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Shen vs Sona

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

based on 1,579 Shen vs Sona matchups
Win Rate
48.3 %
K/D/A
2.85
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked League of Legends games each week. Within our data, Shen faced Sona in 1579 rounds. Having so many games with Shen versus Sona gives us a lot of faith in our capability to produce enlightening stats and a pro build to shatter Sona. This particular matchup is fairly rare. Shen has to counter Sona in only 2.4% of his games.

Shen vs Sona Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Shen does a dismal job of countering Sona. Normally, he wins a lowly 48.3% of games the champions battle one another in. In Shen versus Sona rounds, Shen’s team is 0.1% more expected to gain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood versus Sona.

Best Shen vs Sona 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

Unending DespairJak'Sho, The ProteanHollow RadianceIceborn Gauntlet

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 ForceArmor
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
9
Q
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E
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R
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Sona as Shen

Tips for Playing as Shen against Sona

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 Sona

Spread out when you see Sona so she can't make your entire team dance.

Kill Sona first, as she will heal up her team if left alone for too long.

Shen vs Sona Counter Stats

Shen Image
Win Rate
48.3 %
VS
Win Rate
51.7 %
Sona Image
4
< Kills >
2
4.8
< Deaths >
5.4
9.7
< Assists >
13.9
0.91
< Killing Sprees >
0.38
123
< Minions Killed >
27
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.61
7,610
< Physical Damage >
1,658
6,456
< Magic Damage >
8,063
1,021
< True Damage >
535
15,088
< Damage Dealt >
10,257
28,661
< Damage Taken >
18,292
9,857
< Gold Earned >
8,423
1.75
< Towers >
2.43
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
3,693
< Total Healing >
12,501
13,477
< Experience >
10,355
21
< Vision Score >
54
10
< Wards Placed >
23
305
< Time Dealing CC >
49

How to Counter Sona with Shen in LoL

The stats shown here clarify some valuable Shen against Sona counter stats that can help you realize the differences between this pair of champions. As an example, Shen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Sona’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Shen may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Sona..

Shen typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his foe does. Typically, he receives more damage than Sona. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Shen and Sona

Damage Types Compared

Shen
Sona
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shen
Sona

Who is Better, Shen or Sona?

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

While Shen does have a lower winrate than Sona, when they face off with one another, Shen also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Shen into Sona.

Moreover, Shen has a very large amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Sona. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Shen vs Sona matchups, Sona is the better champ with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Shen is a somewhat poor counter to Sona. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Shen against Sona.

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 Sona Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sona as Shen, we analyzed 1,579 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 Sona 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

If you would like to truly master Shen in order to counter Sona during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shen typically accumulates much more CS relative to Sona. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Shen versus Sona build consist of Kaenic Rookern, Sunfire Aegis, and Titanic Hydra. When Shen included at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better vs. Sona than with many other common item sets. In fact, Shen boasted an average winrate of 48.3% when playing against Sona with this build.

To have the best probability of vanquishing Sona as Shen, you should use 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 builds players picked for Shen vs Sona counters, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 48.3% win rate overall.

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