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How to Win Gragas vs Shen Counter MatchupGragas is in the a tier of champions

Gragas vs Shen

How to Beat Shen as Gragas in LoLGragas is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Shen as Gragas

based on 1,067 Gragas vs Shen matchups
Win Rate
46.6 %
K/D/A
2.14
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated League games that we evaluate every week. This guide on how to beat Shen as Gragas came out of an analysis of 1067 ranked games where both champs engaged each other. This champ pairing is somewhat rare. Gragas fights Shen in only 1.6% of his rounds.

Gragas vs Shen Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Gragas does a awful job of beating Shen. Normally, he wins a lowly 46.6% of matches the champs battle each other in. In Gragas versus Shen matches, Gragas’s team is 0.1% less probable to gain first blood, indicating that he probably won't get first blood versus Shen.

Best Gragas vs Shen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHextech Alternator

Core Gragas Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Cosmic DriveZhonya's HourglassHextech RocketbeltLich Bane

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationDark HarvestSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
SorceryTranscendenceWaterwalking
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Gragas's passive ability p
Gragas's q ability q
Gragas's w ability w
Gragas's e ability e
Gragas's ultimate ability r
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E
2
W
3
Q
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
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Q
10
E
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R
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E
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E
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Shen as Gragas

Tips for Playing as Gragas against Shen

Try to knock enemies back into your towers with Explosive Cask.

Try to combo Body Slam with Explosive Cask to set up kills for your team.

The damage reduction from Drunken Rage is applied when you start drinking, try to use it when you see damage coming your way.

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.

Gragas vs Shen Counter Stats

Gragas Image
Win Rate
46.6 %
VS
Win Rate
53.4 %
Shen Image
5.4
< Kills >
4.3
5.8
< Deaths >
4.9
7
< Assists >
10.4
1.26
< Killing Sprees >
1.01
105
< Minions Killed >
129
0.59
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.45
1,483
< Physical Damage >
8,267
17,753
< Magic Damage >
6,935
632
< True Damage >
1,134
19,868
< Damage Dealt >
16,337
29,129
< Damage Taken >
30,102
11,002
< Gold Earned >
10,222
1.42
< Towers >
1.85
0.15
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
12,105
< Total Healing >
3,889
13,541
< Experience >
14,025
21
< Vision Score >
21
8
< Wards Placed >
10
417
< Time Dealing CC >
331

How to Counter Shen with Gragas in LoL

The stats shown here highlight some influential Gragas versus Shen matchup stats that may help you explain the differences between the pair. For instance, Gragas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Shen’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Gragas may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Shen..

Gragas usually has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Shen. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Gragas and Shen

Damage Types Compared

Gragas
Shen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gragas
Shen

Who is Better, Gragas or Shen?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Gragas usually loses when taking on Shen, with a 46.6% win rate. Therefore, Gragas makes a bad counter to Shen.

While Gragas does have a lower win rate than Shen, when on opposite teams, Gragas also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champ to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Gragas into Shen.

Additionally, Gragas also has a good 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 is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Gragas vs Shen matchups, Shen is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Gragas is a garbage counter for Shen. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Gragas against Shen.

Other Champion Matchups Against Gragas

Gragas Loses Against

SingedSinged43.2% winrateLeonaLeona43.5% winrateNilahNilah43.8% winrateTahm KenchTahm Kench43.9% winrate

Gragas Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee53.5% winrateYuumiYuumi53.3% winrateAkshanAkshan52.6% winrateKarthusKarthus52.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Master YiMaster Yi+ 52.2% 2152 GamesDr. MundoDr. Mundo+ 52.4% 787 GamesTaricTaric+ 52.5% 602 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.7% 2056 Games

Additional Information for Gragas Players

How We Calculated Our Gragas vs Shen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Shen as Gragas, we analyzed 1,067 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 Gragas 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

Gragas Build Shen Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Gragas to counter Shen during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gragas most often picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Shen. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Gragas versus Shen build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Gragas incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better vs. Shen than with many other typical builds. In fact, Gragas boasted an average winrate of 46.6% when countering Shen with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Shen as Gragas, you should take the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Transcendence, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for Gragas vs Shen matchups, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 46.6% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Shen as Gragas are given for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to scope the statistics and builds to a particular player tier, you can use the selection menu earlier on the page.