Shen - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
50.0%
Pick Rate
3.0%

Shenvs Maokai

CTank
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 8, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Shen vs Maokai is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Shen wins with a 64.3% win rate (+28.6%) over Maokai based on 14 games. Shen 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 Maokai matchup.

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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.

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Shen - 64.3% win rate in this matchup
Shen
64.3% WR
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Maokai vs Shen matchup - 35.7% win rate
Maokai
35.7% WR

Who Wins the Shen vs Maokai Matchup?

Shen wins the Shen vs Maokai matchup
Winner
Shen
Matches: 14
64.3%
Win Rate
35.7%
2.3
CS / min
2.1
737
DMG / min
593
10,991
Gold / game
10,013
218
Heal / min
423
1,614
DMG Mitigated / min
1,404
1.3
CC / min
2.6
60.0%
Early Game WR
40.0%
66.7%
Late Game WR
33.3%

Shen vs Maokai Matchup Summary

The Shen vs Maokai matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 14 recent matches analyzed, Shen wins with a 64.3% win rate compared to Maokai's 35.7%, giving Shen a 28.6 percentage point advantage. Shen dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Maokai players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Maokai leads by 1.3s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Shen players can confidently pick into Maokai and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Maokai away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Shen vs Maokai Laning Phase Breakdown

Shen wins the laning phase against Maokai in League of Legends

Shen is favored during the laning phase against Maokai, 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.

Farming
2.3Shen
2.1Maokai
Shen and Maokai farm at nearly identical rates in this matchup, with only a 0.3 CS/min difference. Neither champion holds a meaningful farming advantage, so lane dominance will come from trading and jungle interaction rather than CS leads.
Damage
737Shen
593Maokai
Shen heavily out-damages Maokai by 144 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Maokai should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Shen's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
10,991Shen
10,013Maokai
Shen generates a commanding 978 more gold per game than Maokai. This substantial economic advantage means Shen consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Maokai should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
1.3Shen
2.6Maokai
Maokai brings significantly more crowd control than Shen, with 1.3 more seconds of CC per minute. This large utility gap makes Maokai far more valuable in setting up jungle ganks, controlling objectives, and locking down targets in team fights. Shen should invest in tenacity and position carefully to avoid being chain-CC'd.
Sustain
1,832Shen
1,827Maokai
Shen and Maokai have comparable sustain profiles, with only 5 HP/min separating their healing and damage mitigation. Neither champion can out-attrition the other in lane, so trades will be decided by burst potential and ability usage rather than sustain.

Best Shen Build Against Maokai

Mercury's Treads is the optimal boots choice against Maokai, providing the mobility and stats Shen needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Shen against Maokai are Protoplasm Harness, Dusk and Dawn and Unending Despair. This combination gives Shen an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build achieves a solid 50.0% win rate across 2 games, proving it to be a reliable item path when facing Maokai. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Shen vs Maokai matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Shen
60.0%
+20.0% advantage
Shen early game win rateShen60.0%
Maokai early game win rateMaokai40.0%
Late Game
Shen
66.7%
+33.3% advantage
Shen late game win rateShen66.7%
Maokai late game win rateMaokai33.3%

Shen dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 60.0% win rate — a 20.0 percentage point lead over Maokai. This lopsided early game means Shen can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Shen is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 66.7% win rate — 33.3 points above Maokai. Extended games heavily favor Shen, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

Shen holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Maokai players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.

Best Shen Runes Against Maokai

Resolve rune tree - Shen primary runes vs MaokaiResolve
Grasp of the Undying - best Shen rune vs MaokaiShield Bash - best Shen rune vs MaokaiBone Plating - best Shen rune vs MaokaiRevitalize - best Shen rune vs Maokai
Domination rune tree - Shen secondary runes vs MaokaiDomination
Cheap Shot - best Shen rune vs MaokaiUltimate Hunter - best Shen rune vs Maokai
100.0% WR

Running Resolve primary with Domination secondary allows Shen to press their advantage against Maokai, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.


