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How to Win Janna vs Shen Counter MatchupJanna is in the s tier of champions

Janna vs Shen

How to Beat Shen as Janna in LoLJanna is in the a tier of champions
SupportMage
Tank

How to Beat Shen as Janna

based on 1,695 Janna vs Shen matchups
Win Rate
51.3 %
K/D/A
3.06
Pick Rate
1.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked League of Legends matches each week. Within our database, Janna battled Shen in 1695 rounds. With so many matchups for Janna versus Shen provides us confidence in our capability to prepare enlightening stats and a supported build to shatter Shen. This champ pairing is fairly rare. Janna has to counter Shen in only 1.8% of her rounds.

Janna vs Shen Matchup Summary

Janna does a decent job of countering Shen. Normally, she wins a acceptable 51.3% of the time the champions clash against each other in. In Janna versus Shen matches, Janna’s team is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood. This implies that she probably will get first blood versus Shen.

Best Janna vs Shen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Janna Items

~22 Mins
Shurelya's BattlesongRedemptionDream Maker

Optional Items

Imperial MandateStaff of Flowing WaterArdent CenserZaz'Zak's Realmspike

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Janna to level upw
>
Second ability for Janna to level upe
>
Last skill for Janna to max outq

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandCelerityScorch
DominationEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Janna's passive ability p
Janna's q ability q
Janna's w ability w
Janna's e ability e
Janna's ultimate ability r
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W
2
Q
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
E
9
W
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E
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R
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E
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E
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Shen as Janna

Tips for Playing as Janna against Shen

Timing Janna's ultimate can push enemies away from a wounded ally or even separate enemies.

Eye of the Storm can be used on allied turrets.

Quickly firing a Howling Gale without the charge up can be used to heavily disable the other team.

Advice to Win Against Shen

Be ready to dodge Shen's taunt and punish him if he misses.

Once Shen reaches level 6, watch out for his global-range ultimate, which can turn fights quickly.

Janna vs Shen Counter Stats

Janna Image
Win Rate
51.3 %
VS
Win Rate
48.7 %
Shen Image
1.4
< Kills >
3.8
5.1
< Deaths >
4.8
14.2
< Assists >
9.7
0.24
< Killing Sprees >
0.89
26
< Minions Killed >
130
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.59
< Inhibitors >
0.41
1,011
< Physical Damage >
7,611
6,297
< Magic Damage >
6,629
440
< True Damage >
1,028
7,748
< Damage Dealt >
15,270
17,145
< Damage Taken >
29,056
8,250
< Gold Earned >
9,940
2.22
< Towers >
1.72
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
7,617
< Total Healing >
3,702
10,308
< Experience >
13,756
63
< Vision Score >
21
27
< Wards Placed >
10
185
< Time Dealing CC >
334

How to Counter Shen with Janna in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize several valuable Janna vs. Shen matchup stats that can help us explain the distinctions between this pair of champs. Janna’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Shen’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Janna may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Shen. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.

Janna typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her foe does. On average, she receives less damage than Shen. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Janna and Shen

Damage Types Compared

Janna
Shen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Janna
Shen

Who is Better, Janna or Shen?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Janna usually wins when trying to fight Shen, with a 51.3% win rate. Therefore, Janna makes a good counter for Shen.

While Janna does have a higher win rate compared to Shen, when on opposite teams, Janna also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes her a more challenging champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Janna into Shenas her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Janna has a very large amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Shen. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Janna vs Shen matchups, Janna is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Janna is a decent counter for Shen. Focus your actions on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Janna against Shen.

Other Champion Matchups Against Janna

Janna Loses Against

KayleKayle46.7% winrateMaokaiMaokai46.8% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune47.1% winrateSennaSenna47.2% winrate

Janna Wins Against

KarthusKarthus57.8% winrateZeriZeri56.2% winrateYuumiYuumi55.9% winrateRenektonRenekton55.7% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Twisted FateTwisted Fate+ 54% 3786 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 54.2% 11240 GamesKarmaKarma+ 54.2% 625 GamesSennaSenna+ 55.6% 1107 Games

Additional Information for Janna Players

How We Calculated Our Janna vs Shen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Shen as Janna, we analyzed 1,695 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Shen as Janna comes from real 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 the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Janna in order to counter Shen during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Janna typically racks up a lot less CS compared to Shen. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Janna versus Shen build include Shurelya's Battlesong, Redemption, and Dream Maker. When Janna combined at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better vs Shen than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Janna had an average win rate of 51.3% when playing against Shen with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating Shen as Janna, you should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Celerity, Scorch, Eyeball Collection, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Janna vs Shen matchups, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 51.3% win rate overall.

If you would like to get Janna vs Shen tips and counter builds for a a specific player tier, feel free to choose one from the selection menu displayed above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and guides shown are calculated using all matches completed with these champions.