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Shen vs Yasuo

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How to Beat Yasuo as Shen

based on 4,529 Shen vs Yasuo matchups
Win Rate
48.9 %
K/D/A
3.04
Pick Rate
6.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends rounds each and every week. Within our dataset, Shen did battle with Yasuo 4529 times. With so many games with Shen versus Yasuo provides us confidence in our ability to provide actionable stats and a pro build to wreck your foe. This counter matchup is somewhat uncommon. Shen has to counter Yasuo in only 6.8% of his matches.

Shen vs Yasuo Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Shen has done a poor job of beating Yasuo. Normally, he wins a acceptable 48.9% of the time the champions clash against one another in. In Shen against Yasuo rounds, Shen’s team is 0.0% more expected to get first blood. This indicates that he probably will get first blood against Yasuo.

Best Shen vs Yasuo Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalLong Sword

Core Shen Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisRanduin's OmenTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Unending DespairIceborn GauntletThornmailJak'Sho, The Protean

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Shen to level upq
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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 SpeedHealth ScalingHealth 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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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Yasuo as Shen

Tips for Playing as Shen against Yasuo

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 Yasuo

Yasuo's shield from Resolve lasts only 2 seconds. Dealing damage to him will trigger it. Wait it out, then engage.

Steel Tempest is very narrow. Dodge laterally if possible.

Yasuo is at his weakest just after he has launched a whirlwind. Engage at that point.

When Yasuo lands two Steel Tempests in a row, his next will fire a tornado. Watch and listen for the associated sound to prepare to dodge.

Shen vs Yasuo Counter Stats

Shen Image
Win Rate
48.9 %
VS
Win Rate
51.1 %
Yasuo Image
4.4
< Kills >
6.5
5
< Deaths >
7.2
10.8
< Assists >
5.4
1.02
< Killing Sprees >
1.51
123
< Minions Killed >
184
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.5
7,841
< Physical Damage >
18,342
6,919
< Magic Damage >
1,844
1,138
< True Damage >
911
15,898
< Damage Dealt >
21,099
29,813
< Damage Taken >
24,533
10,120
< Gold Earned >
12,380
1.72
< Towers >
2.29
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
3,861
< Total Healing >
5,546
13,948
< Experience >
14,144
21
< Vision Score >
17
10
< Wards Placed >
8
324
< Time Dealing CC >
213

How to Counter Yasuo with Shen in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore several strategic Shen versus Yasuo matchup statistics that can help you understand the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. As an example, Shen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Yasuo’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Shen may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Yasuo. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.

Shen usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Yasuo. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Shen and Yasuo

Damage Types Compared

Shen
Yasuo
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shen
Yasuo

Who is Better, Shen or Yasuo?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Shen usually loses when trying to fight Yasuo, with a 48.9% win rate. As a result, Shen makes a poor counter for Yasuo.

While Shen does have a lower winrate than Yasuo, when facing one another, Shen also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Shen into Yasuo.

Moreover, Shen has a great amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Yasuo. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Shen is a somewhat poor counter to Yasuo. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Shen against Yasuo.

Additional Information for Shen Players

How We Calculated Our Shen vs Yasuo Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Yasuo as Shen, we analyzed 4,529 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 Yasuo 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

To truly master Shen to counter Yasuo during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shen on average accumulates a similar amount of CS as Yasuo. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs 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 do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Shen versus Yasuo build consist of Sunfire Aegis, Randuin's Omen, and Titanic Hydra. When Shen bought at least these three items in his build, he did much better vs Yasuo than with most other common item sets. In fact, Shen had an average winrate of 48.9% when playing against Yasuo with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of annihilating Yasuo 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 rune sets players used for Shen vs Yasuo face-offs, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.9% win rate overall.

If you want to see Shen versus Yasuo tips and counter stats for a an individual division rank, please choose one from the selection menu displayed above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and build suggestions shown are calculated using all games with data with both champs.