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How to Win Trundle vs Shen Counter MatchupTrundle is in the s tier of champions

Trundle vs Shen

How to Beat Shen as Trundle in LoLTrundle is in the a tier of champions
FighterTank
Tank

How to Beat Shen as Trundle

based on 4,321 Trundle vs Shen matchups
Win Rate
52.6 %
K/D/A
1.6
Pick Rate
1.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked League games every week. Within our data, Trundle faced Shen 4321 times. Using so many matchups for Trundle vs Shen gives us a lot of faith in our ability to prepare enlightening stats and a supported build to defeat your foe. This champion pairing is fairly rare. Trundle has to counter Shen in only 1.8% of his matches.

Trundle vs Shen Matchup Summary

Trundle has done a good job of beating Shen. Normally, he wins a whopping 52.6% of the time the champions clash against each other in. In Trundle vs Shen rounds, Trundle’s team is 0.0% more expected to get first blood. This indicates that he probably will get first blood versus Shen.

Best Trundle vs Shen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordSheen

Core Trundle Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceHullbreakerTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Wit's EndRavenous HydraSpirit VisageBlade of The Ruined King

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Trundle to level upq
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Second ability for Trundle to level upw
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Last skill for Trundle to max oute

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveDemolishBone Plating
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Trundle's passive ability p
Trundle's q ability q
Trundle's w ability w
Trundle's e ability e
Trundle's ultimate ability r
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Q
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Guide to Countering Shen as Trundle

Tips for Playing as Trundle against Shen

Use Subjugate to soften a powerful enemy tank or to create a target for your team to focus fire.

Trundle excels at fighting within his Frozen Domain. Try to draw enemies onto it.

Chomp is good for lowering the physical damage of enemies; try to focus it on enemy physical damage dealers.

Advice to Win Against Shen

Be ready to dodge Shen's taunt and punish him if he misses.

Once Shen reaches level 6, watch out for his global-range ultimate, which can turn fights quickly.

Trundle vs Shen Counter Stats

Trundle Image
Win Rate
52.6 %
VS
Win Rate
47.4 %
Shen Image
4.8
< Kills >
4.2
6.3
< Deaths >
4.6
5.3
< Assists >
10.2
1.09
< Killing Sprees >
0.97
147
< Minions Killed >
124
0.47
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.85
< Inhibitors >
0.41
15,943
< Physical Damage >
7,775
2,257
< Magic Damage >
6,921
514
< True Damage >
1,065
18,715
< Damage Dealt >
15,761
35,797
< Damage Taken >
28,111
12,308
< Gold Earned >
9,980
3.53
< Towers >
1.64
0.1
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
16,472
< Total Healing >
3,791
14,286
< Experience >
13,874
18
< Vision Score >
21
8
< Wards Placed >
10
337
< Time Dealing CC >
323

How to Counter Shen with Trundle in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show some valuable Trundle vs. Shen matchup statistics that may help us explain the differences and similarities between these two champions. Trundle’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Shen’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Trundle may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Shen..

Trundle usually has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. Typically, he takes more damage than Shen. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Trundle and Shen

Damage Types Compared

Trundle
Shen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Trundle
Shen

Who is Better, Trundle or Shen?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Trundle usually wins when facing off against Shen, with a 52.6% win rate. As a result, Trundle makes a good counter to Shen.

While Trundle does have a higher winrate than Shen, when on opposite teams, Trundle also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult character to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Trundle into Shen.

Additionally, Trundle also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Shen. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Trundle vs Shen matchups, Trundle is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Trundle is an above average counter for Shen. Focus your strategy on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Trundle against Shen.

Additional Information for Trundle Players

How We Calculated Our Trundle vs Shen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Shen as Trundle, we analyzed 4,321 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 Shen as Trundle 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 Trundle in order to counter Shen during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Trundle most often racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Shen. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Trundle versus Shen build include Trinity Force, Hullbreaker, and Titanic Hydra. When Trundle incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed much better vs. Shen than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Trundle had an average win rate of 52.6% when playing against Shen with this build.

To have the greatest chance of crushing Shen as Trundle, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Demolish runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Trundle vs Shen LoL games, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 52.6% winrate overall.

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