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How to Beat Gragas as Shen

based on 1,067 Shen vs Gragas matchups
Win Rate
53.4 %
K/D/A
3
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated League matches that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Gragas as Shen came out of an analysis of 1067 ranked rounds where both champions opposed each other. This champ pairing is relatively rare. Shen is forced to battle against Gragas in only 1.6% of his games.

Shen vs Gragas Matchup Summary

Shen does a good job of countering Gragas. Typically, he wins a terrific 53.4% of the time the champions oppose one another in. In Shen vs Gragas games, Shen’s side is 0.1% more likely to earn first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood against Gragas.

Best Shen vs Gragas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalCrystalline Bracer

Core Shen Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailHeartsteel

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanUnending DespairTitanic HydraHollow Radiance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport 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 SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
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
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Gragas as Shen

Tips for Playing as Shen against Gragas

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 Gragas

Body Slam is on a very low cooldown, making it difficult to pursue Gragas. Don't overextend yourself chasing him.

Gragas can knock everybody away with his ultimate. Be careful that you don't get knocked into him or, worse, an enemy tower.

Shen vs Gragas Counter Stats

Shen Image
Win Rate
53.4 %
VS
Win Rate
46.6 %
Gragas Image
4.3
< Kills >
5.4
4.9
< Deaths >
5.8
10.4
< Assists >
7
1.01
< Killing Sprees >
1.26
129
< Minions Killed >
105
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.59
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.36
8,267
< Physical Damage >
1,483
6,935
< Magic Damage >
17,753
1,134
< True Damage >
632
16,337
< Damage Dealt >
19,868
30,102
< Damage Taken >
29,129
10,222
< Gold Earned >
11,002
1.85
< Towers >
1.42
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.15
3,889
< Total Healing >
12,105
14,025
< Experience >
13,541
21
< Vision Score >
21
10
< Wards Placed >
8
331
< Time Dealing CC >
417

How to Counter Gragas with Shen in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here highlight some critical Shen vs. Gragas matchup stats that can help us explain the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Shen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Gragas’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Shen may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Gragas..

Shen typically has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Gragas. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Shen and Gragas

Damage Types Compared

Shen
Gragas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shen
Gragas

Who is Better, Shen or Gragas?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Shen usually wins when trying to fight Gragas, with a 53.4% win rate. Thus, Shen makes a great counter for Gragas.

While Shen does have a higher winrate compared to Gragas, when facing one another, Shen also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming character to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Shen into Gragas.

Furthermore, Shen has a lot of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gragas. 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 overall in League of Legends, in Shen vs Gragas matchups, Shen is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Shen is a great counter for Gragas. Focus your tactics on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Shen against Gragas.

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 Gragas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gragas as Shen, we analyzed 1,067 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 Gragas 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

To truly master Shen to counter Gragas during both the early game 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 mind the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shen typically accumulates a similar amount of CS as Gragas. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale 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 a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Shen versus Gragas build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Heartsteel. When Shen incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better vs Gragas than with many other common builds. In fact, Shen boasted an average winrate of 53.4% when countering Gragas with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of annihilating Gragas as Shen, Shen players should equip the Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Second Wind, Revitalize, Cheap Shot, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Resolve and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Shen vs Gragas counters, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 53.4% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Gragas as Shen are given for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to scope the statistics and builds to a specific skill level, you should use the selection menu located earlier on the page.