Matchup Win Rate
47.8%
Gold Diff @ 15
-464g
Gold Diff @ End
-1481g
Average KDA
4/5/9
Shen Win Condition
Win all trades by taunting him halfway through the taunt range. Win the matchup, as it is a winning matchup for Shen. Use the window when his
E is on cooldown.
Jax Win Condition
Jax has the advantage at pushing due to hisE. Reacting to Shen's taunt.
General Strategy
This is a winning matchup for Shen, but it is super snowballing; if Jax gets ahead, he will dominate, and if you get ahead, you will dominate. When Jax uses hisE ability, your goal is to walk through your minions; there is a high chance he will get blocked by minions and miss his E altogether. You must know the cooldown of Jax's E to trade in that window. Jungle ganks are extremely helpful.
Trading Patterns
Jax can react easily to a max-range taunt (280 milliseconds). To prevent him from reacting in time, try to be halfway through the taunt range and use it on him. Similar to the Darius matchup, walk close enough for him to activate his abilities without being able to auto attack you. If he misses or uses 
E, trade in that window.
Wave Management
You do want to push at Level 1.
Build & Rune Breakdown
Shen Build
Starting Items (48.7% WR)
Core Items (50.0% WR)
Optimal Runes (47.6% WR)
Skill Priority
!["q](https://lolmatchups.net/Shen"Q.webp)
"QE![w"](https://lolmatchups.net/ShenW".webp)
W"Skill Order
Jax Build
Starting Items (50.7% WR)
Core Items (33.3% WR)
Optimal Runes (51.6% WR)
Skill Priority
!["w](https://lolmatchups.net/Jax"W.webp)
"WE![q"](https://lolmatchups.net/JaxQ".webp)
Q"Skill Order
