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Shen vs Olaf

How to Beat Olaf as Shen in LoLShen is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Olaf as Shen

based on 740 Shen vs Olaf matchups
Win Rate
46.5 %
K/D/A
2.86
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of rated League of Legends matches that we review each and every week. This guide on how to beat Olaf as Shen resulted from an analysis of 740 ranked games where both champions opposed each other. This particular pairing is somewhat rare. Shen fights Olaf in only 1.1% of his matches.

Shen vs Olaf Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Shen does a awful job of beating Olaf. On average, he wins a lowly 46.5% of the time the champs face one another in. In Shen versus Olaf rounds, Shen’s team is 0.0% more likely to get first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Olaf.

Best Shen vs Olaf Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalCloth Armor

Core Shen Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailHeartsteel

Optional Items

Unending DespairHollow RadianceTitanic HydraKaenic Rookern

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
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Olaf as Shen

Tips for Playing as Shen against Olaf

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 Olaf

Olaf has reduced defenses from damage during Ragnarok, despite being immune to disables. If you can't escape from Olaf during Ragnarok, try focusing your damage on him with your teammates.

Olaf becomes more dangerous the lower life he is. Save your disables to finish him off.

Preventing Olaf from reaching his axe will minimize the amount of harassment he can cause in the laning phase.

Shen vs Olaf Counter Stats

Shen Image
Win Rate
46.5 %
VS
Win Rate
53.5 %
Olaf Image
4.4
< Kills >
6.2
5.1
< Deaths >
6.5
10.2
< Assists >
4.8
1.02
< Killing Sprees >
1.41
122
< Minions Killed >
158
0.14
< Dragons Killed >
0.29
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.55
7,657
< Physical Damage >
16,057
6,636
< Magic Damage >
136
1,134
< True Damage >
6,334
15,428
< Damage Dealt >
22,527
29,319
< Damage Taken >
30,883
10,054
< Gold Earned >
12,129
1.55
< Towers >
2.7
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
3,686
< Total Healing >
14,855
13,792
< Experience >
14,453
21
< Vision Score >
17
10
< Wards Placed >
8
309
< Time Dealing CC >
329

How to Counter Olaf with Shen in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize several strategic Shen versus Olaf counter stats that can help you realize the differences between the two. As an example, Shen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Olaf’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Shen may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Olaf. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.

Shen normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Olaf. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Shen and Olaf

Damage Types Compared

Shen
Olaf
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shen
Olaf

Who is Better, Shen or Olaf?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Shen usually loses when taking on Olaf, with a 46.5% win rate. Thus, Shen makes a poor counter for Olaf.

While Shen does have a lower win rate compared to Olaf, when they face off with one another, Shen also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex character to develop with. You may get destroyed when picking Shen into Olaf.

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

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Shen vs Olaf matchups, Olaf is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Shen is a terribly counter to Olaf. Focus your strategy on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Shen against Olaf.

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 Olaf Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Olaf as Shen, we analyzed 740 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 Olaf 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 Olaf during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented 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 Olaf. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The best items to have in your Shen versus Olaf build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Heartsteel. When Shen combined at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better versus Olaf than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Shen had an average winrate of 46.5% when playing against Olaf with this build.

To have the highest probability of defeating Olaf as Shen, Shen players should take 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 sets players picked for Shen vs Olaf counterpicks, this blending of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 46.5% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Olaf as Shen are shown for all ranked divisions combined. To narrow the stats and builds to a specific player tier, you can use the selection menu earlier on the page.