Vel'Koz vs Shen
How to Beat Shen as Vel'Koz
based on 1,422 Vel'Koz vs Shen matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Vel'Koz vs Shen Matchup Summary
Best Vel'Koz vs Shen Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Shen as Vel'Koz
Tips for Playing as Vel'Koz against Shen
Be very careful about when to use Life Form Disintegration Ray. Many champions have abilities that can interrupt the spell.
Shooting Plasma Fission diagonally and splitting at maximum range allows you to hit opponents that are out of the range of the initial missile, but is more challenging to pull off.
When laning, use Void Rift to kill minions while building stacks of Organic Deconstruction on your opponent. You can then follow up with your other abilities.
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.
Vel'Koz vs Shen Counter Stats
How to Counter Shen with Vel'Koz in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight several influential Vel'Koz vs. Shen matchup statistics that can help us appreciate the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Vel'Koz’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Shen’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Vel'Koz may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Shen..
Vel'Koz usually has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Typically, he receives less damage than Shen. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Vel'Koz and Shen
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Who is Better, Vel'Koz or Shen?
Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Vel'Koz usually wins when playing against Shen, with a 51.7% win rate. Therefore, Vel'Koz makes a good counter for Shen.
While Vel'Koz does have a higher winrate than Shen, when they face off with one another, Vel'Koz also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Vel'Koz into Shenas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Vel'Koz also has some amount of utility and CC, 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 isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Vel'Koz vs Shen matchups, Vel'Koz is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Vel'Koz is a decent counter for Shen. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Vel'Koz against Shen.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Vel'Koz in order to counter Shen during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Vel'Koz often picks up a similar amount of CS as Shen. Champs who on average don't take much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.
The top items to use in your Vel'Koz versus Shen build include Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, Shadowflame, and Luden's Companion. When Vel'Koz incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Shen than with many other common item sets. In fact, Vel'Koz had an average winrate of 51.7% when playing against Shen with this counter build.
To have the highest chance of defeating Shen as Vel'Koz, Vel'Koz players should take the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Vel'Koz vs Shen counter picks, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 51.7% winrate overall.
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