Shen vs Malzahar
How to Beat Malzahar as Shen
based on 2,195 Shen vs Malzahar matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Shen vs Malzahar Matchup Summary
Best Shen vs Malzahar Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Malzahar as Shen
Tips for Playing as Shen against Malzahar
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 Malzahar
Malzahar is especially dangerous when he has built up his Void Swarm.
When Malzahar hits a spell on enemies affected by Malefic Visions, the Visions are refreshed.
Avoid minion waves that have been affected by Malefic Visions. You never know when they may die and pass the Visions onto you.
Shen vs Malzahar Counter Stats
How to Counter Malzahar with Shen in LoL
The stats shown on this page clarify some important Shen vs. Malzahar matchup stats that can help us distinguish the distinctions between this pair of champs. Shen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Malzahar’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Shen may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Malzahar..
Shen typically has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Malzahar. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Shen and Malzahar
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Who is Better, Shen or Malzahar?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Shen usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Malzahar, with a 49.8% win rate. Therefore, Shen makes an ok counter to Malzahar.
While Shen does have a lower winrate than Malzahar, when facing one another, Shen also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Shen into Malzahar.
Furthermore, Shen also has a lot of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Malzahar. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Shen vs Malzahar matchups, Malzahar is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Shen is a somewhat poor counter for Malzahar. Focus your play on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Shen against Malzahar.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Shen in order to counter Malzahar during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Shen often gets less CS relative to Malzahar. Champs who typically don't get much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.
The best items to use in your Shen versus Malzahar build include Unending Despair, Heartsteel, and Hollow Radiance. When Shen combined at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better vs. Malzahar than with most other common item sets. In fact, Shen had an average winrate of 49.8% when countering Malzahar with this counter build.
To have the highest chance of crushing Malzahar 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 that we analyzed for Shen vs Malzahar matchups, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.8% win rate overall.
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