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Shen vs Soraka

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How to Beat Soraka as Shen

based on 1,535 Shen vs Soraka matchups
Win Rate
49.3 %
K/D/A
2.83
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked League matches each week. In our data, Shen did battle with Soraka 1535 times. Using so many games with Shen versus Soraka gives us a lot of confidence in our capacity to produce informative statistics and a supported build to obliterate your foe. This particular champion pairing is fairly rare. Shen is forced to battle against Soraka in only 2.3% of his games.

Shen vs Soraka Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Shen does a below average job of countering Soraka. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.3% of the time the champs oppose one another in. In Shen against Soraka matches, Shen’s team is 0.1% more expected to gain first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Soraka.

Best Shen vs Soraka Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Giant's BeltRuby Crystal

Core Shen Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Unending DespairIceborn GauntletKaenic RookernJak'Sho, The Protean

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 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
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Soraka as Shen

Tips for Playing as Shen against Soraka

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 Soraka

It's easier to focus Soraka than the ally she is healing.

Focus on attacking Soraka when she ever ventures to the frontline to heal her allies.

Take advantage of Soraka's long cooldown on Equinox if she uses it to harass.

Shen vs Soraka Counter Stats

Shen Image
Win Rate
49.3 %
VS
Win Rate
50.7 %
Soraka Image
3.7
< Kills >
0.8
4.7
< Deaths >
5.3
9.6
< Assists >
13.8
0.84
< Killing Sprees >
0.1
126
< Minions Killed >
25
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.55
7,879
< Physical Damage >
624
6,934
< Magic Damage >
4,891
1,082
< True Damage >
350
15,896
< Damage Dealt >
5,866
28,826
< Damage Taken >
15,586
9,824
< Gold Earned >
7,902
1.77
< Towers >
2.16
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0
3,701
< Total Healing >
23,509
13,582
< Experience >
10,179
20
< Vision Score >
53
10
< Wards Placed >
23
318
< Time Dealing CC >
210

How to Counter Soraka with Shen in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize some vital Shen vs. Soraka counter stats that can help you explain the differences between these two champions. As an example, Shen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Soraka’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Shen may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Soraka..

Shen often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his counter does. Typically, he receives more damage than Soraka. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Shen and Soraka

Damage Types Compared

Shen
Soraka
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shen
Soraka

Who is Better, Shen or Soraka?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Shen usually fairs equally well when facing off against Soraka, with a 49.3% win rate. Thus, Shen makes an ok counter to Soraka.

While Shen does have a lower winrate compared to Soraka, when facing one another, Shen also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champion to develop with. You should be careful when picking Shen into Soraka.

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

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Shen vs Soraka matchups, Soraka is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Shen is a somewhat poor counter for Soraka. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Shen against Soraka.

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 Soraka Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Soraka as Shen, we analyzed 1,535 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 Soraka 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 learn all of the intricacies of Shen in order to counter Soraka during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shen typically racks up much more CS as Soraka. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The best items to have in your Shen versus Soraka build consist of Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Titanic Hydra. When Shen incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better countering Soraka than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Shen boasted an average winrate of 49.3% when countering Soraka with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Soraka 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. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Shen vs Soraka battles, this blending of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.3% win rate overall.

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