Caitlyn vs Shen
How to Beat Shen as Caitlyn
based on 6,316 Caitlyn vs Shen matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Caitlyn vs Shen Matchup Summary
Best Caitlyn vs Shen Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Shen as Caitlyn
Tips for Playing as Caitlyn against Shen
Fire 90 Caliber Net away from the opponent to close the gap or hop over walls.
Avoid using Ace in the Hole in large team melees as it might be blocked by the wrong target.
Make use of her Yordle Snap Traps by placing them pre-emptively to ensure that you'll have one off of cooldown during combat.
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.
Caitlyn vs Shen Counter Stats
How to Counter Shen with Caitlyn in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here feature several valuable Caitlyn vs. Shen matchup statistics that may help us grasp the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Caitlyn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Shen’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Caitlyn may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Shen..
Caitlyn usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her enemy does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Shen. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Caitlyn and Shen
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Who is Better, Caitlyn or Shen?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Caitlyn usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Shen, with a 50.8% win rate. Therefore, Caitlyn makes an ok counter for Shen.
While Caitlyn does have a higher win rate than Shen, when on opposite teams, Caitlyn also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more challenging champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Caitlyn into Shen.
Moreover, Caitlyn also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Shen. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Caitlyn vs Shen matchups, Caitlyn is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Caitlyn is a decent counter to Shen. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Caitlyn against Shen.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Caitlyn in order 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 lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Caitlyn most often gets a similar amount of CS relative to Shen. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities 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 do better than the values reported on this page to do well.
The top items to have in your Caitlyn versus Shen build include Infinity Edge, Bloodthirster, and Rapid Firecannon. When Caitlyn incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better vs. Shen than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Caitlyn boasted an average winrate of 50.8% when countering Shen with this build.
To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Shen as Caitlyn, you should use the Fleet Footwork, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Caitlyn vs Shen counterpicks, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.8% win rate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Shen as Caitlyn are shown for all skill levels combined. If you want to filter the statistics and builds to a distinct skill level, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.