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Shen vs Lucian

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How to Beat Lucian as Shen

based on 3,906 Shen vs Lucian matchups
Win Rate
51.6 %
K/D/A
2.92
Pick Rate
5.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends matches that we analyze each week. Our guide on how to beat Lucian as Shen came out of an evaluation of 3906 ranked rounds where both champions faced off against one another. This champion pairing is relatively uncommon. Shen encounters Lucian in only 5.9% of his rounds.

Shen vs Lucian Matchup Summary

Shen does a decent job of countering Lucian. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.6% of games the champions battle each other in. In Shen versus Lucian games, Shen’s team is 0.1% less expected to earn first blood. This indicates that he most likely won't get first blood versus Lucian.

Best Shen vs Lucian Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTiamat

Core Shen Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernSunfire AegisTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Unending DespairHeartsteelJak'Sho, The ProteanIceborn Gauntlet

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot 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
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Tenacity
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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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Lucian as Shen

Tips for Playing as Shen against Lucian

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 Lucian

Lucian cannot change the aim of The Culling. Take advantage of this by avoiding the angle of the bullets.

Lucian has strong burst, but little sustained damage.

Piercing Light does not give Lucian extra Attack Range. He still needs to find a target in range to line up his shot. Avoid Piercing Light by anticipating the angle Lucian will choose.

Shen vs Lucian Counter Stats

Shen Image
Win Rate
51.6 %
VS
Win Rate
48.4 %
Lucian Image
4
< Kills >
7
4.9
< Deaths >
6.4
10.3
< Assists >
6.4
0.93
< Killing Sprees >
1.65
128
< Minions Killed >
183
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.51
7,820
< Physical Damage >
18,459
6,841
< Magic Damage >
2,619
1,084
< True Damage >
497
15,746
< Damage Dealt >
21,575
29,639
< Damage Taken >
20,712
10,081
< Gold Earned >
12,233
1.8
< Towers >
2.35
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
3,805
< Total Healing >
4,748
13,942
< Experience >
12,443
21
< Vision Score >
19
10
< Wards Placed >
9
335
< Time Dealing CC >
41

How to Counter Lucian with Shen in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore several valuable Shen against Lucian matchup stats that can help you distinguish the differences between this set of champs. As an example, Shen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Lucian’s ratio of NaN, showing that Shen may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Lucian..

Shen normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Lucian. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Shen and Lucian

Damage Types Compared

Shen
Lucian
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shen
Lucian

Who is Better, Shen or Lucian?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Shen usually wins when trying to fight Lucian, with a 51.6% win rate. As a result, Shen makes a good counter for Lucian.

While Shen does have a higher win rate than Lucian, when on opposite teams, Shen also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Shen into Lucian.

Furthermore, Shen has a lot of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Lucian. This 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 for every situation in League of Legends, in Shen vs Lucian matchups, Shen is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Shen is a decent counter to Lucian. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Shen against Lucian.

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 Lucian Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lucian as Shen, we analyzed 3,906 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 Lucian 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Shen in order to counter Lucian during both the laning 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 presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shen most often accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Lucian. Champs who on average don't get much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Shen versus Lucian build consist of Kaenic Rookern, Sunfire Aegis, and Titanic Hydra. When Shen included at least these three items in his build, he did much better when facing Lucian than with many other common item sets. In fact, Shen boasted an average win rate of 51.6% when countering Lucian with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of crushing Lucian as Shen, you should use the Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Second Wind, Revitalize, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Shen vs Lucian face-offs, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 51.6% win rate overall.

If you want to get Shen x Lucian tips and counter stats for a a distinct rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and guides shown are calculated using all games with data with these champs.