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How to Win Shen vs Vex Counter MatchupShen is in the a tier of champions

Shen vs Vex

How to Beat Vex as Shen in LoLShen is in the b tier of champions
Tank
Mage

How to Beat Vex as Shen

based on 1,227 Shen vs Vex matchups
Win Rate
53.2 %
K/D/A
3
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of rated LoL rounds that we analyze each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Vex as Shen resulted from an analysis of 1227 ranked rounds where both champions engaged one another. This matchup is somewhat rare. Shen fights Vex in only 1.9% of his rounds.

Shen vs Vex Matchup Summary

Shen has done a good job of beating Vex. Typically, he wins a fantastic 53.2% of games the champs face one another in. In Shen versus Vex games, Shen’s side is 0.0% more likely to get first blood, implying that he most likely will get first blood versus Vex.

Best Shen vs Vex Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBami's Cinder

Core Shen Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernSunfire AegisTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Unending DespairForce of NatureHollow RadianceHeartsteel

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
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
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R
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E
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Vex as Shen

Tips for Playing as Shen against Vex

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.

Shen vs Vex Counter Stats

Shen Image
Win Rate
53.2 %
VS
Win Rate
46.8 %
Vex Image
4.4
< Kills >
6.7
5
< Deaths >
6.4
10.6
< Assists >
7.4
0.98
< Killing Sprees >
1.56
124
< Minions Killed >
159
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.44
7,796
< Physical Damage >
1,392
6,786
< Magic Damage >
21,722
1,062
< True Damage >
831
15,645
< Damage Dealt >
23,946
30,445
< Damage Taken >
19,181
10,232
< Gold Earned >
11,297
1.81
< Towers >
1.86
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
3,902
< Total Healing >
2,083
14,033
< Experience >
13,868
21
< Vision Score >
19
10
< Wards Placed >
9
312
< Time Dealing CC >
564

How to Counter Vex with Shen in LoL

The stats provided here underscore several vital Shen versus Vex matchup stats that can help us understand the differences and similarities between this set of champs. For instance, Shen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Vex’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Shen may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Vex..

Shen usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Vex. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champion with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Shen and Vex

Damage Types Compared

Shen
Vex
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shen
Vex

Who is Better, Shen or Vex?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Shen usually wins when playing against Vex, with a 53.2% win rate. As a result, Shen makes a great counter for Vex.

While Shen does have a higher winrate compared to Vex, when on opposite teams, Shen also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex character to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Shen into Vex.

Furthermore, Shen also has a very large amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Vex. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Shen is a great counter to Vex. Focus your tactics on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Shen against Vex.

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 Vex Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vex as Shen, we analyzed 1,227 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 Vex 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 Vex during both the laning 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 pay attention to the build and stats shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shen most often accumulates a similar amount of CS as Vex. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Shen versus Vex build include Kaenic Rookern, Sunfire Aegis, and Titanic Hydra. When Shen included at least these three items in his build, he did much better versus Vex than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Shen had an average winrate of 53.2% battling Vex with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of vanquishing Vex 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 rune sets players picked for Shen vs Vex LoL games, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 53.2% winrate overall.

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