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Gragas with Shen

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How to Synergize Gragas and Shen

based on 827 Gragas with Shen pairs
Win Rate
46.7 %
K/D/A
2.55
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we download data from from millions of League rounds straight from Riot Games each and every week. Gragas has fought alongside Shen in 827 recently played, competitive matches. By accumulating so much complete data from the creators of League, we are confident that we can provide you with high quality, usable builds to help Gragas play with Shen. It is very rare for Gragas to play with Shen on the same side. This has only taken place in approx. 1.3% of games with Gragas.

Gragas Shen Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Gragas has done a pathetic job of fighting on the same side as Shen. On average, he wins a lowly 46.7% of matches the champions appear on the same team. If you want to play better as Gragas when fighting on the same team as Shen by figuring out how to better synergize your tactics with him, then review the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Gragas vs Shen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Gragas Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Hextech RocketbeltLich BaneZhonya's HourglassLuden's Companion

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationDark HarvestSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
SorceryTranscendenceWaterwalking
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Gragas's passive ability p
Gragas's q ability q
Gragas's w ability w
Gragas's e ability e
Gragas's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
3
W
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Gragas and Shen

Tips for Playing as Gragas with Shen

Try to knock enemies back into your towers with Explosive Cask.

Try to combo Body Slam with Explosive Cask to set up kills for your team.

The damage reduction from Drunken Rage is applied when you start drinking, try to use it when you see damage coming your way.

Advice to Understand How Shen Will Play

Leverage your Energy to get a long-term advantage over Mana users.

Keep an eye on allies and be ready to save them with your teleport.

Gragas Shen Synergy Stats

Gragas Image
Win Rate
46.7 %
VS
Win Rate
53.3 %
Shen Image
6.9
< Kills >
5.9
5.8
< Deaths >
5.8
7.9
< Assists >
7.2
1.53
< Killing Sprees >
1.36
85
< Minions Killed >
109
0.82
< Dragons Killed >
0.59
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.38
1,497
< Physical Damage >
1,474
19,348
< Magic Damage >
18,364
761
< True Damage >
641
21,607
< Damage Dealt >
20,480
30,263
< Damage Taken >
29,773
11,472
< Gold Earned >
11,274
1.44
< Towers >
1.47
0.16
< Baron Takedowns >
0.14
13,422
< Total Healing >
12,331
13,559
< Experience >
14,035
22
< Vision Score >
21
8
< Wards Placed >
8
408
< Time Dealing CC >
414

How to Play with Shen as Gragas in LoL

The Gragas Shen synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Shen, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Gragas sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Shen. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Shen helps Gragas perform not as well in competitive LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Gragas is an ally to Shen, he sees a small increase in his complete damage dealt. This difference could indicate that Shen supports by providing protection for him to deal more damage or that his participation also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Gragas is played alongside Shen on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Shen.

Additionally, when Gragas plays with Shen on the same team, he usually receives a little more damage than when he fights alone. Taking more damage could indicate that Shen does a poor job of protecting Gragas during team fights.

Synergies between Gragas and Shen

Damage Types Compared

Gragas
Shen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Gragas
Shen

Is Gragas better when played alongside Shen?

There is no ideal synergy for Gragas that will no matter what be his best teammate. However, Shen is a below average teammate for Gragas. By being on the same side as Gragas, he decreases their win rate by -1.2% to 46.7%. This shows that there is a negative bond between Gragas and Shen that allows them to perform worse together than without each other.

Shen has a lower difficulty than Gragas. That means Gragas players don't need to be cautious when arranging Shen teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a lower level of skill to be able to play well with you.

When playing alongside, you should expect to witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to soak up damage. Together, these champions will be a great protective duo.

In contrast, by grouping Gragas and Shen together, you probably will not be giving your other allies very much AD. We recommend you bring other champions on your team that offsets this relative gap in their potential.

Regardless of the skill of your Shen ally, you need to focus on maximizing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Gragas Players

How We Calculated Our Gragas Shen Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Gragas and Shen, we analyzed 827 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Gragas with Shen comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to truly master Gragas to work well with Shen during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL rounds, you should keep reading to learn some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you use the build and tips presented above, you should grow your win rate significantly.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Gragas and Shen synergy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Gragas included at least these three great items in his build, he did a lot better as an ally of Shen than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Gragas boasted an average winrate of 46.7% helping carry Shen with this build.

To have the greatest chance of beating your oponents, you should use the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Transcendence, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for this team composition, this mixture of runes yielded the top win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 46.7% win rate overall.

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