Yorick vs Shen
How to Beat Shen as Yorick
based on 1,461 Yorick vs Shen matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Yorick vs Shen Matchup Summary
Best Yorick vs Shen Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Shen as Yorick
Tips for Playing as Yorick against Shen
You do not need to cast Awakening to regain the ability to cast Last Rites.
You can send the Maiden down a lane alone, be careful though, as she represents a large portion of your combat power.
The Maiden will attempt to assist you in a fight, so choose your targets well.
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.
Yorick vs Shen Counter Stats
How to Counter Shen with Yorick in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here show some important Yorick against Shen counter stats that can help you understand the distinctions between this set of champs. As an example, Yorick’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Shen’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Yorick may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Shen..
Yorick normally has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Shen. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Yorick and Shen
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Who is Better, Yorick or Shen?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Yorick usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Shen, with a 49.8% win rate. Thus, Yorick makes an ok counter to Shen.
While Yorick does have a lower winrate than Shen, when they face off with one another, Yorick also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Yorick into Shen.
Furthermore, Yorick also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Shen. This often 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 Yorick vs Shen matchups, Shen is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.
Yorick is a somewhat poor counter to Shen. Focus your tactics on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Yorick against Shen.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Yorick to counter Shen during both the laning 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 pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Yorick most often picks up a similar amount of CS as Shen. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The ideal items to have in your Yorick versus Shen build include Trinity Force, Titanic Hydra, and Sundered Sky. When Yorick used at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better vs. Shen than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Yorick boasted an average winrate of 49.8% when countering Shen with this counter build.
To have the best probability of defeating Shen as Yorick, Yorick players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Demolish runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Yorick vs Shen counters, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 49.8% win rate overall.
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