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How to Win Leona vs Shen Counter MatchupLeona is in the s tier of champions

Leona vs Shen

How to Beat Shen as Leona in LoLLeona is in the a tier of champions
TankSupport
Tank

How to Beat Shen as Leona

based on 2,549 Leona vs Shen matchups
Win Rate
51 %
K/D/A
2.36
Pick Rate
1.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League games each week. In our data, Leona battled Shen in 2549 rounds. Including so many matchups for Leona vs Shen gives us confidence in our capability to prepare actionable statistics and a recommended build to annihilate your rival. This champ pairing is relatively rare. Leona fights Shen in only 1.8% of her matches.

Leona vs Shen Matchup Summary

Leona does a decent job of beating Shen. Typically, she wins a acceptable 51.0% of the time the champs face off with one another in. In Leona vs Shen rounds, Leona’s side is 0.1% more probable to obtain first blood, indicating that she most likely will get first blood against Shen.

Best Leona vs Shen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorPlated Steelcaps

Core Leona Items

~22 Mins
Frozen HeartLocket of the Iron SolariSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

BloodsongTrailblazerThornmailKnight's Vow

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Leona to level upw
>
Second ability for Leona to level upe
>
Last skill for Leona to max outq

Runes

ResolveAftershockFont of LifeSecond WindOvergrowth
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Tenacity
Ability HasteArmorMagic Resist
Leona's passive ability p
Leona's q ability q
Leona's w ability w
Leona's e ability e
Leona's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
E
9
W
10
E
11
R
12
E
13
E
14
Q
15
Q
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R

Guide to Countering Shen as Leona

Tips for Playing as Leona against Shen

Shield of Daybreak and Zenith Blade form a powerful offensive combo.

Lead the charge and mark your foes with Sunlight before your allies deal damage.

You can absorb a huge amount of damage using Eclipse, but you must stay near enemies to gain the bonus duration.

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.

Leona vs Shen Counter Stats

Leona Image
Win Rate
51 %
VS
Win Rate
49 %
Shen Image
2
< Kills >
4.4
6.4
< Deaths >
5.1
13.1
< Assists >
11.2
0.35
< Killing Sprees >
0.99
32
< Minions Killed >
122
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.41
2,717
< Physical Damage >
8,059
6,505
< Magic Damage >
7,347
931
< True Damage >
1,208
10,153
< Damage Dealt >
16,614
23,182
< Damage Taken >
29,850
8,465
< Gold Earned >
10,127
1.53
< Towers >
1.75
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
2,695
< Total Healing >
3,917
10,241
< Experience >
13,769
55
< Vision Score >
21
23
< Wards Placed >
10
234
< Time Dealing CC >
314

How to Counter Shen with Leona in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight several important Leona against Shen counter stats that can help us distinguish the differences between the pair. As an example, Leona’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Shen’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Leona may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Shen..

Leona usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her counter does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Shen. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Leona and Shen

Damage Types Compared

Leona
Shen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Leona
Shen

Who is Better, Leona or Shen?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Leona usually wins when taking on Shen, with a 51.0% win rate. Therefore, Leona makes a good counter for Shen.

While Leona does have a higher winrate than Shen, when on opposite teams, Leona also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more challenging champion to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Leona into Shen.

Furthermore, Leona has a very large amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Shen. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Leona vs Shen matchups, Leona is the better champ with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Leona is a decent counter to Shen. Focus your play on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Leona against Shen.

Other Champion Matchups Against Leona

Leona Loses Against

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Leona Wins Against

YuumiYuumi60.6% winrateNidaleeNidalee60.2% winrateKai'SaKai'Sa57.4% winrateGragasGragas56.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Aurelion SolAurelion Sol+ 55.6% 2270 GamesSennaSenna+ 56.2% 1595 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 56.7% 22899 GamesLilliaLillia+ 58.3% 8896 Games

Additional Information for Leona Players

How We Calculated Our Leona vs Shen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Shen as Leona, we analyzed 2,549 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 Leona 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 truly master Leona 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 lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Leona on average picks up a lot less CS as Shen. Champions who on average don't get much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They 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, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Leona versus Shen build include Frozen Heart, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Solstice Sleigh. When Leona bought at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better when fighting Shen than with most other common item sets. In fact, Leona had an average winrate of 51.0% when playing against Shen with these items in her kit.

To have the highest chance of coming out on top against Shen as Leona, you should use the Aftershock, Font of Life, Second Wind, Overgrowth, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Leona vs Shen LoL games, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 51.0% winrate overall.

If you want to see Leona versus Shen tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a particular rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the stats and strategies displayed are computed using every round run with these champs.