Cho'Gath vs Shen
How to Beat Shen as Cho'Gath
based on 1,421 Cho'Gath vs Shen matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Cho'Gath vs Shen Matchup Summary
Best Cho'Gath vs Shen Counter Build
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Core Cho'Gath Items
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Guide to Countering Shen as Cho'Gath
Tips for Playing as Cho'Gath against Shen
Using Rupture on creeps in combination with Carnivore is a good way to gain Health and Mana.
If you're having difficulty feasting upon champions, try eating minions until you're larger.
Try to line up your attacks with Vorpal Spikes so that they kill minions and harass enemy champions at the same time.
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.
Cho'Gath vs Shen Counter Stats
How to Counter Shen with Cho'Gath in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page feature some important Cho'Gath versus Shen counter statistics that can help us grasp the differences between the two. For instance, Cho'Gath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Shen’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Cho'Gath may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Shen..
Cho'Gath normally has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Shen. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Cho'Gath and Shen
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Who is Better, Cho'Gath or Shen?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Cho'Gath usually loses when taking on Shen, with a 48.5% win rate. Thus, Cho'Gath makes a bad counter for Shen.
While Cho'Gath does have a lower win rate than Shen, when they face off with one another, Cho'Gath also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champ to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Cho'Gath into Shen.
Moreover, Cho'Gath also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Shen. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Cho'Gath vs Shen matchups, Shen is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Cho'Gath is a somewhat poor counter to Shen. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Cho'Gath against Shen.
Other Champion Matchups Against Cho'Gath
Additional Information for Cho'Gath Players
How We Calculated Our Cho'Gath vs Shen Build and Stats
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Cho'Gath to counter Shen during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Cho'Gath typically picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Shen. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Cho'Gath versus Shen build include Unending Despair, Sunfire Aegis, and Heartsteel. When Cho'Gath incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better against Shen than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Cho'Gath had an average winrate of 48.5% when countering Shen with these items in his kit.
To have the best probability of coming out on top against Shen as Cho'Gath, Cho'Gath players should equip the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Cho'Gath vs Shen fights, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 48.5% win rate overall.
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