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Shen vs Kennen

How to Beat Kennen as Shen in LoLShen is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kennen as Shen

based on 646 Shen vs Kennen matchups
Win Rate
51.9 %
K/D/A
3
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends games each week. Within our data, Shen battled Kennen in 646 matches. Having so many games with Shen versus Kennen provides us confidence in our capability to produce enlightening stats and a supported build to destroy your rival. This particular champion pairing is somewhat rare. Shen has to counter Kennen in only 1.0% of his games.

Shen vs Kennen Matchup Summary

Shen does a decent job of beating Kennen. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.9% of matches the champions face each other in. In Shen versus Kennen matches, Shen’s team is 0.1% more expected to gain first blood. This indicates that he probably will get first blood against Kennen.

Best Shen vs Kennen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBami's Cinder

Core Shen Items

~22 Mins
ThornmailTitanic HydraHollow Radiance

Optional Items

Unending DespairKaenic RookernSunfire AegisHeartsteel

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 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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E
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Guide to Countering Kennen as Shen

Tips for Playing as Shen against Kennen

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 Kennen

Consider playing a bit more cautiously around Kennen when you have a Mark of the Storm debuff. If he hits you with 3 Marks of the Storm, you will get stunned.

Kennen is flimsy by nature - turn and attack him if he gets careless with Lightning Rush.

Shen vs Kennen Counter Stats

Shen Image
Win Rate
51.9 %
VS
Win Rate
48.1 %
Kennen Image
4.3
< Kills >
5.9
5.1
< Deaths >
6.3
11
< Assists >
6.4
1.01
< Killing Sprees >
1.39
126
< Minions Killed >
163
0.15
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.47
7,706
< Physical Damage >
2,396
6,392
< Magic Damage >
21,035
1,111
< True Damage >
632
15,211
< Damage Dealt >
24,064
31,313
< Damage Taken >
22,535
10,423
< Gold Earned >
11,649
1.87
< Towers >
2.16
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
3,954
< Total Healing >
3,095
14,409
< Experience >
14,542
22
< Vision Score >
20
10
< Wards Placed >
9
307
< Time Dealing CC >
80

How to Counter Kennen with Shen in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize some critical Shen versus Kennen matchup statistics that may help you understand the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Shen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kennen’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Shen may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Kennen. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Shen usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives more damage than Kennen. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the champ with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Shen and Kennen

Damage Types Compared

Shen
Kennen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shen
Kennen

Who is Better, Shen or Kennen?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Shen usually wins when playing against Kennen, with a 51.9% win rate. Thus, Shen makes a good counter to Kennen.

While Shen does have a higher win rate compared to Kennen, when they face off with one another, Shen also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champ to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Shen into Kennen.

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

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Shen vs Kennen matchups, Shen is the better champ with a higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Shen is a decent counter to Kennen. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Shen against Kennen.

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 Kennen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kennen as Shen, we analyzed 646 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 Kennen 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Shen in order to counter Kennen 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 pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shen on average racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Kennen. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Shen versus Kennen build include Thornmail, Titanic Hydra, and Hollow Radiance. When Shen combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when facing Kennen than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Shen had an average winrate of 51.9% when playing against Kennen with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of defeating Kennen 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. Out of all the rune sets players used for Shen vs Kennen fights, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 51.9% win rate overall.

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