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How to Win K'Sante vs Shen Counter MatchupK'Sante is in the a tier of champions

K'Sante vs Shen

How to Beat Shen as K'Sante in LoLK'Sante is in the a tier of champions
TankFighter
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How to Beat Shen as K'Sante

based on 1,105 K'Sante vs Shen matchups
Win Rate
47.6 %
K/D/A
1.96
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of ranked League matches that we review each week. Our guide on how to beat Shen as K'Sante resulted from an analysis of 1105 ranked rounds where both champions fought one another. This counter matchup is fairly rare. K'Sante has to counter Shen in only 1.9% of their games.

K'Sante vs Shen Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, K'Sante does a dismal job of countering Shen. Typically, they wins a lowly 47.6% of matches the champions clash against each other in. In K'Sante against Shen matches, K'Sante’s team is 0.2% less probable to get first blood. This indicates that they probably won't be able to get first blood against Shen.

Best K'Sante vs Shen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalChain Vest

Core K'Sante Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisIceborn GauntletJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Unending DespairHollow RadianceThornmailKaenic Rookern

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for K'Sante to level upq
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Second ability for K'Sante to level upw
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Last skill for K'Sante to max oute

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishConditioningOvergrowth
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryApproach Velocity
Attack SpeedArmorArmor
K'Sante's passive ability p
K'Sante's q ability q
K'Sante's w ability w
K'Sante's e ability e
K'Sante's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Shen as K'Sante

Tips for Playing as K'Sante against Shen

Take advantage of Flurry by weaving in basic attacks between spell casts - this maximizes damage output and minimizes Energy loss.

Use Sonic Wave before Dragon's Rage so you can chase the target with Resonating Strike.

Self-casting Safeguard and using Iron Will are powerful tools for killing neutral monsters (in the jungle).

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.

K'Sante vs Shen Counter Stats

K'Sante Image
Win Rate
47.6 %
VS
Win Rate
52.4 %
Shen Image
4.4
< Kills >
4.3
5.6
< Deaths >
5
6.6
< Assists >
10.5
1.02
< Killing Sprees >
0.97
170
< Minions Killed >
132
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.41
14,654
< Physical Damage >
8,647
3,645
< Magic Damage >
8,149
1,667
< True Damage >
1,227
19,968
< Damage Dealt >
18,025
32,391
< Damage Taken >
30,464
11,008
< Gold Earned >
10,139
2.33
< Towers >
1.81
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
5,137
< Total Healing >
3,970
14,409
< Experience >
13,930
16
< Vision Score >
21
8
< Wards Placed >
10
1,125
< Time Dealing CC >
354

How to Counter Shen with K'Sante in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature several influential K'Sante versus Shen matchup stats that can help us explain the differences between the pair. K'Sante’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Shen’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that K'Sante may be more central to their team's team fighting capacity than Shen..

K'Sante often has a similar longest kill spree as their enemy does. On average, they receives a similar amount of damage to Shen. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between K'Sante and Shen

Damage Types Compared

K'Sante
Shen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

K'Sante
Shen

Who is Better, K'Sante or Shen?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, K'Sante usually loses when playing against Shen, with a 47.6% win rate. As a result, K'Sante makes a poor counter to Shen.

While K'Sante does have a lower win rate than Shen, when they face off with one another, K'Sante also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes them a more difficult character to learn and master. You should be very concerned when picking K'Sante into Shenas their relative depth means that you may not be able to reach their full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, K'Sante also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Shen. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in K'Sante 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 teammates during teamfights.

K'Sante is a garbage counter for Shen. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as K'Sante against Shen.

Other Champion Matchups Against K'Sante

K'Sante Loses Against

LilliaLillia40.7% winrateKledKled42.1% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser42.5% winrateIllaoiIllaoi42.9% winrate

K'Sante Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee56.2% winrateZeriZeri53.6% winrateLuluLulu53.1% winrateZoeZoe52.4% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

SingedSinged+ 54.1% 255 GamesUrgotUrgot+ 55.9% 111 GamesFioraFiora+ 57% 151 GamesKledKled+ 62.5% 104 Games

Additional Information for K'Sante Players

How We Calculated Our K'Sante vs Shen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Shen as K'Sante, we analyzed 1,105 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 K'Sante 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

K'Sante Build Shen Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of K'Sante to counter Shen during both the early game 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 pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

K'Sante typically picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Shen. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to have in your K'Sante versus Shen build include Sunfire Aegis, Iceborn Gauntlet, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When K'Sante incorporated at least these three pieces in their build, they did much better countering Shen than with most other common builds. In fact, K'Sante boasted an average winrate of 47.6% when playing against Shen with these items in their kit.

To have the greatest chance of crushing Shen as K'Sante, K'Sante players should take the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Approach Velocity, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for K'Sante vs Shen counterpicks, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 47.6% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Shen as K'Sante are shown for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to an individual player tier, you may use the selection menu located earlier on the page.