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Nilah vs Shen

How to Beat Shen as Nilah in LoLNilah is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Shen as Nilah

based on 1,089 Nilah vs Shen matchups
Win Rate
53.5 %
K/D/A
1.97
Pick Rate
1.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked League of Legends rounds each week. In our dataset, Nilah engaged Shen in 1089 matches. With so many matchups for Nilah versus Shen provides us confidence in our capability to produce informative data and a supported build to wreck Shen. This counter pairing is somewhat rare. Nilah encounters Shen in only 1.8% of their rounds.

Nilah vs Shen Matchup Summary

Nilah has done a good job of countering Shen. Typically, they wins a fantastic 53.5% of the time the champions battle one another in. In Nilah vs Shen games, Nilah’s team is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood. This indicates that they most likely will be able to get first blood against Shen.

Best Nilah vs Shen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeSerrated Dirk

Core Nilah Items

~22 Mins
BloodthirsterNavori QuickbladesThe Collector

Optional Items

Immortal ShieldbowLord Dominik's RegardsVoltaic CycloswordStormrazor

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: BloodlineLast Stand
DominationSudden ImpactTreasure Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Nilah's passive ability p
Nilah's q ability q
Nilah's w ability w
Nilah's e ability e
Nilah's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Shen as Nilah

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.

Nilah vs Shen Counter Stats

Nilah Image
Win Rate
53.5 %
VS
Win Rate
46.5 %
Shen Image
7.3
< Kills >
4.2
6.7
< Deaths >
5.1
5.9
< Assists >
10.3
1.65
< Killing Sprees >
0.94
166
< Minions Killed >
122
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.39
17,604
< Physical Damage >
7,862
168
< Magic Damage >
6,780
401
< True Damage >
1,069
18,174
< Damage Dealt >
15,712
23,559
< Damage Taken >
28,932
12,372
< Gold Earned >
9,845
2.55
< Towers >
1.67
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
8,135
< Total Healing >
3,532
12,876
< Experience >
13,591
17
< Vision Score >
20
8
< Wards Placed >
10
87
< Time Dealing CC >
317

How to Counter Shen with Nilah in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature several significant Nilah vs. Shen counter stats that can help you realize the differences between these two champions. For instance, Nilah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Shen’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Nilah may be more central to their team's team fighting capability than Shen. This observation is in large part caused by the difference in kills.

Nilah typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than their enemy does. Commonly, they receives less damage than Shen. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nilah and Shen

Damage Types Compared

Nilah
Shen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nilah
Shen

Who is Better, Nilah or Shen?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Nilah usually wins when facing off against Shen, with a 53.5% win rate. As a result, Nilah makes a great counter to Shen.

While Nilah does have a higher winrate than Shen, when facing one another, Nilah also has a much greater learning curve that makes them a more challenging champ to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Nilah into Shenas their relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash their full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Nilah also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Shen. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Nilah is a great counter for Shen. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Nilah against Shen.

Other Champion Matchups Against Nilah

Nilah Loses Against

LilliaLillia46% winrateTaricTaric47.7% winrateJannaJanna47.8% winrateBardBard48.3% winrate

Nilah Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee60.7% winrateRek'SaiRek'Sai59.1% winrateYuumiYuumi58.4% winrateKai'SaKai'Sa57.2% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TaricTaric+ 57% 1485 GamesLilliaLillia+ 57.4% 3643 GamesTahm KenchTahm Kench+ 57.4% 1251 GamesAniviaAnivia+ 58% 860 Games

Additional Information for Nilah Players

How We Calculated Our Nilah vs Shen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Shen as Nilah, we analyzed 1,089 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 Nilah 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 Nilah in order to counter Shen during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nilah usually picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Shen. Champions who on average don't earn much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Nilah versus Shen build include Bloodthirster, Navori Quickblades, and The Collector. When Nilah included at least these three items in their build, they did significantly better countering Shen than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Nilah had an average winrate of 53.5% when countering Shen with these items in their kit.

To have the best chance of crushing Shen as Nilah, Nilah players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Nilah vs Shen battles, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 53.5% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Shen as Nilah are given for all ranked divisions. If you want to scope the stats and builds to an individual skill level, you should use the selection menu located at the top of this page.