MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Elise vs Shen
How often does Elise beat Shen in Support?
Elise into Shen in Support: 50% observed win rate across 58 ranked games.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Elise ahead by 491 gold.
Elise at 15:00
- Gold: +491
- CS: -4
- XP: -5
Typical gap to Shen, from 58 games that reached 15:00.
Does Elise counter Shen?
No counter here: Elise sits at 50% over 58 games. The swing lives in the spots below, so play the side you know better and chase the row that moves the number the most in this lane, then hold that lead through the first back.
Beating Shen: the Elise game plan
Someone usually dies here around 3:53 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 9:23. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Elise's Support build, with receipts
The most-finished Elise core is Stormsurge, Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass: 52.6% across 494 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Health Potion + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Stormsurge (5,370 games).
Skill plan: Elise players max Q first and take E at level 1.