Nunu & Willump vs Shen
How to Beat Shen as Nunu & Willump
based on 1,534 Nunu & Willump vs Shen matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Nunu & Willump vs Shen Matchup Summary
Best Nunu & Willump vs Shen Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Shen as Nunu & Willump
Tips for Playing as Nunu & Willump against Shen
Consume allows Nunu to stay in a lane against ranged opponents.
You can choose to interrupt Absolute Zero early for partial damage if an opponent is about to run out of range.
It's often beneficial to delay the casting of Absolute Zero until the initial round of disables are used. Try to hang back before rushing into a team fight.
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.
Nunu & Willump vs Shen Counter Stats
How to Counter Shen with Nunu & Willump in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here emphasize several significant Nunu & Willump against Shen counter statistics that may help you distinguish the differences between the two. For instance, Nunu & Willump’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Shen’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Nunu & Willump may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Shen..
Nunu & Willump normally has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Typically, he receives more damage than Shen. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.
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Who is Better, Nunu & Willump or Shen?
Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Nunu & Willump usually loses when trying to fight Shen, with a 47.7% win rate. As a result, Nunu & Willump makes a poor counter to Shen.
While Nunu & Willump does have a lower winrate than Shen, when facing one another, Nunu & Willump also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging champion to develop with. You should be very concerned when picking Nunu & Willump into Shen.
Additionally, Nunu & Willump has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Shen. This often 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 in League of Legends, in Nunu & Willump vs Shen matchups, Shen is the better champ with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.
Nunu & Willump is a trash counter for Shen. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Nunu & Willump against Shen.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Nunu & Willump to counter Shen during both the lane 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 presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Nunu & Willump most often gets a lot less CS relative to Shen. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities 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 do better than the values reported on this page to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Nunu & Willump versus Shen build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Nunu & Willump bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting Shen than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Nunu & Willump had an average win rate of 47.7% battling Shen with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest chance of crushing Shen as Nunu & Willump, you should take the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Celerity, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Nunu & Willump vs Shen fights, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 47.7% win rate overall.
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