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How to Synergize Shen with Kai'Sa on the Same TeamShen is in the a tier of champions

Shen with Kai'Sa

How to Win With Shen and Kai'Sa Paired TogetherShen is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Shen and Kai'Sa

based on 2,750 Shen with Kai'Sa pairs
Win Rate
45.9 %
K/D/A
2.84
Pick Rate
4.2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers take in the results of from millions of League matches straight from Riot Games each and every week. Shen has gone into battle with Kai'Sa in 2750 recent, ranked games. By pooling so much accurate data straight from the developers of League of Legends, we feel confident that we can provide you with high-quality, insightful builds to help Shen synergize with Kai'Sa. It is somewhat uncommon for Shen to play with Kai'Sa on the same side. This pairing has only taken place in approx. 4.2% of rounds with Shen.

Shen Kai'Sa Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Shen does a awful job of playing alongside Kai'Sa. Typically, he wins a poor 45.9% of the time the champs try and work together in. If you want to maximize your potential as Shen when playing alongside Kai'Sa by figuring out how to better synergize your gameplay with her, then review the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Shen vs Kai'Sa Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalLong Sword

Core Shen Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisHeartsteelTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernUnending DespairForce of NatureJak'Sho, The Protean

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveAftershockShield BashSecond WindRevitalize
DominationCheap ShotUltimate Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Shen's passive ability p
Shen's q ability q
Shen's w ability w
Shen's e ability e
Shen's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
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R
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E
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Synergizing Shen and Kai'Sa

Tips for Playing as Shen with Kai'Sa

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.

Advice to Understand How Kai'Sa Will Play

Make sure to buy items that will evolve at least 1 or 2 of your spells.

Work with your teammates to set up your Ultimate and optimize damage with your passive.

Try to catch enemy carries alone to burst them with Icathian Rain.

Shen Kai'Sa Synergy Stats

Shen Image
Win Rate
45.9 %
VS
Win Rate
54.1 %
Kai'Sa Image
4
< Kills >
4.2
5.1
< Deaths >
5
10.5
< Assists >
10.4
0.92
< Killing Sprees >
0.97
123
< Minions Killed >
125
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.42
7,762
< Physical Damage >
7,965
6,844
< Magic Damage >
6,996
1,081
< True Damage >
1,125
15,688
< Damage Dealt >
16,087
30,033
< Damage Taken >
30,091
10,013
< Gold Earned >
10,108
1.67
< Towers >
1.73
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
3,799
< Total Healing >
3,903
13,818
< Experience >
13,919
22
< Vision Score >
21
11
< Wards Placed >
10
318
< Time Dealing CC >
322

How to Play with Kai'Sa as Shen in LoL

The Shen Kai'Sa synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Kai'Sa, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Shen sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Kai'Sa. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Kai'Sa helps Shen perform poorer in competitive LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Shen is paired with Kai'Sa, he gets a barely noticable drop in his full damage output. This change could demonstrate that Kai'Sa does not help cover for him to deal more damage or that her participation also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Shen is played with Kai'Sa on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Kai'Sa. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Kai'Sa.

Additionally, when Shen plays with Kai'Sa on the same team, he often receives a little less damage than when he fights alone. Taking not as much damage may indicate that Kai'Sa does a decent job of protecting Shen during teamfights.

Synergies between Shen and Kai'Sa

Damage Types Compared

Shen
Kai'Sa
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Shen
Kai'Sa

Is Shen better when played alongside Kai'Sa?

There is no ideal companion for Shen that will no matter what be his ideal teammate. Yet, Kai'Sa is a terrible teammate for Shen. By playing on the same side as Shen, she drops their win rate by -3.8% to 45.9%. This demonstrates that there is an easy to overcome and exploit bond between Shen and Kai'Sa that allows them to perform not as well together than without each other.

Kai'Sa has a greater difficulty than Shen. That means you must be careful when arranging Kai'Sa comrades to fight alongside, as they will need a greater level of skill to be able to do well with you.

Playing alongside, Shen players will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to to cover for your other teammates. Together, these champions will be a great protective duo.

Although, by pairing Shen and Kai'Sa together, you may not be giving your side a great deal of magical damage output. Plan to bring other champions on your team that nullifies this disparity in their abilities.

Regardless of the skill of your Kai'Sa ally, you should focus on increasing your income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Shen Players

How We Calculated Our Shen Kai'Sa Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Shen and Kai'Sa, we analyzed 2,750 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Shen with Kai'Sa comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To learn all of the intricacies of Shen to work well with Kai'Sa during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL, you should continue reading to pick up some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The most crucial items to have in your Shen and Kai'Sa synergy build include Sunfire Aegis, Heartsteel, and Titanic Hydra. When Shen incorporated at least these three great items in his build, he performed a lot better when paired up with Kai'Sa than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Shen had an average winrate of 45.9% when playing alongside Kai'Sa with this build.

To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against your oponents, you should use the Aftershock, Shield Bash, Second Wind, Revitalize, Cheap Shot, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Resolve and Domination rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for this champion pairing, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 45.9% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to synergize Kai'Sa with Shen are displayed for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to filter the statistics and builds to a specific rank, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.