Aurelion Sol vs Shen
How to Beat Shen as Aurelion Sol
based on 1,013 Aurelion Sol vs Shen matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Aurelion Sol vs Shen Matchup Summary
Best Aurelion Sol vs Shen Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Shen as Aurelion Sol
Tips for Playing as Aurelion Sol against Shen
You can use Comet of Legend's flight to grow Starsurge to massive proportions.
Comet of Legend allows you to move quickly around the map; use it to put pressure on other lanes.
Save Voice of Light to use as a defense against melee opponents if you need to - otherwise, use its slow to start a fight at long range.
Advice to Win Against Shen
Be ready to dodge Shen's taunt and punish him if he misses.
Once Shen reaches level 6, watch out for his global-range ultimate, which can turn fights quickly.
Aurelion Sol vs Shen Counter Stats
How to Counter Shen with Aurelion Sol in LoL
The stats shown here emphasize several significant Aurelion Sol versus Shen matchup statistics that can help us distinguish the distinctions between the two. As an example, Aurelion Sol’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Shen’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Aurelion Sol may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Shen..
Aurelion Sol usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Shen. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Aurelion Sol and Shen
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Who is Better, Aurelion Sol or Shen?
Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Aurelion Sol usually fairs equally well when playing against Shen, with a 50.9% win rate. As a result, Aurelion Sol makes an ok counter for Shen.
While Aurelion Sol does have a higher win rate compared to Shen, when they face off with one another, Aurelion Sol also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Aurelion Sol into Shenas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Aurelion Sol has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Shen. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Aurelion Sol vs Shen matchups, Aurelion Sol is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.
Aurelion Sol is a decent counter to Shen. Focus your gameplay on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Aurelion Sol against Shen.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Aurelion Sol to counter Shen during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Aurelion Sol most often racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Shen. Champions who on average don't earn much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. 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, typically require many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.
The ideal items to prioritize in your Aurelion Sol versus Shen build include Seraph's Embrace, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, and Liandry's Torment. When Aurelion Sol used at least these three items in his build, he performed much better against Shen than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Aurelion Sol had an average win rate of 50.9% when playing against Shen with this counter build.
To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing Shen as Aurelion Sol, Aurelion Sol players should equip the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Aurelion Sol vs Shen battles, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 50.9% winrate overall.
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