Shen with Corki
How to Synergize Shen and Corki
based on 728 Shen with Corki pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Shen Corki Synergy Summary
Best Shen vs Corki Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Shen and Corki
Tips for Playing as Shen with Corki
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 Understand How Corki Will Play
Valkyrie can be used defensively as well, so try using it for a quick escape.
Phosphorus Bomb can be used to reveal enemy units that might be hiding in a nearby patch of brush.
Corki can continue to attack while using Gatling Gun. Maximizing Gatling Gun is key to mastering Corki.
Shen Corki Synergy Stats
How to Play with Corki as Shen in LoL
The Shen Corki synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Corki, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.
Overall, Shen sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Corki. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Corki helps Shen perform worse in ranked League games. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Shen is an ally to Corki, he observes a small decrease in his total damage output. This change may signal that Corki does not support by providing protection for him to dish out more damage or that his support also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Shen is played with Corki on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Corki.
Moreover, when Shen plays with Corki on the same side, he on average takes a little more damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt more damage may indicate that Corki does a poor job of protecting Shen in team fights.
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Is Shen better when played alongside Corki?
There is no universally accepted best companion for Shen that will 100% of the time be his #1 ally. Yet, Corki is a relatively poor ally for Shen. By being on the same side as Shen, he lowers their win rate by -1.6% to 48.1%. This shows that there is a negative synergy between Shen and Corki that allows them to perform worse together than alone.
Corki has a greater difficulty than Shen. That means you need to be cautious when lining up Corki allies to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a greater level of skill to be able to do well with you.
Fighting cooperatively, you should see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to to cover for your other teammates. Together, these champions will be a great protective duo.
Although, by aligning Shen and Corki together, you will not be providing your other teammates much magic damage. Plan to pick other champs on your team that helps cover this relative hole in this pairing's capabilities.
Regardless of your Corki ally's ability, you need to focus on maximizing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well anyway.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To truly master Shen to pair well with Corki during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends rounds, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you mind the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot.
The ideal finished items to build first in your Shen and Corki synergy build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Titanic Hydra. When Shen combined at least these three finished items in his build, he did significantly better as an ally of Corki than with most other typical builds. In fact, Shen had an average win rate of 48.1% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Corki with these items in his kit.
To have the highest probability of coming out on top against your oponents, 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 sets we have analyed for this champion pairing, this set of runes yielded the top win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.1% winrate overall.
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