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Shen vs Nilah

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How to Beat Nilah as Shen

based on 1,089 Shen vs Nilah matchups
Win Rate
46.5 %
K/D/A
2.84
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of ranked League rounds that we get from Riot Games every week. This guide on how to beat Nilah as Shen resulted from an examination of 1089 ranked rounds where both champions engaged one another. This counter matchup is somewhat rare. Shen is forced to battle against Nilah in only 1.6% of his matches.

Shen vs Nilah Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Shen does a pathetic job of beating Nilah. On average, he wins a lowly 46.5% of the time the champions fight one another in. In Shen vs Nilah rounds, Shen’s team is 0.0% more expected to get first blood. This indicates that he probably will get first blood against Nilah.

Best Shen vs Nilah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsCloth Armor

Core Shen Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Unending DespairHollow RadianceKaenic RookernHeartsteel

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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Q
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E
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R
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Guide to Countering Nilah as Shen

Tips for Playing as Shen against Nilah

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.

Shen vs Nilah Counter Stats

Shen Image
Win Rate
46.5 %
VS
Win Rate
53.5 %
Nilah Image
4.2
< Kills >
7.3
5.1
< Deaths >
6.7
10.3
< Assists >
5.9
0.94
< Killing Sprees >
1.65
122
< Minions Killed >
166
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.55
7,862
< Physical Damage >
17,604
6,780
< Magic Damage >
168
1,069
< True Damage >
401
15,712
< Damage Dealt >
18,174
28,932
< Damage Taken >
23,559
9,845
< Gold Earned >
12,372
1.67
< Towers >
2.55
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
3,532
< Total Healing >
8,135
13,591
< Experience >
12,876
20
< Vision Score >
17
10
< Wards Placed >
8
317
< Time Dealing CC >
87

How to Counter Nilah with Shen in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize some important Shen versus Nilah counter statistics that can help us explain the differences between these two champs. Shen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Nilah’s ratio of NaN, showing that Shen may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Nilah. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Shen usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Nilah. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Shen and Nilah

Damage Types Compared

Shen
Nilah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shen
Nilah

Who is Better, Shen or Nilah?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Shen usually loses when taking on Nilah, with a 46.5% win rate. Therefore, Shen makes a poor counter for Nilah.

While Shen does have a lower win rate than Nilah, when on opposite teams, Shen also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex character to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Shen into Nilah.

Furthermore, Shen has a very large amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nilah. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Shen vs Nilah matchups, Nilah is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Shen is a garbage counter for Nilah. Focus your strategy on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Shen against Nilah.

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 Nilah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nilah as Shen, we analyzed 1,089 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 Nilah 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

To truly master Shen in order to counter Nilah during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shen typically gets a similar amount of CS relative to Nilah. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Shen versus Nilah build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Titanic Hydra. When Shen incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better countering Nilah than with many other typical builds. In fact, Shen boasted an average win rate of 46.5% when playing against Nilah with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of vanquishing Nilah as Shen, you 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 Nilah battles, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 46.5% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Nilah as Shen are shown for all ranked divisions. If you would like to filter the stats and builds to a distinct division, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.