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Viego vs Shen

How to Beat Shen as Viego in LoLViego is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Shen as Viego

based on 2,540 Viego vs Shen matchups
Win Rate
52 %
K/D/A
2.13
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League games every week. Within our database, Viego faced off against Shen 2540 times. Having so many games with Viego vs Shen gives us faith in our capability to provide useful statistics and a pro build to destroy Shen. This counter pairing is somewhat rare. Viego encounters Shen in only 1.7% of their matches.

Viego vs Shen Matchup Summary

Viego has done a good job of countering Shen. Typically, they wins a whopping 52.0% of matches the champs face off with each other in. In Viego vs Shen matches, Viego’s team is 0.1% less expected to get first blood, indicating that they probably won't be able to get first blood versus Shen.

Best Viego vs Shen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowNoonquiver

Core Viego Items

~22 Mins
Death's DanceSundered SkyKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Wit's EndTitanic HydraTrinity ForceEclipse

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Viego's passive ability p
Viego's q ability q
Viego's w ability w
Viego's e ability e
Viego's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
3
E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Shen as Viego

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.

Viego vs Shen Counter Stats

Viego Image
Win Rate
52 %
VS
Win Rate
48 %
Shen Image
6.9
< Kills >
4.1
6.3
< Deaths >
4.9
6.5
< Assists >
10.2
1.6
< Killing Sprees >
0.95
34
< Minions Killed >
124
1.7
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.4
14,780
< Physical Damage >
7,652
1,924
< Magic Damage >
6,730
825
< True Damage >
1,093
17,529
< Damage Dealt >
15,476
32,469
< Damage Taken >
29,363
11,927
< Gold Earned >
9,990
1.43
< Towers >
1.7
0.38
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
16,093
< Total Healing >
3,754
13,432
< Experience >
13,760
22
< Vision Score >
21
5
< Wards Placed >
10
231
< Time Dealing CC >
318

How to Counter Shen with Viego in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify some critical Viego against Shen matchup statistics that can help you realize the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. Viego’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Shen’s ratio of NaN, showing that Viego may be more central to their team's team fighting capability than Shen..

Viego typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than their counter does. Typically, they takes more damage than Shen. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Viego and Shen

Damage Types Compared

Viego
Shen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Viego
Shen

Who is Better, Viego or Shen?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Viego usually wins when facing off against Shen, with a 52.0% win rate. Thus, Viego makes a good counter to Shen.

While Viego does have a higher winrate compared to Shen, when they face off with one another, Viego also has a greater level of difficulty that makes them a more challenging character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Viego into Shen.

Moreover, Viego also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Shen. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Viego vs Shen matchups, Viego is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Viego is a decent counter to Shen. Focus your play on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Viego against Shen.

Other Champion Matchups Against Viego

Viego Loses Against

NilahNilah45.5% winrateLeonaLeona46.3% winrateLilliaLillia47.1% winrateRammusRammus47.3% winrate

Viego Wins Against

YuumiYuumi57.6% winrateZeriZeri55% winrateSejuaniSejuani54.9% winrateHweiHwei54.7% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

ZacZac+ 54.4% 1237 GamesBardBard+ 54.5% 4147 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 55% 19645 GamesSingedSinged+ 56.5% 3421 Games

Additional Information for Viego Players

How We Calculated Our Viego vs Shen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Shen as Viego, we analyzed 2,540 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 Viego 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

Viego Build Shen Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Viego to counter Shen during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Viego often racks up a lot less CS compared to Shen. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Viego versus Shen build include Death's Dance, Sundered Sky, and Kraken Slayer. When Viego incorporated at least these three pieces in their build, they performed a lot better countering Shen than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Viego boasted an average win rate of 52.0% battling Shen with these items in their kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of beating Shen as Viego, Viego players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Viego vs Shen fights, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 52.0% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Shen as Viego are shown for all ranked divisions combined. To scope the statistics and builds to an individual skill level, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.