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How to Win Swain vs Shen Counter MatchupSwain is in the b tier of champions

Swain vs Shen

How to Beat Shen as Swain in LoLSwain is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Shen as Swain

based on 2,488 Swain vs Shen matchups
Win Rate
54.1 %
K/D/A
2.42
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds each and every week. Within our database, Swain faced off against Shen 2488 times. With so many games with Swain vs Shen provides us a lot of faith in our capability to provide informative statistics and a supported build to annihilate Shen. This matchup is fairly rare. Swain is forced to battle against Shen in only 1.7% of his games.

Swain vs Shen Matchup Summary

Swain has done a great job of countering Shen. Normally, he wins a fantastic 54.1% of matches the champions fight one another in. In Swain against Shen games, Swain’s side is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Shen.

Best Swain vs Shen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalAmplifying Tome

Core Swain Items

~22 Mins
MalignanceZhonya's HourglassLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

RiftmakerRod of AgesRylai's Crystal ScepterSolstice Sleigh

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Swain to level upq
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Second ability for Swain to level upw
>
Last skill for Swain to max oute

Runes

PrecisionConquerorPresence of MindLegend: TenacityLast Stand
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Swain's passive ability p
Swain's q ability q
Swain's w ability w
Swain's e ability e
Swain's ultimate ability r
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E
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Q
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Shen as Swain

Tips for Playing as Swain against Shen

While laning, try to use Death's Hand's piercing damage to damage opponents from a safe distance.

Vision of Empire is quite difficult to land on its own, look for skirmishes around the map where enemies may be distracted or crowd controlled so you can land it more easily.

If you're having trouble rooting an enemy with Nevermove, try throwing it at opponents when they are near their minions so the explosion surprises them.

Demonic Ascension may make Swain very hard to kill but he's pretty easy to get away from. Try building items that can slow opponents to keep them in range if their mobility is overwhelming.

Advice to Win Against Shen

Be ready to dodge Shen's taunt and punish him if he misses.

Once Shen reaches level 6, watch out for his global-range ultimate, which can turn fights quickly.

Swain vs Shen Counter Stats

Swain Image
Win Rate
54.1 %
VS
Win Rate
45.9 %
Shen Image
5.3
< Kills >
4.3
6.5
< Deaths >
5.3
10.4
< Assists >
10.5
1.19
< Killing Sprees >
0.99
100
< Minions Killed >
122
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.39
1,477
< Physical Damage >
8,579
20,463
< Magic Damage >
7,750
861
< True Damage >
1,187
22,801
< Damage Dealt >
17,516
31,783
< Damage Taken >
30,843
10,350
< Gold Earned >
10,004
1.96
< Towers >
1.62
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
9,835
< Total Healing >
3,926
12,170
< Experience >
13,697
33
< Vision Score >
21
14
< Wards Placed >
10
366
< Time Dealing CC >
320

How to Counter Shen with Swain in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight some valuable Swain against Shen matchup statistics that may help us interpret the differences between this pair of champs. As an example, Swain’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Shen’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Swain may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Shen..

Swain usually has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Shen. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Swain and Shen

Damage Types Compared

Swain
Shen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Swain
Shen

Who is Better, Swain or Shen?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Swain usually wins when playing against Shen, with a 54.1% win rate. Therefore, Swain makes a great counter for Shen.

While Swain does have a much higher winrate compared to Shen, when facing one another, Swain also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champion to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Swain into Shenas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Swain has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Shen. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Swain is a great counter for Shen. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Swain against Shen.

Additional Information for Swain Players

How We Calculated Our Swain vs Shen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Shen as Swain, we analyzed 2,488 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 Shen as Swain 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Swain in order to counter Shen during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Swain often picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Shen. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The best items to use in your Swain versus Shen build include Malignance, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Liandry's Torment. When Swain used at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Shen than with many other common item sets. In fact, Swain boasted an average winrate of 54.1% when playing against Shen with this build.

To have the best probability of defeating Shen as Swain, Swain players should equip the Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for Swain vs Shen matchups, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 54.1% win rate overall.

If you want to get Swain versus Shen tips and builds for a a distinct player tier, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. By default, the stats and strategies shown are calculated using every game completed with these champions.