Yorickvs Kennen
Yorick vs Kennen is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.14. Kennen wins with a 54.5% win rate (+9.1%) over Yorick based on 11 games. Kennen wins the early laning phase while Yorick scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Yorick build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Yorick vs Kennen matchup.
Yorick Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Yorick performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.
Who Wins the Yorick vs Kennen Matchup?
Yorick vs Kennen Matchup Summary
The Yorick vs Kennen matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 11 recent matches analyzed, Kennen wins with a 54.5% win rate compared to Yorick's 45.5%, giving Kennen a 9.1 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Kennen controls the early laning stage, but Yorick outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Kennen needs to press advantages before Yorick reaches their power spikes, while Yorick should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Kennen leads by 0.3s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Kennen has a strong advantage in this matchup. Yorick players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Kennen overextending. Avoid prolonged trades and wait for team fights where positioning and coordination matter more. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Yorick vs Kennen Laning Phase Breakdown
Yorick is favored during the laning phase against Kennen, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Yorick holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Yorick Build Against Kennen
Mercury's Treads is the optimal boots choice against Kennen, providing the mobility and stats Yorick needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Yorick against Kennen are Voltaic Cyclosword, Edge of Night and Youmuu's Ghostblade. This combination gives Yorick an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Yorick vs Kennen matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Yorick25.0%
Kennen75.0%Yorick57.1%Kennen42.9%Kennen dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 75.0% win rate — a 50.0 percentage point lead over Yorick. This lopsided early game means Kennen can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Yorick is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 57.1% win rate — 14.3 points above Kennen. Extended games heavily favor Yorick, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Kennen must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Yorick reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Yorick survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.
Best Yorick Runes Against Kennen
Sorcery
Inspiration
The Sorcery and Inspiration rune setup gives Yorick the best tools to compete against Kennen in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Yorick matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.14. The table below shows Yorick's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Yorick build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47.92% | 192 | 6.8 | 875 | 11,625 | 52.9% | 43.9% | |
| 52.05% | 146 | 7.4 | 904 | 12,385 | 57.1% | 48.9% | |
| 56.56% | 122 | 7.1 | 768 | 11,865 | 67.9% | 47.0% | |
| 50.00% | 118 | 6.8 | 936 | 12,495 | 59.5% | 44.7% | |
| 48.48% | 99 | 6.7 | 882 | 11,696 | 55.8% | 42.9% | |
| 45.45% | 99 | 6.6 | 769 | 11,712 | 44.2% | 46.4% | |
| 41.94% | 93 | 6.7 | 816 | 12,154 | 40.0% | 42.9% | |
| 45.45% | 88 | 6.9 | 1,078 | 11,581 | 51.4% | 41.2% | |
| 49.41% | 85 | 6.9 | 862 | 10,362 | 48.9% | 50.0% | |
| 55.42% | 83 | 7.3 | 1,250 | 12,740 | 56.0% | 55.2% | |
| 50.00% | 78 | 7.0 | 786 | 11,805 | 48.6% | 51.2% | |
| 58.90% | 73 | 6.9 | 1,050 | 10,475 | 58.3% | 59.5% | |
| 47.89% | 71 | 7.0 | 857 | 12,477 | 42.3% | 51.1% | |
| 57.97% | 69 | 7.0 | 1,001 | 13,579 | 54.5% | 59.6% | |
| 46.97% | 66 | 7.5 | 802 | 12,473 | 52.2% | 44.2% | |
| 43.94% | 66 | 6.8 | 947 | 10,963 | 25.8% | 60.0% | |
| 60.71% | 56 | 7.1 | 863 | 11,719 | 62.5% | 59.4% | |
| 48.15% | 54 | 6.8 | 818 | 10,268 | 61.5% | 35.7% | |
| 51.85% | 54 | 6.9 | 1,033 | 12,336 | 73.7% | 40.0% | |
| 52.83% | 53 | 6.7 | 1,104 | 11,122 | 50.0% | 55.2% | |
| 55.77% | 52 | 6.9 | 750 | 11,265 | 52.6% | 57.6% | |
| 58.82% | 51 | 7.3 | 929 | 12,032 | 72.7% | 48.3% | |
| 67.35% | 49 | 7.3 | 882 | 11,899 | 70.8% | 64.0% | |
| 56.25% | 48 | 7.0 | 861 | 12,231 | 59.1% | 53.9% | |
| 57.45% | 47 | 7.2 | 830 | 11,885 | 61.1% | 55.2% | |
| 42.22% | 45 | 6.8 | 1,052 | 11,379 | 38.1% | 45.8% | |
| 59.09% | 44 | 7.1 | 832 | 10,881 | 72.7% | 45.5% | |
| 52.50% | 40 | 6.4 | 776 | 10,865 | 53.3% | 52.0% | |
| 45.00% | 40 | 7.0 | 866 | 11,137 | 50.0% | 40.9% | |
| 45.45% | 33 | 7.7 | 828 | 11,305 | 60.0% | 23.1% | |
| 56.25% | 32 | 7.0 | 902 | 12,250 | 50.0% | 61.1% | |
| 41.94% | 31 | 7.1 | 742 | 12,361 | 38.5% | 44.4% | |
| 62.07% | 29 | 7.7 | 885 | 13,937 | 75.0% | 57.1% | |
| 62.07% | 29 | 7.0 | 819 | 11,972 | 80.0% | 52.6% | |
| 60.71% | 28 | 6.8 | 860 | 12,173 | 45.5% | 70.6% | |
| 51.85% | 27 | 7.3 | 762 | 12,039 | 69.2% | 35.7% | |
| 62.96% | 27 | 7.9 | 873 | 12,540 | 66.7% | 61.1% | |
