Shen - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
51.6%
Pick Rate
3.0%

Shenvs Vladimir

ATank
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 5, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Shen vs Vladimir is a moderate matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Vladimir wins with a 52.2% win rate (+4.3%) over Shen based on 23 games. Shen wins the early laning phase while Vladimir scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Shen build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Shen vs Vladimir 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 - 47.8% win rate in this matchup
Shen
47.8% WR
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Vladimir vs Shen matchup - 52.2% win rate
Vladimir
52.2% WR

Who Wins the Shen vs Vladimir Matchup?

Vladimir wins the Shen vs Vladimir matchup
Winner
Vladimir
Matches: 23
47.8%
Win Rate
52.2%
5.8
CS / min
7.0
745
DMG / min
1,002
10,589
Gold / game
11,879
179
Heal / min
1,163
1,564
DMG Mitigated / min
684
1.1
CC / min
0.2
55.6%
Early Game WR
44.4%
42.9%
Late Game WR
57.1%

Shen vs Vladimir Matchup Summary

The Shen vs Vladimir matchup is a moderate matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 23 recent matches analyzed, Vladimir wins with a 52.2% win rate compared to Shen's 47.8%, giving Vladimir a 4.3 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Shen controls the early laning stage, but Vladimir outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Shen needs to press advantages before Vladimir reaches their power spikes, while Vladimir should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Shen leads by 0.9s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. While Vladimir is slightly favored, Shen can absolutely win this lane through smart trading patterns and wave management. Focus on playing around your cooldowns, conceding CS only when necessary, and capitalizing on Vladimir's mistakes. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Shen vs Vladimir Laning Phase Breakdown

Vladimir wins the laning phase against Shen in League of Legends

Vladimir is favored during the laning phase against Shen, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Vladimir holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
5.8Shen
7.0Vladimir
Vladimir significantly out-farms Shen by 1.2 CS per minute, accumulating an estimated 18 CS lead by mid game. This substantial farming gap gives Vladimir a major gold advantage and earlier item completions. Shen players should prioritize wave management techniques like freezing near tower and using abilities efficiently to minimize the deficit.
Damage
745Shen
1,002Vladimir
Vladimir heavily out-damages Shen by 257 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Shen should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Vladimir's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
10,589Shen
11,879Vladimir
Vladimir generates a commanding 1,290 more gold per game than Shen. This substantial economic advantage means Vladimir consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Shen should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
1.1Shen
0.2Vladimir
Shen brings significantly more crowd control than Vladimir, with 0.9 more seconds of CC per minute. This large utility gap makes Shen far more valuable in setting up jungle ganks, controlling objectives, and locking down targets in team fights. Vladimir should invest in tenacity and position carefully to avoid being chain-CC'd.
Sustain
1,743Shen
1,847Vladimir
Vladimir heals and mitigates 104 more damage per minute than Shen, providing moderate extra durability. This sustain edge allows Vladimir to stay in lane longer between recalls and gradually win extended wars of attrition. Consider building early grievous wounds if playing Shen.

Best Shen Build Against Vladimir

Mercury's Treads is the optimal boots choice against Vladimir, providing the mobility and stats Shen needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Shen against Vladimir are Titanic Hydra, Protoplasm Harness and Bandlepipes. This combination gives Shen an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 100.0% win rate across 1 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Vladimir. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Shen vs Vladimir matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Shen
55.6%
+11.1% advantage
Shen early game win rateShen55.6%
Vladimir early game win rateVladimir44.4%
Late Game
Vladimir
57.1%
+14.3% advantage
Shen late game win rateShen42.9%
Vladimir late game win rateVladimir57.1%

Shen dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 55.6% win rate — a 11.1 percentage point lead over Vladimir. This lopsided early game means Shen can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Vladimir is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 57.1% win rate — 14.3 points above Shen. Extended games heavily favor Vladimir, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Shen must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Vladimir reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Vladimir survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.

Best Shen Runes Against Vladimir

Resolve rune tree - Shen primary runes vs VladimirResolve
Grasp of the Undying - best Shen rune vs VladimirShield Bash - best Shen rune vs VladimirSecond Wind - best Shen rune vs VladimirOvergrowth - best Shen rune vs Vladimir
Inspiration rune tree - Shen secondary runes vs VladimirInspiration
Approach Velocity - best Shen rune vs VladimirBiscuit Delivery - best Shen rune vs Vladimir
100.0% WR

The Resolve and Inspiration rune setup gives Shen the best tools to compete against Vladimir in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.


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 Vladimir - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Shen do against Vladimir in League of Legends?

Vladimir wins the Shen vs Vladimir matchup with a 52.2% win rate compared to Shen's 47.8%, a 4.3 percentage point difference. This data is based on 23 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.

How does Shen do against Vladimir in the early game?

In the early game, Shen has the advantage against Vladimir with a 55.6% win rate versus 44.4%. 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 Vladimir in the late game?

In the late game, Vladimir takes over the Shen vs Vladimir matchup with a 57.1% win rate compared to 42.9%. Vladimir scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Shen vs Vladimir matchup?

Vladimir wins the matchup against Shen with a 52.2% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 4.3 percentage point advantage means Vladimir is moderately favored in this lane matchup based on 23 games analyzed.

What is the best Shen build against Vladimir?

The best Shen build against Vladimir includes Titanic Hydra, Protoplasm Harness, Bandlepipes with Mercury's Treads. This build achieves a 100.0% 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 Vladimir?

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

Does Shen counter Vladimir?

No, Shen struggles against Vladimir with only a 47.8% win rate. Vladimir has the advantage in this matchup. Shen players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Vladimir's lead.

How do I play Shen against Vladimir?

When playing Shen against Vladimir, play cautiously and avoid Vladimir's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Vladimir has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.