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

Shen vs Orianna

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

based on 926 Shen vs Orianna matchups
Win Rate
50.8 %
K/D/A
2.86
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked League games each week. Within our database, Shen faced off against Orianna 926 times. Using so many games with Shen vs Orianna provides us a lot of confidence in our capacity to prepare useful stats and a recommended build to counter Orianna. This particular champion pairing is somewhat rare. Shen is forced to battle against Orianna in only 1.4% of his rounds.

Shen vs Orianna Matchup Summary

Shen does a average job of beating Orianna. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.8% of the time the champions face off with one another in. In Shen against Orianna matches, Shen’s team is 0.1% more likely to earn first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Orianna.

Best Shen vs Orianna Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalBami's Cinder

Core Shen Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailHeartsteel

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernTitanic HydraUnending DespairHollow Radiance

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 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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Guide to Countering Orianna as Shen

Tips for Playing as Shen against Orianna

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 Orianna

Orianna can only affect the area the Ball is around. Use this to your advantage.

Watch out for Orianna's Ball returning to her due to leashing. This may cause some unexpected situations.

Shen vs Orianna Counter Stats

Shen Image
Win Rate
50.8 %
VS
Win Rate
49.2 %
Orianna Image
4.1
< Kills >
5.3
4.9
< Deaths >
5.5
9.9
< Assists >
9
0.94
< Killing Sprees >
1.17
129
< Minions Killed >
172
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.56
7,873
< Physical Damage >
1,033
6,878
< Magic Damage >
19,983
1,138
< True Damage >
314
15,891
< Damage Dealt >
21,330
30,319
< Damage Taken >
18,810
10,180
< Gold Earned >
11,314
1.77
< Towers >
2.24
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
3,958
< Total Healing >
1,861
14,065
< Experience >
14,288
22
< Vision Score >
21
11
< Wards Placed >
10
331
< Time Dealing CC >
353

How to Counter Orianna with Shen in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore some important Shen vs. Orianna matchup stats that may help us realize the distinctions between the two. Shen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Orianna’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Shen may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Orianna..

Shen usually has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. Typically, he receives more damage than Orianna. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Shen and Orianna

Damage Types Compared

Shen
Orianna
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shen
Orianna

Who is Better, Shen or Orianna?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Shen usually fairs equally well when taking on Orianna, with a 50.8% win rate. As a result, Shen makes an ok counter to Orianna.

While Shen does have a higher win rate compared to Orianna, when they face off with one another, Shen also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming champ to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Shen into Orianna.

Moreover, Shen has a very large amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Orianna. This 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 Orianna matchups, Shen is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Shen is a decent counter for Orianna. You will do well by focussing your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Shen against Orianna.

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 Orianna Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Orianna as Shen, we analyzed 926 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 Orianna 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 Orianna during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shen most often racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Orianna. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Shen versus Orianna build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Heartsteel. When Shen used at least these three items in his build, he did much better versus Orianna than with most other common item sets. In fact, Shen had an average win rate of 50.8% when playing against Orianna with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of defeating Orianna 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 runes players picked for Shen vs Orianna matchups, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.8% win rate overall.

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