| 52.17% | 23 | 6.7 | 954 | 11,168 | 63.6% | 41.7% | |
| 60.87% | 23 | 6.8 | 799 | 13,057 | 88.9% | 42.9% | |
| 43.48% | 23 | 7.0 | 879 | 11,946 | 60.0% | 38.9% | |
| 47.83% | 23 | 7.2 | 1,068 | 13,867 | 57.1% | 43.8% | |
| 50.00% | 22 | 7.0 | 834 | 13,088 | 60.0% | 47.1% | |
| 55.00% | 20 | 6.2 | 879 | 11,740 | 62.5% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 20 | 4.6 | 753 | 11,192 | 63.6% | 33.3% | |
| 52.63% | 19 | 6.7 | 987 | 15,176 | 71.4% | 41.7% | |
| 50.00% | 18 | 7.2 | 763 | 10,576 | 55.6% | 44.4% | |
| 56.25% | 16 | 5.0 | 900 | 11,719 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 15 | 5.8 | 664 | 11,159 | 87.5% | 42.9% | |
| 60.00% | 15 | 7.3 | 772 | 10,927 | 63.6% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 6.8 | 787 | 12,314 | 50.0% | 36.4% | |
| 33.33% | 15 | 5.5 | 869 | 13,668 | 50.0% | 22.2% | |
| 71.43% | 14 | 6.2 | 934 | 12,599 | 83.3% | 62.5% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 6.0 | 727 | 10,631 | 42.9% | 40.0% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 6.4 | 725 | 10,798 | 20.0% | 66.7% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 7.0 | 936 | 13,986 | 100.0% | 37.5% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 7.3 | 908 | 14,089 | 25.0% | 57.1% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 7.8 | 1,084 | 15,342 | 100.0% | 55.6% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 5.8 | 802 | 9,934 | 42.9% | 33.3% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 4.6 | 577 | 8,120 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 6.7 | 830 | 9,408 | 60.0% | 25.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 6.8 | 833 | 11,091 | 25.0% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 6.2 | 840 | 13,280 | 75.0% | 25.0% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 6.1 | 713 | 11,638 | 66.7% | 80.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 4.0 | 817 | 14,263 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 12.50% | 8 | 5.0 | 663 | 10,981 | 0.0% | 16.7% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 6.2 | 1,093 | 14,964 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 6.8 | 820 | 12,523 | 0.0% | 80.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 6.8 | 735 | 13,543 | 0.0% | 80.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 6.8 | 718 | 8,077 | 100.0% | 0.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 2.5 | 583 | 9,437 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 5.0 | 807 | 12,192 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 7.5 | 854 | 12,545 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 100.00% | 6 | 7.0 | 854 | 15,645 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 7.5 | 939 | 8,577 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 8.1 | 796 | 11,156 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 2.9 | 750 | 10,866 | 0.0% | 25.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 6.2 | 688 | 10,847 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 3.0 | 661 | 10,920 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 7.4 | 807 | 10,795 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 7.0 | 726 | 11,059 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
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Yorick vs Kennen - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Yorick do against Kennen in League of Legends?
Kennen wins the Yorick vs Kennen matchup with a 54.5% win rate compared to Yorick's 45.5%, a 9.1 percentage point difference. This data is based on 11 recent ranked games in patch 26.14.
How does Yorick do against Kennen in the early game?
In the early game, Kennen has the advantage against Yorick with a 75.0% win rate versus 25.0%. Kennen players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Yorick do against Kennen in the late game?
In the late game, Yorick takes over the Yorick vs Kennen matchup with a 57.1% win rate compared to 42.9%. Yorick scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Yorick vs Kennen matchup?
Kennen wins the matchup against Yorick with a 54.5% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.14. The 9.1 percentage point advantage means Kennen is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 11 games analyzed.
What is the best Yorick build against Kennen?
The best Yorick build against Kennen includes Voltaic Cyclosword, Edge of Night, Youmuu's Ghostblade with Mercury's Treads. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Yorick runes against Kennen?
The best Yorick runes against Kennen use the Sorcery primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 0.0% win rate in the Yorick vs Kennen matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Yorick counter Kennen?
No, Yorick struggles against Kennen with only a 45.5% win rate. Kennen has the advantage in this matchup. Yorick players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Kennen's lead.
How do I play Yorick against Kennen?
When playing Yorick against Kennen, play cautiously and avoid Kennen's power spikes. Focus on safe farming — you outscale Kennen in the late game. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.