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How to Win Shen vs Kindred Counter MatchupShen is in the a tier of champions

Shen vs Kindred

How to Beat Kindred as Shen in LoLShen is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kindred as Shen

based on 1,254 Shen vs Kindred matchups
Win Rate
52.6 %
K/D/A
3.06
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of ranked LoL matches that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Kindred as Shen came out of an evaluation of 1254 ranked matches where both champions opposed one another. This champ matchup is fairly rare. Shen encounters Kindred in only 1.9% of his matches.

Shen vs Kindred Matchup Summary

Shen does a good job of countering Kindred. On average, he wins a terrific 52.6% of matches the champions face off with each other in. In Shen vs Kindred matches, Shen’s side is 0.0% more expected to get first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Kindred.

Best Shen vs Kindred Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorBami's Cinder

Core Shen Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisHeartsteelTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Unending DespairThornmailIceborn GauntletJak'Sho, The Protean

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Shen to level upq
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Second ability for Shen to level upe
>
Last skill for Shen to max outw

Runes

ResolveAftershockShield 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 Kindred as Shen

Tips for Playing as Shen against Kindred

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 Kindred

When Kindred uses Lamb's Respite get inside, it stops all champions from dying.

Kindred is fragile - turn the pressure up on her, and she will be forced to play cautiously.

Clear the Hunts Wolf activates on jungle camps to slow down Kindred's damage output.

Shen vs Kindred Counter Stats

Shen Image
Win Rate
52.6 %
VS
Win Rate
47.4 %
Kindred Image
4.2
< Kills >
6
4.8
< Deaths >
7.2
10.5
< Assists >
7.1
0.98
< Killing Sprees >
1.39
125
< Minions Killed >
37
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
1.43
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.39
7,542
< Physical Damage >
14,394
6,402
< Magic Damage >
3,830
1,039
< True Damage >
1,204
14,984
< Damage Dealt >
19,429
29,174
< Damage Taken >
30,567
10,025
< Gold Earned >
11,791
1.85
< Towers >
1.47
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.35
3,586
< Total Healing >
16,655
13,782
< Experience >
13,027
21
< Vision Score >
23
10
< Wards Placed >
6
312
< Time Dealing CC >
223

How to Counter Kindred with Shen in LoL

The stats shown here highlight several strategic Shen against Kindred counter statistics that can help you realize the differences between the two. Shen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kindred’s ratio of NaN, showing that Shen may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Kindred..

Shen normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Kindred. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Shen and Kindred

Damage Types Compared

Shen
Kindred
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shen
Kindred

Who is Better, Shen or Kindred?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Shen usually wins when facing off against Kindred, with a 52.6% win rate. Therefore, Shen makes a good counter for Kindred.

While Shen does have a higher win rate compared to Kindred, when facing one another, Shen also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Shen into Kindred.

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

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Shen vs Kindred matchups, Shen is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Shen is an above average counter for Kindred. Focus your play on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Shen against Kindred.

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 Kindred Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kindred as Shen, we analyzed 1,254 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 Kindred 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 in order to counter Kindred during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shen most often gets much more CS compared to Kindred. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They 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, usually require many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Shen versus Kindred build consist of Sunfire Aegis, Heartsteel, and Titanic Hydra. When Shen used at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Kindred than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Shen boasted an average winrate of 52.6% battling Kindred with this build.

To have the best probability of annihilating Kindred as Shen, Shen players should equip the Aftershock, Shield Bash, Second Wind, Revitalize, Cheap Shot, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Resolve and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for Shen vs Kindred clashes, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 52.6% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Kindred as Shen are presented for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to scope the stats and builds to a distinct rank, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.