Kennen vs Yorick Counter Pick

Yorick fights with a crowd, and a crowd is the wrong thing to poke. Shepherd of Souls summons Mist Walkers that attack nearby enemies on their own, and Eulogy of the Isles adds the Maiden of the Mist as a second body that amplifies his attacks. Every application of Mark of the Storm spent on a summon is a stack that never reaches Yorick. The outcome is 43.3% for Kennen over 275 games on patch 16.13.1.

Dark Procession is the other half of the problem. A destructible wall dropped on top of Kennen blocks movement, and his escape is Lightning Rush, a directional transformation that passes through units but not terrain. Being boxed in with Mist Walkers already engaged removes the spacing that 550 attack range was supposed to guarantee against a 175-range opponent.

Statistically Yorick leads almost everywhere that matters: 650 base health rising to 2,588 at level 18, 36 armor rising to 112.5, and 340 movement speed against 335. Only Kennen’s 113.2 armor at level 18 edges ahead, and his 2,246 health does not. Yorick’s damage is mixed, so one defensive item does not resolve it, and Mourning Mist reduces armor while marking a target, which speeds his summons toward whoever was hit. The realistic window is before level six, using Thundering Shuriken at range while grave count is low and Last Rites has little to convert.