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Shen vs Leona

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

based on 2,549 Shen vs Leona matchups
Win Rate
49 %
K/D/A
3.06
Pick Rate
3.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League rounds each and every week. Within our database, Shen did battle with Leona 2549 times. With so many games with Shen versus Leona provides us a lot of faith in our ability to produce informative data and a supported build to wreck Leona. This champ pairing is somewhat rare. Shen is forced to battle against Leona in only 3.8% of his rounds.

Shen vs Leona Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Shen does a dismal job of countering Leona. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.0% of games the champions oppose one another in. In Shen against Leona matches, Shen’s team is 0.1% less expected to get first blood, implying that he probably won't be able to get first blood against Leona.

Best Shen vs Leona Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalBami's Cinder

Core Shen Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailRanduin's Omen

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanKaenic RookernUnending DespairHeartsteel

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveAftershockShield BashSecond WindRevitalize
DominationCheap ShotUltimate Hunter
Attack SpeedArmorArmor
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
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Q
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Guide to Countering Leona as Shen

Tips for Playing as Shen against Leona

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 Leona

When Leona activates Eclipse, you have three seconds to get away from her before she deals damage.

Only foes in the center of Solar Flare get stunned, so you can often avoid this if you're quick.

Shen vs Leona Counter Stats

Shen Image
Win Rate
49 %
VS
Win Rate
51 %
Leona Image
4.4
< Kills >
2
5.1
< Deaths >
6.4
11.2
< Assists >
13.1
0.99
< Killing Sprees >
0.35
122
< Minions Killed >
32
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.43
8,059
< Physical Damage >
2,717
7,347
< Magic Damage >
6,505
1,208
< True Damage >
931
16,614
< Damage Dealt >
10,153
29,850
< Damage Taken >
23,182
10,127
< Gold Earned >
8,465
1.75
< Towers >
1.53
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
3,917
< Total Healing >
2,695
13,769
< Experience >
10,241
21
< Vision Score >
55
10
< Wards Placed >
23
314
< Time Dealing CC >
234

How to Counter Leona with Shen in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify some significant Shen versus Leona counter stats that can help you appreciate the distinctions between these two champs. For instance, Shen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Leona’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Shen may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Leona..

Shen usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his foe does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Leona. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Shen and Leona

Damage Types Compared

Shen
Leona
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shen
Leona

Who is Better, Shen or Leona?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Shen usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Leona, with a 49.0% win rate. As a result, Shen makes an ok counter to Leona.

While Shen does have a lower winrate compared to Leona, when on opposite teams, Shen also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champion to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Shen into Leona.

Additionally, Shen also has a lot of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Leona. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Shen vs Leona matchups, Leona is the better champ with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Shen is a somewhat poor counter for Leona. Focus your strategy on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Shen against Leona.

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 Leona Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Leona as Shen, we analyzed 2,549 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 Leona 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 Leona during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for 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 often racks up much more CS compared to Leona. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Shen versus Leona build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Randuin's Omen. When Shen combined at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better when fighting Leona than with many other common builds. In fact, Shen boasted an average winrate of 49.0% when countering Leona with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of crushing Leona as Shen, Shen players should equip the Aftershock, 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 used for Shen vs Leona battles, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.0% win rate overall.

If you would like to see Shen versus Leona tips and builds for a a distinct skill level, please choose one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the statistics and strategies displayed are calculated using every match finished with both champions.