Shen vs Rell
How to Beat Rell as Shen
based on 886 Shen vs Rell matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Shen vs Rell Matchup Summary
Best Shen vs Rell Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Rell as Shen
Tips for Playing as Shen against Rell
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 Rell Counter Stats
How to Counter Rell with Shen in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here show some important Shen against Rell counter statistics that may help us distinguish the distinctions between the two. For instance, Shen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Rell’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Shen may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Rell..
Shen usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Rell. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Shen and Rell
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Who is Better, Shen or Rell?
Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Shen usually loses when playing against Rell, with a 47.9% win rate. Therefore, Shen makes a poor counter to Rell.
While Shen does have a lower win rate compared to Rell, when facing one another, Shen also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champion to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Shen into Rell.
Moreover, Shen has a lot of utility and CC, a similar amount to Rell. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Shen vs Rell matchups, Rell is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.
Shen is a bad counter for Rell. Focus your strategy on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Shen against Rell.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Shen in order to counter Rell 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 pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Shen on average picks up much more CS as Rell. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The best items to have in your Shen versus Rell build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Titanic Hydra. When Shen bought at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better against Rell than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Shen had an average win rate of 47.9% when playing against Rell with these items in his kit.
To have the best likelihood of vanquishing Rell as Shen, Shen players should use 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 we have analyed for Shen vs Rell matchups, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 47.9% win rate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Rell as Shen are shown for all skill levels combined. To scope the stats and builds to a distinct skill level, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.