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How to Win Shen vs Ashe Counter MatchupShen is in the a tier of champions

Shen vs Ashe

How to Beat Ashe as Shen in LoLShen is in the b tier of champions
Tank
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How to Beat Ashe as Shen

based on 4,485 Shen vs Ashe matchups
Win Rate
51.5 %
K/D/A
2.88
Pick Rate
6.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League matches each and every week. Within our dataset, Shen engaged Ashe in 4485 matches. With so many games with Shen versus Ashe gives us a lot of confidence in our ability to prepare informative stats and a supported build to crush your enemy. This champ pairing is relatively uncommon. Shen fights Ashe in only 6.8% of his games.

Shen vs Ashe Matchup Summary

Shen has done a decent job of beating Ashe. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.5% of the time the champions face off with one another in. In Shen vs Ashe games, Shen’s team is 0.1% less likely to gain first blood. This indicates that he probably won't be able to get first blood versus Ashe.

Best Shen vs Ashe Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTiamat

Core Shen Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisHeartsteelTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Iceborn GauntletUnending DespairJak'Sho, The ProteanKaenic Rookern

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveAftershockShield BashSecond WindRevitalize
DominationCheap ShotUltimate Hunter
Attack SpeedArmorArmor
Shen's passive ability p
Shen's q ability q
Shen's w ability w
Shen's e ability e
Shen's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Ashe as Shen

Tips for Playing as Shen against Ashe

Leverage your Energy to get a long-term advantage over Mana users.

Keep an eye on allies and be ready to save them with your teleport.

Advice to Win Against Ashe

Ashe has very few defensive options, and she's a good target to gank.

Be wary of moving around the map alone if Ashe has not recently cast her Enchanted Crystal Arrow.

Shen vs Ashe Counter Stats

Shen Image
Win Rate
51.5 %
VS
Win Rate
48.5 %
Ashe Image
4.2
< Kills >
5.2
5.1
< Deaths >
6.7
10.5
< Assists >
9.1
0.96
< Killing Sprees >
1.21
123
< Minions Killed >
140
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.47
7,904
< Physical Damage >
15,423
6,990
< Magic Damage >
2,575
1,109
< True Damage >
590
16,003
< Damage Dealt >
18,590
30,358
< Damage Taken >
19,619
10,166
< Gold Earned >
11,003
1.78
< Towers >
2.11
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
3,940
< Total Healing >
3,764
14,004
< Experience >
12,009
21
< Vision Score >
29
10
< Wards Placed >
12
312
< Time Dealing CC >
638

How to Counter Ashe with Shen in LoL

The stats shown here clarify some vital Shen against Ashe counter stats that can help us understand the differences between the pair. Shen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Ashe’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Shen may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Ashe..

Shen often has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. Typically, he takes more damage than Ashe. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Shen and Ashe

Damage Types Compared

Shen
Ashe
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shen
Ashe

Who is Better, Shen or Ashe?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Shen usually wins when taking on Ashe, with a 51.5% win rate. As a result, Shen makes a good counter to Ashe.

While Shen does have a higher winrate than Ashe, when facing one another, Shen also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Shen into Ashe.

Furthermore, Shen also has a great amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Ashe. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Shen is a decent counter for Ashe. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Shen against Ashe.

Additional Information for Shen Players

How We Calculated Our Shen vs Ashe Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ashe as Shen, we analyzed 4,485 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 Ashe as Shen 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 Shen to counter Ashe during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shen on average picks up a similar amount of CS as Ashe. Champs who on average don't get much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Shen versus Ashe build include Sunfire Aegis, Heartsteel, and Titanic Hydra. When Shen included at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better versus Ashe than with most other common item sets. In fact, Shen boasted an average win rate of 51.5% when playing against Ashe with this build.

To have the greatest chance of crushing Ashe as Shen, you should use the Aftershock, Shield Bash, Second Wind, Revitalize, Cheap Shot, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Resolve and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Shen vs Ashe face-offs, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 51.5% winrate overall.

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