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How to Win Cassiopeia vs Shen Counter MatchupCassiopeia is in the s tier of champions

Cassiopeia vs Shen

How to Beat Shen as Cassiopeia in LoLCassiopeia is in the a tier of champions
Mage
Tank

How to Beat Shen as Cassiopeia

based on 657 Cassiopeia vs Shen matchups
Win Rate
49.3 %
K/D/A
2.03
Pick Rate
1.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends games that we analyze each week. This guide on how to beat Shen as Cassiopeia resulted from an examination of 657 ranked games where both champs faced off against one another. This particular counter pairing is somewhat rare. Cassiopeia has to counter Shen in only 1.8% of her rounds.

Cassiopeia vs Shen Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Cassiopeia has done a below average job of countering Shen. Typically, she wins a acceptable 49.3% of games the champs clash against one another in. In Cassiopeia versus Shen games, Cassiopeia’s team is 0.1% less probable to get first blood, indicating that she most likely won't get first blood versus Shen.

Best Cassiopeia vs Shen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
Sapphire CrystalRuby Crystal

Core Cassiopeia Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceRylai's Crystal ScepterRod of Ages

Optional Items

Cosmic DriveMalignanceLiandry's Torment

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Cassiopeia to level upe
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Second ability for Cassiopeia to level upq
>
Last skill for Cassiopeia to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorPresence of MindLegend: TenacityLast Stand
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Cassiopeia's passive ability p
Cassiopeia's q ability q
Cassiopeia's w ability w
Cassiopeia's e ability e
Cassiopeia's ultimate ability r
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E
2
Q
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
Q
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Q
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W
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Guide to Countering Shen as Cassiopeia

Tips for Playing as Cassiopeia against Shen

Lead your enemy when targeting with Noxious Blast to ensure the hit.

Use Twin Fang on poisoned stationary targets like monsters and units stunned by her Petrifying Gaze for maximum damage.

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.

Cassiopeia vs Shen Counter Stats

Cassiopeia Image
Win Rate
49.3 %
VS
Win Rate
50.7 %
Shen Image
6.6
< Kills >
4.1
6.3
< Deaths >
4.9
6.2
< Assists >
10.4
1.55
< Killing Sprees >
0.92
170
< Minions Killed >
124
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.38
639
< Physical Damage >
7,908
22,660
< Magic Damage >
6,737
299
< True Damage >
1,066
23,598
< Damage Dealt >
15,712
26,727
< Damage Taken >
29,664
11,502
< Gold Earned >
9,934
1.82
< Towers >
1.72
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
6,978
< Total Healing >
3,707
14,763
< Experience >
13,682
19
< Vision Score >
22
9
< Wards Placed >
10
425
< Time Dealing CC >
286

How to Counter Shen with Cassiopeia in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize several valuable Cassiopeia against Shen matchup stats that may help us grasp the differences and similarities between the two. Cassiopeia’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Shen’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Cassiopeia may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Shen..

Cassiopeia typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her foe does. Typically, she takes a similar amount of damage to Shen. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Cassiopeia and Shen

Damage Types Compared

Cassiopeia
Shen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Cassiopeia
Shen

Who is Better, Cassiopeia or Shen?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Cassiopeia usually fairs equally well when facing off against Shen, with a 49.3% win rate. Therefore, Cassiopeia makes an ok counter to Shen.

While Cassiopeia does have a lower win rate than Shen, when they face off with one another, Cassiopeia also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more challenging champion to learn. You should be careful when picking Cassiopeia into Shenas her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Cassiopeia also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Shen. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Cassiopeia vs Shen matchups, Shen is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Cassiopeia is a somewhat poor counter to Shen. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Cassiopeia against Shen.

Other Champion Matchups Against Cassiopeia

Cassiopeia Loses Against

SkarnerSkarner45.4% winrateMorganaMorgana46.2% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune46.2% winrateNaafiriNaafiri46.3% winrate

Cassiopeia Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee61.3% winrateYuumiYuumi57.3% winrateXayahXayah56.4% winrateAzirAzir56.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Cassiopeia Players

How We Calculated Our Cassiopeia vs Shen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Shen as Cassiopeia, we analyzed 657 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 Cassiopeia 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

Cassiopeia Build Shen Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Cassiopeia in order to counter Shen during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Cassiopeia typically gets a similar amount of CS relative to Shen. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills often 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, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Cassiopeia versus Shen build include Seraph's Embrace, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, and Rod of Ages. When Cassiopeia used at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better versus Shen than with many other common item sets. In fact, Cassiopeia had an average win rate of 49.3% battling Shen with these items in her kit.

To have the highest probability of coming out on top against Shen as Cassiopeia, Cassiopeia players should take the Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for Cassiopeia vs Shen matchups, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.3% winrate overall.

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