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Shen vs Jhin

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

based on 7,334 Shen vs Jhin matchups
Win Rate
49.3 %
K/D/A
2.78
Pick Rate
11.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked LoL matches that we analyze each week. This guide on how to beat Jhin as Shen resulted from an analysis of 7334 ranked matches where both champions opposed each other. This particular champion pairing is fairly common. Shen fights Jhin in 11.1% of his games.

Shen vs Jhin Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Shen does a poor job of beating Jhin. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.3% of matches the champs face each other in. In Shen versus Jhin matches, Shen’s team is 0.1% less likely to gain first blood. This indicates that he most likely won't be able to get first blood against Jhin.

Best Shen vs Jhin Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLong Sword

Core Shen Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisHeartsteelJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Unending DespairSpirit VisageThornmailTitanic Hydra

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 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
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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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R

Guide to Countering Jhin as Shen

Tips for Playing as Shen against Jhin

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 Jhin

Jhin places invisible traps around the map. Watch where you step!

Jhin's attacks are quite potent, but he runs out of ammo after the 4th shot. Use this window to jump him and burst him down.

Deadly Flourish only roots those hit by one of Jhin's basic attacks, traps, or allies within the last 4 seconds.

Shen vs Jhin Counter Stats

Shen Image
Win Rate
49.3 %
VS
Win Rate
50.7 %
Jhin Image
4.1
< Kills >
7.4
5.1
< Deaths >
5.5
10.1
< Assists >
7.7
0.94
< Killing Sprees >
1.71
126
< Minions Killed >
172
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.49
7,951
< Physical Damage >
19,237
6,968
< Magic Damage >
1,124
1,121
< True Damage >
380
16,040
< Damage Dealt >
20,742
30,372
< Damage Taken >
18,972
10,109
< Gold Earned >
12,159
1.73
< Towers >
2.25
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
3,879
< Total Healing >
4,930
13,947
< Experience >
12,601
22
< Vision Score >
17
10
< Wards Placed >
9
324
< Time Dealing CC >
151

How to Counter Jhin with Shen in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore several important Shen vs. Jhin matchup statistics that may help us explain the differences and similarities between the two. Shen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Jhin’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Shen may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Jhin..

Shen usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. On average, he receives more damage than Jhin. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Shen and Jhin

Damage Types Compared

Shen
Jhin
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shen
Jhin

Who is Better, Shen or Jhin?

Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Shen usually fairs equally well when taking on Jhin, with a 49.3% win rate. As a result, Shen makes an ok counter for Jhin.

While Shen does have a lower winrate compared to Jhin, when facing one another, Shen also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging champion to learn. You should be careful when picking Shen into Jhin.

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

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Shen vs Jhin matchups, Jhin is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Shen is a somewhat poor counter for Jhin. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Shen against Jhin.

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 Jhin Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Jhin as Shen, we analyzed 7,334 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 Jhin 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

Shen Build Jhin Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Shen in order to counter Jhin during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shen usually gets a similar amount of CS compared to Jhin. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, 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 large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Shen versus Jhin build consist of Sunfire Aegis, Heartsteel, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Shen combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better vs. Jhin than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Shen had an average winrate of 49.3% when countering Jhin with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of beating Jhin as Shen, you should take the Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Second Wind, Revitalize, Ultimate Hunter, and Cheap Shot runes from the Resolve and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Shen vs Jhin counter picks, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 49.3% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Jhin as Shen are presented for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to filter the stats and builds to a particular skill level, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.