Shen vs Zyra
How to Beat Zyra as Shen
based on 2,741 Shen vs Zyra matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Shen vs Zyra Matchup Summary
Best Shen vs Zyra Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Zyra as Shen
Tips for Playing as Shen against Zyra
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 Zyra
Moving closer to Zyra can be a smart move if she places plants too far away from herself.
Moving the fight to a different area will deprive Zyra of accumulated seeds.
Plants take fixed damage from attacks and effects, similar to wards. They also expire quickly on their own.
Seeds placed by Zyra's W are larger, a different color, and grant a small amount of vision to her team.
Zyra's seeds can be destroyed by stepping on them. If she tries to grow them as you do, dodge back at the last moment.
Shen vs Zyra Counter Stats
How to Counter Zyra with Shen in LoL
The stats provided here underscore some valuable Shen vs. Zyra counter stats that can help you appreciate the differences between the pair. For instance, Shen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Zyra’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Shen may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Zyra..
Shen usually has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Typically, he receives more damage than Zyra. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Shen and Zyra
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Who is Better, Shen or Zyra?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Shen usually loses when trying to fight Zyra, with a 48.4% win rate. Thus, Shen makes a poor counter for Zyra.
While Shen does have a lower winrate compared to Zyra, when facing one another, Shen also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Shen into Zyra.
Moreover, Shen has a very large amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Zyra. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Shen vs Zyra matchups, Zyra is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.
Shen is a somewhat poor counter for Zyra. Focus your play on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Shen against Zyra.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Shen in order to counter Zyra during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Shen on average gets more CS compared to Zyra. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.
The most important items to prioritize in your Shen versus Zyra build include Thornmail, Heartsteel, and Hollow Radiance. When Shen used at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better when facing Zyra than with many other common builds. In fact, Shen had an average win rate of 48.4% battling Zyra with this counter build.
To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Zyra 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. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Shen vs Zyra face-offs, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 48.4% win rate overall.
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