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Shen vs Briar

How to Beat Briar as Shen in LoLShen is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Briar as Shen

based on 3,021 Shen vs Briar matchups
Win Rate
48.1 %
K/D/A
2.87
Pick Rate
4.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends games each week. Within our dataset, Shen battled Briar 3021 times. Having so many games with Shen versus Briar provides us a lot of faith in our capacity to provide informative data and a solid build to shatter your enemy. This particular counter pairing is somewhat uncommon. Shen has to counter Briar in only 4.6% of his rounds.

Shen vs Briar Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Shen has done a below average job of countering Briar. Normally, he wins a lowly 48.1% of games the champions oppose each other in. In Shen versus Briar rounds, Shen’s team is 0.1% more likely to earn first blood. This indicates that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Briar.

Best Shen vs Briar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBami's Cinder

Core Shen Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairSunfire AegisThornmail

Optional Items

Randuin's OmenKaenic RookernJak'Sho, The ProteanTitanic Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingShield 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
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Briar as Shen

Tips for Playing as Shen against Briar

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.

Shen vs Briar Counter Stats

Shen Image
Win Rate
48.1 %
VS
Win Rate
51.9 %
Briar Image
4.5
< Kills >
8.2
5.3
< Deaths >
7.9
10.7
< Assists >
6.6
1.03
< Killing Sprees >
1.88
121
< Minions Killed >
36
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
1.42
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.32
8,075
< Physical Damage >
17,086
6,908
< Magic Damage >
3,177
1,135
< True Damage >
898
16,119
< Damage Dealt >
21,161
30,156
< Damage Taken >
35,345
10,111
< Gold Earned >
12,287
1.7
< Towers >
1.09
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.32
3,849
< Total Healing >
29,680
13,832
< Experience >
13,497
21
< Vision Score >
19
10
< Wards Placed >
6
313
< Time Dealing CC >
262

How to Counter Briar with Shen in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore several valuable Shen vs. Briar matchup statistics that can help you realize the differences and similarities between this set of champions. As an example, Shen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Briar’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Shen may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Briar. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.

Shen typically has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Briar. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Shen and Briar

Damage Types Compared

Shen
Briar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shen
Briar

Who is Better, Shen or Briar?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Shen usually loses when taking on Briar, with a 48.1% win rate. Therefore, Shen makes a bad counter to Briar.

While Shen does have a lower win rate compared to Briar, when on opposite teams, Shen also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Shen into Briar.

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

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Shen vs Briar matchups, Briar is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Shen is a somewhat poor counter for Briar. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Shen against Briar.

Other Champion Matchups Against Shen

Shen Loses Against

LilliaLillia42.7% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser44% winrateTaricTaric45.1% winrateSettSett45.6% winrate

Shen Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee58.4% winrateRek'SaiRek'Sai58.2% winrateZeriZeri56.2% winrateLuluLulu55.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

ShyvanaShyvana+ 53.2% 819 GamesBriarBriar+ 53.8% 2768 GamesNilahNilah+ 55.2% 1070 GamesSingedSinged+ 57% 449 Games

Additional Information for Shen Players

How We Calculated Our Shen vs Briar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Briar as Shen, we analyzed 3,021 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 Briar 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.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Shen to counter Briar during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shen usually racks up much more CS compared to Briar. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Shen versus Briar build include Unending Despair, Sunfire Aegis, and Thornmail. When Shen incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better vs Briar than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Shen had an average winrate of 48.1% when playing against Briar with this counter build.

To have the best probability of vanquishing Briar as Shen, you should take the Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Second Wind, Revitalize, Cheap Shot, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Resolve and Domination rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Shen vs Briar battles, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 48.1% win rate overall.

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