Ekko vs Shen
How to Beat Shen as Ekko
based on 3,135 Ekko vs Shen matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Ekko vs Shen Matchup Summary
Best Ekko vs Shen Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Shen as Ekko
Tips for Playing as Ekko against Shen
Chronobreak is a potent escape tool, but it can also be quite powerful when used offensively. Don't underestimate its damage potential.
If you can proc Z-Drive Resonance on an enemy champion, it's worth taking risks to do so. The bonus Move Speed makes it easy to escape.
Phase Dive's dash is a great tool for setting up Ekko's other abilities. Use it to get double hits with Timewinder or get into position to detonate Parallel Convergence.
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.
Ekko vs Shen Counter Stats
How to Counter Shen with Ekko in LoL
The stats provided here show several vital Ekko versus Shen matchup statistics that may help us figure out the distinctions between the two. For instance, Ekko’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Shen’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Ekko may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Shen. This observation is largely caused by the difference in kills.
Ekko usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Shen. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the champ with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Ekko and Shen
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Who is Better, Ekko or Shen?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Ekko usually fairs equally well when facing off against Shen, with a 50.1% win rate. Therefore, Ekko makes an ok counter to Shen.
While Ekko does have a higher winrate compared to Shen, when on opposite teams, Ekko also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Ekko into Shenas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Ekko also has some 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 ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Ekko vs Shen matchups, Ekko is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.
Ekko is a decent counter to Shen. You will do well by focussing your tactics on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Ekko against Shen.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Ekko 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 tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Ekko on average picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Shen. Champs who on average don't get much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The top items to prioritize in your Ekko versus Shen build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Nashor's Tooth. When Ekko incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better against Shen than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Ekko had an average win rate of 50.1% when playing against Shen with this build.
To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Shen as Ekko, Ekko players should equip the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Magical Footwear, and Future's Market runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Ekko vs Shen LoL games, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 50.1% win rate overall.
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