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How to Win Rell vs Shen Counter MatchupRell is in the b tier of champions

Rell vs Shen

How to Beat Shen as Rell in LoLRell is in the a tier of champions
TankSupport
Tank

How to Beat Shen as Rell

based on 886 Rell vs Shen matchups
Win Rate
52.1 %
K/D/A
2.68
Pick Rate
1.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked League games every week. In our database, Rell did battle with Shen in 886 games. With so many games with Rell vs Shen provides us confidence in our ability to provide informative data and a solid build to wreck Shen. This particular champ matchup is somewhat rare. Rell fights Shen in only 1.8% of her matches.

Rell vs Shen Matchup Summary

Rell does a good job of beating Shen. Typically, she wins a fantastic 52.1% of matches the champions fight one another in. In Rell versus Shen rounds, Rell’s team is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood. This indicates that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Shen.

Best Rell vs Shen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalCloth Armor

Core Rell Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerZeke's ConvergenceSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

ThornmailLocket of the Iron SolariKnight's VowFrozen Heart

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Rell to level upw
>
Second ability for Rell to level upe
>
Last skill for Rell to max outq

Runes

InspirationGlacial AugmentHextech FlashtraptionBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Ability HasteArmorArmor
Rell's passive ability p
Rell's q ability q
Rell's w ability w
Rell's e ability e
Rell's ultimate ability r
1
W
2
Q
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
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W
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E
9
W
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E
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Shen as Rell

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.

Rell vs Shen Counter Stats

Rell Image
Win Rate
52.1 %
VS
Win Rate
47.9 %
Shen Image
1.8
< Kills >
4.2
6.5
< Deaths >
5.3
15.6
< Assists >
11.3
0.29
< Killing Sprees >
0.97
28
< Minions Killed >
121
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
0.13
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.39
1,832
< Physical Damage >
7,635
5,343
< Magic Damage >
7,182
872
< True Damage >
1,181
8,047
< Damage Dealt >
15,998
22,583
< Damage Taken >
30,221
8,625
< Gold Earned >
10,114
1.8
< Towers >
1.71
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
2,866
< Total Healing >
3,777
10,630
< Experience >
13,776
54
< Vision Score >
22
23
< Wards Placed >
10
297
< Time Dealing CC >
334

How to Counter Shen with Rell in LoL

The stats provided here clarify several influential Rell vs. Shen counter statistics that can help us appreciate the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Rell’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Shen’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Rell may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Shen. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Rell often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her enemy does. Typically, she takes less damage than Shen. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the champion with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rell and Shen

Damage Types Compared

Rell
Shen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rell
Shen

Who is Better, Rell or Shen?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Rell usually wins when trying to fight Shen, with a 52.1% win rate. As a result, Rell makes a good counter for Shen.

While Rell does have a higher win rate compared to Shen, when on opposite teams, Rell also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes her a less time consuming character to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Rell into Shen.

Additionally, Rell also has a great deal of CC and other utility, 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 a single best champion in League of Legends, in Rell vs Shen matchups, Rell is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Rell is an above average counter for Shen. Focus your actions on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Rell against Shen.

Other Champion Matchups Against Rell

Rell Loses Against

LilliaLillia42.3% winrateSingedSinged42.9% winrateLissandraLissandra44.5% winrateSwainSwain44.7% winrate

Rell Wins Against

YuumiYuumi56.6% winrateLee SinLee Sin56.6% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc55.8% winrateNautilusNautilus54.7% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

MordekaiserMordekaiser+ 53.1% 3196 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 53.4% 7804 GamesSwainSwain+ 54.2% 985 GamesLilliaLillia+ 56.3% 2856 Games

Additional Information for Rell Players

How We Calculated Our Rell vs Shen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Shen as Rell, we analyzed 886 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 Rell 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Rell in order to counter Shen during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rell usually gets a lot less CS relative to Shen. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. 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 need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Rell versus Shen build include Trailblazer, Zeke's Convergence, and Solstice Sleigh. When Rell incorporated at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better vs Shen than with most other typical builds. In fact, Rell had an average winrate of 52.1% when countering Shen with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of defeating Shen as Rell, Rell players should equip the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for Rell vs Shen clashes, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 52.1% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Shen as Rell are given for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to filter the statistics and builds to a particular rank, you can use the selection menu located above.