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

Kennen vs Yuumi

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

based on 892 Kennen vs Yuumi matchups
Win Rate
56.1 %
K/D/A
2.19
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League games that we analyze each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Yuumi as Kennen resulted from an examination of 892 ranked games where both champs battled one another. This champion pairing is somewhat rare. Kennen fights Yuumi in only 2.2% of his games.

Kennen vs Yuumi Matchup Summary

Kennen has done a great job of countering Yuumi. Normally, he wins a terrific 56.1% of matches the champions battle one another in. In Kennen versus Yuumi rounds, Kennen’s team is 0.1% less likely to gain first blood, indicating that he most likely won't get first blood against Yuumi.

Best Kennen vs Yuumi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Kennen Items

~22 Mins
Zhonya's HourglassShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapHextech RocketbeltVoid Staff

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 ForceMagic Resist
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
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
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Q
10
W
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R
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W
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W
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E
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Yuumi as Kennen

Tips for Playing as Kennen against Yuumi

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 Yuumi Counter Stats

Kennen Image
Win Rate
56.1 %
VS
Win Rate
43.9 %
Yuumi Image
5.7
< Kills >
1.4
5.4
< Deaths >
3.8
6.1
< Assists >
14.6
1.31
< Killing Sprees >
0.28
152
< Minions Killed >
13
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.01
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.47
1,929
< Physical Damage >
312
17,898
< Magic Damage >
7,219
583
< True Damage >
655
20,411
< Damage Dealt >
8,186
20,155
< Damage Taken >
7,942
10,814
< Gold Earned >
7,798
2.09
< Towers >
2.1
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0
2,892
< Total Healing >
6,412
13,722
< Experience >
10,637
18
< Vision Score >
37
9
< Wards Placed >
18
68
< Time Dealing CC >
165

How to Counter Yuumi with Kennen in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore several critical Kennen vs. Yuumi counter statistics that may help you interpret the distinctions between this set of champs. For instance, Kennen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Yuumi’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Kennen may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Yuumi. This observation is largely fueled by the difference in kills.

Kennen normally has a much larger longest killing spree than his enemy does. On average, he receives more damage than Yuumi. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kennen and Yuumi

Damage Types Compared

Kennen
Yuumi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kennen
Yuumi

Who is Better, Kennen or Yuumi?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Kennen usually wins when trying to fight Yuumi, with a 56.1% win rate. Thus, Kennen makes a fantastic counter for Yuumi.

While Kennen does have a much higher winrate compared to Yuumi, when facing one another, Kennen also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging champion to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Kennen into Yuumi.

Furthermore, Kennen also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Yuumi. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kennen vs Yuumi matchups, Kennen is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Kennen is a great counter to Yuumi. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Kennen against Yuumi.

Additional Information for Kennen Players

How We Calculated Our Kennen vs Yuumi Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Yuumi as Kennen, we analyzed 892 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 Yuumi 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Kennen to counter Yuumi during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kennen on average racks up much more CS as Yuumi. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The most important items to use in your Kennen versus Yuumi build include Zhonya's Hourglass, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Kennen incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better versus Yuumi than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Kennen had an average winrate of 56.1% battling Yuumi with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Yuumi as Kennen, you should use 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 combinations that we analyzed for Kennen vs Yuumi face-offs, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 56.1% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Yuumi as Kennen are shown for all ranked divisions combined. To narrow the stats and builds to a specific rank, you should use the selection menu at the top of this page.