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How to Win Annie vs Shen Counter MatchupAnnie is in the a tier of champions

Annie vs Shen

How to Beat Shen as Annie in LoLAnnie is in the a tier of champions
Mage
Tank

How to Beat Shen as Annie

based on 1,085 Annie vs Shen matchups
Win Rate
49.3 %
K/D/A
2.29
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends rounds that we analyze each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Shen as Annie came out of an evaluation of 1085 ranked matches where both champions fought one another. This matchup is fairly rare. Annie encounters Shen in only 1.7% of her rounds.

Annie vs Shen Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Annie does a dismal job of beating Shen. Normally, she wins a acceptable 49.3% of the time the champions oppose one another in. In Annie vs Shen rounds, Annie’s team is 0.1% less probable to get first blood. This indicates that she most likely won't get first blood against Shen.

Best Annie vs Shen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Annie Items

~22 Mins
MalignanceShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapLiandry's TormentZhonya's HourglassLuden's Companion

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Annie to level upq
>
Second ability for Annie to level upw
>
Last skill for Annie to max oute

Runes

DominationElectrocuteCheap ShotEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandAbsolute Focus
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Annie's passive ability p
Annie's q ability q
Annie's w ability w
Annie's e ability e
Annie's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Shen as Annie

Tips for Playing as Annie against Shen

Molten Shield is a good spell to cast to work up to Annie's stun, so sometimes it's beneficial to grab at least 1 rank in it early.

Striking killing blows on minions with Disintegrate enables Annie to farm extremely well early in the game.

Storing a stun for use with her ultimate can turn the tide of a team fight.

Advice to Win Against Shen

Be ready to dodge Shen's taunt and punish him if he misses.

Once Shen reaches level 6, watch out for his global-range ultimate, which can turn fights quickly.

Annie vs Shen Counter Stats

Annie Image
Win Rate
49.3 %
VS
Win Rate
50.7 %
Shen Image
6.2
< Kills >
4.3
6.3
< Deaths >
5
8.2
< Assists >
9.9
1.44
< Killing Sprees >
0.98
136
< Minions Killed >
126
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.42
906
< Physical Damage >
7,840
20,787
< Magic Damage >
6,784
1,245
< True Damage >
1,087
22,939
< Damage Dealt >
15,712
18,178
< Damage Taken >
30,394
10,902
< Gold Earned >
10,155
1.83
< Towers >
1.72
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
1,571
< Total Healing >
3,905
13,452
< Experience >
13,901
22
< Vision Score >
21
10
< Wards Placed >
10
231
< Time Dealing CC >
322

How to Counter Shen with Annie in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize some critical Annie versus Shen counter statistics that can help us interpret the differences between the pair. For instance, Annie’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Shen’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Annie may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Shen..

Annie typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her counter does. On average, she receives less damage than Shen. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Annie and Shen

Damage Types Compared

Annie
Shen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Annie
Shen

Who is Better, Annie or Shen?

Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Annie usually fairs equally well when playing against Shen, with a 49.3% win rate. Therefore, Annie makes an ok counter to Shen.

While Annie does have a lower winrate compared to Shen, when facing one another, Annie also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more time consuming champion to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Annie into Shen.

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

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Annie vs Shen matchups, Shen is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Annie is a somewhat poor counter for Shen. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Annie against Shen.

Other Champion Matchups Against Annie

Annie Loses Against

Miss FortuneMiss Fortune44.4% winrateTrundleTrundle45.4% winrateFizzFizz45.4% winrateOlafOlaf45.6% winrate

Annie Wins Against

PoppyPoppy55.9% winrateYuumiYuumi55.5% winrateZoeZoe55% winrateKindredKindred54.6% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Annie Players

How We Calculated Our Annie vs Shen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Shen as Annie, we analyzed 1,085 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 Shen as Annie 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.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Annie to counter Shen during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Annie often accumulates a similar amount of CS as Shen. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Annie versus Shen build consist of Malignance, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Annie used at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better countering Shen than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Annie boasted an average winrate of 49.3% when countering Shen with this build.

To have the best likelihood of defeating Shen as Annie, you should take the Electrocute, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Absolute Focus, and Manaflow Band runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players picked for Annie vs Shen counters, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.3% winrate overall.

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