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

Shen vs Rammus

How to Beat Rammus as Shen in LoLShen is in the a tier of champions
Tank
TankFighter

How to Beat Rammus as Shen

based on 1,138 Shen vs Rammus matchups
Win Rate
48.9 %
K/D/A
3.04
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked League games each and every week. In our database, Shen engaged Rammus in 1138 games. Using so many games with Shen vs Rammus provides us faith in our ability to provide useful data and a recommended build to counter your opposition. This particular counter pairing is somewhat rare. Shen is forced to battle against Rammus in only 1.7% of his games.

Shen vs Rammus Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Shen has done a dismal job of countering Rammus. Typically, he wins a acceptable 48.9% of matches the champs clash against each other in. In Shen vs Rammus matches, Shen’s team is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood against Rammus.

Best Shen vs Rammus 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

Unending DespairHollow RadianceJak'Sho, The ProteanTitanic Hydra

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
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Rammus as Shen

Tips for Playing as Shen against Rammus

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 Rammus

Rammus often stacks high Armor, leaving him especially vulnerable to caster damage while not in Defensive Ball Curl.

Pay particular attention to when his Defensive Ball Curl is off. Rammus has much lower stats than a normal tank when he's out of the stance.

Shen vs Rammus Counter Stats

Shen Image
Win Rate
48.9 %
VS
Win Rate
51.1 %
Rammus Image
4.3
< Kills >
3.8
4.9
< Deaths >
5.6
10.6
< Assists >
10.7
0.98
< Killing Sprees >
0.83
124
< Minions Killed >
30
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
1.18
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.36
7,927
< Physical Damage >
2,275
7,638
< Magic Damage >
11,256
1,233
< True Damage >
695
16,799
< Damage Dealt >
14,227
30,264
< Damage Taken >
31,097
10,081
< Gold Earned >
10,409
1.69
< Towers >
1.17
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.29
3,964
< Total Healing >
12,542
13,706
< Experience >
12,614
22
< Vision Score >
20
10
< Wards Placed >
6
311
< Time Dealing CC >
591

How to Counter Rammus with Shen in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify some important Shen versus Rammus counter statistics that can help us interpret the distinctions between these two champs. As an example, Shen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Rammus’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Shen may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Rammus..

Shen typically has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Rammus. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Shen and Rammus

Damage Types Compared

Shen
Rammus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shen
Rammus

Who is Better, Shen or Rammus?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Shen usually loses when playing against Rammus, with a 48.9% win rate. Thus, Shen makes a bad counter for Rammus.

While Shen does have a lower win rate than Rammus, when on opposite teams, Shen also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging character to learn. You should be careful when picking Shen into Rammus.

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

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

Shen is a somewhat poor counter for Rammus. Focus your actions on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Shen against Rammus.

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 Rammus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rammus as Shen, we analyzed 1,138 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 Rammus 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 Rammus Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Shen in order to counter Rammus during both the lane 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 pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shen usually gets much more CS compared to Rammus. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Shen versus Rammus build consist of Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Heartsteel. When Shen combined at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better countering Rammus than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Shen boasted an average win rate of 48.9% when countering Rammus with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of defeating Rammus as Shen, Shen players should take 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 rune combinations players used for Shen vs Rammus matchups, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 48.9% win rate overall.

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