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Nami vs Shen

How to Beat Shen as Nami in LoLNami is in the a tier of champions
SupportMage
Tank

How to Beat Shen as Nami

based on 1,757 Nami vs Shen matchups
Win Rate
51 %
K/D/A
3.06
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked League of Legends rounds each and every week. Within our data, Nami battled Shen 1757 times. With so many games with Nami vs Shen provides us a lot of faith in our capacity to prepare enlightening stats and a recommended build to shatter Shen. This champ pairing is somewhat rare. Nami encounters Shen in only 1.6% of her rounds.

Nami vs Shen Matchup Summary

Nami has done a decent job of countering Shen. Typically, she wins a acceptable 51.0% of games the champions face off with each other in. In Nami vs Shen matches, Nami’s team is 0.1% less probable to obtain first blood, indicating that she probably won't get first blood against Shen.

Best Nami vs Shen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Nami Items

~22 Mins
Ardent CenserImperial MandateStaff of Flowing Water

Optional Items

Shurelya's BattlesongDream MakerZaz'Zak's RealmspikeEchoes of Helia

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Nami's passive ability p
Nami's q ability q
Nami's w ability w
Nami's e ability e
Nami's ultimate ability r
1
W
2
E
3
Q
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
E
9
W
10
E
11
R
12
E
13
E
14
Q
15
Q
16
R

Guide to Countering Shen as Nami

Tips for Playing as Nami against Shen

Nami's ultimate can come in very handy for initiating on enemies who are far away.

Using Ebb and Flow during an engagement with enemy champions will help sway the battle in your favor.

Aqua Prison has a long cooldown, make sure to use it at the right moment.

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.

Nami vs Shen Counter Stats

Nami Image
Win Rate
51 %
VS
Win Rate
49 %
Shen Image
1.7
< Kills >
3.9
5.3
< Deaths >
4.8
14.5
< Assists >
9.7
0.29
< Killing Sprees >
0.89
23
< Minions Killed >
127
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.58
< Inhibitors >
0.42
870
< Physical Damage >
7,720
8,178
< Magic Damage >
6,695
545
< True Damage >
1,080
9,594
< Damage Dealt >
15,496
15,991
< Damage Taken >
29,139
8,305
< Gold Earned >
9,865
2.29
< Towers >
1.72
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
9,929
< Total Healing >
3,696
10,328
< Experience >
13,618
57
< Vision Score >
21
25
< Wards Placed >
10
198
< Time Dealing CC >
323

How to Counter Shen with Nami in LoL

The stats provided here underscore some vital Nami against Shen counter stats that can help you distinguish the differences between the two. Nami’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Shen’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Nami may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Shen. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.

Nami usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her opponent does. Typically, she takes less damage than Shen. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nami and Shen

Damage Types Compared

Nami
Shen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nami
Shen

Who is Better, Nami or Shen?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Nami usually wins when playing against Shen, with a 51.0% win rate. Thus, Nami makes a good counter for Shen.

While Nami does have a higher winrate compared to Shen, when they face off with one another, Nami also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Nami into Shen.

Additionally, Nami has a very large amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Shen. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Nami is a decent counter to Shen. Focus your gameplay on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Nami against Shen.

Other Champion Matchups Against Nami

Nami Loses Against

ZyraZyra45.5% winrateTeemoTeemo45.6% winrateFizzFizz45.7% winrateBlitzcrankBlitzcrank45.9% winrate

Nami Wins Against

SivirSivir55.9% winrateKalistaKalista54.3% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc53.6% winrateHweiHwei53.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Nami Players

How We Calculated Our Nami vs Shen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Shen as Nami, we analyzed 1,757 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 Nami 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

If you would like to truly master Nami in order to counter Shen during both the lane 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 pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nami most often accumulates a lot less CS as Shen. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Nami versus Shen build include Ardent Censer, Imperial Mandate, and Staff of Flowing Water. When Nami used at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better vs Shen than with most other typical builds. In fact, Nami boasted an average winrate of 51.0% when playing against Shen with these items in her kit.

To have the highest likelihood of crushing Shen as Nami, you should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Nami vs Shen counterpicks, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 51.0% winrate overall.

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