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

Shen vs Vladimir

How to Beat Vladimir as Shen in LoLShen is in the s tier of champions
Tank
Mage

How to Beat Vladimir as Shen

based on 1,915 Shen vs Vladimir matchups
Win Rate
50.1 %
K/D/A
3.02
Pick Rate
2.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL matches every week. In our data, Shen engaged Vladimir 1915 times. Including so many games with Shen versus Vladimir provides us faith in our capability to produce actionable data and a solid build to annihilate your opponent. This matchup is fairly rare. Shen is forced to battle against Vladimir in only 2.9% of his games.

Shen vs Vladimir Matchup Summary

Shen does a ok job of countering Vladimir. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.1% of matches the champions fight each other in. In Shen against Vladimir rounds, Shen’s team is 0.2% more expected to get first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood versus Vladimir.

Best Shen vs Vladimir Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBami's Cinder

Core Shen Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailHeartsteel

Optional Items

Unending DespairTitanic HydraIceborn GauntletJak'Sho, The Protean

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
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
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Vladimir as Shen

Tips for Playing as Shen against Vladimir

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 Vladimir

Items that counter Health stacking, such as Liandry's Torment and Blade of the Ruined King, are very effective against Vladimir.

Making Vladimir use Sanguine Pool at the start of a fight will maximize the Health cost of the ability to him.

Try to take Vladimir down before Hemoplague detonates, as it will heal him for each afflicted enemy Champion.

Shen vs Vladimir Counter Stats

Shen Image
Win Rate
50.1 %
VS
Win Rate
49.9 %
Vladimir Image
4.2
< Kills >
5.8
4.7
< Deaths >
5.3
10
< Assists >
5.7
0.96
< Killing Sprees >
1.3
126
< Minions Killed >
180
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.43
8,381
< Physical Damage >
998
7,495
< Magic Damage >
22,338
1,173
< True Damage >
342
17,049
< Damage Dealt >
23,678
29,353
< Damage Taken >
32,509
9,944
< Gold Earned >
11,465
1.67
< Towers >
1.95
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
3,790
< Total Healing >
27,556
13,664
< Experience >
14,391
21
< Vision Score >
16
10
< Wards Placed >
8
332
< Time Dealing CC >
119

How to Counter Vladimir with Shen in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here emphasize some significant Shen versus Vladimir counter stats that may help you explain the distinctions between this set of champions. Shen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Vladimir’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Shen may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Vladimir. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.

Shen typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Vladimir. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Shen and Vladimir

Damage Types Compared

Shen
Vladimir
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shen
Vladimir

Who is Better, Shen or Vladimir?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Shen usually fairs equally well when playing against Vladimir, with a 50.1% win rate. Therefore, Shen makes an ok counter to Vladimir.

While Shen does have a higher winrate compared to Vladimir, when facing one another, Shen also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Shen into Vladimir.

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

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Shen vs Vladimir matchups, Shen is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Shen is a decent counter for Vladimir. Focus your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Shen against Vladimir.

Other Champion Matchups Against Shen

Shen Loses Against

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Shen Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee58.4% winrateRek'SaiRek'Sai58.2% winrateZeriZeri56.2% winrateLuluLulu55.3% winrate

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Additional Information for Shen Players

How We Calculated Our Shen vs Vladimir Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vladimir as Shen, we analyzed 1,915 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 Vladimir 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 learn all of the intricacies of Shen to counter Vladimir during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shen often racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Vladimir. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They 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 a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Shen versus Vladimir build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Heartsteel. When Shen bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better when facing Vladimir than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Shen had an average win rate of 50.1% when countering Vladimir with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Vladimir 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. Out of all the rune builds we have analyed for Shen vs Vladimir fights, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 50.1% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Vladimir as Shen are shown for every ranked division. To scope the statistics and builds to a particular skill level, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.