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

Shen vs Volibear

How to Beat Volibear as Shen in LoLShen is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Volibear as Shen

based on 1,375 Shen vs Volibear matchups
Win Rate
51.6 %
K/D/A
3.14
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends games each and every week. Within our dataset, Shen faced Volibear 1375 times. Having so many games with Shen vs Volibear provides us a lot of faith in our capacity to produce informative data and a supported build to crush Volibear. This particular counter matchup is fairly rare. Shen encounters Volibear in only 2.1% of his matches.

Shen vs Volibear Matchup Summary

Shen does a decent job of beating Volibear. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.6% of games the champs clash against each other in. In Shen versus Volibear rounds, Shen’s team is 0.1% more probable to get first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Volibear.

Best Shen vs Volibear Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalCrystalline Bracer

Core Shen Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailHeartsteel

Optional Items

Unending DespairTitanic HydraKaenic RookernHollow Radiance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Shen to level upq
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Second ability for Shen to level upe
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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
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Volibear as Shen

Tips for Playing as Shen against Volibear

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 Volibear Counter Stats

Shen Image
Win Rate
51.6 %
VS
Win Rate
48.4 %
Volibear Image
4.6
< Kills >
5.2
5
< Deaths >
6.8
11.1
< Assists >
5.7
1.07
< Killing Sprees >
1.2
122
< Minions Killed >
132
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.52
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.57
8,442
< Physical Damage >
10,894
7,405
< Magic Damage >
9,010
1,163
< True Damage >
634
17,011
< Damage Dealt >
20,538
30,316
< Damage Taken >
34,511
10,252
< Gold Earned >
11,742
1.85
< Towers >
2.63
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.13
3,990
< Total Healing >
9,082
14,000
< Experience >
14,098
21
< Vision Score >
18
10
< Wards Placed >
8
313
< Time Dealing CC >
542

How to Counter Volibear with Shen in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here emphasize several vital Shen vs. Volibear matchup statistics that can help you appreciate the differences between this pair of champs. For instance, Shen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Volibear’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Shen may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Volibear. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.

Shen often has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Volibear. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Shen and Volibear

Damage Types Compared

Shen
Volibear
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shen
Volibear

Who is Better, Shen or Volibear?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Shen usually wins when facing off against Volibear, with a 51.6% win rate. Therefore, Shen makes a good counter for Volibear.

While Shen does have a higher win rate compared to Volibear, when on opposite teams, Shen also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Shen into Volibear.

Furthermore, Shen has a great amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Volibear. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Shen vs Volibear matchups, Shen is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Shen is a decent counter to Volibear. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Shen against Volibear.

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 Volibear Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Volibear as Shen, we analyzed 1,375 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 Volibear 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 in order to counter Volibear during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shen typically picks up a similar amount of CS as Volibear. Champs who typically don't take much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Shen versus Volibear build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Heartsteel. When Shen used at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better vs. Volibear than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Shen had an average winrate of 51.6% battling Volibear with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Volibear as Shen, Shen players 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 used for Shen vs Volibear counters, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 51.6% winrate overall.

If you need to see Shen x Volibear tips and builds for a a particular skill level, feel free to select one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the stats and guides shown are computed using all rounds with data with both champs.