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Shen vs Talon

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

based on 1,381 Shen vs Talon matchups
Win Rate
52.3 %
K/D/A
3.06
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of ranked LoL matches that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Talon as Shen came out of an analysis of 1381 ranked games where both champions engaged each other. This counter pairing is somewhat rare. Shen encounters Talon in only 2.1% of his matches.

Shen vs Talon Matchup Summary

Shen does a good job of countering Talon. Typically, he wins a fantastic 52.3% of games the champs face one another in. In Shen versus Talon rounds, Shen’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood against Talon.

Best Shen vs Talon Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorBami's Cinder

Core Shen Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailHeartsteel

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernUnending DespairTitanic HydraJak'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
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 Talon as Shen

Tips for Playing as Shen against Talon

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 Talon

Talon is heavily reliant on Shadow Assault to escape a fight. When it is down he's significantly more vulnerable.

Talon has unrivaled roaming ability. Make sure to keep track of his position or force him to stay in lane by pushing aggressively.

Talon's attacks are all physical damage. Build armor early to counter his burst damage.

Shen vs Talon Counter Stats

Shen Image
Win Rate
52.3 %
VS
Win Rate
47.7 %
Talon Image
4.4
< Kills >
8.2
5
< Deaths >
7.3
10.9
< Assists >
6.1
1.02
< Killing Sprees >
1.89
132
< Minions Killed >
135
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.47
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.35
8,470
< Physical Damage >
21,726
7,251
< Magic Damage >
77
1,195
< True Damage >
1,165
16,917
< Damage Dealt >
22,968
30,985
< Damage Taken >
28,645
10,493
< Gold Earned >
12,737
1.87
< Towers >
1.42
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.11
4,053
< Total Healing >
6,648
14,487
< Experience >
14,601
22
< Vision Score >
18
11
< Wards Placed >
6
346
< Time Dealing CC >
198

How to Counter Talon with Shen in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore some vital Shen vs. Talon matchup stats that can help us appreciate the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. As an example, Shen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Talon’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Shen may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Talon. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.

Shen usually has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Talon. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Shen and Talon

Damage Types Compared

Shen
Talon
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shen
Talon

Who is Better, Shen or Talon?

Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Shen usually wins when trying to fight Talon, with a 52.3% win rate. Therefore, Shen makes a good counter to Talon.

While Shen does have a higher win rate than Talon, when they face off with one another, Shen also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Shen into Talon.

Additionally, Shen has a great deal of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Talon. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Shen vs Talon matchups, Shen is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Shen is a good counter for Talon. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Shen against Talon.

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 Talon Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Talon as Shen, we analyzed 1,381 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 Talon 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 Talon during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shen on average picks up a similar amount of CS as Talon. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They 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 need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Shen versus Talon build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Heartsteel. When Shen included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better against Talon than with most other typical builds. In fact, Shen had an average winrate of 52.3% when playing against Talon with this counter build.

To have the best probability of beating Talon as Shen, Shen players 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 rune sets players picked for Shen vs Talon clashes, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 52.3% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Talon as Shen are displayed for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to filter the stats and builds to an individual player tier, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.