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Shen with Naafiri

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Tank
Assassin

How to Synergize Shen and Naafiri

based on 737 Shen with Naafiri pairs
Win Rate
51.2 %
K/D/A
2.96
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we take in data from from millions of League games straight from Riot Games each week. Shen has gone into battle with Naafiri in 737 recently played, ranked matches. By amassing so much great data from the developers of League, we are confident that we can present to you robust, accurate builds to help Shen play with Naafiri. It is very rare for Shen to play alongside Naafiri on the same team. This has only occurred in approx. 1.1% of matches with Shen.

Shen Naafiri Synergy Summary

Shen has done a decent job of teaming up with Naafiri. Typically, he wins an acceptable 51.2% of rounds the champions play on the same team. If you want to maximize your potential as Shen when playing alongside Naafiri by figuring out how to better synergize your strategy with them, then check out the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Shen vs Naafiri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBami's Cinder

Core Shen Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Unending DespairHeartsteelHollow Radiance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport 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

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingShield BashSecond WindRevitalize
DominationCheap ShotUltimate Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
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
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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 Naafiri

Tips for Playing as Shen with Naafiri

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 Naafiri Will Play

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Shen Naafiri Synergy Stats

Shen Image
Win Rate
51.2 %
VS
Win Rate
48.8 %
Naafiri Image
4
< Kills >
4.2
4.9
< Deaths >
5
10.5
< Assists >
10.4
0.9
< Killing Sprees >
0.97
122
< Minions Killed >
125
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.42
7,700
< Physical Damage >
7,965
6,913
< Magic Damage >
6,996
1,109
< True Damage >
1,125
15,722
< Damage Dealt >
16,087
29,416
< Damage Taken >
30,091
9,953
< Gold Earned >
10,108
1.8
< Towers >
1.73
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
3,663
< Total Healing >
3,903
13,809
< Experience >
13,919
21
< Vision Score >
21
10
< Wards Placed >
10
299
< Time Dealing CC >
322

How to Play with Naafiri as Shen in LoL

The Shen Naafiri synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Naafiri, 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 very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Naafiri. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Naafiri helps Shen perform poorer in competitive League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.

When Shen plays on the same team as Naafiri, he sees a little drop in his total damage output. This change may demonstrate that Naafiri does not support by providing protection for him to deal more damage or that their allyship also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Shen is played with Naafiri on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Naafiri.

Moreover, when Shen plays with Naafiri on the same side, he usually takes a little less damage than when he fights alone. Receiving not as much damage could mean that Naafiri does a decent job of covering Shen during teamfights.

Synergies between Shen and Naafiri

Damage Types Compared

Shen
Naafiri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Shen
Naafiri

Is Shen better when played alongside Naafiri?

There is no top synergy for Shen that will no matter what be his ideal synergy. However, overall, Naafiri is a good companion for Shen. By being on the same side as Shen, they improves their win rate by 1.5% to 51.2%. This shows that there is pretty good bond between Shen and Naafiri that results in them performing stronger together than alone.

Naafiri has a lower difficulty than Shen. That means Shen players don't need to be careful when finding Naafiri teammates to fight alongside, as they will need a relatively low level of skill to be able to do well with you.

Playing together, you should expect to witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to soak up damage. Combined, these champions will be able to tank for the rest of their team.

In contrast, by pairing Shen and Naafiri together, you may not be granting your other teammates much magical damage output. Make sure to pick other champs on your team that neutralizes this relative hole in their potential.

Regardless of the ability of your Naafiri ally, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Shen Players

How We Calculated Our Shen Naafiri Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Shen and Naafiri, we analyzed 737 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 Naafiri 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

If you would like to truly master Shen in order to pair well with Naafiri during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you use the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The ideal finished items to have in your Shen and Naafiri synergy build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Titanic Hydra. When Shen combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when fighting alongside Naafiri than with most other common item sets. In fact, Shen had an average win rate of 51.2% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Naafiri with this build.

To have the highest probability of beating your oponents, you should equip the Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Second Wind, Revitalize, Cheap Shot, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Resolve and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for this champion pairing, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 51.2% win rate overall.

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