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Rek'Sai vs Shen

How to Beat Shen as Rek'Sai in LoLRek'Sai is in the a tier of champions
Fighter
Tank

How to Beat Shen as Rek'Sai

based on 323 Rek'Sai vs Shen matchups
Win Rate
41.8 %
K/D/A
2.09
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked LoL matches every week. In our dataset, Rek'Sai faced off against Shen 323 times. With so many matchups for Rek'Sai vs Shen gives us confidence in our capability to produce enlightening stats and a solid build to smash your opposition. This champ pairing is somewhat rare. Rek'Sai is forced to battle against Shen in only 1.6% of his games.

Rek'Sai vs Shen Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Rek'Sai has done a awful job of countering Shen. On average, he wins a lowly 41.8% of the time the champions clash against one another in. In Rek'Sai vs Shen games, Rek'Sai’s side is 0.1% more likely to get first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood versus Shen.

Best Rek'Sai vs Shen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLong Sword

Core Rek'Sai Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlack CleaverTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Youmuu's GhostbladeSundered Sky

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Rek'Sai to level upq
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Second ability for Rek'Sai to level upe
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Last skill for Rek'Sai to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Rek'Sai's passive ability p
Rek'Sai's q ability q
Rek'Sai's w ability w
Rek'Sai's e ability e
Rek'Sai's ultimate ability r
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Shen as Rek'Sai

Tips for Playing as Rek'Sai against Shen

Keeping tunnels spread out across the map will ensure you have choices when you want to cast Void Rush.

Cast Burrow before travelling around the map to take advantage of the increased Move Speed and the safety provided by Tremor Sense.

Tremor Sense can warn you of enemies closing in, and is particularly useful when entering enemy territory.

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.

Rek'Sai vs Shen Counter Stats

Rek'Sai Image
Win Rate
41.8 %
VS
Win Rate
58.2 %
Shen Image
6.8
< Kills >
4.4
6.7
< Deaths >
5
7.2
< Assists >
10.4
1.54
< Killing Sprees >
1.05
35
< Minions Killed >
126
1.26
< Dragons Killed >
0.14
0.34
< Inhibitors >
0.48
13,863
< Physical Damage >
7,976
108
< Magic Damage >
7,026
3,584
< True Damage >
1,192
17,556
< Damage Dealt >
16,195
35,709
< Damage Taken >
29,311
11,662
< Gold Earned >
10,261
1.29
< Towers >
1.88
0.28
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
16,893
< Total Healing >
3,966
13,073
< Experience >
13,882
21
< Vision Score >
21
6
< Wards Placed >
10
292
< Time Dealing CC >
315

How to Counter Shen with Rek'Sai in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight several important Rek'Sai against Shen matchup statistics that may help us figure out the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Rek'Sai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Shen’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Rek'Sai may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Shen..

Rek'Sai typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Shen. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Rek'Sai and Shen

Damage Types Compared

Rek'Sai
Shen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rek'Sai
Shen

Who is Better, Rek'Sai or Shen?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Rek'Sai usually loses when taking on Shen, with a 41.8% win rate. As a result, Rek'Sai makes a poor counter to Shen.

While Rek'Sai does have a much lower win rate compared to Shen, when they face off with one another, Rek'Sai also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex character to learn and master. You may get destroyed when picking Rek'Sai into Shen.

Moreover, Rek'Sai has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Shen. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Rek'Sai vs Shen matchups, Shen is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Rek'Sai is a trash counter for Shen. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Rek'Sai against Shen.

Other Champion Matchups Against Rek'Sai

Rek'Sai Loses Against

NilahNilah40.9% winrateShenShen41.8% winrateTaricTaric42.3% winrateViVi42.9% winrate

Rek'Sai Wins Against

RenektonRenekton56.8% winrateYuumiYuumi53.9% winrateK'SanteK'Sante53.7% winrateAlistarAlistar53.6% winrate

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Additional Information for Rek'Sai Players

How We Calculated Our Rek'Sai vs Shen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Shen as Rek'Sai, we analyzed 323 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 Rek'Sai 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

Rek'Sai Build Shen Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Rek'Sai to counter Shen during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rek'Sai usually picks up a lot less CS as Shen. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They 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 need many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Rek'Sai versus Shen build consist of Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Titanic Hydra. When Rek'Sai bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better when facing Shen than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Rek'Sai boasted an average win rate of 41.8% when countering Shen with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest probability of crushing Shen as Rek'Sai, Rek'Sai players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Rek'Sai vs Shen LoL games, this blending of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 41.8% winrate overall.

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