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Shen vs Alistar

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How to Beat Alistar as Shen

based on 1,106 Shen vs Alistar matchups
Win Rate
52.3 %
K/D/A
3.14
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends matches that we evaluate every week. This guide on how to beat Alistar as Shen came out of an evaluation of 1106 ranked matches where both champs engaged each other. This particular champion pairing is somewhat rare. Shen has to counter Alistar in only 1.7% of his matches.

Shen vs Alistar Matchup Summary

Shen does a good job of beating Alistar. On average, he wins a whopping 52.3% of games the champions face each other in. In Shen versus Alistar games, Shen’s team is 0.0% more likely to get first blood. This indicates that he probably will get first blood against Alistar.

Best Shen vs Alistar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalCrystalline Bracer

Core Shen Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Unending DespairKaenic RookernJak'Sho, The ProteanHollow 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 ForceHealth Scaling
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
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E
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Q
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E
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R
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Guide to Countering Alistar as Shen

Tips for Playing as Shen against Alistar

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 Alistar

Alistar is very disruptive but very tough - try to target more fragile damage dealers.

When Alistar uses his ultimate, it's often better to move back and wait until the effect wears off before attacking him.

Watch out for the Pulverize-Headbutt combo when around turrets.

Shen vs Alistar Counter Stats

Shen Image
Win Rate
52.3 %
VS
Win Rate
47.7 %
Alistar Image
4.3
< Kills >
1.9
4.9
< Deaths >
6.4
11.1
< Assists >
13.3
1.01
< Killing Sprees >
0.31
124
< Minions Killed >
33
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.48
8,429
< Physical Damage >
1,294
7,589
< Magic Damage >
6,629
1,232
< True Damage >
850
17,251
< Damage Dealt >
8,773
29,546
< Damage Taken >
26,384
10,078
< Gold Earned >
8,375
1.87
< Towers >
1.86
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0
3,745
< Total Healing >
9,230
13,692
< Experience >
10,229
22
< Vision Score >
54
10
< Wards Placed >
23
325
< Time Dealing CC >
266

How to Counter Alistar with Shen in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify some influential Shen against Alistar matchup stats that may help you distinguish the differences between the pair. Shen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Alistar’s ratio of NaN, showing that Shen may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Alistar..

Shen often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his foe does. Typically, he receives more damage than Alistar. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Shen and Alistar

Damage Types Compared

Shen
Alistar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shen
Alistar

Who is Better, Shen or Alistar?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Shen usually wins when trying to fight Alistar, with a 52.3% win rate. As a result, Shen makes a good counter for Alistar.

While Shen does have a higher win rate compared to Alistar, when facing one another, Shen also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging champion to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Shen into Alistar.

Moreover, Shen also has a lot of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Alistar. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Shen vs Alistar matchups, Shen is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Shen is an above average counter to Alistar. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Shen against Alistar.

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 vs Alistar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Alistar as Shen, we analyzed 1,106 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 Alistar 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 Alistar during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shen on average accumulates much more CS compared to Alistar. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Shen versus Alistar build consist of Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Titanic Hydra. When Shen incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better vs Alistar than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Shen had an average winrate of 52.3% when playing against Alistar with this build.

To have the highest probability of beating Alistar as Shen, Shen players 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 chose for Shen vs Alistar fights, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 52.3% win rate overall.

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