Shen vs Hwei
How to Beat Hwei as Shen
based on 3,102 Shen vs Hwei matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Shen vs Hwei Matchup Summary
Best Shen vs Hwei Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Hwei as Shen
Tips for Playing as Shen against Hwei
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 Hwei
After Hwei paints a Torment spell he is vulnerable to being rushed down.
Hwei needs to predict your positioning and take time to cast, catch him by surprise.
Hwei's lightning is deadly but slow; it deals more damage when you are alone or unable to move.
Shen vs Hwei Counter Stats
How to Counter Hwei with Shen in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here underscore some important Shen against Hwei counter stats that can help us grasp the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Shen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Hwei’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Shen may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Hwei..
Shen typically has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Hwei. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Shen and Hwei
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Who is Better, Shen or Hwei?
Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Shen usually wins when facing off against Hwei, with a 52.7% win rate. As a result, Shen makes a good counter to Hwei.
While Shen does have a higher win rate compared to Hwei, when on opposite teams, Shen also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champion to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Shen into Hwei.
Moreover, Shen has a great deal of utility and CC, a similar amount to Hwei. 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 for every situation in League of Legends, in Shen vs Hwei 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 teamfights.
Shen is a good counter for Hwei. Focus your strategy on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Shen against Hwei.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Shen to counter Hwei during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Shen on average accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Hwei. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.
The most important items to have in your Shen versus Hwei build consist of Unending Despair, Sunfire Aegis, and Heartsteel. When Shen bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when fighting Hwei than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Shen boasted an average win rate of 52.7% when playing against Hwei with this counter build.
To have the highest chance of beating Hwei 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 builds we have analyed for Shen vs Hwei counter picks, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 52.7% win rate overall.
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