MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Lulu vs Shen
How often does Lulu beat Shen in Support?
Lulu into Shen in Support: 55% observed win rate across 336 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 Lulu behind by 139 gold.
Lulu at 15:00
- Gold: -139
- CS: -6
- XP: +123
Typical gap to Shen, from 332 games that reached 15:00.
Does Lulu counter Shen?
No counter here: Lulu sits at 55% over 336 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 Lulu game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Lulu at 70% across 149 games. Flip the lead and Lulu falls to 43% across 187.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 70% | 149 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 43% | 187 |
| First blood | 67% | 108 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 63% | 78 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 52% | 66 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 66% | 77 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 78% | 40 |
Someone usually dies here around 4:23 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 8:36. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Lulu's Support build, with receipts
Into Shen specifically, Lulu finishes Ardent Censer first most often: 55.7% over 79 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Lulu core is Ardent Censer, Moonstone Renewer, Redemption: 58.2% across 2,503 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 Ardent Censer (42,122 games).
Skill plan: Lulu players max E first and take E at level 1.