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How to Win Zed vs Shen Counter MatchupZed is in the b tier of champions

Zed vs Shen

How to Beat Shen as Zed in LoLZed is in the a tier of champions
Assassin
Tank

How to Beat Shen as Zed

based on 2,338 Zed vs Shen matchups
Win Rate
46.7 %
K/D/A
2
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked League matches every week. In our data, Zed faced off against Shen in 2338 games. Including so many games with Zed versus Shen gives us a lot of faith in our ability to provide informative statistics and a solid build to destroy your opponent. This particular champ matchup is relatively rare. Zed fights Shen in only 1.7% of his games.

Zed vs Shen Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Zed does a terrible job of countering Shen. Typically, he wins a lowly 46.7% of games the champs face one another in. In Zed versus Shen games, Zed’s side is 0.1% less likely to get first blood. This indicates that he probably won't get first blood versus Shen.

Best Zed vs Shen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeThe Brutalizer

Core Zed Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeAxiom ArcVoltaic Cyclosword

Optional Items

Edge of NightSerylda's GrudgeMaw of MalmortiusHubris

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Zed to level upq
>
Second ability for Zed to level upe
>
Last skill for Zed to max outw

Runes

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryTranscendenceScorch
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Zed's passive ability p
Zed's q ability q
Zed's w ability w
Zed's e ability e
Zed's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
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E
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R
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E
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Shen as Zed

Tips for Playing as Zed against Shen

Placing a Living Shadow before using Death Mark can give Zed a safe escape from combat.

Saving energy and spell cooldowns until you use your ultimate will maximize Death Mark's damage.

Quickly double tapping Living Shadow will teleport Zed to his shadow immediately for rapid escapes.

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.

Zed vs Shen Counter Stats

Zed Image
Win Rate
46.7 %
VS
Win Rate
53.3 %
Shen Image
7.9
< Kills >
4.3
6.6
< Deaths >
4.8
5.3
< Assists >
10.5
1.84
< Killing Sprees >
1.01
154
< Minions Killed >
126
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.33
< Inhibitors >
0.44
20,712
< Physical Damage >
8,121
1,202
< Magic Damage >
7,062
1,133
< True Damage >
1,147
23,047
< Damage Dealt >
16,330
22,699
< Damage Taken >
29,760
12,094
< Gold Earned >
10,181
1.53
< Towers >
1.78
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
3,598
< Total Healing >
3,945
14,213
< Experience >
14,079
17
< Vision Score >
22
7
< Wards Placed >
10
150
< Time Dealing CC >
342

How to Counter Shen with Zed in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify several strategic Zed vs. Shen matchup statistics that may help you figure out the differences between this pair of champions. As an example, Zed’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Shen’s ratio of NaN, showing that Zed may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Shen. This observation is in large part caused by the difference in kills.

Zed often has a much larger longest kill spree than his foe does. On average, he takes less damage than Shen. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zed and Shen

Damage Types Compared

Zed
Shen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zed
Shen

Who is Better, Zed or Shen?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Zed usually loses when playing against Shen, with a 46.7% win rate. Thus, Zed makes a bad counter to Shen.

While Zed does have a lower win rate compared to Shen, when facing one another, Zed also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champ to learn. You may get destroyed when picking Zed into Shenas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Zed has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Shen. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Zed vs Shen matchups, Shen is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Zed is a terribly counter for Shen. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Zed against Shen.

Other Champion Matchups Against Zed

Zed Loses Against

FizzFizz44.4% winrateLilliaLillia44.4% winrateMaokaiMaokai44.6% winrateTaricTaric44.8% winrate

Zed Wins Against

SejuaniSejuani55.1% winrateZeriZeri54.1% winrateTaliyahTaliyah53.7% winrateSyndraSyndra53.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

ZileanZilean+ 52.2% 1530 GamesSingedSinged+ 52.3% 3841 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.5% 10540 GamesRyzeRyze+ 53.5% 550 Games

Additional Information for Zed Players

How We Calculated Our Zed vs Shen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Shen as Zed, we analyzed 2,338 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 Zed 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

Zed Build Shen Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Zed in order to counter Shen during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zed often racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Shen. Champs who typically don't earn much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Zed versus Shen build consist of Youmuu's Ghostblade, Axiom Arc, and Voltaic Cyclosword. When Zed included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when facing Shen than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Zed boasted an average win rate of 46.7% when playing against Shen with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of defeating Shen as Zed, you should equip the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Transcendence, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Zed vs Shen clashes, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 46.7% win rate overall.

If you would like to get Zed x Shen tips and counter stats for a an individual skill level, please choose one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the stats and strategies given are computed using all rounds completed with these champs.