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Shen vs Mordekaiser

How to Beat Mordekaiser as Shen in LoLShen is in the s tier of champions
Tank
Fighter

How to Beat Mordekaiser as Shen

based on 5,306 Shen vs Mordekaiser matchups
Win Rate
44 %
K/D/A
2.56
Pick Rate
8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League rounds each week. Within our database, Shen fought Mordekaiser 5306 times. With so many matchups for Shen vs Mordekaiser provides us faith in our capability to produce enlightening stats and a recommended build to annihilate Mordekaiser. This counter matchup is somewhat uncommon. Shen is forced to battle against Mordekaiser in only 8.0% of his rounds.

Shen vs Mordekaiser Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Shen does a terrible job of beating Mordekaiser. Typically, he wins a lowly 44.0% of the time the champs battle one another in. In Shen versus Mordekaiser rounds, Shen’s side is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood. This indicates that he probably will get first blood against Mordekaiser.

Best Shen vs Mordekaiser Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Null-Magic MantleBami's Cinder

Core Shen Items

~22 Mins
HeartsteelHollow RadianceJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Iceborn GauntletSpirit VisageUnending DespairKaenic Rookern

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
DominationCheap ShotUltimate Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
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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Guide to Countering Mordekaiser as Shen

Tips for Playing as Shen against Mordekaiser

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 Mordekaiser

Mordekaiser builds up a powerful damage aura when fighting champions, so keep your distance.

Realm of Death will cut you off from your teammates completely. Try to save mobility spells to escape Mordekaiser once inside

Damage he deals can be converted into a large shield, and consumed for health

Shen vs Mordekaiser Counter Stats

Shen Image
Win Rate
44 %
VS
Win Rate
56 %
Mordekaiser Image
3.9
< Kills >
7.4
5.5
< Deaths >
5.8
10.2
< Assists >
5
0.88
< Killing Sprees >
1.69
119
< Minions Killed >
161
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.51
7,513
< Physical Damage >
2,895
6,515
< Magic Damage >
23,091
1,062
< True Damage >
579
15,091
< Damage Dealt >
26,565
30,920
< Damage Taken >
32,262
9,858
< Gold Earned >
12,265
1.52
< Towers >
2.34
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
3,752
< Total Healing >
9,917
13,622
< Experience >
15,198
22
< Vision Score >
17
11
< Wards Placed >
8
281
< Time Dealing CC >
273

How to Counter Mordekaiser with Shen in LoL

The stats provided here show several influential Shen versus Mordekaiser counter statistics that may help us understand the distinctions between this pair of champions. Shen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Mordekaiser’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Shen may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Mordekaiser. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.

Shen typically has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Mordekaiser. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Shen and Mordekaiser

Damage Types Compared

Shen
Mordekaiser
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shen
Mordekaiser

Who is Better, Shen or Mordekaiser?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Shen usually loses when trying to fight Mordekaiser, with a 44.0% win rate. Thus, Shen makes a poor counter to Mordekaiser.

While Shen does have a much lower win rate compared to Mordekaiser, when they face off with one another, Shen also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champ to learn and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Shen into Mordekaiser.

Additionally, Shen also has a lot of utility and CC, a similar amount to Mordekaiser. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Shen vs Mordekaiser matchups, Mordekaiser is the better champion with a much lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Shen is a terribly counter to Mordekaiser. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Shen against Mordekaiser.

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 Mordekaiser Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Mordekaiser as Shen, we analyzed 5,306 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 Mordekaiser 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 Mordekaiser during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shen usually picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Mordekaiser. Champs who typically don't get much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They 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 need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Shen versus Mordekaiser build include Heartsteel, Hollow Radiance, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Shen included at least these three items in his build, he did much better when facing Mordekaiser than with most other typical builds. In fact, Shen boasted an average winrate of 44.0% when playing against Mordekaiser with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Mordekaiser 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 runes players used for Shen vs Mordekaiser counterpicks, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 44.0% win rate overall.

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