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How to Win Xayah vs Shen Counter MatchupXayah is in the b tier of champions

Xayah vs Shen

How to Beat Shen as Xayah in LoLXayah is in the a tier of champions
Marksman
Tank

How to Beat Shen as Xayah

based on 1,069 Xayah vs Shen matchups
Win Rate
49.5 %
K/D/A
2.1
Pick Rate
1.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League games each and every week. In our dataset, Xayah battled Shen in 1069 games. Including so many matchups for Xayah vs Shen provides us a lot of confidence in our capability to provide useful statistics and a solid build to smash Shen. This particular counter pairing is relatively rare. Xayah is forced to battle against Shen in only 1.8% of her games.

Xayah vs Shen Matchup Summary

Xayah does a average job of countering Shen. Typically, she wins a acceptable 49.5% of games the champions face off with one another in. In Xayah vs Shen games, Xayah’s team is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood, indicating that she probably will get first blood against Shen.

Best Xayah vs Shen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerNoonquiver

Core Xayah Items

~22 Mins
Lord Dominik's RegardsBloodthirsterNavori Quickblades

Optional Items

Phantom DancerKraken SlayerStormrazor

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Xayah to level upe
>
Second ability for Xayah to level upw
>
Last skill for Xayah to max outq

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Xayah's passive ability p
Xayah's q ability q
Xayah's w ability w
Xayah's e ability e
Xayah's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
W
9
E
10
W
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R
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W
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W
14
Q
15
Q
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R

Guide to Countering Shen as Xayah

Tips for Playing as Xayah against Shen

Xayah's attacks and abilities leave Feathers on the ground that she can later recall for massive area damage and control.

Xayah can use Featherstorm to dodge almost any ability while also creating a ton of Feathers. Try to utilize the offensive and defensive aspects of this ability.

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.

Xayah vs Shen Counter Stats

Xayah Image
Win Rate
49.5 %
VS
Win Rate
50.5 %
Shen Image
6.3
< Kills >
4.2
6.1
< Deaths >
5
6.5
< Assists >
10.6
1.45
< Killing Sprees >
0.98
180
< Minions Killed >
123
0.29
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.41
20,033
< Physical Damage >
7,921
351
< Magic Damage >
6,939
369
< True Damage >
1,154
20,753
< Damage Dealt >
16,015
20,240
< Damage Taken >
29,939
11,901
< Gold Earned >
10,058
2.37
< Towers >
1.67
0.1
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
4,688
< Total Healing >
3,883
12,525
< Experience >
13,792
18
< Vision Score >
22
9
< Wards Placed >
10
58
< Time Dealing CC >
327

How to Counter Shen with Xayah in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize several influential Xayah against Shen matchup stats that may help you grasp the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Xayah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Shen’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Xayah may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Shen..

Xayah often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her opponent does. Typically, she takes less damage than Shen. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Xayah and Shen

Damage Types Compared

Xayah
Shen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Xayah
Shen

Who is Better, Xayah or Shen?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Xayah usually fairs equally well when playing against Shen, with a 49.5% win rate. Therefore, Xayah makes an ok counter to Shen.

While Xayah does have a lower winrate than Shen, when facing one another, Xayah also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more complex champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Xayah into Shen.

Furthermore, Xayah also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Shen. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Xayah vs Shen matchups, Shen is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Xayah is a somewhat poor counter to Shen. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Xayah against Shen.

Other Champion Matchups Against Xayah

Xayah Loses Against

LilliaLillia41.5% winrateSwainSwain42.8% winrateTeemoTeemo43.4% winrateCassiopeiaCassiopeia43.6% winrate

Xayah Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee55% winrateYuumiYuumi54% winrateSivirSivir53.6% winrateRek'SaiRek'Sai52.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Dr. MundoDr. Mundo+ 51.3% 1179 GamesZacZac+ 51.5% 1254 GamesSingedSinged+ 52.2% 1447 GamesLilliaLillia+ 52.4% 3635 Games

Additional Information for Xayah Players

How We Calculated Our Xayah vs Shen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Shen as Xayah, we analyzed 1,069 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 Xayah 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

Xayah Build Shen Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Xayah in order to counter Shen during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Xayah typically picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Shen. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Xayah versus Shen build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Bloodthirster, and Navori Quickblades. When Xayah included at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better when fighting Shen than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Xayah boasted an average winrate of 49.5% when playing against Shen with this build.

To have the best probability of defeating Shen as Xayah, you should use the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Xayah vs Shen clashes, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.5% win rate overall.

If you would like to get Xayah x Shen tips and counter stats for a a particular skill level, feel free to select one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the stats and guides displayed are calculated using every match played with these champs.