Who beats Shen?
Shen Counter Pick The strongest counter would be Maokai, a easy to play champion who currently has a Win Rate of 53.55% (Good) and Play Rate of 2.27% (High). League of Legends most often picked champions vs Shen, this is often heavily influenced by champion popularity.
Is Shen a tank or bruiser?
No matter how you play him, Shen is a tank. As such, both builds take 21 points in defensive masteries. The builds differ in their secondary trees, where support goes into utility and bruiser goes into offense.