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How to Synergize Volibear with Shen on the Same TeamVolibear is in the b tier of champions

Volibear with Shen

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How to Synergize Volibear and Shen

based on 587 Volibear with Shen pairs
Win Rate
47.5 %
K/D/A
2.03
Pick Rate
0.7 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we take in data from from millions of League matches straight from Riot Games each and every week. Volibear has been on the same team as Shen in 587 recently played, ranked matches. By pooling so much great data from the hosts of League, we feel confident that we can present to you high quality, usable builds to help Volibear play with Shen. It is very rare for Volibear to play alongside Shen on the same team. This has only taken place in approx. 0.7% of matches with Volibear.

Volibear Shen Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Volibear has done a dismal job of synergizing with Shen. On average, he wins a lowly 47.5% of games the champions try and work together in. If you want to maximize your potential as Volibear when playing with Shen by figuring out how to better synergize your playstyle with him, then check out the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Volibear vs Shen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRuby Crystal

Core Volibear Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageNashor's ToothRiftmaker

Optional Items

Sundered SkyThornmailTrinity ForceJak'Sho, The Protean

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Volibear to level upw
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Second ability for Volibear to level upq
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Last skill for Volibear to max oute

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveDemolishRevitalize
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Volibear's passive ability p
Volibear's q ability q
Volibear's w ability w
Volibear's e ability e
Volibear's ultimate ability r
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E
2
Q
3
W
4
W
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W
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R
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W
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Guide to Synergizing Volibear and Shen

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.

Volibear Shen Synergy Stats

Volibear Image
Win Rate
47.5 %
VS
Win Rate
52.5 %
Shen Image
5.9
< Kills >
5.5
6.2
< Deaths >
6.6
6.7
< Assists >
5.6
1.36
< Killing Sprees >
1.25
88
< Minions Killed >
130
1.02
< Dragons Killed >
0.51
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.52
10,456
< Physical Damage >
10,829
7,476
< Magic Damage >
8,228
757
< True Damage >
673
18,690
< Damage Dealt >
19,732
32,923
< Damage Taken >
33,093
11,574
< Gold Earned >
11,573
2.22
< Towers >
2.5
0.22
< Baron Takedowns >
0.11
11,000
< Total Healing >
8,449
13,696
< Experience >
14,216
19
< Vision Score >
18
7
< Wards Placed >
8
577
< Time Dealing CC >
548

How to Play with Shen as Volibear in LoL

The Volibear 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, Volibear sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Shen. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Shen helps Volibear perform not as well in ranked LoL games. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Volibear is paired with Shen, he gets a little drop in his complete damage dealt. This change may signal that Shen doesn't help cover for him to dish out more damage or that his participation also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Volibear is played together with Shen on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Shen. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Shen.

Additionally, when Volibear plays with Shen on the same team, he typically takes a little less damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt not as much damage may indicate that Shen does a decent job of covering Volibear during team fights.

Synergies between Volibear and Shen

Damage Types Compared

Volibear
Shen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Volibear
Shen

Is Volibear better when played alongside Shen?

There is no universally accepted best synergy for Volibear that will no matter what be his top synergy. However, Shen is a very typical ally for Volibear. By being on the same side as Volibear, he drops their win rate by -0.5% to 47.5%. This shows that there is a weak bond between Volibear and Shen that allows them to perform not as well together than without each other.

Shen has a greater difficulty than Volibear. That means you need to be very careful when lining up Shen allies to play with, as they will have to have a greater level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.

Working cooperatively, Volibear players will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to soak up damage. Combined, these champs will be a great protective duo.

Conversely, by bringing Volibear and Shen together, you may not be granting your other allies a lot of AP. We recommend you include other champions on your team that offsets this relative hole in this pairing's potential.

Regardless of your Shen ally's skill level, you need to focus on maximizing your income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Volibear Players

How We Calculated Our Volibear Shen Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Volibear and Shen, we analyzed 587 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 Volibear 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 learn all of the intricacies of Volibear to synergize with Shen during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you use the build and tips shown above, you should increase your win rate by a lot.

The best finished items to use in your Volibear and Shen synergy build consist of Spirit Visage, Nashor's Tooth, and Riftmaker. When Volibear used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better as an ally of Shen than with many other common item sets. In fact, Volibear boasted an average win rate of 47.5% helping carry Shen with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of beating your oponents, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Demolish, and Revitalize runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for this team composition, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 47.5% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to synergize Shen with Volibear are given for all ranked divisions combined. To narrow the stats and builds to an individual division, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.