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How to Win Zac vs Shen Counter MatchupZac is in the s tier of champions

Zac vs Shen

How to Beat Shen as Zac in LoLZac is in the a tier of champions
TankFighter
Tank

How to Beat Shen as Zac

based on 1,545 Zac vs Shen matchups
Win Rate
49.8 %
K/D/A
2.98
Pick Rate
1.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL matches each and every week. In our data, Zac battled Shen 1545 times. Using so many games with Zac versus Shen gives us confidence in our capability to prepare actionable statistics and a solid build to crush Shen. This matchup is relatively rare. Zac is forced to battle against Shen in only 1.8% of his games.

Zac vs Shen Matchup Summary

Zac has done a ok job of countering Shen. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.8% of the time the champions oppose each other in. In Zac versus Shen games, Zac’s team is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Shen.

Best Zac vs Shen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBami's Cinder

Core Zac Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageSunfire AegisJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Unending DespairLiandry's TormentRiftmakerRanduin's Omen

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveAftershockFont of LifeConditioningRevitalize
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Tenacity
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceArmor
Zac's passive ability p
Zac's q ability q
Zac's w ability w
Zac's e ability e
Zac's ultimate ability r
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W
2
Q
3
E
4
E
5
E
6
R
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E
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W
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Guide to Countering Shen as Zac

Tips for Playing as Zac against Shen

Picking up goo chunks is very important to staying alive.

When Cell Division is ready, try to die in a position that makes it difficult for the enemy team to kill your bloblets.

Charging Elastic Slingshot from the fog of war will give opponents less time to react.

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.

Zac vs Shen Counter Stats

Zac Image
Win Rate
49.8 %
VS
Win Rate
50.2 %
Shen Image
4.4
< Kills >
4.1
5.1
< Deaths >
5.1
10.8
< Assists >
10.7
1.02
< Killing Sprees >
0.95
63
< Minions Killed >
129
0.97
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.43
1,475
< Physical Damage >
8,439
15,145
< Magic Damage >
7,957
1,130
< True Damage >
1,615
17,751
< Damage Dealt >
18,012
42,206
< Damage Taken >
30,627
10,770
< Gold Earned >
10,190
1.52
< Towers >
1.83
0.25
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
43,582
< Total Healing >
3,962
13,044
< Experience >
13,896
22
< Vision Score >
21
8
< Wards Placed >
10
450
< Time Dealing CC >
331

How to Counter Shen with Zac in LoL

The stats provided here feature some influential Zac vs. Shen matchup stats that can help us distinguish the differences between the two. For instance, Zac’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Shen’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Zac may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Shen..

Zac typically has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Typically, he takes more damage than Shen. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zac and Shen

Damage Types Compared

Zac
Shen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zac
Shen

Who is Better, Zac or Shen?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Zac usually fairs equally well when taking on Shen, with a 49.8% win rate. Therefore, Zac makes an ok counter for Shen.

While Zac does have a lower winrate than Shen, when facing one another, Zac also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champ to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Zac into Shenas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Zac also has some amount of utility and CC, 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 isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Zac 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 teammates during team fights.

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

Other Champion Matchups Against Zac

Zac Loses Against

LilliaLillia44.5% winrateKledKled46.7% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser47% winrateRenata GlascRenata Glasc47.4% winrate

Zac Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee60.1% winrateYuumiYuumi57.9% winrateZoeZoe57.3% winrateKarthusKarthus57.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

BardBard+ 55.6% 2434 GamesMaster YiMaster Yi+ 55.9% 1531 GamesLilliaLillia+ 57.2% 1878 GamesViVi+ 58.5% 892 Games

Additional Information for Zac Players

How We Calculated Our Zac vs Shen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Shen as Zac, we analyzed 1,545 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 Zac 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 Zac in order to counter Shen during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zac typically gets less CS as Shen. Champions who on average don't earn much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Zac versus Shen build consist of Spirit Visage, Sunfire Aegis, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Zac included at least these three items in his build, he performed much better vs Shen than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Zac boasted an average winrate of 49.8% when playing against Shen with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of beating Shen as Zac, Zac players should use the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Revitalize, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for Zac vs Shen matchups, this blending of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 49.8% winrate overall.

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