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How to Win Malzahar vs Shen Counter MatchupMalzahar is in the a tier of champions

Malzahar vs Shen

How to Beat Shen as Malzahar in LoLMalzahar is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Shen as Malzahar

based on 2,195 Malzahar vs Shen matchups
Win Rate
50.2 %
K/D/A
2.09
Pick Rate
1.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked LoL games that we evaluate each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Shen as Malzahar resulted from an analysis of 2195 ranked rounds where both champions faced off against one another. This particular champ matchup is fairly rare. Malzahar fights Shen in only 1.8% of his rounds.

Malzahar vs Shen Matchup Summary

Malzahar has done a average job of countering Shen. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.2% of games the champions fight each other in. In Malzahar vs Shen rounds, Malzahar’s side is 0.2% less probable to get first blood. This implies that he probably won't be able to get first blood versus Shen.

Best Malzahar vs Shen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Malzahar Items

~22 Mins
MalignanceCryptbloomLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

ShadowflameVoid StaffRylai's Crystal ScepterLuden's Companion

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Malzahar's passive ability p
Malzahar's q ability q
Malzahar's w ability w
Malzahar's e ability e
Malzahar's ultimate ability r
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E
2
W
3
Q
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
Q
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Q
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Shen as Malzahar

Tips for Playing as Malzahar against Shen

Use Call of the Void and Nether Grasp to renew the duration of Malefic Visions on enemies.

Wait to cast Void Swarm until there are nearby enemies for the Voidling to attack or kill.

Avoiding damage in lane maximizes the uptime on Void Shift, increasing Malzahar's safety dramatically.

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.

Malzahar vs Shen Counter Stats

Malzahar Image
Win Rate
50.2 %
VS
Win Rate
49.8 %
Shen Image
4.6
< Kills >
4.4
5.7
< Deaths >
4.9
7.3
< Assists >
10.6
1.07
< Killing Sprees >
1.03
198
< Minions Killed >
127
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.57
< Inhibitors >
0.45
630
< Physical Damage >
7,970
21,197
< Magic Damage >
7,017
339
< True Damage >
1,127
22,168
< Damage Dealt >
16,114
18,426
< Damage Taken >
30,942
12,000
< Gold Earned >
10,341
2.32
< Towers >
1.8
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
1,466
< Total Healing >
4,162
15,015
< Experience >
14,221
20
< Vision Score >
22
10
< Wards Placed >
10
416
< Time Dealing CC >
326

How to Counter Shen with Malzahar in LoL

The stats provided here clarify several critical Malzahar versus Shen counter stats that can help us figure out the differences between the pair. For instance, Malzahar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Shen’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Malzahar may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Shen..

Malzahar normally has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Shen. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Malzahar and Shen

Damage Types Compared

Malzahar
Shen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Malzahar
Shen

Who is Better, Malzahar or Shen?

Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Malzahar usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Shen, with a 50.2% win rate. Therefore, Malzahar makes an ok counter for Shen.

While Malzahar does have a higher win rate compared to Shen, when facing one another, Malzahar also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champion to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Malzahar into Shen.

Additionally, Malzahar has a good 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 lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Malzahar vs Shen matchups, Malzahar is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Malzahar is a decent counter for Shen. Focus your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Malzahar against Shen.

Other Champion Matchups Against Malzahar

Malzahar Loses Against

NocturneNocturne45.5% winrateTrundleTrundle45.9% winrateAurelion SolAurelion Sol46% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune46.1% winrate

Malzahar Wins Against

YuumiYuumi58.6% winrateZoeZoe56.5% winrateRyzeRyze56.3% winrateZeriZeri56.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

ZyraZyra+ 53.7% 4847 GamesLilliaLillia+ 54.5% 6204 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 54.5% 16998 GamesTrundleTrundle+ 55% 8165 Games

Additional Information for Malzahar Players

How We Calculated Our Malzahar vs Shen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Shen as Malzahar, we analyzed 2,195 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 Malzahar 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

Malzahar Build Shen Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Malzahar to counter Shen during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Malzahar usually picks up more CS as Shen. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Malzahar versus Shen build consist of Malignance, Cryptbloom, and Liandry's Torment. When Malzahar combined at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better vs Shen than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Malzahar had an average winrate of 50.2% battling Shen with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of beating Shen as Malzahar, you should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Malzahar vs Shen LoL games, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 50.2% win rate overall.

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