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Twisted Fate with Shen

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Mage
Tank

How to Synergize Twisted Fate and Shen

based on 2,585 Twisted Fate with Shen pairs
Win Rate
50.9 %
K/D/A
2.43
Pick Rate
1.8 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We download the results of from millions of League matches directly from Riot Games each and every week. Twisted Fate has fought alongside Shen in 2585 recently played, ranked matches. By accumulating so much accurate data from the developers of League of Legends, we are confident that we can provide you with robust, insightful builds to help Twisted Fate synergize with Shen. It is relatively rare for Twisted Fate to play alongside Shen on the same side. This has only taken place in approx. 1.8% of matches with Twisted Fate.

Twisted Fate Shen Synergy Summary

Twisted Fate has done a ok job of teaming up with Shen. Typically, he wins an acceptable 50.9% of matches the champions fight alongside one another. If you want to maximize your potential as Twisted Fate when playing alongside Shen by figuring out how to better synergize your tactics with him, then review the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Twisted Fate vs Shen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeAether Wisp

Core Twisted Fate Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneStormsurge

Optional Items

Banshee's VeilShadowflameRapid FirecannonGuinsoo's Rageblade

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Twisted Fate to level upq
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Second ability for Twisted Fate to level upw
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Last skill for Twisted Fate to max oute

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
SorceryAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Twisted Fate's passive ability p
Twisted Fate's q ability q
Twisted Fate's w ability w
Twisted Fate's e ability e
Twisted Fate's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Synergizing Twisted Fate and Shen

Tips for Playing as Twisted Fate with Shen

Twisted Fate is viable as an Attack Damage or Ability Power character, letting him fit on many different team compositions.

Stealth characters often escape a battle with very low hit points. Take advantage of Destiny's ability to reveal stealthed units to finish them off.

Coordinate with your allies for the best time to use Destiny to ambush enemies.

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.

Twisted Fate Shen Synergy Stats

Twisted Fate Image
Win Rate
50.9 %
VS
Win Rate
49.1 %
Shen Image
6.5
< Kills >
6
6.1
< Deaths >
6.5
8.3
< Assists >
7.9
1.51
< Killing Sprees >
1.38
174
< Minions Killed >
172
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.51
2,866
< Physical Damage >
2,889
19,200
< Magic Damage >
18,394
812
< True Damage >
785
22,878
< Damage Dealt >
22,070
21,650
< Damage Taken >
22,377
12,817
< Gold Earned >
12,719
2.42
< Towers >
2.29
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
3,206
< Total Healing >
3,130
14,537
< Experience >
14,671
18
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
175
< Time Dealing CC >
175

How to Play with Shen as Twisted Fate in LoL

The Twisted Fate 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, Twisted Fate sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Shen. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Shen helps Twisted Fate perform worse in competitive League matches. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Twisted Fate plays on the same team as Shen, he gets a marginal improvement in his complete damage dealt. This difference could indicate that Shen supports by providing cover for him to deal more damage or that his support also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Twisted Fate is played with Shen on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Shen.

Additionally, when Twisted Fate plays with Shen on the same team, he usually receives a little less damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt not as much damage could indicate that Shen does a decent job of protecting Twisted Fate during team fights.

Synergies between Twisted Fate and Shen

Damage Types Compared

Twisted Fate
Shen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Twisted Fate
Shen

Is Twisted Fate better when played alongside Shen?

There is no one best champion pairing for Twisted Fate that will 100% of the time be his best synergy. Yet, overall, Shen is a very typical companion for Twisted Fate. By being on the same team as Twisted Fate, he improves their win rate by 0.4% to 50.9%. This shows that there is a weak bond between Twisted Fate and Shen that results in them performing stronger together than alone.

Shen has a much lower diffuclty than Twisted Fate. That means Twisted Fate players don't need to be careful when enlisting Shen comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a much lower level of skill to work well with you.

Working together, Twisted Fate players should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to buff allies and debuff enemies. Combined, these champions should be able to manipulate the pace of team fights.

Conversely, by grouping Twisted Fate and Shen together, you probably will not be granting your team much anti-tank damage dealing potential. Plan to have other champions on your team that offsets this gap in this pairing's potential.

Regardless of the skill of your Shen teammate, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Twisted Fate Players

How We Calculated Our Twisted Fate Shen Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Twisted Fate and Shen, we analyzed 2,585 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 Twisted Fate with Shen 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 Twisted Fate in order to synergize with Shen during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends rounds, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you use the build and stats presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot.

The best items to focus on in your Twisted Fate and Shen synergy build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Stormsurge. When Twisted Fate included at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting alongside Shen than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Twisted Fate boasted an average winrate of 50.9% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Shen with this build.

To have the best probability of defeating your oponents, you should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Twisted Fate and Shen pairings, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.9% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to pair Shen with Twisted Fate are shown for every ranked division. To narrow the statistics and builds to an individual division, you should use the selection menu earlier on the page.