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Shen vs Kayn

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How to Beat Kayn as Shen

based on 3,096 Shen vs Kayn matchups
Win Rate
51.6 %
K/D/A
3
Pick Rate
4.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked LoL games each week. In our data, Shen faced Kayn 3096 times. Having so many games with Shen versus Kayn provides us a lot of confidence in our capability to provide actionable stats and a supported build to annihilate your opposition. This particular champion pairing is somewhat uncommon. Shen is forced to battle against Kayn in only 4.7% of his rounds.

Shen vs Kayn Matchup Summary

Shen has done a decent job of beating Kayn. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.6% of matches the champs face off with one another in. In Shen versus Kayn games, Shen’s team is 0.1% more expected to get first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Kayn.

Best Shen vs Kayn Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalCloth Armor

Core Shen Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairSunfire AegisThornmail

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanTitanic HydraKaenic RookernHeartsteel

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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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Kayn as Shen

Tips for Playing as Shen against Kayn

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 Kayn

When Kayn is in terrain near you, you will get a visual warning on the edge of the terrain he's in.

Umbral Trespass requires Kayn to damage a target first. Try to dodge Blade's Reach to deny him a long range cast of Umbral Trespass.

Damage Kayn while he's in Shadow Step to shorten its duration, or apply hard crowd control (stun, charm, knockup, etc) to end Shadow Step immediately.

Shen vs Kayn Counter Stats

Shen Image
Win Rate
51.6 %
VS
Win Rate
48.4 %
Kayn Image
4.3
< Kills >
6.3
5
< Deaths >
6.9
10.7
< Assists >
7.1
0.98
< Killing Sprees >
1.43
125
< Minions Killed >
35
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
1.37
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.34
8,357
< Physical Damage >
16,862
7,345
< Magic Damage >
1,046
1,210
< True Damage >
837
16,913
< Damage Dealt >
18,745
30,804
< Damage Taken >
38,567
10,258
< Gold Earned >
11,942
1.76
< Towers >
1.09
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.3
4,080
< Total Healing >
18,915
14,136
< Experience >
13,707
22
< Vision Score >
20
10
< Wards Placed >
6
330
< Time Dealing CC >
300

How to Counter Kayn with Shen in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight several vital Shen versus Kayn matchup statistics that may help us interpret the distinctions between the pair. Shen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kayn’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Shen may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Kayn..

Shen often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. On average, he takes less damage than Kayn. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Shen and Kayn

Damage Types Compared

Shen
Kayn
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shen
Kayn

Who is Better, Shen or Kayn?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Shen usually wins when taking on Kayn, with a 51.6% win rate. Therefore, Shen makes a good counter to Kayn.

While Shen does have a higher win rate than Kayn, when they face off with one another, Shen also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult champion to learn. You should be careful when picking Shen into Kayn.

Additionally, Shen also has a great amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kayn. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Shen is a decent counter for Kayn. Make sure you focus your play on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Shen against Kayn.

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 Kayn Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kayn as Shen, we analyzed 3,096 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 Kayn 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 to counter Kayn during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shen most often racks up much more CS compared to Kayn. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Shen versus Kayn build consist of Unending Despair, Sunfire Aegis, and Thornmail. When Shen combined at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better when fighting Kayn than with most other common item sets. In fact, Shen boasted an average win rate of 51.6% battling Kayn with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of defeating Kayn as Shen, Shen players 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 rune builds we have analyed for Shen vs Kayn counter picks, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 51.6% winrate overall.

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