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Riven vs Shen

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How to Beat Shen as Riven

based on 2,128 Riven vs Shen matchups
Win Rate
52.1 %
K/D/A
1.95
Pick Rate
1.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds that we evaluate every week. This guide on how to beat Shen as Riven came out of an examination of 2128 ranked games where both champs clashed against each other. This particular counter pairing is fairly rare. Riven is forced to battle against Shen in only 1.8% of her rounds.

Riven vs Shen Matchup Summary

Riven has done a good job of countering Shen. Typically, she wins a whopping 52.1% of the time the champs battle each other in. In Riven vs Shen matches, Riven’s side is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood. This implies that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus Shen.

Best Riven vs Shen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsPickaxe

Core Riven Items

~22 Mins
Spear of ShojinDeath's DanceSundered Sky

Optional Items

EclipseBlack CleaverRavenous Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
SorceryNimbus CloakTranscendence
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Riven's passive ability p
Riven's q ability q
Riven's w ability w
Riven's e ability e
Riven's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
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E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Shen as Riven

Tips for Playing as Riven against Shen

Riven lacks a source of healing or strong defense and must compensate with burst combos. Lead into fights with Broken Wings and Ki Burst, while using Valor to escape and absorb counter-harass.

Riven's Broken Wings locks onto the champion your cursor is over at the time of cast. If you want to move past your opponent, make sure that your cursor is past your opponent as well.

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.

Riven vs Shen Counter Stats

Riven Image
Win Rate
52.1 %
VS
Win Rate
47.9 %
Shen Image
6.6
< Kills >
4
5.8
< Deaths >
5.3
4.7
< Assists >
9.9
1.51
< Killing Sprees >
0.91
179
< Minions Killed >
130
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.42
19,596
< Physical Damage >
7,312
56
< Magic Damage >
5,908
1,042
< True Damage >
1,028
20,694
< Damage Dealt >
14,249
25,192
< Damage Taken >
28,465
12,211
< Gold Earned >
10,037
2.45
< Towers >
1.73
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
5,618
< Total Healing >
3,494
14,749
< Experience >
13,761
17
< Vision Score >
21
8
< Wards Placed >
10
137
< Time Dealing CC >
334

How to Counter Shen with Riven in LoL

The stats shown here show some critical Riven against Shen counter statistics that can help you realize the differences between the two. Riven’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Shen’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Riven may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Shen..

Riven typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her opponent does. Typically, she takes less damage than Shen. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Riven and Shen

Damage Types Compared

Riven
Shen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Riven
Shen

Who is Better, Riven or Shen?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Riven usually wins when trying to fight Shen, with a 52.1% win rate. Therefore, Riven makes a good counter for Shen.

While Riven does have a higher win rate compared to Shen, when on opposite teams, Riven also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes her a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Riven into Shenas her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Riven also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Shen. This often 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 overall in League of Legends, in Riven vs Shen matchups, Riven is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Riven is a good counter for Shen. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Riven against Shen.

Additional Information for Riven Players

How We Calculated Our Riven vs Shen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Shen as Riven, we analyzed 2,128 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 Riven 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Riven to counter Shen during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Riven often picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Shen. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Riven versus Shen build consist of Spear of Shojin, Death's Dance, and Sundered Sky. When Riven incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better vs Shen than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Riven boasted an average win rate of 52.1% when playing against Shen with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against Shen as Riven, Riven players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Nimbus Cloak, and Transcendence runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Riven vs Shen face-offs, this order of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 52.1% win rate overall.

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