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How to Beat Qiyana as Shen

based on 753 Shen vs Qiyana matchups
Win Rate
52.2 %
K/D/A
2.84
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked League rounds that we review each and every week. This guide on how to beat Qiyana as Shen came out of an examination of 753 ranked matches where both champions battled each other. This particular pairing is somewhat rare. Shen fights Qiyana in only 1.1% of his games.

Shen vs Qiyana Matchup Summary

Shen does a good job of beating Qiyana. On average, he wins a whopping 52.2% of matches the champs face off with each other in. In Shen versus Qiyana games, Shen’s side is 0.1% more probable to earn first blood. This indicates that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Qiyana.

Best Shen vs Qiyana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalBami's Cinder

Core Shen Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernUnending DespairHollow RadianceHeartsteel

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport 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
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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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Guide to Countering Qiyana as Shen

Tips for Playing as Shen against Qiyana

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 Qiyana Counter Stats

Shen Image
Win Rate
52.2 %
VS
Win Rate
47.8 %
Qiyana Image
4.2
< Kills >
7.8
5
< Deaths >
6.8
10
< Assists >
5.8
0.97
< Killing Sprees >
1.81
130
< Minions Killed >
145
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
0.21
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.37
8,082
< Physical Damage >
19,609
7,163
< Magic Damage >
1,834
1,112
< True Damage >
915
16,358
< Damage Dealt >
22,359
29,823
< Damage Taken >
24,137
10,201
< Gold Earned >
12,060
1.82
< Towers >
1.56
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
3,903
< Total Healing >
3,503
14,027
< Experience >
13,792
21
< Vision Score >
18
10
< Wards Placed >
7
329
< Time Dealing CC >
105

How to Counter Qiyana with Shen in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight several important Shen against Qiyana counter stats that can help us realize the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Shen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Qiyana’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Shen may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Qiyana. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.

Shen often has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Qiyana. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Shen and Qiyana

Damage Types Compared

Shen
Qiyana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shen
Qiyana

Who is Better, Shen or Qiyana?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Shen usually wins when taking on Qiyana, with a 52.2% win rate. Therefore, Shen makes a good counter to Qiyana.

While Shen does have a higher win rate than Qiyana, when facing one another, Shen also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champ to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Shen into Qiyana.

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

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

Shen is a good counter for Qiyana. Focus your actions on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Shen against Qiyana.

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 Qiyana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Qiyana as Shen, we analyzed 753 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 Qiyana 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Shen to counter Qiyana during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shen often gets a similar amount of CS relative to Qiyana. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Shen versus Qiyana build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Titanic Hydra. When Shen used at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better against Qiyana than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Shen boasted an average win rate of 52.2% when playing against Qiyana with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of vanquishing Qiyana 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 combinations players picked for Shen vs Qiyana fights, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 52.2% win rate overall.

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