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

Shen vs Heimerdinger

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

How to Beat Heimerdinger as Shen

based on 956 Shen vs Heimerdinger matchups
Win Rate
47 %
K/D/A
2.92
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked LoL rounds every week. Within our dataset, Shen battled Heimerdinger in 956 rounds. Having so many matchups for Shen versus Heimerdinger provides us confidence in our capability to produce useful statistics and a solid build to defeat Heimerdinger. This particular counter matchup is somewhat rare. Shen is forced to battle against Heimerdinger in only 1.4% of his matches.

Shen vs Heimerdinger Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Shen has done a poor job of countering Heimerdinger. On average, he wins a lowly 47.0% of matches the champs fight one another in. In Shen versus Heimerdinger matches, Shen’s team is 0.1% more probable to earn first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood against Heimerdinger.

Best Shen vs Heimerdinger Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBami's Cinder

Core Shen Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailHeartsteel

Optional Items

Unending DespairKaenic RookernTitanic 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 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
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Heimerdinger as Shen

Tips for Playing as Shen against Heimerdinger

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 Heimerdinger

Be wary of Heimerdinger's Upgrade!!!, as he can use it to find an answer to most trouble he gets into. Once his ultimate is down, go in for the kill!

It's better to destroy all of Heimerdinger's turrets at once with the help of creeps than to fight them one at a time.

Shen vs Heimerdinger Counter Stats

Shen Image
Win Rate
47 %
VS
Win Rate
53 %
Heimerdinger Image
4.1
< Kills >
4.3
4.8
< Deaths >
6.1
9.9
< Assists >
6.7
0.92
< Killing Sprees >
0.98
116
< Minions Killed >
132
0.15
< Dragons Killed >
0.15
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.52
7,052
< Physical Damage >
881
6,095
< Magic Damage >
23,212
1,038
< True Damage >
602
14,186
< Damage Dealt >
24,695
30,182
< Damage Taken >
19,346
9,826
< Gold Earned >
10,620
1.57
< Towers >
2.13
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
4,253
< Total Healing >
1,927
13,703
< Experience >
13,124
20
< Vision Score >
27
10
< Wards Placed >
12
356
< Time Dealing CC >
269

How to Counter Heimerdinger with Shen in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show several strategic Shen versus Heimerdinger matchup statistics that may help us explain the differences between this pair of champs. As an example, Shen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Heimerdinger’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Shen may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Heimerdinger..

Shen typically has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. On average, he receives more damage than Heimerdinger. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Shen and Heimerdinger

Damage Types Compared

Shen
Heimerdinger
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shen
Heimerdinger

Who is Better, Shen or Heimerdinger?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Shen usually loses when playing against Heimerdinger, with a 47.0% win rate. As a result, Shen makes a bad counter to Heimerdinger.

While Shen does have a lower win rate than Heimerdinger, when on opposite teams, Shen also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champion to develop with. You may get destroyed when picking Shen into Heimerdinger.

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

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Shen vs Heimerdinger matchups, Heimerdinger is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Shen is a terribly counter to Heimerdinger. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Shen against Heimerdinger.

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 Heimerdinger Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Heimerdinger as Shen, we analyzed 956 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 Heimerdinger 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 learn all of the intricacies of Shen in order to counter Heimerdinger during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shen most often gets a similar amount of CS compared to Heimerdinger. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The best items to have in your Shen versus Heimerdinger build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Heartsteel. When Shen used at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better when fighting Heimerdinger than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Shen had an average winrate of 47.0% when countering Heimerdinger with this build.

To have the best probability of crushing Heimerdinger 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. Of all the runes we have analyed for Shen vs Heimerdinger clashes, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 47.0% win rate overall.

If you would like to get Shen vs Heimerdinger tips and counter builds for a a particular rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the stats and guides displayed are calculated using all rounds with data with both champions.