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Shen vs Illaoi

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How to Beat Illaoi as Shen

based on 1,272 Shen vs Illaoi matchups
Win Rate
46.5 %
K/D/A
2.92
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked League rounds each week. In our database, Shen faced off against Illaoi in 1272 matches. Including so many games with Shen vs Illaoi gives us confidence in our capability to provide useful statistics and a pro build to shatter Illaoi. This champion pairing is fairly rare. Shen has to counter Illaoi in only 1.9% of his rounds.

Shen vs Illaoi Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Shen does a terrible job of countering Illaoi. On average, he wins a lowly 46.5% of games the champions oppose one another in. In Shen against Illaoi matches, Shen’s team is 0.1% more expected to obtain first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood versus Illaoi.

Best Shen vs Illaoi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRuby Crystal

Core Shen Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernJak'Sho, The ProteanUnending DespairIceborn Gauntlet

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Shen to level upq
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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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E
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Illaoi as Shen

Tips for Playing as Shen against Illaoi

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 Illaoi

Killing Tentacles whenever possible will make it much easier to win a fight against Illaoi.

When your spirit gets pulled out, fight back if you can. Dealing damage to Illaoi reduces the spirit's duration.

Avoid grouping up for Leap of Faith to reduce the number of Tentacles available to Illaoi.

Shen vs Illaoi Counter Stats

Shen Image
Win Rate
46.5 %
VS
Win Rate
53.5 %
Illaoi Image
4.1
< Kills >
5.3
5
< Deaths >
6.6
10.5
< Assists >
4.4
0.96
< Killing Sprees >
1.21
110
< Minions Killed >
193
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.64
7,623
< Physical Damage >
26,587
6,969
< Magic Damage >
856
1,116
< True Damage >
390
15,709
< Damage Dealt >
27,834
30,525
< Damage Taken >
36,411
9,844
< Gold Earned >
12,299
1.48
< Towers >
3.03
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
4,182
< Total Healing >
9,563
13,753
< Experience >
15,178
21
< Vision Score >
16
10
< Wards Placed >
8
313
< Time Dealing CC >
483

How to Counter Illaoi with Shen in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify several significant Shen against Illaoi matchup stats that may help us grasp the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. For instance, Shen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Illaoi’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Shen may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Illaoi. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Shen normally has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Typically, he receives less damage than Illaoi. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Shen and Illaoi

Damage Types Compared

Shen
Illaoi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shen
Illaoi

Who is Better, Shen or Illaoi?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Shen usually loses when playing against Illaoi, with a 46.5% win rate. Thus, Shen makes a bad counter to Illaoi.

While Shen does have a lower win rate than Illaoi, when they face off with one another, Shen also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging character to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Shen into Illaoi.

Furthermore, Shen has a great amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Illaoi. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Shen vs Illaoi matchups, Illaoi is the better champion with a much lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Shen is a terribly counter for Illaoi. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Shen against Illaoi.

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 Illaoi Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Illaoi as Shen, we analyzed 1,272 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 Illaoi 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 truly master Shen in order to counter Illaoi during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shen on average accumulates less CS compared to Illaoi. Champions who on average don't get much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions 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, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Shen versus Illaoi build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Titanic Hydra. When Shen used at least these three items in his build, he performed much better against Illaoi than with most other common builds. In fact, Shen boasted an average win rate of 46.5% when countering Illaoi with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against Illaoi as Shen, you 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 sets that we analyzed for Shen vs Illaoi fights, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 46.5% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Illaoi as Shen are given for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to scope the stats and builds to a distinct player tier, you can use the selection menu located earlier on the page.