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How to Win Shaco vs Shen Counter MatchupShaco is in the a tier of champions

Shaco vs Shen

How to Beat Shen as Shaco in LoLShaco is in the a tier of champions
Assassin
Tank

How to Beat Shen as Shaco

based on 2,333 Shaco vs Shen matchups
Win Rate
48 %
K/D/A
2.32
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked League matches each week. Within our data, Shaco did battle with Shen in 2333 games. Including so many games with Shaco versus Shen provides us confidence in our capability to provide actionable statistics and a pro build to shatter Shen. This particular champ pairing is somewhat rare. Shaco fights Shen in only 1.7% of his matches.

Shaco vs Shen Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Shaco has done a below average job of beating Shen. Normally, he wins a lowly 48.0% of the time the champs oppose each other in. In Shaco vs Shen rounds, Shaco’s side is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood against Shen.

Best Shaco vs Shen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsTiamat

Core Shaco Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeProfane HydraOpportunity

Optional Items

HubrisEdge of NightThe CollectorLuden's Companion

Summoner Spells

summonersmite summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Shaco to level upw
>
Second ability for Shaco to level upe
>
Last skill for Shaco to max outq

Runes

DominationHail of BladesSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
PrecisionLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Shaco's passive ability p
Shaco's q ability q
Shaco's w ability w
Shaco's e ability e
Shaco's ultimate ability r
1
W
2
Q
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
E
9
W
10
E
11
R
12
E
13
E
14
Q
15
Q
16
R

Guide to Countering Shen as Shaco

Tips for Playing as Shaco against Shen

Using Deceive over terrain can help you make a clean escape.

Try getting items with on-hit effects. These will also benefit your Hallucination clone.

Backstab's damage can be increased with increased Critical Damage effects like Infinity Edge.

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.

Shaco vs Shen Counter Stats

Shaco Image
Win Rate
48 %
VS
Win Rate
52 %
Shen Image
6.5
< Kills >
4.4
6.3
< Deaths >
5
8.1
< Assists >
10.2
1.48
< Killing Sprees >
1.03
35
< Minions Killed >
130
0.96
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.44
6,757
< Physical Damage >
8,350
10,251
< Magic Damage >
7,270
1,487
< True Damage >
1,118
18,496
< Damage Dealt >
16,739
25,853
< Damage Taken >
31,536
11,152
< Gold Earned >
10,472
1.15
< Towers >
1.8
0.21
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
8,743
< Total Healing >
4,322
12,705
< Experience >
14,431
32
< Vision Score >
21
11
< Wards Placed >
10
607
< Time Dealing CC >
341

How to Counter Shen with Shaco in LoL

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

Shaco normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his opponent does. Typically, he takes less damage than Shen. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Shaco and Shen

Damage Types Compared

Shaco
Shen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shaco
Shen

Who is Better, Shaco or Shen?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Shaco usually loses when taking on Shen, with a 48.0% win rate. Thus, Shaco makes a bad counter to Shen.

While Shaco does have a lower win rate than Shen, when they face off with one another, Shaco also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champion to learn. You may get destroyed when picking Shaco into Shenas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Shaco vs Shen matchups, Shen is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Shaco is a garbage counter to Shen. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Shaco against Shen.

Other Champion Matchups Against Shaco

Shaco Loses Against

NilahNilah44.2% winrateLilliaLillia45.5% winrateBriarBriar45.7% winrateZyraZyra46.1% winrate

Shaco Wins Against

YuumiYuumi55.5% winrateNidaleeNidalee54.6% winrateZeriZeri54.1% winrateZoeZoe54.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Shaco Players

How We Calculated Our Shaco vs Shen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Shen as Shaco, we analyzed 2,333 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 Shaco 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

Shaco Build Shen Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Shaco 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 tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shaco on average accumulates a lot less CS compared to Shen. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Shaco versus Shen build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, Profane Hydra, and Opportunity. When Shaco included at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when fighting Shen than with many other common builds. In fact, Shaco boasted an average winrate of 48.0% when playing against Shen with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing Shen as Shaco, Shaco players should equip the Hail of Blades, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Coup de Grace, and Legend: Alacrity runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Shaco vs Shen battles, this combination of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.0% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Shen as Shaco are given for all skill levels combined. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to a distinct rank, you can use the selection menu earlier on the page.