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Bard vs Shen

How to Beat Shen as Bard in LoLBard is in the a tier of champions
SupportMage
Tank

How to Beat Shen as Bard

based on 1,910 Bard vs Shen matchups
Win Rate
52.8 %
K/D/A
3.26
Pick Rate
1.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked LoL rounds that we get from Riot Games every week. Our guide on how to beat Shen as Bard resulted from an analysis of 1910 ranked matches where both champs battled each other. This particular pairing is somewhat rare. Bard fights Shen in only 1.8% of his rounds.

Bard vs Shen Matchup Summary

Bard has done a good job of countering Shen. Normally, he wins a whopping 52.8% of the time the champs face each other in. In Bard vs Shen matches, Bard’s team is 0.0% more expected to get first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood versus Shen.

Best Bard vs Shen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorIonian Boots of Lucidity

Core Bard Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernFrozen HeartSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Imperial MandateKnight's VowBloodsongLocket of the Iron Solari

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Bard to level upq
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Second ability for Bard to level upw
>
Last skill for Bard to max oute

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkTriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
Attack SpeedHealth ScalingHealth Scaling
Bard's passive ability p
Bard's q ability q
Bard's w ability w
Bard's e ability e
Bard's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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W
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Q
10
W
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R
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W
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Shen as Bard

Tips for Playing as Bard against Shen

Don't forget that enemies can also use your Magical Journey doorways, and that your ultimate can also hit your allies!

Let your Caretaker's Shrines charge up - they heal for a lot more when at full power.

It's important to collect chimes to improve your meep's attacks, but don't neglect your lane partner! Try to make a big entrance by bringing an ally into the lane with you with Magical Journey.

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.

Bard vs Shen Counter Stats

Bard Image
Win Rate
52.8 %
VS
Win Rate
47.2 %
Shen Image
2.6
< Kills >
4
5
< Deaths >
5.1
13.7
< Assists >
10.1
0.55
< Killing Sprees >
0.92
30
< Minions Killed >
130
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.42
2,965
< Physical Damage >
8,055
8,181
< Magic Damage >
7,138
1,013
< True Damage >
1,167
12,160
< Damage Dealt >
16,361
21,130
< Damage Taken >
29,935
8,938
< Gold Earned >
10,073
1.79
< Towers >
1.69
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
6,494
< Total Healing >
3,793
11,273
< Experience >
13,928
62
< Vision Score >
21
27
< Wards Placed >
10
511
< Time Dealing CC >
340

How to Counter Shen with Bard in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show several influential Bard vs. Shen matchup statistics that can help you realize the differences between the two. As an example, Bard’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Shen’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Bard may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Shen..

Bard usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives less damage than Shen. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Bard and Shen

Damage Types Compared

Bard
Shen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Bard
Shen

Who is Better, Bard or Shen?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Bard usually wins when playing against Shen, with a 52.8% win rate. Therefore, Bard makes a good counter to Shen.

While Bard does have a higher winrate compared to Shen, when they face off with one another, Bard also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champ to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Bard into Shenas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Bard has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Shen. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Bard vs Shen matchups, Bard is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Bard is an above average counter for Shen. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Bard against Shen.

Other Champion Matchups Against Bard

Bard Loses Against

LilliaLillia46.4% winrateTeemoTeemo48.6% winrateMaokaiMaokai49.1% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser49.1% winrate

Bard Wins Against

YuumiYuumi57.4% winrateSejuaniSejuani57.1% winrateZeriZeri56.7% winrateHweiHwei56.6% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Bard Players

How We Calculated Our Bard vs Shen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Shen as Bard, we analyzed 1,910 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 Shen as Bard 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 truly master Bard to counter Shen during both the lane 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 tips presented here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Bard typically racks up a lot less CS compared to Shen. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Bard versus Shen build consist of Kaenic Rookern, Frozen Heart, and Solstice Sleigh. When Bard used at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better when facing Shen than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Bard had an average winrate of 52.8% battling Shen with this build.

To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Shen as Bard, Bard players should take the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Bard vs Shen fights, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 52.8% winrate overall.

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