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Shen vs Akali

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How to Beat Akali as Shen

based on 4,044 Shen vs Akali matchups
Win Rate
51.4 %
K/D/A
2.88
Pick Rate
6.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends games that we review each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Akali as Shen resulted from an evaluation of 4044 ranked games where both champs battled each other. This pairing is somewhat uncommon. Shen fights Akali in only 6.1% of his rounds.

Shen vs Akali Matchup Summary

Shen does a decent job of beating Akali. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.4% of matches the champs battle one another in. In Shen versus Akali rounds, Shen’s team is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood. This indicates that he probably will be able to get first blood against Akali.

Best Shen vs Akali Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalNull-Magic Mantle

Core Shen Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Randuin's OmenUnending DespairTitanic HydraForce of Nature

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

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingShield BashSecond WindRevitalize
DominationCheap ShotUltimate Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive 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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W
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R

Guide to Countering Akali as Shen

Tips for Playing as Shen against Akali

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 Win Against Akali

Akali's Five Point Strike is powerful when used at maximum range and energy. Engage on her when she has low energy to maximize your chance of winning trades.

Return to base if your Health is low and Akali has her ultimate available.

Akali can still be hit by area effect spells while obscured inside Twilight Shroud. Doing so will briefly reveal her position.

Shen vs Akali Counter Stats

Shen Image
Win Rate
51.4 %
VS
Win Rate
48.6 %
Akali Image
4.2
< Kills >
8.2
5.1
< Deaths >
6.2
10.5
< Assists >
5.1
0.98
< Killing Sprees >
1.91
124
< Minions Killed >
154
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.36
8,305
< Physical Damage >
1,346
7,199
< Magic Damage >
20,813
1,166
< True Damage >
724
16,671
< Damage Dealt >
22,883
30,212
< Damage Taken >
26,813
10,166
< Gold Earned >
11,502
1.76
< Towers >
1.46
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
3,797
< Total Healing >
3,213
13,999
< Experience >
14,023
22
< Vision Score >
17
10
< Wards Placed >
8
316
< Time Dealing CC >
74

How to Counter Akali with Shen in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight several strategic Shen vs. Akali matchup statistics that can help us realize the distinctions between the two. For instance, Shen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Akali’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Shen may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Akali. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Shen typically has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. Typically, he receives more damage than Akali. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Shen and Akali

Damage Types Compared

Shen
Akali
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shen
Akali

Who is Better, Shen or Akali?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Shen usually wins when facing off against Akali, with a 51.4% win rate. Thus, Shen makes a good counter to Akali.

While Shen does have a higher win rate than Akali, when facing one another, Shen also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Shen into Akali.

Moreover, Shen has a lot of utility and CC, a similar amount to Akali. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Shen vs Akali matchups, Shen is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Shen is a decent counter to Akali. Focus your play on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Shen against Akali.

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

Top Synergies by Role

ShyvanaShyvana+ 53.2% 819 GamesBriarBriar+ 53.8% 2768 GamesNilahNilah+ 55.2% 1070 GamesSingedSinged+ 57% 449 Games

Additional Information for Shen Players

How We Calculated Our Shen vs Akali Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Akali as Shen, we analyzed 4,044 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 Akali as Shen 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 Shen to counter Akali during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shen usually accumulates a similar amount of CS as Akali. Champions who typically don't get much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Shen versus Akali build consist of Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Shen bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better versus Akali than with many other common builds. In fact, Shen boasted an average winrate of 51.4% battling Akali with this build.

To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Akali as Shen, you should use 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 that we analyzed for Shen vs Akali counter picks, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 51.4% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Akali as Shen are presented for all skill levels combined. If you would like to filter the statistics and builds to a particular skill level, you may use the selection menu located earlier on the page.