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

Shen vs Karma

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

How to Beat Karma as Shen

based on 1,782 Shen vs Karma matchups
Win Rate
51.3 %
K/D/A
2.94
Pick Rate
2.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League matches each week. In our database, Shen faced off against Karma 1782 times. Having so many games with Shen vs Karma provides us confidence in our capacity to produce enlightening statistics and a recommended build to destroy Karma. This particular champ pairing is relatively rare. Shen fights Karma in only 2.7% of his games.

Shen vs Karma Matchup Summary

Shen does a decent job of beating Karma. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.3% of matches the champions oppose one another in. In Shen versus Karma rounds, Shen’s team is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Karma.

Best Shen vs Karma Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorBami's Cinder

Core Shen Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernSunfire AegisTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanIceborn GauntletHeartsteelUnending Despair

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 SpeedHealth ScalingHealth 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
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Q
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Guide to Countering Karma as Shen

Tips for Playing as Shen against Karma

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 Karma

Focused Resolve is a strong disengage tool. Create distance to avoid being rooted and seek to engage afterwards.

Karma's Soulflare erupts for bonus damage in the area in which it's placed. React quickly and escape the circle to avoid taking heavy damage.

Karma's passive lowers her Mantra cooldown when she hits enemy champions with abilities and basic attacks. Deny her from getting free hits on you.

Shen vs Karma Counter Stats

Shen Image
Win Rate
51.3 %
VS
Win Rate
48.7 %
Karma Image
4
< Kills >
2.8
4.8
< Deaths >
5.7
10.1
< Assists >
11.2
0.92
< Killing Sprees >
0.57
129
< Minions Killed >
67
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.48
7,810
< Physical Damage >
1,013
6,726
< Magic Damage >
14,099
1,073
< True Damage >
704
15,610
< Damage Dealt >
15,818
29,606
< Damage Taken >
18,961
10,091
< Gold Earned >
9,105
1.73
< Towers >
1.96
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
3,921
< Total Healing >
2,765
13,926
< Experience >
11,236
21
< Vision Score >
50
10
< Wards Placed >
22
315
< Time Dealing CC >
247

How to Counter Karma with Shen in LoL

The stats provided here show several valuable Shen versus Karma counter stats that can help you grasp the differences between the pair. For instance, Shen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Karma’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Shen may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Karma..

Shen normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his counter does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Karma. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Shen and Karma

Damage Types Compared

Shen
Karma
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shen
Karma

Who is Better, Shen or Karma?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Shen usually wins when facing off against Karma, with a 51.3% win rate. Thus, Shen makes a good counter for Karma.

While Shen does have a higher winrate compared to Karma, when facing one another, Shen also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Shen into Karma.

Additionally, Shen also has a great amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Karma. This often 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 Karma matchups, Shen is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Shen is a decent counter to Karma. Make sure you focus your gameplay on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Shen against Karma.

Other Champion Matchups Against Shen

Shen Loses Against

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Shen Wins Against

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Additional Information for Shen Players

How We Calculated Our Shen vs Karma Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Karma as Shen, we analyzed 1,782 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 Karma 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 Karma during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shen on average racks up more CS as Karma. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Shen versus Karma build consist of Kaenic Rookern, Sunfire Aegis, and Titanic Hydra. When Shen bought at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when fighting Karma than with many other typical builds. In fact, Shen boasted an average win rate of 51.3% when playing against Karma with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Karma 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 players chose for Shen vs Karma LoL games, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 51.3% winrate overall.

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