Shenvs Blitzcrank
Shen vs Blitzcrank is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Blitzcrank wins with a 63.6% win rate (+27.3%) over Shen based on 11 games. Blitzcrank holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Shen build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Shen vs Blitzcrank matchup.
Shen Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Shen 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.
Blitzcrank(36.4%)Who Wins the Shen vs Blitzcrank Matchup?
Shen vs Blitzcrank Matchup Summary
The Shen vs Blitzcrank matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 11 recent matches analyzed, Blitzcrank wins with a 63.6% win rate compared to Shen's 36.4%, giving Blitzcrank a 27.3 percentage point advantage. Blitzcrank dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Shen players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in damage output, where Shen leads by 158 DMG/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Blitzcrank has a strong advantage in this matchup. Shen players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Blitzcrank overextending. Avoid prolonged trades and wait for team fights where positioning and coordination matter more. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Shen vs Blitzcrank Laning Phase Breakdown
Shen is favored during the laning phase against Blitzcrank, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Shen holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Shen Build Against Blitzcrank
Mercury's Treads is the optimal boots choice against Blitzcrank, providing the mobility and stats Shen needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Shen against Blitzcrank are Locket of the Iron Solari, Heartsteel and Thornmail. This combination gives Shen an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Shen vs Blitzcrank matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Shen33.3%Blitzcrank66.7%Shen40.0%Blitzcrank60.0%Blitzcrank dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 66.7% win rate — a 33.3 percentage point lead over Shen. This lopsided early game means Blitzcrank can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Blitzcrank is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 60.0% win rate — 20.0 points above Shen. Extended games heavily favor Blitzcrank, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
Blitzcrank holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Shen players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Shen Runes Against Blitzcrank
Resolve
Inspiration
The Resolve and Inspiration rune setup gives Shen the best tools to compete against Blitzcrank in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Shen matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.7. The table below shows Shen'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 Shen build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44.38% | 160 | 5.8 | 683 | 10,300 | 38.8% | 50.0% | |
| 56.14% | 114 | 1.6 | 515 | 10,656 | 55.2% | 57.1% | |
| 47.37% | 114 | 5.0 | 639 | 10,470 | 46.9% | 47.7% | |
| 41.86% | 86 | 0.6 | 453 | 10,712 | 38.9% | 44.0% | |
| 55.95% | 84 | 5.5 | 763 | 11,149 | 66.7% | 49.0% | |
| 46.34% | 82 | 3.3 | 795 | 11,265 | 46.1% | 46.5% | |
| 49.37% | 79 | 0.9 | 474 | 11,073 | 54.0% | 45.2% | |
| 53.85% | 78 | 0.8 | 455 | 10,868 | 54.3% | 53.5% | |
| 51.95% | 77 | 4.4 | 590 | 10,574 | 45.7% | 57.1% | |
| 54.55% | 77 | 1.0 | 469 | 11,449 | 57.6% | 52.3% | |
| 44.00% | 75 | 5.3 | 631 | 10,311 | 42.4% | 45.2% | |
| 64.38% | 73 | 0.7 | 467 | 10,891 | 67.6% | 61.1% | |
| 54.17% | 72 | 4.8 | 801 | 11,907 | 53.6% | 54.5% | |
| 47.06% | 68 | 0.6 | 436 | 10,905 | 53.1% | 41.7% | |
| 47.06% | 68 | 3.3 | 575 | 10,973 | 54.8% | 40.5% | |
| 59.70% | 67 | 5.4 | 914 | 11,295 | 57.6% | 61.8% | |
| 61.90% | 63 | 4.1 | 620 | 11,110 | 57.7% | 64.9% | |
| 60.66% | 61 | 4.0 | 506 | 10,465 | 64.3% | 57.6% | |
| 60.00% | 60 | 5.7 | 700 | 11,879 | 48.1% | 69.7% | |
| 49.15% | 59 | 5.8 | 816 | 11,777 | 59.1% | 43.2% | |
| 39.66% | 58 | 6.1 | 753 | 10,477 | 36.7% | 42.9% | |
| 50.88% | 57 | 3.6 | 609 | 10,692 | 58.1% | 42.3% | |
| 52.63% | 57 | 1.1 | 453 | 10,207 | 51.9% | 53.3% | |
| 44.23% | 52 | 4.0 | 759 | 10,008 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 55.77% | 52 | 5.0 | 844 | 11,168 | 61.9% | 51.6% | |
| 51.92% | 52 | 5.1 | 616 | 10,576 | 58.6% | 43.5% | |
| 41.18% | 51 | 6.0 | 607 | 11,184 | 58.3% | 25.9% | |
| 46.94% | 49 | 5.8 | 606 | 11,335 | 52.4% | 42.9% | |
