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Shen vs Hecarim

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How to Beat Hecarim as Shen

based on 1,616 Shen vs Hecarim matchups
Win Rate
51.9 %
K/D/A
3.02
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked League games that we analyze each and every week. This guide on how to beat Hecarim as Shen resulted from an examination of 1616 ranked games where both champions faced off against each other. This champion matchup is fairly rare. Shen fights Hecarim in only 2.4% of his games.

Shen vs Hecarim Matchup Summary

Shen has done a decent job of countering Hecarim. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.9% of matches the champs face each other in. In Shen against Hecarim games, Shen’s team is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Hecarim.

Best Shen vs Hecarim Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorBami's Cinder

Core Shen Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailHeartsteel

Optional Items

Titanic HydraJak'Sho, The ProteanKaenic RookernUnending Despair

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
8
E
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Q
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Guide to Countering Hecarim as Shen

Tips for Playing as Shen against Hecarim

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 Hecarim

Hecarim's ultimate causes opponents to flee in terror. Spread out to reduce his power in fights.

Hecarim gains life from nearby enemies with Spirit of Dread but lacks durability, use burst damage.

Shen vs Hecarim Counter Stats

Shen Image
Win Rate
51.9 %
VS
Win Rate
48.1 %
Hecarim Image
4.2
< Kills >
6.2
4.9
< Deaths >
6.3
10.6
< Assists >
8
0.96
< Killing Sprees >
1.43
127
< Minions Killed >
34
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
1.51
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.37
8,226
< Physical Damage >
13,738
7,222
< Magic Damage >
2,630
1,160
< True Damage >
724
16,609
< Damage Dealt >
17,092
29,421
< Damage Taken >
41,409
10,099
< Gold Earned >
12,037
1.82
< Towers >
1.18
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.32
3,797
< Total Healing >
21,365
13,925
< Experience >
13,911
21
< Vision Score >
19
10
< Wards Placed >
5
327
< Time Dealing CC >
238

How to Counter Hecarim with Shen in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize some strategic Shen vs. Hecarim counter stats that may help us distinguish the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Shen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Hecarim’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Shen may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Hecarim..

Shen usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. Typically, he takes less damage than Hecarim. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Shen and Hecarim

Damage Types Compared

Shen
Hecarim
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shen
Hecarim

Who is Better, Shen or Hecarim?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Shen usually wins when playing against Hecarim, with a 51.9% win rate. Thus, Shen makes a good counter to Hecarim.

While Shen does have a higher winrate than Hecarim, when they face off with one another, Shen also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Shen into Hecarim.

Additionally, Shen has a lot of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Hecarim. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Shen vs Hecarim matchups, Shen is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Shen is a decent counter to Hecarim. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Shen against Hecarim.

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 Hecarim Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Hecarim as Shen, we analyzed 1,616 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 Hecarim 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.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Shen to counter Hecarim during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shen typically accumulates much more CS compared to Hecarim. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Shen versus Hecarim build consist of Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Heartsteel. When Shen incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better versus Hecarim than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Shen boasted an average win rate of 51.9% battling Hecarim with these items in his kit.

To have the highest probability of defeating Hecarim 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. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Shen vs Hecarim counterpicks, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 51.9% winrate overall.

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