Yasuo vs Shen
How to Beat Shen as Yasuo
based on 4,529 Yasuo vs Shen matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Yasuo vs Shen Matchup Summary
Best Yasuo vs Shen Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Shen as Yasuo
Tips for Playing as Yasuo against Shen
Last Breath can be cast on any target that is knocked Airborne, even by one of your allies.
Dash through a minion to have Sweeping Blade available to chase your opponent should they flee; Dash directly to your opponent to preserve a minion as your escape route.
At level 18, Yasuo's Steel Tempest reaches its Attack Speed cap with 55% Attack Speed from items.
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.
Yasuo vs Shen Counter Stats
How to Counter Shen with Yasuo in LoL
The stats provided here show some significant Yasuo vs. Shen counter stats that can help us understand the differences between the pair. For instance, Yasuo’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Shen’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Yasuo may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Shen. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in deaths.
Yasuo typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his foe does. On average, he receives less damage than Shen. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Yasuo and Shen
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Who is Better, Yasuo or Shen?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Yasuo usually wins when facing off against Shen, with a 51.1% win rate. Thus, Yasuo makes a good counter to Shen.
While Yasuo does have a higher win rate than Shen, when on opposite teams, Yasuo also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Yasuo into Shenas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Yasuo also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Shen. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Yasuo vs Shen matchups, Yasuo is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.
Yasuo is a decent counter for Shen. Focus your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Yasuo against Shen.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Yasuo 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 tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Yasuo often accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Shen. Champions who typically don't get much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Yasuo versus Shen build include Infinity Edge, Bloodthirster, and Kraken Slayer. When Yasuo bought at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better when facing Shen than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Yasuo boasted an average win rate of 51.1% when playing against Shen with this counter build.
To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Shen as Yasuo, you should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Yasuo vs Shen matchups, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.1% winrate overall.
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