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Shen vs Shaco

How to Beat Shaco as Shen in LoLShen is in the a tier of champions
Tank
Assassin

How to Beat Shaco as Shen

based on 2,333 Shen vs Shaco matchups
Win Rate
52 %
K/D/A
2.92
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of ranked LoL matches that we evaluate every week. Our guide on how to beat Shaco as Shen came out of an analysis of 2333 ranked rounds where both champions faced one another. This matchup is fairly rare. Shen is forced to battle against Shaco in only 3.5% of his games.

Shen vs Shaco Matchup Summary

Shen does a good job of beating Shaco. Normally, he wins a whopping 52.0% of matches the champs oppose each other in. In Shen vs Shaco matches, Shen’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Shaco.

Best Shen vs Shaco Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBami's Cinder

Core Shen Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisHeartsteelTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanKaenic RookernForce of NatureUnending Despair

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
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Tenacity
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
11
R
12
E
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E
14
W
15
W
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R

Guide to Countering Shaco as Shen

Tips for Playing as Shen against Shaco

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 Shaco

If Shaco is doing well early-game, it is worth the investment to place Stealth Wards near his Jungle camps.

If Shaco uses Deceive to enter a fight he won't be able to quickly use it again to get away. Work with your team to quickly focus him down.

Shen vs Shaco Counter Stats

Shen Image
Win Rate
52 %
VS
Win Rate
48 %
Shaco Image
4.4
< Kills >
6.5
5
< Deaths >
6.3
10.2
< Assists >
8.1
1.03
< Killing Sprees >
1.48
130
< Minions Killed >
35
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.96
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.38
8,350
< Physical Damage >
6,757
7,270
< Magic Damage >
10,251
1,118
< True Damage >
1,487
16,739
< Damage Dealt >
18,496
31,536
< Damage Taken >
25,853
10,472
< Gold Earned >
11,152
1.8
< Towers >
1.15
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.21
4,322
< Total Healing >
8,743
14,431
< Experience >
12,705
21
< Vision Score >
32
10
< Wards Placed >
11
341
< Time Dealing CC >
607

How to Counter Shaco with Shen in LoL

The stats provided here show several vital Shen against Shaco matchup statistics that may help us realize the distinctions between this set of champs. For instance, Shen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Shaco’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Shen may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Shaco..

Shen often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. On average, he takes more damage than Shaco. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Shen and Shaco

Damage Types Compared

Shen
Shaco
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shen
Shaco

Who is Better, Shen or Shaco?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Shen usually wins when playing against Shaco, with a 52.0% win rate. As a result, Shen makes a good counter to Shaco.

While Shen does have a higher win rate than Shaco, when on opposite teams, Shen also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging champion to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Shen into Shaco.

Furthermore, Shen has a very large amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Shaco. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Shen is a decent counter to Shaco. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Shen against Shaco.

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 Shaco Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Shaco as Shen, we analyzed 2,333 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 Shaco 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 Shaco Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Shen to counter Shaco during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shen usually gets much more CS compared to Shaco. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Shen versus Shaco build include Sunfire Aegis, Heartsteel, and Titanic Hydra. When Shen combined at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better against Shaco than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Shen had an average winrate of 52.0% when countering Shaco with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of defeating Shaco as Shen, you 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 combinations we have analyed for Shen vs Shaco fights, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 52.0% win rate overall.

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