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How to Win Morgana vs Shen Counter MatchupMorgana is in the b tier of champions

Morgana vs Shen

How to Beat Shen as Morgana in LoLMorgana is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Shen as Morgana

based on 3,339 Morgana vs Shen matchups
Win Rate
52.4 %
K/D/A
2.53
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter statistics from the millions of ranked LoL matches that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Shen as Morgana resulted from an analysis of 3339 ranked matches where both champs faced off against one another. This particular matchup is relatively rare. Morgana has to counter Shen in only 1.7% of her games.

Morgana vs Shen Matchup Summary

Morgana has done a good job of beating Shen. Normally, she wins a whopping 52.4% of games the champions oppose one another in. In Morgana vs Shen matches, Morgana’s side is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood, indicating that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Shen.

Best Morgana vs Shen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHaunting Guise

Core Morgana Items

~22 Mins
Zhonya's HourglassZaz'Zak's RealmspikeHorizon Focus

Optional Items

CryptbloomMalignanceRylai's Crystal ScepterImperial Mandate

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Morgana to level upq
>
Second ability for Morgana to level upw
>
Last skill for Morgana to max oute

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationTriple TonicBiscuit Delivery
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Morgana's passive ability p
Morgana's q ability q
Morgana's w ability w
Morgana's e ability e
Morgana's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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W
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Guide to Countering Shen as Morgana

Tips for Playing as Morgana against Shen

Tormented Shadow is an excellent farming tool if you're by yourself in a lane.

Shrewd use of Black Shield can determine the outcome of team fights.

Items that provide survivability allow Morgana to become extremely difficult to kill in conjunction with Black Shield and Soul Shackles.

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.

Morgana vs Shen Counter Stats

Morgana Image
Win Rate
52.4 %
VS
Win Rate
47.6 %
Shen Image
3.5
< Kills >
4.2
6
< Deaths >
5.2
11.7
< Assists >
10
0.75
< Killing Sprees >
0.95
53
< Minions Killed >
125
0.15
< Dragons Killed >
0.13
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.41
861
< Physical Damage >
8,007
15,730
< Magic Damage >
6,781
929
< True Damage >
1,117
17,521
< Damage Dealt >
15,905
21,106
< Damage Taken >
31,118
9,590
< Gold Earned >
10,138
1.77
< Towers >
1.64
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
4,426
< Total Healing >
4,004
11,386
< Experience >
14,118
53
< Vision Score >
21
23
< Wards Placed >
10
140
< Time Dealing CC >
307

How to Counter Shen with Morgana in LoL

The stats provided here highlight some critical Morgana vs. Shen matchup stats that can help us grasp the differences between these two champs. As an example, Morgana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Shen’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Morgana may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Shen..

Morgana normally has a similar longest kill spree as her opponent does. Commonly, she receives less damage than Shen. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Morgana and Shen

Damage Types Compared

Morgana
Shen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Morgana
Shen

Who is Better, Morgana or Shen?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Morgana usually wins when taking on Shen, with a 52.4% win rate. Therefore, Morgana makes a good counter for Shen.

While Morgana does have a higher win rate compared to Shen, when on opposite teams, Morgana also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less difficult character to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Morgana into Shen.

Furthermore, Morgana also has a lot of utility and CC, a similar amount to Shen. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Morgana vs Shen matchups, Morgana is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Morgana is an above average counter for Shen. Focus your strategy on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Morgana against Shen.

Additional Information for Morgana Players

How We Calculated Our Morgana vs Shen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Shen as Morgana, we analyzed 3,339 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 Morgana 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Morgana 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 tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Morgana usually gets less CS compared to Shen. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Morgana versus Shen build include Zhonya's Hourglass, Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, and Horizon Focus. When Morgana combined at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better vs. Shen than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Morgana boasted an average win rate of 52.4% when countering Shen with these items in her kit.

To have the highest probability of defeating Shen as Morgana, you should equip the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Triple Tonic runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Morgana vs Shen counters, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 52.4% winrate overall.

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