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How to Win Kalista vs Shen Counter MatchupKalista is in the b tier of champions

Kalista vs Shen

How to Beat Shen as Kalista in LoLKalista is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Shen as Kalista

based on 611 Kalista vs Shen matchups
Win Rate
49.4 %
K/D/A
2.06
Pick Rate
1.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked LoL matches that we evaluate each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Shen as Kalista came out of an analysis of 611 ranked matches where both champs clashed against one another. This champ pairing is relatively rare. Kalista encounters Shen in only 1.8% of her games.

Kalista vs Shen Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kalista does a poor job of beating Shen. Normally, she wins a acceptable 49.4% of the time the champs oppose each other in. In Kalista vs Shen matches, Kalista’s team is 0.2% more expected to obtain first blood, indicating that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Shen.

Best Kalista vs Shen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowBerserker's Greaves

Core Kalista Items

~22 Mins
Wit's EndGuinsoo's RagebladeBlade of The Ruined King

Optional Items

Runaan's HurricaneTerminus

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kalista to level upe
>
Second ability for Kalista to level upq
>
Last skill for Kalista to max outw

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
ResolveBone PlatingOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Kalista's passive ability p
Kalista's q ability q
Kalista's w ability w
Kalista's e ability e
Kalista's ultimate ability r
1
E
2
Q
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
Q
9
E
10
Q
11
R
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Q
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Q
14
W
15
W
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R

Guide to Countering Shen as Kalista

Tips for Playing as Kalista against Shen

Rend is a valuable last hitting aid, since its cooldown resets if it kills a target.

Entering a move order once to trigger Martial Poise will not clear Kalista's basic attack target.

Due to her passive, Kalista's Move Speed is effectively increased by Attack Speed.

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.

Kalista vs Shen Counter Stats

Kalista Image
Win Rate
49.4 %
VS
Win Rate
50.6 %
Shen Image
8.1
< Kills >
4.2
6.9
< Deaths >
5
6.1
< Assists >
10.4
1.85
< Killing Sprees >
0.98
166
< Minions Killed >
123
0.35
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.43
18,028
< Physical Damage >
7,692
2,934
< Magic Damage >
6,794
505
< True Damage >
1,053
21,467
< Damage Dealt >
15,540
22,579
< Damage Taken >
28,858
12,496
< Gold Earned >
9,818
2.43
< Towers >
1.79
0.16
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
6,539
< Total Healing >
3,549
11,927
< Experience >
13,451
19
< Vision Score >
21
8
< Wards Placed >
10
174
< Time Dealing CC >
323

How to Counter Shen with Kalista in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature some significant Kalista versus Shen matchup stats that can help you realize the differences and similarities between the two. Kalista’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Shen’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kalista may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Shen. This observation is in large part fueled by the difference in kills.

Kalista normally has a much larger longest killing spree than her enemy does. Typically, she takes less damage than Shen. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kalista and Shen

Damage Types Compared

Kalista
Shen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kalista
Shen

Who is Better, Kalista or Shen?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Kalista usually fairs equally well when taking on Shen, with a 49.4% win rate. Therefore, Kalista makes an ok counter to Shen.

While Kalista does have a lower win rate compared to Shen, when on opposite teams, Kalista also has a much greater difficulty level that makes her a more difficult champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Kalista into Shenas her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Kalista vs Shen matchups, Shen is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Kalista is a somewhat poor counter to Shen. Focus your actions on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kalista against Shen.

Other Champion Matchups Against Kalista

Kalista Loses Against

SkarnerSkarner38.2% winrateZyraZyra40.6% winrateTaricTaric41.7% winrateTeemoTeemo42.6% winrate

Kalista Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee55.3% winrateYuumiYuumi54.2% winrateJarvan IVJarvan IV54.1% winrateKha'ZixKha'Zix53.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Kalista Players

How We Calculated Our Kalista vs Shen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Shen as Kalista, we analyzed 611 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 Kalista 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Kalista 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 tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kalista most often accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Shen. Champions who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Kalista versus Shen build consist of Wit's End, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Kalista used at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better vs. Shen than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Kalista had an average winrate of 49.4% when playing against Shen with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of defeating Shen as Kalista, Kalista players should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Kalista vs Shen matchups, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.4% winrate overall.

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