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Shen vs Syndra

How to Beat Syndra as Shen in LoLShen is in the a tier of champions
Tank
Mage

How to Beat Syndra as Shen

based on 1,505 Shen vs Syndra matchups
Win Rate
49 %
K/D/A
2.86
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends rounds each week. In our dataset, Shen fought Syndra 1505 times. With so many matchups for Shen versus Syndra gives us faith in our capacity to produce useful data and a solid build to annihilate Syndra. This champion pairing is somewhat rare. Shen fights Syndra in only 2.3% of his rounds.

Shen vs Syndra Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Shen has done a below average job of beating Syndra. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.0% of matches the champions oppose one another in. In Shen against Syndra matches, Shen’s side is 0.2% more expected to obtain first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Syndra.

Best Shen vs Syndra Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorBami's Cinder

Core Shen Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanKaenic RookernUnending DespairForce of Nature

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 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
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Syndra as Shen

Tips for Playing as Shen against Syndra

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 Syndra

Get boots early when playing against Syndra, they'll help you avoid many of her spells.

Attack Syndra after she's used Scatter the Weak, it has a long cooldown so she'll be vulnerable.

At max rank Syndra's spells gain bonus effects and change in appearance.

Shen vs Syndra Counter Stats

Shen Image
Win Rate
49 %
VS
Win Rate
51 %
Syndra Image
4.1
< Kills >
6.7
4.9
< Deaths >
5.8
9.9
< Assists >
6.6
0.94
< Killing Sprees >
1.53
130
< Minions Killed >
180
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.47
7,693
< Physical Damage >
902
6,719
< Magic Damage >
21,026
1,091
< True Damage >
1,934
15,504
< Damage Dealt >
23,863
30,289
< Damage Taken >
17,956
10,149
< Gold Earned >
12,305
1.72
< Towers >
1.98
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
3,945
< Total Healing >
1,605
14,089
< Experience >
14,426
21
< Vision Score >
20
10
< Wards Placed >
10
332
< Time Dealing CC >
390

How to Counter Syndra with Shen in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize several valuable Shen vs. Syndra matchup statistics that can help you figure out the differences between these two champs. For instance, Shen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Syndra’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Shen may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Syndra..

Shen often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Syndra. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Shen and Syndra

Damage Types Compared

Shen
Syndra
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shen
Syndra

Who is Better, Shen or Syndra?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Shen usually fairs equally well when facing off against Syndra, with a 49.0% win rate. Thus, Shen makes an ok counter for Syndra.

While Shen does have a lower winrate than Syndra, when facing one another, Shen also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult champion to learn. You should be careful when picking Shen into Syndra.

Moreover, Shen also has a very large amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Syndra. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Shen vs Syndra matchups, Syndra is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Shen is a somewhat poor counter to Syndra. Focus your tactics on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Shen against Syndra.

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 Syndra Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Syndra as Shen, we analyzed 1,505 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 Syndra 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 to counter Syndra during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you will grow 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 Syndra. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Shen versus Syndra build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Titanic Hydra. When Shen incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better vs Syndra than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Shen boasted an average win rate of 49.0% when countering Syndra with this build.

To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Syndra as Shen, you should take the Aftershock, Shield Bash, Second Wind, Revitalize, Cheap Shot, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Resolve and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Shen vs Syndra LoL games, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 49.0% winrate overall.

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