, Infinity Edge: 59.1% across 6,742 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Doran's Blade + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Blade of The Ruined King (28,787 games).
Skill plan: Yone players max Q first and take Q at level 1.