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How to Synergize Shen with Volibear on the Same TeamShen is in the a tier of champions

Shen with Volibear

How to Win With Shen and Volibear Paired TogetherShen is in the b tier of champions
Tank
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How to Synergize Shen and Volibear

based on 587 Shen with Volibear pairs
Win Rate
47.5 %
K/D/A
2.77
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We download data from from millions of League of Legends games straight from Riot Games each and every week. Shen has fought alongside Volibear in 587 recent, ranked games. By amassing so much accurate data straight from the publishers of LoL, we feel confident that we can showcase high quality, usable builds to help Shen play with Volibear. It is very rare for Shen to play with Volibear on the same side. This has only happened in approximately 0.9% of matches with Shen.

Shen Volibear Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Shen does a poor job of playing alongside Volibear. Typically, he wins a dismal 47.5% of games the champs try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to play better as Shen when playing with Volibear by figuring out how to better synergize your strategy with him, then dig into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Shen vs Volibear Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalBami's Cinder

Core Shen Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailHeartsteel

Optional Items

Titanic HydraHollow RadianceUnending DespairCelestial Opposition

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Shen to level upq
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Second ability for Shen to level upe
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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
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Q
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R
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Guide to Synergizing Shen and Volibear

Tips for Playing as Shen with Volibear

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.

Shen Volibear Synergy Stats

Shen Image
Win Rate
47.5 %
VS
Win Rate
52.5 %
Volibear Image
4.1
< Kills >
4.2
5.2
< Deaths >
5
10.3
< Assists >
10.4
0.93
< Killing Sprees >
0.97
101
< Minions Killed >
125
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.42
7,611
< Physical Damage >
7,965
6,367
< Magic Damage >
6,996
1,112
< True Damage >
1,125
15,091
< Damage Dealt >
16,087
29,577
< Damage Taken >
30,091
9,826
< Gold Earned >
10,108
1.58
< Towers >
1.73
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
3,923
< Total Healing >
3,903
12,945
< Experience >
13,919
27
< Vision Score >
21
12
< Wards Placed >
10
286
< Time Dealing CC >
322

How to Play with Volibear as Shen in LoL

The Shen Volibear synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Volibear, 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 Volibear. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Volibear helps Shen perform not as well in competitive League matches. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Shen is an ally to Volibear, he sees a barely noticable drop in his total damage output. This change may signal that Volibear does not help protection for him to deal more damage or that his presence also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Shen is played alongside Volibear on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Volibear.

Moreover, when Shen plays with Volibear on the same side, he typically takes a little less damage than when he fights alone. Taking not as much damage may mean that Volibear does a decent job of protecting Shen in team fights.

Synergies between Shen and Volibear

Damage Types Compared

Shen
Volibear
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Shen
Volibear

Is Shen better when played alongside Volibear?

There is no perfect champion pairing for Shen that will always be his ideal synergy. Yet, overall, Volibear is a relatively poor teammate for Shen. By locking into the same team as Shen, he drops their win rate by -2.2% to 47.5%. This demonstrates that there is a bad strategic relationship between Shen and Volibear that results in them performing not as well together than without each other.

Volibear has a lower difficulty than Shen. That means you don't need to be careful when lining up Volibear allies to play with, as they will require a lower level of skill to fight well with you.

Fighting together, Shen players will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to tank a lot of damage. When paired, these champs will be able to tank for the rest of their team.

In contrast, by pairing Shen and Volibear together, you will not be providing your other teammates enough magic damage. Plan to have other champs on your team that fills this disparity in their abilities.

Regardless of your Volibear ally's ability, you should focus on maximizing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well, regardless.

Other Champion Matchups Against Shen

Shen Loses Against

LilliaLillia42.7% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser44% winrateTaricTaric45.1% winrateSettSett45.6% winrate

Shen Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee58.4% winrateRek'SaiRek'Sai58.2% winrateZeriZeri56.2% winrateLuluLulu55.3% winrate

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Additional Information for Shen Players

How We Calculated Our Shen Volibear Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Shen and Volibear, we analyzed 587 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 Volibear 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.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to truly master Shen to synergize with Volibear during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League, you should keep reading to pick up some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The ideal finished items to have in your Shen and Volibear synergy build consist of Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Heartsteel. When Shen combined at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better as an ally of Volibear than with many other typical builds. In fact, Shen had an average winrate of 47.5% when playing alongside Volibear with this build.

To have the best chance of beating your oponents, Shen players should take 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 runes players picked for Shen and Volibear pairings, this mix of runes resulted in the top win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 47.5% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to pair Volibear with Shen are given for all ranked divisions. To scope the stats and builds to a particular rank, you can use the selection menu earlier on the page.