Yena Counters 2026: Best Counter Picks & Builds

Omen

Yena is only CC immune while casting, and Omen waits for exactly the gap between two skills to strike. Death's Beckon pulls her in front of Omen and slows, then Death's Embrace dashes in to trap Yena in a death arena for 5 seconds: the target can’t escape and deals reduced damage. The two dashes of Crescent Strike can’t take her anywhere now. When Yena swaps to Moon Blade and activates Sweeping Moon Slash for attack speed, Untouchable boosts Omen’s damage reduction for 2 seconds and reflects basic attacks back at her, plus a slow. The passive Thirst also adds true damage once Omen has 5 Thirst points.

Arthur

The CC immunity from Lunar Phase only exists while Yena is casting, so silence is what she fears most: no skills means no CC immunity, no form swap and no dashes. Sword of Justice gives Arthur 30% movement speed, and the next basic attack closes in and silences, doing exactly that, while also marking her so each following hit deals an extra 1% of Yena’s max HP as magic damage. Next, Judgment of Justice leaps in to knock up and burns for another 5 seconds. Divine Guardian creates a shield based on max HP to absorb the Quad Moon Slash chain, while the passive Might and Valor lets Arthur regenerate HP every second while laning.

Bolt Baron

Yena has to get close to deal damage, while Thunder Blast from Bolt Baron knocks enemies back, and the closer they stand, the farther they fly. Cast it right as Yena finishes a dash of Crescent Strike , when she no longer has CC immunity, and she gets knocked out of slashing range. If Yena is in Moon Blade form and starts the knockback-then-launch slash chain of Spinning Sickle , Gathering Thunder lets Bolt Baron take flight, becoming CC immune for 1.5 seconds, gaining 30% movement speed and passing through walls. Basic attacks deal magic damage thanks to Thunder Conductor , while Thunder Plunge dashes with a shield for 2 seconds to keep your distance.

Skud

The passive Boiling Blood grants Skud bonus max HP, and when attacking a target with lower max HP than his own, each of Skud’s hits deals bonus magic damage. A fighter like Yena almost always has less max HP than Skud, so she loses out on every trade. Rebel Gauntlet leaps in for a punch and boosts attack speed, while Rampage Gauntlet ramps movement speed up to 40% over 3 seconds and his empowered attack deals bonus magic damage and slows, enough to stick to Yena even through her two dashes. Save Wrathful Gauntlet for when she has just finished casting: Skud knocks up and pushes back all nearby enemies right when Yena has no CC immunity.

Thane

Thane is a wall Yena struggles to get past to reach your carries. Valiant Charge charges forward, repeatedly pushing enemies back before knocking them away at the end, while Avalon's Fury plants his sword to knock away and slow; use them right after Yena finishes a skill, once the CC immunity from Lunar Phase has worn off. His passive Royal Power heals Thane based on max HP and grants damage reduction when he drops below a threshold, so Yena’s physical burst rarely brings him down. Once she’s low, Excalibur deals true damage plus 15% of the target’s missing HP as physical damage, while Thane gains 20% damage reduction and is unstoppable while casting.