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

Shen vs Lee Sin

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

based on 1,916 Shen vs Lee Sin matchups
Win Rate
49.6 %
K/D/A
2.84
Pick Rate
2.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked League games that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Lee Sin as Shen came out of an examination of 1916 ranked games where both champs battled each other. This champ pairing is fairly rare. Shen fights Lee Sin in only 2.9% of his rounds.

Shen vs Lee Sin Matchup Summary

Shen does a average job of countering Lee Sin. Typically, he wins a acceptable 49.6% of matches the champs face each other in. In Shen versus Lee Sin matches, Shen’s team is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood against Lee Sin.

Best Shen vs Lee Sin Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalCrystalline Bracer

Core Shen Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailHeartsteel

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanUnending DespairIceborn GauntletRanduin's Omen

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
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E
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Q
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E
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R
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R

Guide to Countering Lee Sin as Shen

Tips for Playing as Shen against Lee Sin

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 Lee Sin

Lee Sin relies heavily on following up with his abilities. Use disables to prevent him from chaining together his abilities and attacks.

Stay spread out to minimize the impact of Lee Sin's ultimate, Dragon's Rage.

Lee Sin has powerful tools to combat physical damage in Iron Will and Cripple but he is still vulnerable to magic damage.

Shen vs Lee Sin Counter Stats

Shen Image
Win Rate
49.6 %
VS
Win Rate
50.4 %
Lee Sin Image
4.1
< Kills >
6.7
5
< Deaths >
6.1
10.1
< Assists >
8.2
0.94
< Killing Sprees >
1.54
128
< Minions Killed >
32
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
1.51
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.46
8,114
< Physical Damage >
13,118
6,981
< Magic Damage >
2,739
1,121
< True Damage >
963
16,217
< Damage Dealt >
16,821
29,685
< Damage Taken >
35,640
10,075
< Gold Earned >
11,606
1.75
< Towers >
1.43
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.34
3,686
< Total Healing >
17,036
13,743
< Experience >
12,959
21
< Vision Score >
25
10
< Wards Placed >
11
324
< Time Dealing CC >
447

How to Counter Lee Sin with Shen in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight several critical Shen versus Lee Sin counter stats that may help you realize the differences and similarities between the pair. Shen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Lee Sin’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Shen may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Lee Sin..

Shen usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Lee Sin. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Shen and Lee Sin

Damage Types Compared

Shen
Lee Sin
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shen
Lee Sin

Who is Better, Shen or Lee Sin?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Shen usually fairs equally well when playing against Lee Sin, with a 49.6% win rate. Thus, Shen makes an ok counter to Lee Sin.

While Shen does have a lower winrate compared to Lee Sin, when on opposite teams, Shen also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Shen into Lee Sin.

Moreover, Shen also has a lot of utility and CC, a similar amount to Lee Sin. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Shen vs Lee Sin matchups, Lee Sin is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Shen is a somewhat poor counter for Lee Sin. Focus your play on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Shen against Lee Sin.

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 Lee Sin Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lee Sin as Shen, we analyzed 1,916 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 Lee Sin 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 truly master Shen in order to counter Lee Sin 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 listen to the build and tips presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shen usually picks up much more CS compared to Lee Sin. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Shen versus Lee Sin build consist of Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Heartsteel. When Shen bought at least these three items in his build, he performed much better vs Lee Sin than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Shen had an average win rate of 49.6% when playing against Lee Sin with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of beating Lee Sin as Shen, you should use 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 runes players chose for Shen vs Lee Sin LoL games, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 49.6% winrate overall.

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