Shen matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. 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.

Shen matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.11
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
55.56%1715.769510,85459.1%53.3%
52.67%1315.051210,51957.6%48.6%
44.09%1275.266010,64835.4%49.4%
48.74%1195.373510,95948.9%48.6%
50.47%1075.365710,61247.9%52.5%
44.23%1045.263010,83152.6%39.4%
51.09%925.780510,67257.1%47.4%
53.57%845.771411,36544.4%60.4%
63.10%845.265811,41661.0%65.1%
40.96%835.469710,36139.5%42.2%
51.81%835.677110,92744.8%55.6%
61.45%835.781210,64263.9%59.6%
61.73%815.667311,29060.0%63.0%
58.44%775.386610,81652.6%64.1%
56.34%715.581810,70162.1%52.4%
44.93%694.967310,40239.4%50.0%
53.62%694.178810,52669.2%44.2%
47.83%695.795710,52644.7%51.6%
42.65%685.273911,02733.3%48.8%
47.62%635.856310,75948.1%47.2%
56.45%625.763911,29368.2%50.0%
53.23%625.46649,60942.9%66.7%
53.23%623.758010,14048.3%57.6%
44.64%565.656610,01356.0%35.5%
52.73%552.756211,49969.6%40.6%
48.15%545.966210,94048.0%48.3%
55.77%521.54209,14148.0%63.0%
38.78%494.266510,82837.5%40.0%
55.10%495.571311,63962.5%51.5%
53.06%495.668710,92255.6%51.6%
51.02%495.962910,77454.5%48.1%
41.67%485.377110,76659.3%19.1%
45.83%486.369810,31548.0%43.5%
51.06%471.45108,72545.2%62.5%
52.17%462.659710,44452.2%52.2%
52.27%441.55229,76468.4%40.0%
54.55%441.64099,77342.9%60.0%
36.36%445.067411,25347.4%28.0%
45.24%425.358610,28240.0%50.0%
51.22%415.370810,75568.8%40.0%
46.34%415.790511,39528.6%55.6%
29.27%414.561610,92627.3%30.0%
45.00%406.467211,14546.7%44.0%
42.50%405.76509,81633.3%52.6%
61.54%395.34619,41750.0%71.4%
63.16%385.053311,27161.5%64.0%
39.47%381.748110,18127.8%50.0%
48.65%375.562711,68950.0%48.1%
32.43%370.545311,30028.6%34.8%
37.84%371.75449,27541.2%35.0%
47.22%361.64969,70938.9%55.6%
60.61%333.963910,46040.0%69.6%
48.48%335.563711,24750.0%47.6%
62.50%321.443210,51550.0%72.2%
56.25%320.74369,60358.8%53.3%
67.74%311.24249,06378.6%58.8%
43.33%302.34988,92535.7%50.0%
40.00%306.264910,52243.8%35.7%
58.62%291.346110,59037.5%66.7%
41.38%291.550710,91370.0%26.3%
58.62%293.454210,66866.7%52.9%
51.85%271.249011,05750.0%53.9%
62.96%275.674711,20054.5%68.8%
57.69%262.960911,32041.7%71.4%
65.38%263.260510,79876.9%53.9%
34.62%261.64619,69930.8%38.5%
45.83%245.356010,62945.5%46.1%
47.83%235.874510,58955.6%42.9%
39.13%230.741211,62780.0%27.8%
40.91%223.469511,82033.3%46.1%
40.91%221.544910,62916.7%50.0%
36.36%221.644710,77050.0%25.0%
54.55%223.860310,93444.4%61.5%
40.91%221.34999,28241.7%40.0%
55.00%200.74699,27145.5%66.7%
65.00%201.24648,82588.9%45.5%
57.89%191.358910,76275.0%45.5%
47.37%191.44239,69766.7%38.5%
68.42%191.44019,39863.6%75.0%
44.44%181.54599,99637.5%50.0%
61.11%182.45339,32857.1%63.6%
61.11%180.644610,12677.8%44.4%
38.89%182.56079,75957.1%27.3%
29.41%175.34829,86025.0%33.3%
53.33%154.553410,85550.0%57.1%
46.67%151.64299,61142.9%50.0%
50.00%144.13967,32554.5%33.3%
50.00%145.449211,01250.0%50.0%
64.29%142.373710,99160.0%66.7%
64.29%142.848710,79285.7%42.9%
50.00%142.861111,61042.9%57.1%
53.85%131.44719,18450.0%55.6%
53.85%130.737711,28633.3%60.0%
46.15%132.453911,50140.0%50.0%
53.85%132.77009,64640.0%62.5%
30.77%132.946410,15833.3%28.6%
92.31%130.44449,92690.0%100.0%
66.67%121.650310,38950.0%75.0%
41.67%124.35049,15733.3%50.0%
41.67%121.350811,21575.0%25.0%
66.67%123.371411,29240.0%85.7%
27.27%111.15248,63640.0%16.7%
36.36%111.94908,98657.1%0.0%
50.00%102.356810,34150.0%50.0%
60.00%100.543310,58180.0%40.0%
90.00%100.84149,69066.7%100.0%
40.00%100.441311,160100.0%25.0%
60.00%101.14829,06160.0%60.0%
50.00%104.557012,1870.0%62.5%
40.00%101.44538,94442.9%33.3%
40.00%103.258612,39540.0%40.0%
40.00%102.548810,11440.0%40.0%
77.78%91.54578,20466.7%100.0%
44.44%90.850811,93450.0%42.9%
33.33%93.14309,73940.0%25.0%
87.50%83.360511,130100.0%83.3%
37.50%80.846910,48525.0%50.0%
42.86%74.56397,05250.0%33.3%
42.86%76.068310,97350.0%33.3%
33.33%65.155510,74450.0%25.0%
50.00%65.55158,93625.0%100.0%
66.67%64.362711,16975.0%50.0%
33.33%66.478411,38833.3%33.3%
100.00%64.13989,144100.0%100.0%
33.33%65.349312,1250.0%40.0%
50.00%61.23957,07525.0%100.0%
40.00%54.56257,34033.3%50.0%
60.00%51.44775,33160.0%0.0%
60.00%56.661510,3420.0%75.0%
80.00%53.133110,21975.0%100.0%
80.00%55.370211,454100.0%50.0%
60.00%54.16399,699100.0%33.3%

