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Shen vs Nami

How to Beat Nami as Shen in LoLShen is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Nami as Shen

based on 1,757 Shen vs Nami matchups
Win Rate
49 %
K/D/A
2.83
Pick Rate
2.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked LoL games every week. In our database, Shen did battle with Nami 1757 times. Including so many games with Shen vs Nami provides us faith in our ability to provide informative stats and a pro build to counter Nami. This particular champ matchup is somewhat rare. Shen fights Nami in only 2.7% of his rounds.

Shen vs Nami Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Shen has done a dismal job of beating Nami. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.0% of matches the champions oppose each other in. In Shen against Nami rounds, Shen’s team is 0.1% more likely to obtain first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood against Nami.

Best Shen vs Nami Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalBami's Cinder

Core Shen Items

~22 Mins
ThornmailTitanic HydraHollow Radiance

Optional Items

Unending DespairHeartsteelIceborn GauntletJak'Sho, The Protean

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 ForceArmor
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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E
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Nami as Shen

Tips for Playing as Shen against Nami

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 Nami

Aqua Prison is a very powerful ability with a long cooldown, take advantage of the situation if Nami misses this ability.

Tidal Wave has a very long range but travels slowly, be aware of when it is coming your way as you can move out of its path.

Try to avoid fighting an opponent affected by Tidecaller's Blessing, it lasts a short duration so waiting it out can help you greatly.

Shen vs Nami Counter Stats

Shen Image
Win Rate
49 %
VS
Win Rate
51 %
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3.9
< Kills >
1.7
4.8
< Deaths >
5.3
9.7
< Assists >
14.5
0.89
< Killing Sprees >
0.29
127
< Minions Killed >
23
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.58
7,720
< Physical Damage >
870
6,695
< Magic Damage >
8,178
1,080
< True Damage >
545
15,496
< Damage Dealt >
9,594
29,139
< Damage Taken >
15,991
9,865
< Gold Earned >
8,305
1.72
< Towers >
2.29
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
3,696
< Total Healing >
9,929
13,618
< Experience >
10,328
21
< Vision Score >
57
10
< Wards Placed >
25
323
< Time Dealing CC >
198

How to Counter Nami with Shen in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore several significant Shen against Nami matchup statistics that may help you understand the differences between the two. For instance, Shen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Nami’s ratio of NaN, showing that Shen may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Nami..

Shen often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Nami. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Shen and Nami

Damage Types Compared

Shen
Nami
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shen
Nami

Who is Better, Shen or Nami?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Shen usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Nami, with a 49.0% win rate. Thus, Shen makes an ok counter to Nami.

While Shen does have a lower winrate than Nami, when on opposite teams, Shen also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Shen into Nami.

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

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

Shen is a somewhat poor counter for Nami. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Shen against Nami.

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 Nami Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nami as Shen, we analyzed 1,757 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 Nami 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

Shen Build Nami Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Shen in order to counter Nami during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shen often gets much more CS as Nami. Champions who on average don't get much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The best items to have in your Shen versus Nami build consist of Thornmail, Titanic Hydra, and Hollow Radiance. When Shen included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better countering Nami than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Shen boasted an average win rate of 49.0% when playing against Nami with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating Nami as Shen, Shen players should take 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 builds that we analyzed for Shen vs Nami matchups, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.0% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Nami as Shen are presented for all skill levels, merged. If you want to filter the statistics and builds to a distinct division, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.