| 56.25% | 48 | 4.8 | 617 | 10,728 | 59.1% | 53.9% | |
| 58.70% | 46 | 5.7 | 630 | 10,324 | 58.3% | 59.1% | |
| 56.82% | 44 | 3.5 | 671 | 10,874 | 56.5% | 57.1% | |
| 56.82% | 44 | 3.5 | 596 | 11,264 | 40.9% | 72.7% | |
| 50.00% | 42 | 5.3 | 534 | 10,422 | 44.4% | 54.2% | |
| 39.02% | 41 | 5.0 | 676 | 10,561 | 31.6% | 45.5% | |
| 58.54% | 41 | 0.7 | 494 | 12,090 | 46.7% | 65.4% | |
| 43.90% | 41 | 4.7 | 535 | 8,418 | 38.7% | 60.0% | |
| 38.46% | 39 | 0.8 | 414 | 9,605 | 45.5% | 29.4% | |
| 61.54% | 39 | 1.8 | 500 | 11,151 | 65.0% | 57.9% | |
| 61.54% | 39 | 0.6 | 470 | 10,719 | 65.0% | 57.9% | |
| 44.74% | 38 | 1.7 | 484 | 10,087 | 41.2% | 47.6% | |
| 52.63% | 38 | 5.5 | 759 | 10,954 | 52.6% | 52.6% | |
| 59.46% | 37 | 5.4 | 593 | 10,942 | 70.6% | 50.0% | |
| 44.44% | 36 | 4.0 | 644 | 10,783 | 40.0% | 47.6% | |
| 27.78% | 36 | 2.3 | 499 | 8,749 | 18.2% | 42.9% | |
| 33.33% | 36 | 0.7 | 432 | 11,433 | 30.0% | 34.6% | |
| 58.33% | 36 | 1.4 | 359 | 8,990 | 33.3% | 76.2% | |
| 50.00% | 34 | 2.3 | 508 | 10,570 | 43.8% | 55.6% | |
| 48.48% | 33 | 2.2 | 593 | 11,677 | 40.0% | 55.6% | |
| 51.52% | 33 | 0.8 | 477 | 11,302 | 43.8% | 58.8% | |
| 50.00% | 32 | 1.0 | 597 | 11,324 | 56.3% | 43.8% | |
| 50.00% | 32 | 5.7 | 573 | 9,993 | 55.0% | 41.7% | |
| 61.29% | 31 | 1.4 | 547 | 9,724 | 64.3% | 58.8% | |
| 43.33% | 30 | 4.8 | 453 | 11,191 | 46.1% | 41.2% | |
| 56.67% | 30 | 5.5 | 697 | 9,067 | 56.5% | 57.1% | |
| 53.33% | 30 | 1.5 | 438 | 9,478 | 50.0% | 55.6% | |
| 53.57% | 28 | 5.3 | 594 | 10,369 | 54.5% | 52.9% | |
| 46.43% | 28 | 5.6 | 755 | 11,658 | 45.5% | 47.1% | |
| 42.86% | 28 | 2.0 | 459 | 10,924 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 28 | 5.6 | 656 | 9,400 | 58.8% | 36.4% | |
| 51.85% | 27 | 1.4 | 500 | 9,574 | 58.3% | 46.7% | |
| 48.15% | 27 | 3.0 | 540 | 11,448 | 66.7% | 38.9% | |
| 48.15% | 27 | 1.3 | 407 | 9,237 | 36.4% | 56.3% | |
| 42.31% | 26 | 1.3 | 545 | 11,798 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 65.38% | 26 | 4.8 | 548 | 9,272 | 66.7% | 60.0% | |
| 56.00% | 25 | 6.6 | 704 | 10,601 | 66.7% | 40.0% | |
| 41.67% | 24 | 1.0 | 576 | 11,733 | 50.0% | 35.7% | |
| 69.57% | 23 | 5.6 | 638 | 10,934 | 72.7% | 66.7% | |
| 60.87% | 23 | 0.7 | 447 | 12,639 | 57.1% | 62.5% | |
| 52.17% | 23 | 0.8 | 479 | 11,177 | 37.5% | 60.0% | |
| 54.55% | 22 | 0.9 | 475 | 11,383 | 66.7% | 46.1% | |
| 61.90% | 21 | 2.9 | 580 | 11,754 | 63.6% | 60.0% | |
| 66.67% | 21 | 0.5 | 504 | 10,736 | 69.2% | 62.5% | |
| 42.86% | 21 | 3.0 | 643 | 10,431 | 22.2% | 58.3% | |
| 55.00% | 20 | 1.3 | 458 | 9,504 | 50.0% | 58.3% | |
| 50.00% | 20 | 1.3 | 517 | 9,662 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 68.42% | 19 | 2.6 | 720 | 11,029 | 62.5% | 72.7% | |
| 52.63% | 19 | 1.4 | 350 | 9,438 | 40.0% | 66.7% | |
| 52.63% | 19 | 0.7 | 483 | 10,941 | 62.5% | 45.5% | |
| 47.37% | 19 | 1.5 | 506 | 10,082 | 63.6% | 25.0% | |
| 44.44% | 18 | 1.2 | 407 | 9,085 | 50.0% | 37.5% | |
| 44.44% | 18 | 1.2 | 450 | 10,781 | 12.5% | 70.0% | |
| 44.44% | 18 | 2.0 | 462 | 9,501 | 55.6% | 33.3% | |
| 55.56% | 18 | 1.3 | 577 | 11,952 | 50.0% | 58.3% | |
| 77.78% | 18 | 1.3 | 421 | 9,232 | 80.0% | 75.0% | |
| 66.67% | 18 | 1.2 | 548 | 11,170 | 63.6% | 71.4% | |
| 47.06% | 17 | 0.8 | 452 | 10,553 | 33.3% | 62.5% | |
| 58.82% | 17 | 2.4 | 592 | 12,374 | 66.7% | 54.5% | |
| 52.94% | 17 | 1.7 | 459 | 10,395 | 28.6% | 70.0% | |
| 68.75% | 16 | 4.9 | 595 | 9,826 | 71.4% | 66.7% | |
| 62.50% | 16 | 1.8 | 653 | 12,473 | 50.0% | 70.0% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 3.8 | 550 | 10,189 | 40.0% | 40.0% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 4.8 | 627 | 11,296 | 80.0% | 40.0% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 2.3 | 497 | 10,372 | 42.9% | 57.1% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 4.7 | 439 | 9,902 | 33.3% | 75.0% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 5.5 | 871 | 10,457 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 1.4 | 499 | 11,065 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 5.0 | 494 | 8,514 | 33.3% | 100.0% | |
| 38.46% | 13 | 1.8 | 651 | 9,714 | 50.0% | 28.6% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 4.6 | 573 | 11,914 | 50.0% | 57.1% | |
| 76.92% | 13 | 1.6 | 451 | 10,155 | 77.8% | 75.0% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 1.3 | 403 | 8,716 | 20.0% | 62.5% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 1.0 | 444 | 11,116 | 33.3% | 57.1% | |
