Blitzcrank with Shen
How to Synergize Blitzcrank and Shen
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Blitzcrank Shen Synergy Summary
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Guide to Synergizing Blitzcrank and Shen
Tips for Playing as Blitzcrank with Shen
Using Blitzcrank's grab to pull an enemy into your tower range followed by a Power Fist will allow the tower to get several hits on them.
The 1-2-3 combo of Rocket Grab, Power Fist, and Static Field can devastate an individual opponent.
Advice to Understand How Shen Will Play
Leverage your Energy to get a long-term advantage over Mana users.
Keep an eye on allies and be ready to save them with your teleport.
Blitzcrank Shen Synergy Stats
How to Play with Shen as Blitzcrank in LoL
The Blitzcrank Shen synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Shen, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.
Overall, Blitzcrank sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Shen. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Shen helps Blitzcrank perform worse in competitive LoL games. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Blitzcrank is an ally to Shen, he sees a small increase in his total damage output. This difference could signal that Shen helps provide cover for him to dish out more damage or that his support also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Blitzcrank is played with Shen on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Shen.
Additionally, when Blitzcrank plays with Shen on the same team, he usually takes a little less damage than when he fights alone. Receiving not as much damage may indicate that Shen does a decent job of protecting Blitzcrank during teamfights.
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Is Blitzcrank better when played alongside Shen?
There is no universally accepted best companion for Blitzcrank that will always be his #1 ally. However, overall, Shen is a very typical companion for Blitzcrank. By being on the same side as Blitzcrank, he increases their win rate by 0.3% to 51.9%. This shows that there is not really a strong bond between Blitzcrank and Shen that allows them to perform better together than alone.
Shen has a lower difficulty than Blitzcrank. That means you don't need to be careful when finding Shen allies to play with, as they will need a relatively low level of skill to be able to do well with you.
Playing on the same side, you should expect to witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to to cover for your other teammates. Combined, these two will be able to tank for the rest of their team.
Although, by grouping Blitzcrank and Shen together, you may not be giving your side a great deal of sustained damage output. Plan to pick other champions on your team that nullifies this hole in their potential.
Regardless of your Shen ally's skill level, you need to focus on maximizing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well anyway.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to truly master Blitzcrank in order to work well with Shen during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends games, you should continue reading to master some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you should increase your win rate by a lot.
The most crucial items to have in your Blitzcrank and Shen synergy build include Trailblazer, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Solstice Sleigh. When Blitzcrank combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better when paired up with Shen than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Blitzcrank boasted an average winrate of 51.9% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Shen with these items in his kit.
To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against your oponents, you should equip the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Blitzcrank and Shen pairings, this composite of runes yielded the top win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 51.9% winrate overall.
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