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League of Legends Champion ShenShen is in the a tier of champions

Shen

Tank
Shen is a tankRoletank
DifficultyAverage
Power SpikeLate-Game
Ki Barrier abilityp
Twilight Assault abilityq
Spirit's Refuge abilityw
Shadow Dash abilitye
Stand United abilityr
StatsBuildCounters
Runes
Synergies
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Shen Build

based on 33,729 matches
Win Rate
50 %
Pick Rate
3.6 %
Ban Rate
0.5 %

How We Come Up with Our Shen Builds

We process over 1 Million League of Legends games every day to bring you the most accurate Shen build so you can destroy your enemies and improve you win rate. We've broken down our Shen builds by rank, position, and enemy team type, so you can find the most accurate set of Shen core items and runes for any situation.

Shen Build Summary

Shen is a a decent top lane champion in League of Legends. His best rune sets are Resolve Domination. Incorporating the selected runes shown below into your Shen build will provide you the additional bonuses to help him play well through the laning phase of the match and into the late game. You should start by leveling up his q ability first.

Best vsAll Build for Shen

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Ruby CrystalDoran's Shield

Early Items

~5 Mins
Giant's BeltKindlegem

Core Shen Items

~22 Mins
HeartsteelTitanic HydraAbyssal MaskMercury's Treads

Optional Items

RedemptionFrozen HeartWarmog's ArmorSpirit Visage

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Shen to level upq
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Second ability for Shen to level upe
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Last skill for Shen to max outw

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingShield BashSecond WindRevitalize
DominationTaste of BloodUltimate Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Shen's passive ability p
Shen's q ability q
Shen's w ability w
Shen's e ability e
Shen's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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E
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Q
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E
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R
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E
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E
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W
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Shen Matchups Overview

Shen is Weak Against

IllaoiIllaoi44.2% winrateTryndamereTryndamere45.9% winrateAatroxAatrox46% winrateKayleKayle46.2% winrate

Shen is Strong Against

K'SanteK'Sante57.7% winrateIreliaIrelia53.7% winrateGragasGragas53.6% winrateWukongWukong53.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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More Gameplay Tips for Shen Players

Tips and Tricks

The best combo to work on: Shadow Dash, Twilight Assault, and then auto attack.

Shen can quickly turn an enemy gank on an ally into a counter attack with his Ultimate, Stand United. This is a global; use it on a strong carry to shield him and then TP to him for support.

Shen FAQs

Q: How should you use Shen in League of Legends?

A: Shen is a great tank with good damage potential. He's also one of the best supporting champions in the game. Your Shen build should augment his ability to protect his carries. Shen should Ult to protect carries or Q enemies trying to engage them. If you can outlast your enemies or protect your carries better, you will do better as Shen.

Additional Shen Build Insights

LoL Shen players could find him to be a complex champ to build out properly. You'll see that his build is modified when he is up against either diversified or homogenous team comps, showing you shouldn't take the same Shen build every single game of League of Legends

The most important items to incorporate into your champion's build are: Heartsteel, Titanic Hydra, and Abyssal Mask. Players who included these pieces in their builds had a much better win rate than players who worked towards other builds for Shen. Likewise, if you are trying to beat a varied enemy team arrangement, you should really consider grabbing him the Resolve, and Domination runes. In recent matches, he won the greatest number of his matches when equipped with these runes.

We came up with our Shen build recommendations by analyzing 33,729 recently ranked League rounds with him selected. We only advise the top winrate Shen builds that were built by ranked gamers enough times for us to advise them. With so many games in our data, we are confident in our suggested builds.