Kayle vs Shen
How to Beat Shen as Kayle
based on 2,032 Kayle vs Shen matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kayle vs Shen Matchup Summary
Best Kayle vs Shen Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Shen as Kayle
Tips for Playing as Kayle against Shen
Kayle benefits greatly from Attack Damage and Ability Power, making hybrid items like Nashor's Tooth and Hextech Gunblade very effective on her.
Using Divine Judgment on a high-DPS ally can turn the tides of battle by giving your ally free reign to attack.
Kayle's attacks become incredibly powerful once she gains attack range from Divine Ascent. Play safe until then.
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.
Kayle vs Shen Counter Stats
How to Counter Shen with Kayle in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here clarify some valuable Kayle against Shen matchup statistics that can help us interpret the differences between these two champions. As an example, Kayle’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Shen’s ratio of NaN, showing that Kayle may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Shen..
Kayle usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her foe does. Typically, she receives less damage than Shen. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the champion with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Kayle and Shen
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Who is Better, Kayle or Shen?
Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Kayle usually wins when playing against Shen, with a 53.0% win rate. As a result, Kayle makes a good counter for Shen.
While Kayle does have a higher win rate than Shen, when they face off with one another, Kayle also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes her a more challenging character to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Kayle into Shenas her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Kayle also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, 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 a single best champion in League of Legends, in Kayle vs Shen matchups, Kayle is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.
Kayle is a good counter to Shen. Focus your actions on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Kayle against Shen.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Kayle to counter Shen during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kayle often accumulates more CS relative to Shen. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.
The most crucial items to focus on in your Kayle versus Shen build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Nashor's Tooth, and Shadowflame. When Kayle used at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better vs Shen than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Kayle boasted an average winrate of 53.0% battling Shen with this counter build.
To have the highest chance of coming out on top against Shen as Kayle, Kayle players should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for Kayle vs Shen fights, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 53.0% winrate overall.
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