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How to Win Rammus vs Shen Counter MatchupRammus is in the a tier of champions

Rammus vs Shen

How to Beat Shen as Rammus in LoLRammus is in the a tier of champions
TankFighter
Tank

How to Beat Shen as Rammus

based on 1,138 Rammus vs Shen matchups
Win Rate
51.1 %
K/D/A
2.59
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked League matches each and every week. Within our database, Rammus engaged Shen 1138 times. With so many games with Rammus versus Shen gives us a lot of faith in our ability to produce informative stats and a pro build to wreck your rival. This counter matchup is somewhat rare. Rammus encounters Shen in only 1.6% of his matches.

Rammus vs Shen Matchup Summary

Rammus does a decent job of beating Shen. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.1% of games the champs oppose each other in. In Rammus vs Shen games, Rammus’s side is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Shen.

Best Rammus vs Shen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBramble Vest

Core Rammus Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Dead Man's PlateRanduin's OmenHollow RadianceKaenic Rookern

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveAftershockFont of LifeConditioningUnflinching
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Alacrity
Attack SpeedArmorArmor
Rammus's passive ability p
Rammus's q ability q
Rammus's w ability w
Rammus's e ability e
Rammus's ultimate ability r
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W
2
Q
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Shen as Rammus

Tips for Playing as Rammus against Shen

Powerball can be used as an effective escape mechanism.

Tremors and Defensive Ball Curl can be used late in the game to obliterate towers. If you're bogged down in a team fight, it is often valuable to break off and attack the buildings.

Using taunt on a champion by your tower can cause the tower to attack your enemy.

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.

Rammus vs Shen Counter Stats

Rammus Image
Win Rate
51.1 %
VS
Win Rate
48.9 %
Shen Image
3.8
< Kills >
4.3
5.6
< Deaths >
4.9
10.7
< Assists >
10.6
0.83
< Killing Sprees >
0.98
30
< Minions Killed >
124
1.18
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.43
2,275
< Physical Damage >
7,927
11,256
< Magic Damage >
7,638
695
< True Damage >
1,233
14,227
< Damage Dealt >
16,799
31,097
< Damage Taken >
30,264
10,409
< Gold Earned >
10,081
1.17
< Towers >
1.69
0.29
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
12,542
< Total Healing >
3,964
12,614
< Experience >
13,706
20
< Vision Score >
22
6
< Wards Placed >
10
591
< Time Dealing CC >
311

How to Counter Shen with Rammus in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight several important Rammus versus Shen counter stats that may help you explain the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Rammus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Shen’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Rammus may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Shen..

Rammus typically has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Shen. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rammus and Shen

Damage Types Compared

Rammus
Shen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rammus
Shen

Who is Better, Rammus or Shen?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Rammus usually wins when trying to fight Shen, with a 51.1% win rate. As a result, Rammus makes a good counter for Shen.

While Rammus does have a higher win rate than Shen, when facing one another, Rammus also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Rammus into Shen.

Additionally, Rammus has a great amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Shen. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Rammus vs Shen matchups, Rammus is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Rammus is a decent counter to Shen. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Rammus against Shen.

Other Champion Matchups Against Rammus

Rammus Loses Against

LilliaLillia40.7% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser43.3% winrateSwainSwain44.2% winrateBrandBrand45.6% winrate

Rammus Wins Against

QuinnQuinn59.5% winrateKindredKindred57.6% winrateGnarGnar57.2% winrateYuumiYuumi57% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

RengarRengar+ 55.2% 422 GamesAurelion SolAurelion Sol+ 55.3% 1217 GamesLilliaLillia+ 56.2% 596 GamesShyvanaShyvana+ 57.1% 238 Games

Additional Information for Rammus Players

How We Calculated Our Rammus vs Shen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Shen as Rammus, we analyzed 1,138 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 Rammus 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 learn all of the intricacies of Rammus in order to counter Shen during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rammus usually accumulates a lot less CS relative to Shen. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The most important items to use in your Rammus versus Shen build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Rammus bought at least these three items in his build, he did much better against Shen than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Rammus had an average win rate of 51.1% battling Shen with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of beating Shen as Rammus, you should take the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Unflinching, Legend: Alacrity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Rammus vs Shen battles, this mix of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 51.1% win rate overall.

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