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How to Win Taliyah vs Shen Counter MatchupTaliyah is in the s tier of champions

Taliyah vs Shen

How to Beat Shen as Taliyah in LoLTaliyah is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Shen as Taliyah

based on 752 Taliyah vs Shen matchups
Win Rate
51.6 %
K/D/A
2.15
Pick Rate
1.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL games every week. In our dataset, Taliyah fought Shen in 752 rounds. Including so many matchups for Taliyah vs Shen provides us confidence in our ability to prepare informative statistics and a supported build to crush your foe. This pairing is somewhat rare. Taliyah encounters Shen in only 1.8% of her games.

Taliyah vs Shen Matchup Summary

Taliyah does a decent job of beating Shen. Normally, she wins a acceptable 51.6% of the time the champions face one another in. In Taliyah vs Shen rounds, Taliyah’s side is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood. This indicates that she probably will be able to get first blood against Shen.

Best Taliyah vs Shen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeTear of the Goddess

Core Taliyah Items

~22 Mins
ShadowflameStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapSeraph's EmbraceZhonya's HourglassLiandry's Torment

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Taliyah to level upq
>
Second ability for Taliyah to level upe
>
Last skill for Taliyah to max outw

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Taliyah's passive ability p
Taliyah's q ability q
Taliyah's w ability w
Taliyah's e ability e
Taliyah'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 Shen as Taliyah

Tips for Playing as Taliyah against Shen

Remember, you don't always have to ride Weaver's Wall.

Try to throw enemies into Unraveled Earth using Seismic Shove.

Once you have Rylai's Crystal Scepter, casting Threaded Volley at enemies chasing you is a great way of making them regret everything.

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.

Taliyah vs Shen Counter Stats

Taliyah Image
Win Rate
51.6 %
VS
Win Rate
48.4 %
Shen Image
5.7
< Kills >
4
6.5
< Deaths >
5.1
8.3
< Assists >
10.3
1.34
< Killing Sprees >
0.95
119
< Minions Killed >
127
0.54
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.37
799
< Physical Damage >
7,445
21,101
< Magic Damage >
6,467
1,111
< True Damage >
1,117
23,012
< Damage Dealt >
15,031
21,213
< Damage Taken >
30,173
11,962
< Gold Earned >
10,017
1.68
< Towers >
1.58
0.15
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
4,394
< Total Healing >
3,795
13,992
< Experience >
13,851
23
< Vision Score >
22
9
< Wards Placed >
11
561
< Time Dealing CC >
314

How to Counter Shen with Taliyah in LoL

The stats shown here show several significant Taliyah vs. Shen matchup stats that may help you interpret the differences between the pair. For instance, Taliyah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Shen’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Taliyah may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Shen..

Taliyah usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her opponent does. Typically, she receives less damage than Shen. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Taliyah and Shen

Damage Types Compared

Taliyah
Shen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Taliyah
Shen

Who is Better, Taliyah or Shen?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Taliyah usually wins when taking on Shen, with a 51.6% win rate. As a result, Taliyah makes a good counter to Shen.

While Taliyah does have a higher winrate than Shen, when they face off with one another, Taliyah also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more challenging champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Taliyah into Shen.

Furthermore, Taliyah also has a good 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 ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Taliyah vs Shen matchups, Taliyah is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Taliyah is a decent counter to Shen. Focus your actions on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Taliyah against Shen.

Other Champion Matchups Against Taliyah

Taliyah Loses Against

MaokaiMaokai43.7% winrateFizzFizz44.1% winrateTeemoTeemo44.2% winrateZiggsZiggs44.5% winrate

Taliyah Wins Against

AlistarAlistar55.8% winrateKalistaKalista55.1% winrateRenektonRenekton54.8% winrateYuumiYuumi54.4% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Taliyah Players

How We Calculated Our Taliyah vs Shen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Shen as Taliyah, we analyzed 752 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 Taliyah 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

Taliyah Build Shen Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Taliyah to counter Shen during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Taliyah on average racks up a similar amount of CS as Shen. Champs who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Taliyah versus Shen build include Shadowflame, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Taliyah used at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better versus Shen than with most other typical builds. In fact, Taliyah had an average win rate of 51.6% battling Shen with these items in her kit.

To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against Shen as Taliyah, you should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Taliyah vs Shen face-offs, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 51.6% winrate overall.

If you want to view Taliyah vs Shen tips and counter stats for a an individual rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu shown above. By default, the stats and build suggestions displayed are calculated using every game played with these champs.