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Shen vs Naafiri

How to Beat Naafiri as Shen in LoLShen is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Naafiri as Shen

based on 882 Shen vs Naafiri matchups
Win Rate
49.4 %
K/D/A
2.96
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of ranked LoL games that we analyze every week. Our guide on how to beat Naafiri as Shen came out of an evaluation of 882 ranked rounds where both champions clashed against each other. This pairing is fairly rare. Shen fights Naafiri in only 1.3% of his games.

Shen vs Naafiri Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Shen has done a poor job of beating Naafiri. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.4% of the time the champions face one another in. In Shen versus Naafiri games, Shen’s side is 0.1% more expected to gain first blood, implying that he most likely will get first blood versus Naafiri.

Best Shen vs Naafiri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBami's Cinder

Core Shen Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanHeartsteelUnending 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 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
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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 Naafiri as Shen

Tips for Playing as Shen against Naafiri

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.

Shen vs Naafiri Counter Stats

Shen Image
Win Rate
49.4 %
VS
Win Rate
50.6 %
Naafiri Image
4.4
< Kills >
7.9
5
< Deaths >
6.8
10.4
< Assists >
5.8
1
< Killing Sprees >
1.81
123
< Minions Killed >
145
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.26
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.38
7,972
< Physical Damage >
21,876
7,005
< Magic Damage >
93
1,067
< True Damage >
1,188
16,045
< Damage Dealt >
23,157
29,674
< Damage Taken >
25,456
10,041
< Gold Earned >
12,340
1.71
< Towers >
1.57
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
3,811
< Total Healing >
6,262
13,800
< Experience >
13,594
21
< Vision Score >
17
10
< Wards Placed >
8
354
< Time Dealing CC >
63

How to Counter Naafiri with Shen in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature several vital Shen against Naafiri matchup stats that can help us grasp the distinctions between the two. Shen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Naafiri’s ratio of NaN, showing that Shen may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Naafiri. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.

Shen often has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. Typically, he takes more damage than Naafiri. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Shen and Naafiri

Damage Types Compared

Shen
Naafiri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shen
Naafiri

Who is Better, Shen or Naafiri?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Shen usually fairs equally well when facing off against Naafiri, with a 49.4% win rate. As a result, Shen makes an ok counter to Naafiri.

While Shen does have a lower winrate than Naafiri, when facing one another, Shen also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Shen into Naafiri.

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

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Shen vs Naafiri matchups, Naafiri is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Shen is a somewhat poor counter for Naafiri. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Shen against Naafiri.

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 Naafiri Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Naafiri as Shen, we analyzed 882 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 Naafiri 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Shen to counter Naafiri during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shen usually racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Naafiri. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Shen versus Naafiri build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Titanic Hydra. When Shen combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when fighting Naafiri than with many other typical builds. In fact, Shen boasted an average win rate of 49.4% battling Naafiri with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Naafiri 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. Out of all the runes players picked for Shen vs Naafiri counters, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.4% winrate overall.

If you want to view Shen x Naafiri tips and builds for a an individual skill level, please choose one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the statistics and guides given are calculated using every game completed with these champions.