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How to Win Shen vs Jinx Counter MatchupShen is in the a tier of champions

Shen vs Jinx

How to Beat Jinx as Shen in LoLShen is in the a tier of champions
Tank
Marksman

How to Beat Jinx as Shen

based on 3,524 Shen vs Jinx matchups
Win Rate
49.7 %
K/D/A
2.9
Pick Rate
5.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds each week. Within our database, Shen engaged Jinx 3524 times. With so many games with Shen vs Jinx gives us confidence in our ability to prepare actionable statistics and a solid build to destroy Jinx. This pairing is relatively uncommon. Shen encounters Jinx in only 5.3% of his matches.

Shen vs Jinx Matchup Summary

Shen has done a ok job of countering Jinx. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.7% of the time the champs face each other in. In Shen vs Jinx rounds, Shen’s team is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood. This indicates that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Jinx.

Best Shen vs Jinx Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTiamat

Core Shen Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailRanduin's Omen

Optional Items

Unending DespairTitanic HydraJak'Sho, The ProteanKaenic Rookern

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot 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
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Jinx as Shen

Tips for Playing as Shen against Jinx

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 Jinx

Jinx's ultimate does less damage the closer you are to her.

Jinx's minigun takes time to ramp up. If you see her poking with rockets try to jump on her and burst her down.

Jinx's snare grenades have a long cooldown and are her primary means of protecting herself. If she misses with them she will have a hard time escaping if engaged upon.

Shen vs Jinx Counter Stats

Shen Image
Win Rate
49.7 %
VS
Win Rate
50.3 %
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4.1
< Kills >
6.6
5
< Deaths >
6.3
10.4
< Assists >
7.2
0.96
< Killing Sprees >
1.54
120
< Minions Killed >
174
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.25
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.56
7,710
< Physical Damage >
19,397
6,790
< Magic Damage >
1,002
1,105
< True Damage >
427
15,605
< Damage Dealt >
20,827
29,878
< Damage Taken >
19,745
9,989
< Gold Earned >
11,954
1.71
< Towers >
2.53
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
3,955
< Total Healing >
4,801
13,771
< Experience >
12,398
21
< Vision Score >
17
10
< Wards Placed >
8
310
< Time Dealing CC >
96

How to Counter Jinx with Shen in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show some strategic Shen vs. Jinx counter stats that can help us explain the differences between the two. As an example, Shen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Jinx’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Shen may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Jinx..

Shen often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Jinx. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Shen and Jinx

Damage Types Compared

Shen
Jinx
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shen
Jinx

Who is Better, Shen or Jinx?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Shen usually fairs equally well when taking on Jinx, with a 49.7% win rate. As a result, Shen makes an ok counter for Jinx.

While Shen does have a lower win rate than Jinx, when facing one another, Shen also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Shen into Jinx.

Furthermore, Shen also has a great amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Jinx. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Shen vs Jinx matchups, Jinx is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Shen is a somewhat poor counter to Jinx. Make sure you focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Shen against Jinx.

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

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Additional Information for Shen Players

How We Calculated Our Shen vs Jinx Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Jinx as Shen, we analyzed 3,524 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 Jinx 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 Jinx during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shen usually picks up a similar amount of CS as Jinx. Champs who typically don't take much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The top items to use in your Shen versus Jinx build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Randuin's Omen. When Shen used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when facing Jinx than with many other common builds. In fact, Shen boasted an average winrate of 49.7% when playing against Jinx with this build.

To have the greatest probability of defeating Jinx as Shen, you should equip 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 sets players used for Shen vs Jinx face-offs, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 49.7% winrate overall.

If you would like to get Shen vs Jinx tips and builds for a an individual skill level, feel free to choose one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the stats and build suggestions shown are computed using every round run with both champions.