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Shen vs Anivia

How to Beat Anivia as Shen in LoLShen is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Anivia as Shen

based on 958 Shen vs Anivia matchups
Win Rate
47.5 %
K/D/A
2.76
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked LoL matches that we review each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Anivia as Shen resulted from an examination of 958 ranked rounds where both champions fought one another. This particular champion matchup is fairly rare. Shen encounters Anivia in only 1.4% of his rounds.

Shen vs Anivia Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Shen has done a dismal job of countering Anivia. Typically, he wins a lowly 47.5% of matches the champions face one another in. In Shen against Anivia games, Shen’s team is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood versus Anivia.

Best Shen vs Anivia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBami's Cinder

Core Shen Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailHeartsteel

Optional Items

Unending DespairHollow RadianceKaenic RookernJak'Sho, The Protean

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingShield BashSecond WindRevitalize
DominationCheap ShotUltimate Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Shen's passive ability p
Shen's q ability q
Shen's w ability w
Shen's e ability e
Shen's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
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E
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Q
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E
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R
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Guide to Countering Anivia as Shen

Tips for Playing as Shen against Anivia

Leverage your Energy to get a long-term advantage over Mana users.

Keep an eye on allies and be ready to save them with your teleport.

Advice to Win Against Anivia

Try to gank Anivia when she's laning. With multiple people, it is easier to ensure that her egg dies.

If you're playing a ranged champion, stay far enough away from Anivia so you can dodge Flash Frost more easily.

Try to fight Anivia in the lanes. In the jungle she can block pathways with lower ranks of Crystallize.

Shen vs Anivia Counter Stats

Shen Image
Win Rate
47.5 %
VS
Win Rate
52.5 %
Anivia Image
4
< Kills >
5.4
5.1
< Deaths >
5.1
10.1
< Assists >
7.9
0.91
< Killing Sprees >
1.24
126
< Minions Killed >
162
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.54
8,137
< Physical Damage >
1,287
7,038
< Magic Damage >
18,416
1,141
< True Damage >
1,150
16,317
< Damage Dealt >
20,855
30,839
< Damage Taken >
26,841
10,070
< Gold Earned >
11,322
1.69
< Towers >
2.17
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
3,848
< Total Healing >
3,758
13,853
< Experience >
14,983
22
< Vision Score >
22
10
< Wards Placed >
11
310
< Time Dealing CC >
1,027

How to Counter Anivia with Shen in LoL

The stats shown on this page show several critical Shen vs. Anivia matchup statistics that can help us appreciate the distinctions between this pair of champs. Shen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Anivia’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Shen may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Anivia..

Shen typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives more damage than Anivia. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Shen and Anivia

Damage Types Compared

Shen
Anivia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shen
Anivia

Who is Better, Shen or Anivia?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Shen usually loses when taking on Anivia, with a 47.5% win rate. As a result, Shen makes a poor counter to Anivia.

While Shen does have a lower winrate than Anivia, when they face off with one another, Shen also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champion to learn and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Shen into Anivia.

Furthermore, Shen has a lot of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Anivia. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Shen vs Anivia matchups, Anivia is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Shen is a terribly counter to Anivia. Focus your play on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Shen against Anivia.

Other Champion Matchups Against Shen

Shen Loses Against

LilliaLillia42.7% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser44% winrateTaricTaric45.1% winrateSettSett45.6% winrate

Shen Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee58.4% winrateRek'SaiRek'Sai58.2% winrateZeriZeri56.2% winrateLuluLulu55.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

ShyvanaShyvana+ 53.2% 819 GamesBriarBriar+ 53.8% 2768 GamesNilahNilah+ 55.2% 1070 GamesSingedSinged+ 57% 449 Games

Additional Information for Shen Players

How We Calculated Our Shen vs Anivia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Anivia as Shen, we analyzed 958 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 Anivia as Shen 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Shen in order to counter Anivia during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shen most often gets a similar amount of CS relative to Anivia. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to have in your Shen versus Anivia build consist of Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Heartsteel. When Shen bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better vs. Anivia than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Shen boasted an average winrate of 47.5% battling Anivia with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Anivia as Shen, you should use the Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Second Wind, Revitalize, Cheap Shot, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Resolve and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Shen vs Anivia clashes, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 47.5% winrate overall.

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