Lucian vs Shen
How to Beat Shen as Lucian
based on 3,906 Lucian vs Shen matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Lucian vs Shen Matchup Summary
Best Lucian vs Shen Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Shen as Lucian
Tips for Playing as Lucian against Shen
For optimal burst, try to combine Relentless Pursuit into Piercing Light.
Ardent Blaze actually explodes in a star pattern. Try to line it up so the spokes hit enemy champions.
Because of Lightslinger, Lucian benefits more from Attack Damage than he does from Attack Speed.
Once you have chosen an angle for The Culling, you cannot change it. Pick your moment well!
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.
Lucian vs Shen Counter Stats
How to Counter Shen with Lucian in LoL
The stats shown here emphasize several vital Lucian vs. Shen matchup stats that may help you figure out the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Lucian’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Shen’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Lucian may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Shen. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.
Lucian often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his matchup does. On average, he takes less damage than Shen. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Lucian and Shen
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Who is Better, Lucian or Shen?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Lucian usually loses when taking on Shen, with a 48.4% win rate. Thus, Lucian makes a poor counter for Shen.
While Lucian does have a lower winrate than Shen, when they face off with one another, Lucian also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Lucian into Shen.
Moreover, Lucian has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Shen. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Lucian vs Shen matchups, Shen is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Lucian is a somewhat poor counter to Shen. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Lucian against Shen.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Lucian to counter Shen during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Lucian on average picks up a similar amount of CS as Shen. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.
The most crucial items to prioritize in your Lucian versus Shen build include Bloodthirster, Rapid Firecannon, and Kraken Slayer. When Lucian included at least these three items in his build, he performed much better against Shen than with most other common item sets. In fact, Lucian boasted an average winrate of 48.4% battling Shen with this build.
To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing Shen as Lucian, Lucian players should equip the Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Lucian vs Shen counter picks, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 48.4% winrate overall.
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