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Tristana vs Shen

How to Beat Shen as Tristana in LoLTristana is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Shen as Tristana

based on 2,142 Tristana vs Shen matchups
Win Rate
48.2 %
K/D/A
1.95
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated LoL rounds that we review each week. Our guide on how to beat Shen as Tristana resulted from an evaluation of 2142 ranked rounds where both champions fought one another. This champion pairing is fairly rare. Tristana encounters Shen in only 1.7% of her games.

Tristana vs Shen Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Tristana has done a below average job of countering Shen. On average, she wins a lowly 48.2% of the time the champions face each other in. In Tristana against Shen matches, Tristana’s team is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood. This implies that she probably will get first blood against Shen.

Best Tristana vs Shen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowNoonquiver

Core Tristana Items

~22 Mins
Lord Dominik's RegardsBloodthirsterNavori Quickblades

Optional Items

The CollectorStormrazorRapid FirecannonInfinity Edge

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationHail of BladesTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Bloodline
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Tristana's passive ability p
Tristana's q ability q
Tristana's w ability w
Tristana's e ability e
Tristana's ultimate ability r
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E
2
W
3
Q
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
Q
9
E
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Q
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R
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Q
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Q
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Shen as Tristana

Tips for Playing as Tristana against Shen

Use Rapid Fire to help stack up your Explosive Charge on enemy champions.

Her massive gun allows Tristana to fire on targets at a great distance. Utilize this to prevent your enemies from ever laying a hand on you.

Use Rocket Jump after you have stacked up your Explosive Charge on an enemy to finish them off with a burst of damage.

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.

Tristana vs Shen Counter Stats

Tristana Image
Win Rate
48.2 %
VS
Win Rate
51.8 %
Shen Image
6.8
< Kills >
4.3
6.3
< Deaths >
4.8
5.5
< Assists >
10.5
1.55
< Killing Sprees >
1
166
< Minions Killed >
119
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.43
16,935
< Physical Damage >
7,898
2,155
< Magic Damage >
6,922
457
< True Damage >
1,100
19,547
< Damage Dealt >
15,921
21,490
< Damage Taken >
28,889
12,323
< Gold Earned >
9,984
2.73
< Towers >
1.76
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
5,825
< Total Healing >
3,781
12,656
< Experience >
13,656
18
< Vision Score >
22
9
< Wards Placed >
10
67
< Time Dealing CC >
320

How to Counter Shen with Tristana in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here highlight several valuable Tristana against Shen counter stats that may help us understand the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Tristana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Shen’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Tristana may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Shen..

Tristana normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her opponent does. Typically, she receives less damage than Shen. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Tristana and Shen

Damage Types Compared

Tristana
Shen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Tristana
Shen

Who is Better, Tristana or Shen?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Tristana usually loses when trying to fight Shen, with a 48.2% win rate. Therefore, Tristana makes a poor counter to Shen.

While Tristana does have a lower winrate compared to Shen, when facing one another, Tristana also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more challenging champ to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Tristana into Shen.

Furthermore, Tristana also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Shen. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Tristana is a somewhat poor counter to Shen. You will do well by focussing your tactics on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Tristana against Shen.

Additional Information for Tristana Players

How We Calculated Our Tristana vs Shen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Shen as Tristana, we analyzed 2,142 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 Tristana 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 truly master Tristana to counter Shen during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Tristana usually racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Shen. Champs who on average don't get much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Tristana versus Shen build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Bloodthirster, and Navori Quickblades. When Tristana incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better vs. Shen than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Tristana boasted an average winrate of 48.2% when playing against Shen with these items in her kit.

To have the highest chance of beating Shen as Tristana, you should use the Hail of Blades, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Legend: Bloodline, and Triumph runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Tristana vs Shen fights, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 48.2% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Shen as Tristana are displayed for every ranked division. To filter the stats and builds to a distinct rank, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.