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

Shen vs Gwen

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

based on 1,642 Shen vs Gwen matchups
Win Rate
48 %
K/D/A
2.82
Pick Rate
2.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked LoL rounds each and every week. Within our data, Shen did battle with Gwen 1642 times. Including so many games with Shen versus Gwen gives us a lot of confidence in our capability to produce informative data and a pro build to obliterate your rival. This champion pairing is relatively rare. Shen encounters Gwen in only 2.5% of his rounds.

Shen vs Gwen Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Shen has done a dismal job of countering Gwen. On average, he wins a lowly 48.0% of the time the champs fight each other in. In Shen against Gwen matches, Shen’s team is 0.2% more probable to earn first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood versus Gwen.

Best Shen vs Gwen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalNull-Magic Mantle

Core Shen Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernThornmailHollow Radiance

Optional Items

Sunfire AegisJak'Sho, The ProteanForce of NatureTitanic 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

ResolveAftershockShield BashSecond WindRevitalize
DominationCheap ShotUltimate Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
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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E
9
Q
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Guide to Countering Gwen as Shen

Tips for Playing as Shen against Gwen

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 Gwen

Gwen must hit something to recast her Ultimate, try to evade her between casts.

Gwen needs to attack a few times to set up her damage, so try to get the jump on her.

Gwen's Hallowed Mist shroud will only follow her once, after that it will dissipate when she leaves.

Shen vs Gwen Counter Stats

Shen Image
Win Rate
48 %
VS
Win Rate
52 %
Gwen Image
4.1
< Kills >
6.1
5.1
< Deaths >
6
10.3
< Assists >
4.5
0.96
< Killing Sprees >
1.38
123
< Minions Killed >
168
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.23
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.67
7,663
< Physical Damage >
3,172
6,541
< Magic Damage >
16,697
1,088
< True Damage >
4,055
15,293
< Damage Dealt >
23,925
29,865
< Damage Taken >
30,382
9,909
< Gold Earned >
12,262
1.66
< Towers >
2.99
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
3,661
< Total Healing >
8,200
13,564
< Experience >
14,771
21
< Vision Score >
17
10
< Wards Placed >
8
297
< Time Dealing CC >
144

How to Counter Gwen with Shen in LoL

The stats provided here highlight several valuable Shen against Gwen counter stats that can help you appreciate the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Shen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Gwen’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Shen may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Gwen. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Shen normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Gwen. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Shen and Gwen

Damage Types Compared

Shen
Gwen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shen
Gwen

Who is Better, Shen or Gwen?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Shen usually loses when facing off against Gwen, with a 48.0% win rate. Therefore, Shen makes a bad counter to Gwen.

While Shen does have a lower win rate than Gwen, when facing one another, Shen also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex champ to learn. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Shen into Gwen.

Additionally, Shen has a lot of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Gwen. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Shen vs Gwen matchups, Gwen is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Shen is a terribly counter to Gwen. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Shen against Gwen.

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

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Additional Information for Shen Players

How We Calculated Our Shen vs Gwen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gwen as Shen, we analyzed 1,642 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 Gwen 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 in order to counter Gwen during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shen usually accumulates a similar amount of CS as Gwen. Champions who typically don't get much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Shen versus Gwen build consist of Kaenic Rookern, Thornmail, and Hollow Radiance. When Shen incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better versus Gwen than with many other common builds. In fact, Shen boasted an average win rate of 48.0% when countering Gwen with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of defeating Gwen as Shen, Shen players should take the Aftershock, Shield Bash, Second Wind, Revitalize, Cheap Shot, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Resolve and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Shen vs Gwen matchups, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.0% winrate overall.

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