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How to Win Neeko vs Shen Counter MatchupNeeko is in the a tier of champions

Neeko vs Shen

How to Beat Shen as Neeko in LoLNeeko is in the a tier of champions
MageSupport
Tank

How to Beat Shen as Neeko

based on 1,848 Neeko vs Shen matchups
Win Rate
48.9 %
K/D/A
2.18
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked LoL rounds each week. In our database, Neeko engaged Shen 1848 times. With so many games with Neeko vs Shen provides us confidence in our capacity to produce informative stats and a recommended build to wreck Shen. This champ matchup is relatively rare. Neeko encounters Shen in only 1.7% of her matches.

Neeko vs Shen Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Neeko does a poor job of beating Shen. On average, she wins a acceptable 48.9% of matches the champs oppose one another in. In Neeko against Shen matches, Neeko’s side is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood, indicating that she probably will be able to get first blood against Shen.

Best Neeko vs Shen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeGlowing Mote

Core Neeko Items

~22 Mins
Hextech RocketbeltZhonya's HourglassStormsurge

Optional Items

Luden's CompanionRabadon's DeathcapCryptbloomShadowflame

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Neeko's passive ability p
Neeko's q ability q
Neeko's w ability w
Neeko's e ability e
Neeko's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
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E
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E
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Guide to Countering Shen as Neeko

Tips for Playing as Neeko against Shen

You can set her passive to use hotkeys in the options menu. The default is Shift+F1~F5

Try to use Inherent Glamour sparingly, ineffective uses will put enemies on the alert.

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.

Neeko vs Shen Counter Stats

Neeko Image
Win Rate
48.9 %
VS
Win Rate
51.1 %
Shen Image
4.9
< Kills >
4.3
6
< Deaths >
4.9
8.2
< Assists >
10.4
1.11
< Killing Sprees >
0.98
108
< Minions Killed >
125
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.14
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.46
1,303
< Physical Damage >
7,952
18,111
< Magic Damage >
7,065
776
< True Damage >
1,132
20,191
< Damage Dealt >
16,150
20,654
< Damage Taken >
30,200
10,386
< Gold Earned >
10,211
1.96
< Towers >
1.81
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
2,352
< Total Healing >
4,081
12,602
< Experience >
14,178
34
< Vision Score >
21
15
< Wards Placed >
10
188
< Time Dealing CC >
324

How to Counter Shen with Neeko in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize several vital Neeko versus Shen counter statistics that may help us realize the distinctions between the two. Neeko’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Shen’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Neeko may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Shen..

Neeko typically has a similar longest kill spree as her enemy does. Typically, she takes less damage than Shen. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the champ with more HP has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Neeko and Shen

Damage Types Compared

Neeko
Shen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Neeko
Shen

Who is Better, Neeko or Shen?

Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Neeko usually loses when facing off against Shen, with a 48.9% win rate. As a result, Neeko makes a poor counter for Shen.

While Neeko does have a lower winrate than Shen, when facing one another, Neeko also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more difficult character to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Neeko into Shen.

Additionally, Neeko also has some amount of CC and other utility, 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 one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Neeko vs Shen matchups, Shen is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Neeko is a somewhat poor counter for Shen. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Neeko against Shen.

Other Champion Matchups Against Neeko

Neeko Loses Against

LilliaLillia42.7% winrateZyraZyra44.7% winrateTaricTaric45.4% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune45.6% winrate

Neeko Wins Against

YuumiYuumi56% winrateNidaleeNidalee54.8% winrateLee SinLee Sin54.4% winrateLuluLulu54.4% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Miss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 52.7% 15655 GamesZileanZilean+ 53% 632 GamesUrgotUrgot+ 53% 2183 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.4% 5346 Games

Additional Information for Neeko Players

How We Calculated Our Neeko vs Shen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Shen as Neeko, we analyzed 1,848 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 Neeko 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

Neeko Build Shen Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Neeko to counter Shen during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into 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.

Neeko typically accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Shen. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Neeko versus Shen build consist of Hextech Rocketbelt, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Stormsurge. When Neeko used at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better when facing Shen than with many other common builds. In fact, Neeko had an average win rate of 48.9% when playing against Shen with this build.

To have the greatest chance of beating Shen as Neeko, you should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Neeko vs Shen battles, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 48.9% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Shen as Neeko are shown for all ranked divisions. If you want to filter the statistics and builds to a particular player tier, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.