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Shen vs Senna

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How to Beat Senna as Shen

based on 4,958 Shen vs Senna matchups
Win Rate
48.3 %
K/D/A
2.84
Pick Rate
7.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of ranked League of Legends games that we review each week. This guide on how to beat Senna as Shen resulted from an evaluation of 4958 ranked rounds where both champs faced one another. This particular champ matchup is relatively uncommon. Shen has to counter Senna in only 7.5% of his matches.

Shen vs Senna Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Shen has done a poor job of countering Senna. Normally, he wins a lowly 48.3% of games the champs battle each other in. In Shen versus Senna matches, Shen’s team is 0.1% more likely to get first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Senna.

Best Shen vs Senna Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Giant's BeltCrystalline Bracer

Core Shen Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairSunfire AegisThornmail

Optional Items

Spirit VisageJak'Sho, The ProteanRanduin's OmenTitanic 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 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
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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 Senna as Shen

Tips for Playing as Shen against Senna

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 Senna Counter Stats

Shen Image
Win Rate
48.3 %
VS
Win Rate
51.7 %
Senna Image
4.1
< Kills >
4.5
5
< Deaths >
6.4
10.1
< Assists >
11.4
0.94
< Killing Sprees >
1
126
< Minions Killed >
62
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.58
7,860
< Physical Damage >
17,729
6,836
< Magic Damage >
291
1,088
< True Damage >
501
15,785
< Damage Dealt >
18,522
30,089
< Damage Taken >
18,926
10,054
< Gold Earned >
10,519
1.72
< Towers >
2.42
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
3,860
< Total Healing >
9,683
13,898
< Experience >
11,385
21
< Vision Score >
49
10
< Wards Placed >
20
327
< Time Dealing CC >
218

How to Counter Senna with Shen in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature some critical Shen versus Senna matchup stats that may help you figure out the differences between this pair of champs. For instance, Shen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Senna’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Shen may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Senna..

Shen normally has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Senna. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Shen and Senna

Damage Types Compared

Shen
Senna
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shen
Senna

Who is Better, Shen or Senna?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Shen usually loses when taking on Senna, with a 48.3% win rate. Thus, Shen makes a bad counter to Senna.

While Shen does have a lower winrate compared to Senna, when facing one another, Shen also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Shen into Senna.

Moreover, Shen also has a lot of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Senna. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Shen is a somewhat poor counter to Senna. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Shen against Senna.

Additional Information for Shen Players

How We Calculated Our Shen vs Senna Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Senna as Shen, we analyzed 4,958 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 Senna 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 to counter Senna during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shen on average accumulates more CS compared to Senna. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Shen versus Senna build include Unending Despair, Sunfire Aegis, and Thornmail. When Shen bought at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better vs. Senna than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Shen boasted an average winrate of 48.3% when countering Senna with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Senna as Shen, Shen players 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. Of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Shen vs Senna face-offs, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.3% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Senna as Shen are shown for all ranked divisions. If you would like to scope the statistics and builds to a specific skill level, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.