Shen vs Akali

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Swings with levelsPre-6 EasyPost-6 MediumTake Ignite

How to play it

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Her level 6 all-in

Respect her level 6 all-in: if you don't already have a big lead by that point, don't get caught out of position.

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Zone her early

Hit the taunt at level 2 and zone her off XP before the third wave: trade with empowered Q whenever she steps up to CS.

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Bait her E

Move to bait out her E (Shuriken Flip) and sidestep it, then trade aggressively while it's on cooldown.

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Never commit blindly before her E is down: bait Shuriken Flip out and sidestep it first, then trade.

Runes

RESOLVE

INSPIRATION

SHARDS

Spells

FLASH

IGNITE

Items

Start

Core

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16.14 Emerald+ - 54% WR - 1.2k games

Skill order

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
	Q			Q	Q		Q	Q
			W											W	W		W	W
		E							E	E		E	E
						R					R					R

MAXQ→E→W

Shen vs Akali in Top lane is a lane that swings with levels on patch 26.17. The one thing to respect: once she hits 6, respect her all-in unless you already have a big lead by then.

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