Kai'Sa vs Shen
How to Beat Shen as Kai'Sa
based on 2,703 Kai'Sa vs Shen matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kai'Sa vs Shen Matchup Summary
Best Kai'Sa vs Shen Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Shen as Kai'Sa
Tips for Playing as Kai'Sa against Shen
Make sure to buy items that will evolve at least 1 or 2 of your spells.
Work with your teammates to set up your Ultimate and optimize damage with your passive.
Try to catch enemy carries alone to burst them with Icathian Rain.
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.
Kai'Sa vs Shen Counter Stats
How to Counter Shen with Kai'Sa in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page feature some vital Kai'Sa versus Shen matchup stats that can help you understand the differences and similarities between this set of champs. Kai'Sa’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Shen’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kai'Sa may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Shen..
Kai'Sa often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her opponent does. Typically, she receives less damage than Shen. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Kai'Sa and Shen
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Who is Better, Kai'Sa or Shen?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kai'Sa usually loses when trying to fight Shen, with a 48.6% win rate. Therefore, Kai'Sa makes a poor counter to Shen.
While Kai'Sa does have a lower win rate than Shen, when they face off with one another, Kai'Sa also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more complex champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Kai'Sa into Shen.
Moreover, Kai'Sa has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Shen. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kai'Sa 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 team members during late stage team fights.
Kai'Sa is a somewhat poor counter for Shen. Make sure you focus your play on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kai'Sa against Shen.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Kai'Sa in order to counter Shen during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kai'Sa typically accumulates a similar amount of CS as Shen. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their abilities 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 case, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The most important items to focus on in your Kai'Sa versus Shen build include Wit's End, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Kraken Slayer. When Kai'Sa used at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better when facing Shen than with most other typical builds. In fact, Kai'Sa boasted an average win rate of 48.6% when playing against Shen with these items in her kit.
To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Shen as Kai'Sa, you should equip the Hail of Blades, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for Kai'Sa vs Shen face-offs, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 48.6% win rate overall.
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