Background Image
How to Win Shen vs Rengar Counter MatchupShen is in the a tier of champions

Shen vs Rengar

How to Beat Rengar as Shen in LoLShen is in the s tier of champions
Tank
AssassinFighter

How to Beat Rengar as Shen

based on 2,350 Shen vs Rengar matchups
Win Rate
50.6 %
K/D/A
3.11
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked LoL games each week. In our dataset, Shen did battle with Rengar in 2350 matches. Having so many matchups for Shen vs Rengar gives us a lot of faith in our ability to produce useful data and a pro build to wreck Rengar. This particular champion matchup is somewhat rare. Shen has to counter Rengar in only 3.5% of his matches.

Shen vs Rengar Matchup Summary

Shen does a ok job of countering Rengar. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.6% of the time the champs face off with each other in. In Shen against Rengar games, Shen’s team is 0.1% more likely to get first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood against Rengar.

Best Shen vs Rengar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Giant's BeltRuby Crystal

Core Shen Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernSunfire AegisTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

HeartsteelUnending DespairThornmailCelestial Opposition

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
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Tenacity
Attack SpeedArmorArmor
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
13
E
14
W
15
W
16
R

Guide to Countering Rengar as Shen

Tips for Playing as Shen against Rengar

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 Rengar

Rengar's passive enables him to leap out of brush, so avoid fighting him when near bushes.

Rengar puts an indicator over the nearest enemy champion when he is camouflaged during his ultimate.

Rengar gains an empowered ability when his resource bar is full. Try to confront him when it's low.

Shen vs Rengar Counter Stats

Shen Image
Win Rate
50.6 %
VS
Win Rate
49.4 %
Rengar Image
4.3
< Kills >
7.4
4.7
< Deaths >
7
10.3
< Assists >
6.1
1.01
< Killing Sprees >
1.69
128
< Minions Killed >
41
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
1.24
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.4
8,174
< Physical Damage >
16,449
7,004
< Magic Damage >
1,302
1,082
< True Damage >
1,031
16,261
< Damage Dealt >
18,783
29,157
< Damage Taken >
33,685
10,157
< Gold Earned >
12,650
1.73
< Towers >
1.33
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.32
3,757
< Total Healing >
16,169
14,007
< Experience >
13,743
21
< Vision Score >
21
10
< Wards Placed >
5
323
< Time Dealing CC >
241

How to Counter Rengar with Shen in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here feature several critical Shen against Rengar counter stats that can help us understand the differences between this pair of champs. Shen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Rengar’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Shen may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Rengar. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Shen usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Rengar. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Shen and Rengar

Damage Types Compared

Shen
Rengar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shen
Rengar

Who is Better, Shen or Rengar?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Shen usually fairs equally well when facing off against Rengar, with a 50.6% win rate. As a result, Shen makes an ok counter for Rengar.

While Shen does have a higher win rate than Rengar, when on opposite teams, Shen also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less complex character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Shen into Rengar.

Moreover, Shen also has a great amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Rengar. 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 in League of Legends, in Shen vs Rengar matchups, Shen is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Shen is a decent counter for Rengar. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Shen against Rengar.

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 Rengar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rengar as Shen, we analyzed 2,350 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 Rengar 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 Rengar Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Shen in order to counter Rengar during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen 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 most often racks up much more CS relative to Rengar. Champions who typically don't take much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Shen versus Rengar build include Kaenic Rookern, Sunfire Aegis, and Titanic Hydra. When Shen combined at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when fighting Rengar than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Shen had an average winrate of 50.6% when countering Rengar with this build.

To have the highest probability of crushing Rengar as Shen, Shen players should take 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 rune sets players picked for Shen vs Rengar counters, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.6% winrate overall.

If you want to view Shen versus Rengar tips and counter stats for a a specific division rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the statistics and build suggestions given are calculated using every game run with both champions.