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Shen vs Tahm Kench

How to Beat Tahm Kench as Shen in LoLShen is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Tahm Kench as Shen

based on 1,582 Shen vs Tahm Kench matchups
Win Rate
50.2 %
K/D/A
2.82
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of ranked League of Legends games that we review each week. This guide on how to beat Tahm Kench as Shen came out of an examination of 1582 ranked matches where both champs battled one another. This champion pairing is fairly rare. Shen is forced to battle against Tahm Kench in only 2.4% of his rounds.

Shen vs Tahm Kench Matchup Summary

Shen does a average job of beating Tahm Kench. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.2% of the time the champs face off with one another in. In Shen against Tahm Kench games, Shen’s team is 0.1% more probable to get first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Tahm Kench.

Best Shen vs Tahm Kench Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Giant's BeltRuby Crystal

Core Shen Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailHeartsteel

Optional Items

Unending DespairTitanic HydraJak'Sho, The ProteanKaenic Rookern

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

Tips for Playing as Shen against Tahm Kench

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 Tahm Kench

When you see Tahm Kench use the shield from Thick Skin, remember that he just opted out of a good deal of healing. He will also not accumulate new gray health until Thick Skin comes off cooldown. Use this to your advantage!

Watch out for Kench's Abyssal Dive - you can cancel it's channel with immobilizing crowd control effects.

Shen vs Tahm Kench Counter Stats

Shen Image
Win Rate
50.2 %
VS
Win Rate
49.8 %
Tahm Kench Image
4
< Kills >
4.5
5.1
< Deaths >
5.4
10.4
< Assists >
8.2
0.91
< Killing Sprees >
1.03
120
< Minions Killed >
115
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.47
8,844
< Physical Damage >
3,963
8,566
< Magic Damage >
15,057
1,180
< True Damage >
706
18,590
< Damage Dealt >
19,727
30,609
< Damage Taken >
40,143
9,870
< Gold Earned >
10,208
1.79
< Towers >
2.05
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
3,838
< Total Healing >
11,805
13,519
< Experience >
12,728
21
< Vision Score >
27
10
< Wards Placed >
12
315
< Time Dealing CC >
289

How to Counter Tahm Kench with Shen in LoL

The stats shown here show several important Shen against Tahm Kench counter statistics that may help us figure out the differences between the two. Shen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Tahm Kench’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Shen may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Tahm Kench..

Shen often has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Tahm Kench. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Shen and Tahm Kench

Damage Types Compared

Shen
Tahm Kench
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shen
Tahm Kench

Who is Better, Shen or Tahm Kench?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Shen usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Tahm Kench, with a 50.2% win rate. As a result, Shen makes an ok counter for Tahm Kench.

While Shen does have a higher win rate compared to Tahm Kench, when on opposite teams, Shen also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Shen into Tahm Kench.

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

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Shen vs Tahm Kench matchups, Shen is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Shen is a decent counter for Tahm Kench. Focus your strategy on increasing 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 Tahm Kench.

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 Tahm Kench Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Tahm Kench as Shen, we analyzed 1,582 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 Tahm Kench 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 truly master Shen to counter Tahm Kench during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shen most often picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Tahm Kench. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Shen versus Tahm Kench build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Heartsteel. When Shen used at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better versus Tahm Kench than with many other typical builds. In fact, Shen had an average win rate of 50.2% when countering Tahm Kench with this counter build.

To have the best chance of annihilating Tahm Kench 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. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Shen vs Tahm Kench face-offs, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.2% win rate overall.

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