- Win Rate
- 50.1%
- Pick Rate
- 1.9%
- Ban Rate
- 5.7%
Heimerdinger vs Shen
- Patch
- 26.19
- Games
- 3,743
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 10, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
Heimerdinger vs Shen is a very close matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Heimerdinger wins with a 50.0% win rate (+0.0%) over Shen based on 24 games. Heimerdinger wins the early laning phase while Shen scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Heimerdinger build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Heimerdinger vs Shen matchup.
Heimerdinger Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Heimerdinger performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.
Who wins Heimerdinger vs Shen?
Heimerdinger wins 45.1% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 32.3% and 58.6% (95% range).
- Expected
- 47.0% From both champions' overall Top win rates
- Matchup effect
- −1.9 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 51 games Lane: Top
- vs patch 26.18
- — Not enough games on both patches
Lane: Top · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Shen, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Heimerdinger wins 45.1% of 51 games (95% range 32.3–58.6%).
- Both champions' overall Top win rates predict 47.0% for Heimerdinger; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Heimerdinger usually wins the lane: 1,540 gold ahead of Shen at 15 minutes on average (51 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Heimerdinger players pick Scorch much less often against Shen: 39.8% of their other Top games, 17.6% here.
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when Heimerdinger and Shen played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares Heimerdinger's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
Heimerdinger vs Shen Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Heimerdinger vs Shen Win Rate by Game Length
Heimerdinger's win rate against Shen by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
No game length stands out: Heimerdinger's results against Shen in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Heimerdinger vs Shen Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)HeimerdingerHeimerdinger gold at 15: +1,540
- First itemHeimerdingerHeimerdinger: 10.4 min · Shen: 15.9 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Heimerdinger Changes Against Shen
Choices Heimerdinger players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Top games.
ScorchRuneUsually39.8%vs Shen17.6%−22.2 pts
Gathering StormRuneUsually55.2%vs Shen74.5%+19.3 pts47.4% WR here
Arcane CometKeystoneUsually35.3%vs Shen17.6%−17.7 pts
SorcerySecondary treeUsually56.4%vs Shen72.5%+16.2 pts40.5% WR here
Presence of MindRuneUsually56.0%vs Shen70.6%+14.5 pts36.1% WR here
Void StaffItemUsually13.6%vs Shen25.5%+11.9 pts
Health Scaling (defense)Stat shardUsually89.5%vs Shen80.4%−9.1 pts41.5% WR here
Exhaust + IgniteSummoner spellsUsually1.6%vs Shen5.9%+4.3 pts
Best Heimerdinger Build vs Shen
Usual Heimerdinger build (Top)
64.0% win rate · 50 games
Against Shen
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 3 of 18 Heimerdinger games against Shen carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Heimerdinger's standard build instead.
- Heimerdinger usually completes Blackfire Torch first, at 10.4 min (median of 21 games).
- Shen usually completes Hollow Radiance first, at 15.9 min (median of 21 games).
- Skill priority: Q > W > E — the same as usual.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best Heimerdinger Runes vs Shen
Usual Heimerdinger runes (Top)
Conqueror
50.0% win rate · 1,131 games
Against Shen
Conqueror35.7% win rate · 28 games
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Heimerdinger matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. The table below shows Heimerdinger's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Heimerdinger build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Heimerdinger Matchups
Hardest for Heimerdinger
Easiest for Heimerdinger
Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.
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Heimerdinger vs Shen FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Heimerdinger vs Shen?
Current data slightly favors Shen, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Heimerdinger wins 45.1% of 51 games (95% range 32.3–58.6%).
What is Heimerdinger's win rate against Shen?
Heimerdinger wins 45.1% of 51 Top games against Shen on patch 26.19 (95% range 32.3–58.6%). Based on both champions' overall Top win rates, 47.0% would be expected.
Does Heimerdinger counter Shen?
Not clearly. Heimerdinger wins 45.1% of 51 games against Shen, and the 95% range (32.3–58.6%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Heimerdinger or Shen?
Heimerdinger usually wins the lane: 1,540 gold ahead of Shen at 15 minutes on average (51 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Heimerdinger outscale Shen?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Shen strongest against Heimerdinger?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Shen is ahead of Heimerdinger beyond the margin of error.
What should Heimerdinger build against Shen?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Heimerdinger's usual Top core: Zhonya's Hourglass, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Blackfire Torch. The biggest change against Shen: Void Staff (13.6% usually, 25.5% here).
What runes should Heimerdinger use against Shen?
Conqueror with Precision and Sorcery — 35.7% over 28 games against Shen. The biggest change against Shen: Scorch (39.8% usually, 17.6% here).