| 38.46% | 13 | 0.9 | 553 | 10,858 | 62.5% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 1.4 | 520 | 11,477 | 40.0% | 57.1% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 1.1 | 501 | 10,572 | 20.0% | 71.4% | |
| 33.33% | 12 | 2.1 | 618 | 10,676 | 50.0% | 16.7% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 2.2 | 603 | 9,034 | 40.0% | 33.3% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 1.6 | 432 | 9,389 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 0.5 | 346 | 9,542 | 50.0% | 20.0% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 1.1 | 502 | 9,931 | 33.3% | 40.0% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 6.0 | 629 | 9,299 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 30.00% | 10 | 5.6 | 659 | 10,782 | 28.6% | 33.3% | |
| 80.00% | 10 | 2.1 | 511 | 10,322 | 100.0% | 71.4% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 5.7 | 526 | 10,462 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 77.78% | 9 | 1.4 | 450 | 11,736 | 100.0% | 75.0% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 2.7 | 526 | 10,214 | 60.0% | 75.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 1.1 | 455 | 10,176 | 100.0% | 28.6% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 5.4 | 461 | 8,913 | 16.7% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 1.7 | 434 | 9,761 | 40.0% | 66.7% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 2.1 | 367 | 9,265 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 1.2 | 523 | 8,761 | 33.3% | 20.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 1.1 | 530 | 10,294 | 100.0% | 40.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 1.3 | 445 | 10,155 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 3.6 | 617 | 13,746 | 100.0% | 57.1% | |
| 0.00% | 7 | 2.9 | 427 | 10,826 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 0.00% | 7 | 4.8 | 623 | 11,860 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 3.0 | 582 | 11,427 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 5.0 | 445 | 10,262 | 25.0% | 0.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 6.4 | 681 | 10,105 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 0.3 | 479 | 10,634 | 75.0% | 0.0% | |
| 0.00% | 6 | 1.8 | 321 | 8,881 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 0.00% | 5 | 1.7 | 443 | 10,315 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 4.7 | 666 | 11,938 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 4.8 | 552 | 9,479 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 1.5 | 447 | 10,961 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
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Shen vs Blitzcrank - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Shen do against Blitzcrank in League of Legends?
Blitzcrank wins the Shen vs Blitzcrank matchup with a 63.6% win rate compared to Shen's 36.4%, a 27.3 percentage point difference. This data is based on 11 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.
How does Shen do against Blitzcrank in the early game?
In the early game, Blitzcrank has the advantage against Shen with a 66.7% win rate versus 33.3%. Blitzcrank players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Shen do against Blitzcrank in the late game?
In the late game, Blitzcrank takes over the Shen vs Blitzcrank matchup with a 60.0% win rate compared to 40.0%. Blitzcrank scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Shen vs Blitzcrank matchup?
Blitzcrank wins the matchup against Shen with a 63.6% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 27.3 percentage point advantage means Blitzcrank is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 11 games analyzed.
What is the best Shen build against Blitzcrank?
The best Shen build against Blitzcrank includes Locket of the Iron Solari, Heartsteel, Thornmail with Mercury's Treads. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Shen runes against Blitzcrank?
The best Shen runes against Blitzcrank use the Resolve primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Shen vs Blitzcrank matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Shen counter Blitzcrank?
No, Shen struggles against Blitzcrank with only a 36.4% win rate. Blitzcrank has the advantage in this matchup. Shen players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Blitzcrank's lead.
How do I play Shen against Blitzcrank?
When playing Shen against Blitzcrank, play cautiously and avoid Blitzcrank's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Blitzcrank has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.