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Shen vs Ryze

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How to Beat Ryze as Shen

based on 597 Shen vs Ryze matchups
Win Rate
45.7 %
K/D/A
2.88
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked LoL rounds that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Ryze as Shen resulted from an examination of 597 ranked matches where both champs fought each other. This pairing is somewhat rare. Shen is forced to battle against Ryze in only 0.9% of his rounds.

Shen vs Ryze Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Shen does a terrible job of beating Ryze. Normally, he wins a lowly 45.7% of the time the champions face each other in. In Shen versus Ryze games, Shen’s team is 0.1% more likely to get first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood versus Ryze.

Best Shen vs Ryze Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalBami's Cinder

Core Shen Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairHeartsteelTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Hollow RadianceSunfire AegisThornmail

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 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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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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E
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R
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Guide to Countering Ryze as Shen

Tips for Playing as Shen against Ryze

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 Ryze

Ryze is especially dangerous to opponents that are marked with Flux.

Use Realm Warp's windup time to figure out how to deal with what may be coming out of the portal.

Crowd controlling Ryze during Realm Warp's windup will cancel the portal.

Shen vs Ryze Counter Stats

Shen Image
Win Rate
45.7 %
VS
Win Rate
54.3 %
Ryze Image
4.1
< Kills >
5.6
5
< Deaths >
5.8
10.3
< Assists >
6.5
0.95
< Killing Sprees >
1.29
124
< Minions Killed >
189
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.56
7,818
< Physical Damage >
1,077
6,950
< Magic Damage >
22,561
1,080
< True Damage >
247
15,850
< Damage Dealt >
23,885
30,558
< Damage Taken >
26,345
10,076
< Gold Earned >
12,037
1.59
< Towers >
2.37
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
4,068
< Total Healing >
4,392
13,990
< Experience >
15,784
21
< Vision Score >
19
10
< Wards Placed >
9
329
< Time Dealing CC >
94

How to Counter Ryze with Shen in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify some influential Shen against Ryze counter statistics that may help you grasp the differences and similarities between the pair. Shen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Ryze’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Shen may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Ryze..

Shen often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. On average, he receives more damage than Ryze. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Shen and Ryze

Damage Types Compared

Shen
Ryze
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shen
Ryze

Who is Better, Shen or Ryze?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Shen usually loses when taking on Ryze, with a 45.7% win rate. Therefore, Shen makes a poor counter for Ryze.

While Shen does have a much lower win rate compared to Ryze, when on opposite teams, Shen also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming champ to learn. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Shen into Ryze.

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

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

Shen is a bad counter for Ryze. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Shen against Ryze.

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 Ryze Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ryze as Shen, we analyzed 597 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 Ryze 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Shen in order to counter Ryze during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shen typically gets less CS relative to Ryze. Champions who on average don't earn much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They 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 need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Shen versus Ryze build include Unending Despair, Heartsteel, and Titanic Hydra. When Shen used at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better vs. Ryze than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Shen had an average win rate of 45.7% when countering Ryze with this build.

To have the best probability of defeating Ryze as Shen, you 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. Of all the runes players picked for Shen vs Ryze clashes, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 45.7% win rate overall.

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