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

Shen vs Ziggs

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

How to Beat Ziggs as Shen

based on 912 Shen vs Ziggs matchups
Win Rate
50 %
K/D/A
2.98
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked League of Legends rounds every week. Within our dataset, Shen battled Ziggs 912 times. Using so many games with Shen versus Ziggs gives us a lot of faith in our capability to prepare enlightening stats and a supported build to crush your opposition. This champ pairing is fairly rare. Shen has to counter Ziggs in only 1.4% of his rounds.

Shen vs Ziggs Matchup Summary

Shen does a ok job of beating Ziggs. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.0% of games the champs fight each other in. In Shen against Ziggs games, Shen’s side is 0.0% more probable to get first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood against Ziggs.

Best Shen vs Ziggs Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBami's Cinder

Core Shen Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailHeartsteel

Optional Items

Unending DespairKaenic RookernTitanic HydraForce 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

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingShield 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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Guide to Countering Ziggs as Shen

Tips for Playing as Shen against Ziggs

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 Ziggs

Many of Ziggs' abilities have long cooldowns. Try catching him just after he's used his abilities.

Don't step on Ziggs' mines! They'll slow you and make it much easier for him to hit you with his other abiltiies.

Ziggs' ultimate, Mega Inferno Bomb, deals more damage in the center of the explosion.

Shen vs Ziggs Counter Stats

Shen Image
Win Rate
50 %
VS
Win Rate
50 %
Ziggs Image
4.3
< Kills >
5
4.9
< Deaths >
5.8
10.3
< Assists >
7.8
0.99
< Killing Sprees >
1.13
125
< Minions Killed >
167
0.15
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.55
7,905
< Physical Damage >
826
6,938
< Magic Damage >
24,437
1,116
< True Damage >
338
15,960
< Damage Dealt >
25,601
31,039
< Damage Taken >
17,414
10,200
< Gold Earned >
11,376
1.73
< Towers >
2.96
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
4,455
< Total Healing >
1,484
14,132
< Experience >
13,205
22
< Vision Score >
21
10
< Wards Placed >
10
337
< Time Dealing CC >
257

How to Counter Ziggs with Shen in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize several important Shen vs. Ziggs matchup stats that may help us realize the differences between this pair of champs. For instance, Shen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Ziggs’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Shen may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Ziggs..

Shen normally has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Typically, he takes more damage than Ziggs. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Shen and Ziggs

Damage Types Compared

Shen
Ziggs
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shen
Ziggs

Who is Better, Shen or Ziggs?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Shen usually fairs equally well when taking on Ziggs, with a 50.0% win rate. Therefore, Shen makes an ok counter for Ziggs.

While Shen does have a higher win rate compared to Ziggs, when on opposite teams, Shen also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Shen into Ziggs.

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

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

Shen is a decent counter to Ziggs. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Shen against Ziggs.

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 Ziggs Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ziggs as Shen, we analyzed 912 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 Ziggs 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 learn all of the intricacies of Shen in order to counter Ziggs during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shen often racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Ziggs. Champions who on average don't earn much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Shen versus Ziggs build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Heartsteel. When Shen included at least these three items in his build, he did much better when fighting Ziggs than with most other common item sets. In fact, Shen had an average win rate of 50.0% when countering Ziggs with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of crushing Ziggs as Shen, Shen players 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. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Shen vs Ziggs clashes, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.0% win rate overall.

If you want to see Shen x Ziggs tips and counter builds for a a distinct player tier, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and build suggestions displayed are computed using every game run with both champions.