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Shen vs Katarina

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How to Beat Katarina as Shen

based on 2,334 Shen vs Katarina matchups
Win Rate
51.4 %
K/D/A
2.94
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of ranked League of Legends games that we review each and every week. This guide on how to beat Katarina as Shen came out of an evaluation of 2334 ranked games where both champs faced off against each other. This particular counter matchup is somewhat rare. Shen fights Katarina in only 3.5% of his rounds.

Shen vs Katarina Matchup Summary

Shen does a decent job of beating Katarina. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.4% of matches the champions face one another in. In Shen against Katarina matches, Shen’s side is 0.1% more probable to gain first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood versus Katarina.

Best Shen vs Katarina Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsCrystalline Bracer

Core Shen Items

~22 Mins
ThornmailHeartsteelHollow Radiance

Optional Items

Iceborn GauntletUnending DespairKaenic RookernTitanic Hydra

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

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
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E
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Guide to Countering Katarina as Shen

Tips for Playing as Shen against Katarina

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 Katarina

Katarina's abilities deal magic damage, so even if she's building Attack Damage items, get magic resistance to counter her.

Try to save a disable for when Katarina uses her Death Lotus.

Shen vs Katarina Counter Stats

Shen Image
Win Rate
51.4 %
VS
Win Rate
48.6 %
Katarina Image
4.2
< Kills >
8.8
5
< Deaths >
6.9
10.5
< Assists >
5.6
0.95
< Killing Sprees >
1.98
125
< Minions Killed >
155
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.34
8,002
< Physical Damage >
2,148
7,031
< Magic Damage >
20,119
1,122
< True Damage >
899
16,157
< Damage Dealt >
23,167
29,106
< Damage Taken >
24,516
10,040
< Gold Earned >
11,886
1.79
< Towers >
1.41
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
3,570
< Total Healing >
3,183
13,840
< Experience >
13,706
20
< Vision Score >
16
10
< Wards Placed >
8
309
< Time Dealing CC >
36

How to Counter Katarina with Shen in LoL

The stats provided here underscore some important Shen versus Katarina counter statistics that may help us explain the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Shen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Katarina’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Shen may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Katarina. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.

Shen normally has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. Typically, he receives more damage than Katarina. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Shen and Katarina

Damage Types Compared

Shen
Katarina
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shen
Katarina

Who is Better, Shen or Katarina?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Shen usually wins when taking on Katarina, with a 51.4% win rate. As a result, Shen makes a good counter for Katarina.

While Shen does have a higher winrate than Katarina, when on opposite teams, Shen also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging champion to develop with. You should be careful when picking Shen into Katarina.

Moreover, Shen has a very large amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Katarina. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Shen vs Katarina matchups, Shen is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Shen is a decent counter for Katarina. Focus your actions on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Shen against Katarina.

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 Katarina Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Katarina as Shen, we analyzed 2,334 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 Katarina 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

Shen Build Katarina Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Shen in order to counter Katarina during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shen typically accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Katarina. Champs who typically don't earn much CS typically don't need 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 require many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The best items to use in your Shen versus Katarina build consist of Thornmail, Heartsteel, and Hollow Radiance. When Shen combined at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better when facing Katarina than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Shen had an average winrate of 51.4% when playing against Katarina with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of beating Katarina as Shen, you should use the Aftershock, Shield Bash, Second Wind, Revitalize, Cheap Shot, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Resolve and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Shen vs Katarina face-offs, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 51.4% win rate overall.

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