- Win Rate
- 50.3%
- Pick Rate
- 4.1%
- Ban Rate
- 3.9%
Sett vs Shen
- Patch
- 26.22
- Games
- 7,950
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Nov 14, 2026 UTC
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
Sett vs Shen (Top): Sett wins 50.6% of 425 ranked games over the last 2 patches (gold diff at 15: +921). Patch 26.22 build & runes.
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Sett vs Shen is an even matchup: Sett wins 50.6% of 425 games, and the 95% range (45.9–55.3%) comfortably includes 50%.
Sett Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Sett 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 Sett vs Shen?
Sett wins 50.6% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 45.9% and 55.3% (95% range).
- Expected
- 49.6% From both champions' overall Top win rates
- Matchup effect
- +1.0 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 425 games Lane: Top · Patch 26.21–26.22
- vs patch 26.21
- −4.5 pts Within normal patch-to-patch noise
Lane: Top · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.21–26.22 · Oct 27 – Nov 13
The headline win rate covers patches 26.21–26.22 (425 games). The lane, game-length, build and rune sections below use patch 26.22 only (149 games).
They also met in another lane (Support): 3 games, Sett won 0.0%.
Key takeaways
- Sett vs Shen is an even matchup: Sett wins 50.6% of 425 games, and the 95% range (45.9–55.3%) comfortably includes 50%.
- Both champions' overall Top win rates predict 49.6% for Sett; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Sett usually wins the lane: 921 gold ahead of Shen at 15 minutes on average (147 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Sett players pick Black Cleaver far more often against Shen: 45.6% of their other Top games, 56.4% 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 Sett 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 Sett'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.
Sett vs Shen Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Sett vs Shen Win Rate by Game Length
Sett'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: Sett's results against Shen in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Sett 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)SettSett gold at 15: +921
- First itemSettSett: 12.1 min · Shen: 14.1 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesEvenSett wins 45.6% of 68 games
- 30+ min gamesEvenSett wins 52.2% of 69 games
What Sett Changes Against Shen
Choices Sett players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Top games.
Black CleaverItemUsually45.6%vs Shen56.4%+10.8 pts50.0% WR here
Health Scaling (defense)Stat shardUsually82.1%vs Shen89.9%+7.8 pts48.5% WR here
Usually16.2%vs Shen23.5%+7.2 pts57.1% WR here
DemolishRuneUsually9.1%vs Shen14.8%+5.7 pts22.7% WR here- Health (defense)Stat shardUsually13.7%vs Shen8.1%−5.7 pts
Best Sett Build vs Shen
Usual Sett build (Top)
72.1% win rate · 43 games
Against Shen
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 13 of 80 Sett games against Shen carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Sett's standard build instead.
- Sett usually completes Stridebreaker first, at 12.1 min (median of 96 games).
- Shen usually completes Titanic Hydra first, at 14.1 min (median of 97 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 Sett Runes vs Shen
Usual Sett runes (Top)
Conqueror
54.4% win rate · 252 games
Against Shen
Conqueror
57.4% win rate · 47 games
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Sett matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.22. The table below shows Sett'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 Sett build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Sett Matchups
Hardest for Sett
Easiest for Sett
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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Sett vs Shen FAQ - Patch 26.21–26.22
Who wins Sett vs Shen?
Sett vs Shen is an even matchup: Sett wins 50.6% of 425 games, and the 95% range (45.9–55.3%) comfortably includes 50%.
What is Sett's win rate against Shen?
Sett wins 50.6% of 425 Top games against Shen on patch 26.21–26.22 (95% range 45.9–55.3%). Based on both champions' overall Top win rates, 49.6% would be expected.
Does Sett counter Shen?
Not clearly. Sett wins 50.6% of 425 games against Shen, and the 95% range (45.9–55.3%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Sett or Shen?
Sett usually wins the lane: 921 gold ahead of Shen at 15 minutes on average (147 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Sett outscale Shen?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Shen strongest against Sett?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Shen is ahead of Sett beyond the margin of error.
What should Sett build against Shen?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Sett's usual Top core: Stridebreaker, Heartsteel, Overlord's Bloodmail. The biggest change against Shen: Black Cleaver (45.6% usually, 56.4% here).
What runes should Sett use against Shen?
Conqueror with Precision and Resolve — 57.4% over 47 games against Shen. The biggest change against Shen: Health Scaling (defense) (82.1% usually, 89.9% here).