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Shen vs Maokai - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Shen do against Maokai in League of Legends?

Shen wins the Shen vs Maokai matchup with a 64.3% win rate compared to Maokai's 35.7%, a 28.6 percentage point difference. This data is based on 14 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.

How does Shen do against Maokai in the early game?

In the early game, Shen has the advantage against Maokai with a 60.0% win rate versus 40.0%. Shen players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Shen do against Maokai in the late game?

In the late game, Shen takes over the Shen vs Maokai matchup with a 66.7% win rate compared to 33.3%. Shen scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Shen vs Maokai matchup?

Shen wins the matchup against Maokai with a 64.3% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 28.6 percentage point advantage means Shen is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 14 games analyzed.

What is the best Shen build against Maokai?

The best Shen build against Maokai includes Protoplasm Harness, Dusk and Dawn, Unending Despair with Mercury's Treads. This build achieves a 50.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Shen runes against Maokai?

The best Shen runes against Maokai use the Resolve primary tree with Domination secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Shen vs Maokai matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Shen counter Maokai?

Yes, Shen has a favorable matchup against Maokai with a 64.3% win rate. Shen strongly counters Maokai in lane based on current patch 26.11 data.

How do I play Shen against Maokai?

When playing Shen against Maokai, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. You have early game priority — look for kills and zone control before first recall. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.