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Shen vs Sylas

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How to Beat Sylas as Shen

based on 2,235 Shen vs Sylas matchups
Win Rate
50.7 %
K/D/A
3.02
Pick Rate
3.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked LoL games every week. Within our database, Shen faced off against Sylas in 2235 games. Using so many matchups for Shen vs Sylas gives us a lot of confidence in our ability to produce informative data and a supported build to crush your enemy. This counter matchup is somewhat rare. Shen is forced to battle against Sylas in only 3.4% of his rounds.

Shen vs Sylas Matchup Summary

Shen has done a average job of beating Sylas. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.7% of games the champions oppose each other in. In Shen vs Sylas matches, Shen’s team is 0.1% less probable to gain first blood, indicating that he probably won't get first blood against Sylas.

Best Shen vs Sylas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalNull-Magic Mantle

Core Shen Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairSunfire AegisHeartsteel

Optional Items

Iceborn GauntletJak'Sho, The ProteanForce of NatureTitanic Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Shen to level upq
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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
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Q
2
E
3
W
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Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Sylas as Shen

Tips for Playing as Shen against Sylas

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 Sylas

Try to fight Sylas when he isn't able to take your ultimate.

Sylas's healthbar can be deceptive, watch out for his Kingslayer!

Shen vs Sylas Counter Stats

Shen Image
Win Rate
50.7 %
VS
Win Rate
49.3 %
Sylas Image
4.2
< Kills >
7.3
4.9
< Deaths >
7.3
10.6
< Assists >
6.9
0.98
< Killing Sprees >
1.67
123
< Minions Killed >
121
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.37
8,084
< Physical Damage >
567
7,167
< Magic Damage >
20,177
1,124
< True Damage >
665
16,377
< Damage Dealt >
21,410
29,035
< Damage Taken >
30,080
9,924
< Gold Earned >
11,080
1.68
< Towers >
1.53
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
3,667
< Total Healing >
7,717
13,620
< Experience >
13,075
21
< Vision Score >
20
10
< Wards Placed >
9
311
< Time Dealing CC >
277

How to Counter Sylas with Shen in LoL

The stats shown here feature some important Shen against Sylas matchup stats that can help you distinguish the differences between this pair of champs. As an example, Shen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Sylas’s ratio of NaN, showing that Shen may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Sylas..

Shen often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Sylas. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Shen and Sylas

Damage Types Compared

Shen
Sylas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shen
Sylas

Who is Better, Shen or Sylas?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Shen usually fairs equally well when facing off against Sylas, with a 50.7% win rate. Therefore, Shen makes an ok counter to Sylas.

While Shen does have a higher win rate compared to Sylas, when on opposite teams, Shen also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Shen into Sylas.

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

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Shen vs Sylas matchups, Shen is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Shen is a decent counter for Sylas. You will do well by focussing your tactics on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Shen against Sylas.

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

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Additional Information for Shen Players

How We Calculated Our Shen vs Sylas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sylas as Shen, we analyzed 2,235 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 Sylas 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Shen to counter Sylas 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 displayed here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shen often accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Sylas. Champions who typically don't earn much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to have in your Shen versus Sylas build include Unending Despair, Sunfire Aegis, and Heartsteel. When Shen combined at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better versus Sylas than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Shen boasted an average winrate of 50.7% battling Sylas with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Sylas as Shen, you should take 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 runes players picked for Shen vs Sylas counterpicks, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 50.7% winrate overall.

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