Vladimir vs Shen
How to Beat Shen as Vladimir
based on 1,915 Vladimir vs Shen matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Vladimir vs Shen Matchup Summary
Best Vladimir vs Shen Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Shen as Vladimir
Tips for Playing as Vladimir against Shen
Transfusion instantly deals damage to the enemy before healing Vladimir, making it one of the best last hitting tools in the game.
Cast Hemoplague where it will afflict the most units.
Sanguine Pool pops incoming missiles, so it can be used to dodge disables.
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.
Vladimir vs Shen Counter Stats
How to Counter Shen with Vladimir in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page feature several important Vladimir versus Shen counter statistics that can help you realize the differences between the pair. For instance, Vladimir’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Shen’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Vladimir may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Shen..
Vladimir normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his opponent does. On average, he takes more damage than Shen. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Vladimir and Shen
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Who is Better, Vladimir or Shen?
Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Vladimir usually fairs equally well when facing off against Shen, with a 49.9% win rate. Therefore, Vladimir makes an ok counter to Shen.
While Vladimir does have a lower winrate than Shen, when facing one another, Vladimir also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Vladimir into Shenas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Vladimir has only a small 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 overall in League of Legends, in Vladimir vs Shen matchups, Shen is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.
Vladimir is a somewhat poor counter to Shen. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Vladimir against Shen.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Vladimir in order to counter Shen during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Vladimir often gets a similar amount of CS as Shen. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.
The ideal items to have in your Vladimir versus Shen build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Cosmic Drive, and Liandry's Torment. When Vladimir included at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better against Shen than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Vladimir had an average win rate of 49.9% battling Shen with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Shen as Vladimir, Vladimir players should equip the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Vladimir vs Shen counterpicks, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.9% win rate overall.
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