# Shen Counters Who counters Shen? Best and worst picks against Shen by win rate, plus the lane counters that lead Shen in gold at 15 minutes. Ranked solo data by role and rank. Canonical HTML: https://baronbuff.com/champions/shen/counters/ Markdown URL: https://baronbuff.com/champions/shen/counters.md Language: en ## Breadcrumbs - [Baron Buff](https://baronbuff.com/) - [Champion Tier List](https://baronbuff.com/champions/) - [Shen](https://baronbuff.com/champions/shen/) ## Page Content [Shen guide](https://baronbuff.com/champions/shen/) [Play against Shen](https://baronbuff.com/champions/shen/how-to-play-against/) [Shen counters](https://baronbuff.com/champions/shen/counters/) Best and worst picks against Shen in Top at Gold+, ranked by win rate and by gold lead at 15 minutes. Kennen, Heimerdinger and Mordekaiser beat Shen most often. Illaoi, Gangplank and Aatrox win the laning phase against Shen by the widest gold margin. ## Best picks against Shen Highest win rate versus Shen in Top. - 1 [Kennen](https://baronbuff.com/champions/kennen/) 164 games 55.5% - 2 [Heimerdinger](https://baronbuff.com/champions/heimerdinger/) 116 games 55.2% - 3 [Mordekaiser](https://baronbuff.com/champions/mordekaiser/) 535 games 53.6% - 4 [Zac](https://baronbuff.com/champions/zac/) 106 games 52.8% - 5 [Sett](https://baronbuff.com/champions/sett/) 716 games 52.6% - 6 [Illaoi](https://baronbuff.com/champions/illaoi/) 368 games 52.5% - 7 [Urgot](https://baronbuff.com/champions/urgot/) 273 games 52.4% - 8 [Kled](https://baronbuff.com/champions/kled/) 178 games 52.2% - 9 [Warwick](https://baronbuff.com/champions/warwick/) 125 games 52.0% - 10 [Riven](https://baronbuff.com/champions/riven/) 198 games 51.5% - 11 [Aatrox](https://baronbuff.com/champions/aatrox/) 487 games 51.3% - 12 [Singed](https://baronbuff.com/champions/singed/) 240 games 51.2% - 13 [Garen](https://baronbuff.com/champions/garen/) 761 games 51.2% - 14 [Kayle](https://baronbuff.com/champions/kayle/) 266 games 51.1% ## Worst picks against Shen Lowest win rate versus Shen in Top. - 1 [K'Sante](https://baronbuff.com/champions/ksante/) 296 games 43.6% - 2 [Rumble](https://baronbuff.com/champions/rumble/) 161 games 44.1% - 3 [Irelia](https://baronbuff.com/champions/irelia/) 389 games 44.5% - 4 [Gnar](https://baronbuff.com/champions/gnar/) 289 games 45.3% - 5 [Ryze](https://baronbuff.com/champions/ryze/) 397 games 45.3% - 6 [Fiora](https://baronbuff.com/champions/fiora/) 449 games 45.7% - 7 [Volibear](https://baronbuff.com/champions/volibear/) 168 games 45.8% - 8 [Gwen](https://baronbuff.com/champions/gwen/) 185 games 46.0% - 9 [Malphite](https://baronbuff.com/champions/malphite/) 351 games 46.1% - 10 [Sion](https://baronbuff.com/champions/sion/) 328 games 46.6% - 11 [Olaf](https://baronbuff.com/champions/olaf/) 242 games 46.7% - 12 [Renekton](https://baronbuff.com/champions/renekton/) 458 games 46.7% - 13 [Vayne](https://baronbuff.com/champions/vayne/) 173 games 46.8% - 14 [Camille](https://baronbuff.com/champions/camille/) 379 games 47.5% - 15 [Jax](https://baronbuff.com/champions/jax/) 304 games 47.7% ## Best lane counters vs Shen Largest gold lead over Shen at 15 minutes in Top. - 1 [Illaoi](https://baronbuff.com/champions/illaoi/) 151 games +1,404 - 2 [Gangplank](https://baronbuff.com/champions/gangplank/) 124 games +1,345 - 3 [Aatrox](https://baronbuff.com/champions/aatrox/) 193 games +1,310 - 4 [Sett](https://baronbuff.com/champions/sett/) 220 games +1,233 - 5 [Irelia](https://baronbuff.com/champions/irelia/) 134 games +1,148 - 6 [Mordekaiser](https://baronbuff.com/champions/mordekaiser/) 322 games +1,124 - 7 [Darius](https://baronbuff.com/champions/darius/) 267 games +1,045 - 8 [Garen](https://baronbuff.com/champions/garen/) 383 games +958 - 9 [Yorick](https://baronbuff.com/champions/yorick/) 210 games +891 - 10 [Gwen](https://baronbuff.com/champions/gwen/) 111 games +875 - 11 [Tryndamere](https://baronbuff.com/champions/tryndamere/) 100 games +744 - 12 [Teemo](https://baronbuff.com/champions/teemo/) 170 games +624 - 13 [K'Sante](https://baronbuff.com/champions/ksante/) 101 games +620 - 14 [Volibear](https://baronbuff.com/champions/volibear/) 124 games +583 - 15 [Yone](https://baronbuff.com/champions/yone/) 217 games +577 ## How to play against Shen Lane and teamfight rules that hold regardless of your pick. ### In lane and in teamfights - Stop trading when passive shield appears, then resume after it fades. - Hold the wave near your side and zone with last hits; fast pushes let him farm safely under tower. - Track his R before committing to dives or shutdown fights; disengage when he channels and take the cooldown win. - Punish wasted E on vision or waveclear by forcing him off side towers. - Interrupt or force R before major objectives so he cannot turn a backline dive. ## Where Shen is weak Exploit these in draft and in lane. - Shen's damage is modest after his taunt, so durable opponents can outlast him once shields fade. - His global protection costs side-lane pressure, making failed ultimate saves punishable through waves and towers. ## Shen counters: questions ### Who counters Shen in Top? At Gold+, Kennen (55.5%), Heimerdinger (55.2%) and Mordekaiser (53.6%) have the highest win rates against Shen. ### Who does Shen counter? Shen wins most often against K'Sante (43.6%), Rumble (44.1%) and Irelia (44.5%). ### Who wins lane against Shen? By gold lead at 15 minutes, Illaoi (+1,404), Gangplank (+1,345) and Aatrox (+1,310) come out of the laning phase furthest ahead of Shen. ### How is the counter list ranked? Best and worst picks use same-lane win rate; lane counters use the average gold difference at 15 minutes between the two laners. Both come from Ranked Solo/Duo at the selected rank with at least 100 games per matchup, and are not adjusted for champion strength. - [Top Tier List](https://baronbuff.com/champions/top/) - [Illaoi counters](https://baronbuff.com/champions/illaoi/counters/) - [Gangplank counters](https://baronbuff.com/champions/gangplank/counters/) ## Machine-Readable References - [LLM index](https://baronbuff.com/llms.txt) - [Full LLM reference](https://baronbuff.com/llms-full.txt) - [Sitemap](https://baronbuff.com/sitemap.xml)