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Shen vs Sion

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

based on 1,780 Shen vs Sion matchups
Win Rate
49.4 %
K/D/A
3.31
Pick Rate
2.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked League of Legends rounds each week. Within our database, Shen fought Sion in 1780 games. Having so many matchups for Shen vs Sion gives us faith in our ability to provide useful statistics and a solid build to suppress your foe. This particular pairing is relatively rare. Shen has to counter Sion in only 2.7% of his matches.

Shen vs Sion Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Shen has done a below average job of beating Sion. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.4% of matches the champs face each other in. In Shen versus Sion rounds, Shen’s side is 0.1% more probable to obtain first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Sion.

Best Shen vs Sion Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorBami's Cinder

Core Shen Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairSunfire AegisHeartsteel

Optional Items

Iceborn GauntletJak'Sho, The ProteanThornmailKaenic Rookern

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

ResolveAftershockShield 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
7
Q
8
E
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Q
10
E
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R
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E
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W
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Guide to Countering Sion as Shen

Tips for Playing as Shen against Sion

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 Sion

Use the time after Sion has died to reposition and prepare for his return.

Even if Sion still hits a Decimating Smash, making him release the charge earlier reduces its impact.

Shen vs Sion Counter Stats

Shen Image
Win Rate
49.4 %
VS
Win Rate
50.6 %
Sion Image
5.1
< Kills >
4.1
4.9
< Deaths >
7
11.1
< Assists >
6.8
1.17
< Killing Sprees >
0.9
129
< Minions Killed >
184
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.14
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.59
10,405
< Physical Damage >
13,740
10,701
< Magic Damage >
8,849
1,405
< True Damage >
644
22,512
< Damage Dealt >
23,234
33,152
< Damage Taken >
50,120
10,594
< Gold Earned >
12,205
1.67
< Towers >
3.22
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
4,882
< Total Healing >
9,425
14,621
< Experience >
15,122
22
< Vision Score >
16
10
< Wards Placed >
8
382
< Time Dealing CC >
661

How to Counter Sion with Shen in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize several vital Shen vs. Sion counter stats that may help you explain the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Shen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Sion’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Shen may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Sion. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.

Shen often has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. Typically, he receives less damage than Sion. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Shen and Sion

Damage Types Compared

Shen
Sion
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shen
Sion

Who is Better, Shen or Sion?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Shen usually fairs equally well when playing against Sion, with a 49.4% win rate. Therefore, Shen makes an ok counter to Sion.

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

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

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Shen vs Sion matchups, Sion is the better champion with a similar 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 to Sion. Focus your play on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Shen against Sion.

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 Sion Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sion as Shen, we analyzed 1,780 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 Sion 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Shen to counter Sion during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shen most often picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Sion. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They 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 situation, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Shen versus Sion build include Unending Despair, Sunfire Aegis, and Heartsteel. When Shen included at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better vs Sion than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Shen had an average winrate of 49.4% when playing against Sion with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Sion as Shen, Shen players should take the Aftershock, Shield Bash, Second Wind, Revitalize, Cheap Shot, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Resolve and Domination rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Shen vs Sion LoL games, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 49.4% win rate overall.

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