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How to Win Shen vs Veigar Counter MatchupShen is in the a tier of champions

Shen vs Veigar

How to Beat Veigar as Shen in LoLShen is in the b tier of champions
Tank
Mage

How to Beat Veigar as Shen

based on 2,245 Shen vs Veigar matchups
Win Rate
50.5 %
K/D/A
2.9
Pick Rate
3.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of rated League games that we review each week. This guide on how to beat Veigar as Shen resulted from an analysis of 2245 ranked games where both champions opposed each other. This champ pairing is somewhat rare. Shen has to counter Veigar in only 3.4% of his games.

Shen vs Veigar Matchup Summary

Shen does a average job of countering Veigar. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.5% of the time the champions battle one another in. In Shen against Veigar rounds, Shen’s team is 0.2% more probable to get first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Veigar.

Best Shen vs Veigar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalNull-Magic Mantle

Core Shen Items

~22 Mins
ThornmailTitanic HydraHollow Radiance

Optional Items

Iceborn GauntletJak'Sho, The ProteanForce of NatureUnending Despair

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot 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

ResolveAftershockShield 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
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Veigar as Shen

Tips for Playing as Shen against Veigar

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 Veigar

Dark Matter deals very high damage, but it can be avoided. Pay attention to the sound and visual indicator to be aware of when and where the spell will land.

Veigar's ultimate deals increased damage based on your missing health.

Event Horizon only stuns units on the edge. If you're inside the spell, you can still move and attack.

Shen vs Veigar Counter Stats

Shen Image
Win Rate
50.5 %
VS
Win Rate
49.5 %
Veigar Image
4.3
< Kills >
6.7
5
< Deaths >
6.3
10.2
< Assists >
6.3
0.98
< Killing Sprees >
1.55
122
< Minions Killed >
166
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.52
7,772
< Physical Damage >
666
6,814
< Magic Damage >
22,562
1,103
< True Damage >
587
15,690
< Damage Dealt >
23,815
31,051
< Damage Taken >
18,926
10,166
< Gold Earned >
12,002
1.76
< Towers >
2.06
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
4,087
< Total Healing >
1,838
14,057
< Experience >
14,183
22
< Vision Score >
21
10
< Wards Placed >
11
313
< Time Dealing CC >
88

How to Counter Veigar with Shen in LoL

The stats shown here underscore several valuable Shen against Veigar matchup statistics that can help us interpret the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Shen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Veigar’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Shen may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Veigar..

Shen often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Veigar. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Shen and Veigar

Damage Types Compared

Shen
Veigar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shen
Veigar

Who is Better, Shen or Veigar?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Shen usually fairs equally well when taking on Veigar, with a 50.5% win rate. Therefore, Shen makes an ok counter for Veigar.

While Shen does have a higher winrate than Veigar, when on opposite teams, Shen also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Shen into Veigar.

Furthermore, Shen has a great amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Veigar. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Shen is a decent counter for Veigar. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Shen against Veigar.

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 Veigar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Veigar as Shen, we analyzed 2,245 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 Veigar 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

To truly master Shen to counter Veigar during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shen most often accumulates a similar amount of CS as Veigar. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Shen versus Veigar build include Thornmail, Titanic Hydra, and Hollow Radiance. When Shen combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better countering Veigar than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Shen had an average win rate of 50.5% when playing against Veigar with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of annihilating Veigar as Shen, you should take the Aftershock, Shield Bash, Second Wind, Revitalize, Cheap Shot, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Resolve and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Shen vs Veigar clashes, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 50.5% winrate overall.

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