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Shen vs Lillia

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How to Beat Lillia as Shen

based on 3,986 Shen vs Lillia matchups
Win Rate
42.7 %
K/D/A
2.55
Pick Rate
6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of rated League of Legends matches that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Lillia as Shen resulted from an examination of 3986 ranked matches where both champions faced off against one another. This champion pairing is relatively uncommon. Shen has to counter Lillia in only 6.0% of his games.

Shen vs Lillia Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Shen has done a awful job of countering Lillia. Typically, he wins a lowly 42.7% of matches the champions fight one another in. In Shen versus Lillia games, Shen’s team is 0.1% more expected to get first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood versus Lillia.

Best Shen vs Lillia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalLong Sword

Core Shen Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernSunfire AegisTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Spirit VisageUnending DespairIceborn GauntletThornmail

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
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Last skill for Shen to max outw

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingShield BashSecond WindRevitalize
DominationCheap ShotUltimate Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
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
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Lillia as Shen

Tips for Playing as Shen against Lillia

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.

Shen vs Lillia Counter Stats

Shen Image
Win Rate
42.7 %
VS
Win Rate
57.3 %
Lillia Image
3.8
< Kills >
6.6
5.3
< Deaths >
5.4
9.7
< Assists >
8.4
0.88
< Killing Sprees >
1.47
125
< Minions Killed >
45
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
1.34
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.47
7,890
< Physical Damage >
857
6,942
< Magic Damage >
17,140
1,101
< True Damage >
5,093
15,934
< Damage Dealt >
23,091
31,011
< Damage Taken >
40,955
9,900
< Gold Earned >
12,169
1.51
< Towers >
1.48
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.34
3,889
< Total Healing >
23,546
13,680
< Experience >
14,156
21
< Vision Score >
21
10
< Wards Placed >
6
308
< Time Dealing CC >
430

How to Counter Lillia with Shen in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore several vital Shen vs. Lillia counter statistics that can help us explain the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Shen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Lillia’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Shen may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Lillia..

Shen often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his counter does. Typically, he takes less damage than Lillia. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Shen and Lillia

Damage Types Compared

Shen
Lillia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shen
Lillia

Who is Better, Shen or Lillia?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Shen usually loses when facing off against Lillia, with a 42.7% win rate. Therefore, Shen makes a poor counter for Lillia.

While Shen does have a much lower win rate than Lillia, when on opposite teams, Shen also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult character to learn. You may get destroyed when picking Shen into Lillia.

Moreover, Shen also has a lot of utility and CC, a similar amount to Lillia. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Shen is a trash counter to Lillia. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Shen against Lillia.

Additional Information for Shen Players

How We Calculated Our Shen vs Lillia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lillia as Shen, we analyzed 3,986 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 Lillia 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 to counter Lillia during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shen usually accumulates more CS as Lillia. Champions who on average don't get much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, 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 displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Shen versus Lillia build consist of Kaenic Rookern, Sunfire Aegis, and Titanic Hydra. When Shen included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better against Lillia than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Shen had an average winrate of 42.7% battling Lillia with this build.

To have the best likelihood of vanquishing Lillia as Shen, Shen players 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 combinations we have analyed for Shen vs Lillia matchups, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 42.7% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Lillia as Shen are presented for all skill levels combined. To scope the stats and builds to a distinct division, you should use the selection menu at the top of this page.