How to Win Aphelios vs Shen Counter Matchup Aphelios is in the b tier of champions

Aphelios vs Shen

How to Beat Shen as Aphelios in LoL Shen is in the s tier of champions
Marksman
Tank

How to Beat Shen as Aphelios

based on 1,007 Aphelios vs Shen matchups
Win Rate
46.1 %
K/D/A
1.83
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked LoL matches that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Shen as Aphelios resulted from an analysis of 1007 ranked rounds where both champions faced off against one another. This champion pairing is relatively rare. Aphelios encounters Shen in only 2.8% of his rounds.

Aphelios vs Shen Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Aphelios has done a awful job of countering Shen. Typically, he wins a lowly 46.1% of matches the champions face off with each other in. In Aphelios versus Shen rounds, Aphelios’s team is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood. This indicates that he probably will be able to get first blood against Shen.

Best Aphelios vs Shen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsNoonquiver

Core Aphelios Items

~22 Mins
GaleforceInfinity EdgeThe Collector

Optional Items

BloodthirsterLord Dominik's Regards

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Aphelios to level up q
>
Second ability for Aphelios to level up e
>
Last skill for Aphelios to max out q

Runes

Precision Fleet Footwork OverhealLegend: BloodlineCut Down
Domination Taste of BloodIngenious Hunter
AttackSpeed Adaptive Armor
Aphelios's passive ability p
Aphelios q ability q
Aphelios w ability w
Aphelios e ability e
Aphelios's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
Q
3
Q
4
E
5
Q
6
E
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
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E
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E
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W
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W
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W
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W

Guide to Countering Shen as Aphelios

Tips for Playing as Aphelios against Shen

Each of Aphelios' weapons have different strengths, so try to find the right situation for your current weapons.

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.

Aphelios vs Shen Counter Stats

Aphelios Image
Win Rate
46.1 %
VS
Win Rate
53.9 %
Shen Image
5.9
< Kills >
4.3
6.5
< Deaths >
4.6
6
< Assists >
10.7
1.36
< Killing Sprees >
0.99
165
< Minions Killed >
127
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.44
17,526
< Physical Damage >
6,364
1,162
< Magic Damage >
6,701
869
< True Damage >
1,182
19,558
< Damage Dealt >
14,249
18,884
< Damage Taken >
25,280
11,464
< Gold Earned >
9,938
2.34
< Towers >
1.8
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
3,703
< Total Healing >
2,853
11,968
< Experience >
13,610
18
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
143
< Time Dealing CC >
592

How to Counter Shen with Aphelios in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize some critical Aphelios against Shen matchup stats that may help us figure out the distinctions between the two. As an example, Aphelios’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Shen’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Aphelios may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Shen..

Aphelios normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his matchup does. Typically, he takes less damage than Shen. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Aphelios and Shen

Damage Types Compared

Aphelios
Shen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Aphelios
Shen

Who is Better, Aphelios or Shen?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Aphelios usually loses when trying to fight Shen, with a 46.1% win rate. Therefore, Aphelios makes a poor counter for Shen.

While Aphelios does have a lower winrate compared to Shen, when facing one another, Aphelios also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming champ to learn. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Aphelios into Shenas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Aphelios also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Shen. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Aphelios vs Shen matchups, Shen is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Aphelios is a bad counter for Shen. Focus your play on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Aphelios against Shen.

Other Champion Matchups Against Aphelios

Aphelios Loses Against

Dr. Mundo Dr. Mundo 40.6% winrate Quinn Quinn 40.9% winrate Kled Kled 40.9% winrate Fiddlesticks Fiddlesticks 41.7% winrate

Aphelios Wins Against

Kennen Kennen 52.3% winrate Jayce Jayce 52.1% winrate Lee Sin Lee Sin 51.6% winrate Aurelion Sol Aurelion Sol 50.8% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Illaoi Illaoi + 50.3% 907 Games Janna Janna + 50.5% 1109 Games Bard Bard + 50.8% 632 Games Akshan Akshan + 51.7% 675 Games

Additional Information for Aphelios Players

How We Calculated Our Aphelios vs Shen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Shen as Aphelios, we analyzed 1,007 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 Aphelios 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

Aphelios Build Shen Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Aphelios in order to counter Shen during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Aphelios on average racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Shen. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Aphelios versus Shen build include Galeforce, Infinity Edge, and The Collector. When Aphelios incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better vs. Shen than with most other typical builds. In fact, Aphelios had an average win rate of 46.1% when countering Shen with this build.

To have the best likelihood of vanquishing Shen as Aphelios, Aphelios players should equip the Fleet Footwork, Overheal, Legend: Bloodline, Cut Down, Taste of Blood, and Ingenious Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Aphelios vs Shen face-offs, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 46.1% win rate overall.

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