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Shen vs Kog'Maw

How to Beat Kog'Maw as Shen in LoLShen is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kog'Maw as Shen

based on 498 Shen vs Kog'Maw matchups
Win Rate
54 %
K/D/A
3
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL rounds each week. In our database, Shen engaged Kog'Maw in 498 games. With so many games with Shen versus Kog'Maw gives us faith in our capacity to provide enlightening data and a solid build to crush Kog'Maw. This particular champ matchup is relatively rare. Shen encounters Kog'Maw in only 0.8% of his games.

Shen vs Kog'Maw Matchup Summary

Shen has done a great job of beating Kog'Maw. Normally, he wins a terrific 54.0% of matches the champs battle each other in. In Shen against Kog'Maw rounds, Shen’s team is 0.1% more probable to obtain first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Kog'Maw.

Best Shen vs Kog'Maw Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBami's Cinder

Core Shen Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailHeartsteel

Optional Items

Titanic HydraUnending DespairHollow Radiance

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
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
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R
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E
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Guide to Countering Kog'Maw as Shen

Tips for Playing as Shen against Kog'Maw

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 Kog'Maw

The range on Living Artillery increases each rank.

Run away from Kog'Maw after he dies!!!!

Kog'Maw doesn't have a good escape ability, so he is especially prone to ganks.

Bio-Arcane Barrage allows Kog'Maw to kill Baron Nashor extremely early. It can be valuable to ward Nashor when Kog'Maw completes his Blade of the Ruined King.

Shen vs Kog'Maw Counter Stats

Shen Image
Win Rate
54 %
VS
Win Rate
46 %
Kog'Maw Image
4
< Kills >
6.9
5
< Deaths >
7.2
11
< Assists >
6.5
0.9
< Killing Sprees >
1.62
116
< Minions Killed >
164
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.43
7,888
< Physical Damage >
9,896
6,862
< Magic Damage >
12,895
1,136
< True Damage >
3,045
15,887
< Damage Dealt >
25,837
30,693
< Damage Taken >
21,621
10,044
< Gold Earned >
12,005
1.86
< Towers >
1.95
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
4,257
< Total Healing >
4,969
13,797
< Experience >
12,702
22
< Vision Score >
18
10
< Wards Placed >
9
320
< Time Dealing CC >
302

How to Counter Kog'Maw with Shen in LoL

The stats shown here clarify several influential Shen against Kog'Maw matchup statistics that may help us realize the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Shen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kog'Maw’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Shen may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Kog'Maw. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Shen often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Kog'Maw. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Shen and Kog'Maw

Damage Types Compared

Shen
Kog'Maw
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shen
Kog'Maw

Who is Better, Shen or Kog'Maw?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Shen usually wins when trying to fight Kog'Maw, with a 54.0% win rate. As a result, Shen makes a great counter to Kog'Maw.

While Shen does have a much higher win rate compared to Kog'Maw, when facing one another, Shen also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex champion to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Shen into Kog'Maw.

Furthermore, Shen has a great deal of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kog'Maw. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Shen is a great counter for Kog'Maw. Focus your play on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Shen against Kog'Maw.

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 Kog'Maw Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kog'Maw as Shen, we analyzed 498 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 Kog'Maw 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 Kog'Maw Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Shen to counter Kog'Maw 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 listen to the build and stats shown here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shen typically gets a similar amount of CS relative to Kog'Maw. Champions who typically don't get much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Shen versus Kog'Maw build consist of Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Heartsteel. When Shen included at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better versus Kog'Maw than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Shen had an average winrate of 54.0% battling Kog'Maw with this build.

To have the best likelihood of beating Kog'Maw 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 sets that we analyzed for Shen vs Kog'Maw matchups, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 54.0% win rate overall.

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