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How to Beat Xin Zhao as Shen

based on 2,162 Shen vs Xin Zhao matchups
Win Rate
47.5 %
K/D/A
2.94
Pick Rate
3.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated LoL matches that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Xin Zhao as Shen resulted from an evaluation of 2162 ranked rounds where both champs faced one another. This particular pairing is relatively rare. Shen encounters Xin Zhao in only 3.3% of his games.

Shen vs Xin Zhao Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Shen does a poor job of beating Xin Zhao. Typically, he wins a lowly 47.5% of matches the champions clash against one another in. In Shen against Xin Zhao matches, Shen’s side is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood. This indicates that he probably will get first blood versus Xin Zhao.

Best Shen vs Xin Zhao Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBami's Cinder

Core Shen Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisHeartsteelTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanUnending DespairThornmailKaenic Rookern

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
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Q
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E
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E
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Guide to Countering Xin Zhao as Shen

Tips for Playing as Shen against Xin Zhao

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 Xin Zhao

Xin Zhao relies heavily on his Three Talon Strikes for damage and cooldown resets, so preventing him from finishing his combo will have a dramatic effect.

Xin Zhao is a powerful initiator with both his charge and ultimate dealing damage to all units around him. Try having your team stay spread out until he's used his ultimate.

Shen vs Xin Zhao Counter Stats

Shen Image
Win Rate
47.5 %
VS
Win Rate
52.5 %
Xin Zhao Image
4.3
< Kills >
6
5
< Deaths >
6.6
10.4
< Assists >
7.9
0.97
< Killing Sprees >
1.41
127
< Minions Killed >
41
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
1.48
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.47
8,337
< Physical Damage >
16,626
7,482
< Magic Damage >
1,331
1,186
< True Damage >
941
17,007
< Damage Dealt >
18,898
29,736
< Damage Taken >
40,395
10,055
< Gold Earned >
11,639
1.63
< Towers >
1.61
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.34
3,787
< Total Healing >
21,122
13,847
< Experience >
13,258
21
< Vision Score >
22
10
< Wards Placed >
6
323
< Time Dealing CC >
486

How to Counter Xin Zhao with Shen in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify several significant Shen against Xin Zhao matchup stats that may help you distinguish the differences between this pair of champions. Shen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Xin Zhao’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Shen may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Xin Zhao..

Shen often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. On average, he receives less damage than Xin Zhao. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Shen and Xin Zhao

Damage Types Compared

Shen
Xin Zhao
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shen
Xin Zhao

Who is Better, Shen or Xin Zhao?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Shen usually loses when trying to fight Xin Zhao, with a 47.5% win rate. Thus, Shen makes a bad counter to Xin Zhao.

While Shen does have a lower win rate than Xin Zhao, when on opposite teams, Shen also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champ to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Shen into Xin Zhao.

Furthermore, Shen also has a great deal of utility and CC, a similar amount to Xin Zhao. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing 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 Xin Zhao matchups, Xin Zhao is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Shen is a garbage counter to Xin Zhao. Focus your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Shen against Xin Zhao.

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 Xin Zhao Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xin Zhao as Shen, we analyzed 2,162 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 Xin Zhao 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

To truly master Shen in order to counter Xin Zhao during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shen most often picks up much more CS as Xin Zhao. Champs who on average don't earn much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Shen versus Xin Zhao build include Sunfire Aegis, Heartsteel, and Titanic Hydra. When Shen used at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when facing Xin Zhao than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Shen boasted an average win rate of 47.5% when playing against Xin Zhao with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Xin Zhao as Shen, you should use 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 that we analyzed for Shen vs Xin Zhao LoL games, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 47.5% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Xin Zhao as Shen are given for every ranked division. If you want to filter the statistics and builds to a distinct player tier, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.