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

Shen vs Lissandra

How to Beat Lissandra as Shen in LoLShen is in the a tier of champions
Tank
Mage

How to Beat Lissandra as Shen

based on 873 Shen vs Lissandra matchups
Win Rate
49.3 %
K/D/A
2.87
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of rated League matches that we analyze each week. This guide on how to beat Lissandra as Shen resulted from an examination of 873 ranked rounds where both champs faced one another. This particular champion matchup is relatively rare. Shen is forced to battle against Lissandra in only 1.3% of his games.

Shen vs Lissandra Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Shen does a below average job of beating Lissandra. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.3% of matches the champions oppose each other in. In Shen vs Lissandra rounds, Shen’s side is 0.1% more expected to gain first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood versus Lissandra.

Best Shen vs Lissandra Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalCloth Armor

Core Shen Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailHeartsteel

Optional Items

Unending DespairTitanic HydraJak'Sho, The ProteanHollow 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 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
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
11
R
12
E
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E
14
W
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W
16
R

Guide to Countering Lissandra as Shen

Tips for Playing as Shen against Lissandra

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 Lissandra

Lissandra's Ring of Frost has a long cooldown at early ranks; engage her while it's on cooldown.

Lissandra's Ice Shard only slows the first unit it hits. Approach Lissandra from behind your team's minions to avoid being slowed.

The best way to stop Lissandra from moving using her Glacial Path is to immobilize her before she reactivates it.

Shen vs Lissandra Counter Stats

Shen Image
Win Rate
49.3 %
VS
Win Rate
50.7 %
Lissandra Image
4.1
< Kills >
5.5
5.2
< Deaths >
6.5
10.8
< Assists >
8.7
0.93
< Killing Sprees >
1.26
126
< Minions Killed >
162
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.47
7,967
< Physical Damage >
1,191
6,995
< Magic Damage >
19,021
1,110
< True Damage >
950
16,073
< Damage Dealt >
21,162
30,191
< Damage Taken >
22,469
10,103
< Gold Earned >
11,054
1.77
< Towers >
1.89
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
3,772
< Total Healing >
3,266
13,887
< Experience >
13,692
21
< Vision Score >
21
10
< Wards Placed >
10
313
< Time Dealing CC >
498

How to Counter Lissandra with Shen in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight several strategic Shen versus Lissandra matchup stats that can help you figure out the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Shen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Lissandra’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Shen may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Lissandra..

Shen typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. Typically, he takes more damage than Lissandra. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Shen and Lissandra

Damage Types Compared

Shen
Lissandra
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shen
Lissandra

Who is Better, Shen or Lissandra?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Shen usually fairs equally well when playing against Lissandra, with a 49.3% win rate. Thus, Shen makes an ok counter to Lissandra.

While Shen does have a lower win rate compared to Lissandra, when on opposite teams, Shen also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Shen into Lissandra.

Furthermore, Shen also has a very large amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Lissandra. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Shen vs Lissandra matchups, Lissandra is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Shen is a somewhat poor counter to Lissandra. Focus your strategy on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Shen against Lissandra.

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 Lissandra Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lissandra as Shen, we analyzed 873 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 Lissandra 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 Lissandra Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Shen in order to counter Lissandra during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shen typically racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Lissandra. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Shen versus Lissandra build consist of Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Heartsteel. When Shen used at least these three items in his build, he did much better vs. Lissandra than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Shen had an average win rate of 49.3% when playing against Lissandra with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Lissandra 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 rune sets players used for Shen vs Lissandra face-offs, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 49.3% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Lissandra as Shen are displayed for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to a specific player tier, you should use the selection menu located earlier on the page.