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Shen vs Cassiopeia

How to Beat Cassiopeia as Shen in LoLShen is in the s tier of champions
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Mage

How to Beat Cassiopeia as Shen

based on 657 Shen vs Cassiopeia matchups
Win Rate
50.7 %
K/D/A
2.96
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated League of Legends matches that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Cassiopeia as Shen resulted from an examination of 657 ranked games where both champs faced one another. This particular counter pairing is fairly rare. Shen encounters Cassiopeia in only 1.0% of his games.

Shen vs Cassiopeia Matchup Summary

Shen does a average job of countering Cassiopeia. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.7% of matches the champions battle each other in. In Shen vs Cassiopeia matches, Shen’s team is 0.1% more expected to obtain first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood versus Cassiopeia.

Best Shen vs Cassiopeia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsCloth Armor

Core Shen Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairHeartsteelTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernHollow RadianceThornmailSunfire Aegis

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 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
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Cassiopeia as Shen

Tips for Playing as Shen against Cassiopeia

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 Cassiopeia

Be wary of Cassiopeia's damage potential with Twin Fang when she has you poisoned.

Turn away from Cassiopeia when she is casting Petrifying Gaze to get slowed instead of stunned.

Shen vs Cassiopeia Counter Stats

Shen Image
Win Rate
50.7 %
VS
Win Rate
49.3 %
Cassiopeia Image
4.1
< Kills >
6.6
4.9
< Deaths >
6.3
10.4
< Assists >
6.2
0.92
< Killing Sprees >
1.55
124
< Minions Killed >
170
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.43
7,908
< Physical Damage >
639
6,737
< Magic Damage >
22,660
1,066
< True Damage >
299
15,712
< Damage Dealt >
23,598
29,664
< Damage Taken >
26,727
9,934
< Gold Earned >
11,502
1.72
< Towers >
1.82
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
3,707
< Total Healing >
6,978
13,682
< Experience >
14,763
22
< Vision Score >
19
10
< Wards Placed >
9
286
< Time Dealing CC >
425

How to Counter Cassiopeia with Shen in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show some valuable Shen against Cassiopeia matchup stats that can help us interpret the differences between the two. As an example, Shen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Cassiopeia’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Shen may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Cassiopeia. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Shen often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Cassiopeia. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Shen and Cassiopeia

Damage Types Compared

Shen
Cassiopeia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shen
Cassiopeia

Who is Better, Shen or Cassiopeia?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Shen usually fairs equally well when playing against Cassiopeia, with a 50.7% win rate. Therefore, Shen makes an ok counter to Cassiopeia.

While Shen does have a higher winrate than Cassiopeia, when facing one another, Shen also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Shen into Cassiopeia.

Furthermore, Shen has a very large amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Cassiopeia. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Shen vs Cassiopeia matchups, Shen is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Shen is a decent counter to Cassiopeia. Focus your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Shen against Cassiopeia.

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 Cassiopeia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Cassiopeia as Shen, we analyzed 657 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 Cassiopeia 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 truly master Shen to counter Cassiopeia during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shen often accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Cassiopeia. Champions who on average don't take much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Shen versus Cassiopeia build include Unending Despair, Heartsteel, and Titanic Hydra. When Shen incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better against Cassiopeia than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Shen had an average win rate of 50.7% when playing against Cassiopeia with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of beating Cassiopeia as Shen, Shen players 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 runes players chose for Shen vs Cassiopeia battles, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 50.7% winrate overall.

If you would like to view Shen versus Cassiopeia tips and builds for a an individual division rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and build suggestions displayed are calculated using all matches played with these champions.