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How to Synergize Trundle with Shen on the Same TeamTrundle is in the s tier of champions

Trundle with Shen

How to Win With Trundle and Shen Paired TogetherTrundle is in the a tier of champions
FighterTank
Tank

How to Synergize Trundle and Shen

based on 1,708 Trundle with Shen pairs
Win Rate
51.8 %
K/D/A
2.17
Pick Rate
0.7 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we pull the results of from millions of LoL matches directly from Riot Games each and every week. Trundle has gone into battle with Shen in 1708 recently played, ranked matches. By pooling so much relevant data straight from the hosts of League of Legends, we are confident that we can showcase high quality, insightful builds to help Trundle play with Shen. It is very rare for Trundle to play with Shen as allies. This has only happened in about 0.7% of matches with Trundle.

Trundle Shen Synergy Summary

Trundle does a decent job of teaming up with Shen. Normally, he wins an acceptable 51.8% of the time the champions fight together on the same side. If you want to win more matches as Trundle when playing alongside Shen by figuring out how to better synergize your tactics with him, then look into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Trundle vs Shen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalTiamat

Core Trundle Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageTrinity ForceTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

ThornmailFrozen HeartBlade of The Ruined KingRavenous Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Trundle to level upq
>
Second ability for Trundle to level upw
>
Last skill for Trundle to max oute

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearApproach Velocity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Trundle's passive ability p
Trundle's q ability q
Trundle's w ability w
Trundle's e ability e
Trundle's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Trundle and Shen

Tips for Playing as Trundle with Shen

Use Subjugate to soften a powerful enemy tank or to create a target for your team to focus fire.

Trundle excels at fighting within his Frozen Domain. Try to draw enemies onto it.

Chomp is good for lowering the physical damage of enemies; try to focus it on enemy physical damage dealers.

Advice to Understand How Shen Will Play

Leverage your Energy to get a long-term advantage over Mana users.

Keep an eye on allies and be ready to save them with your teleport.

Trundle Shen Synergy Stats

Trundle Image
Win Rate
51.8 %
VS
Win Rate
48.2 %
Shen Image
5.9
< Kills >
5.4
5.9
< Deaths >
6.3
6.9
< Assists >
5.5
1.39
< Killing Sprees >
1.23
99
< Minions Killed >
143
1.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.5
0.74
< Inhibitors >
0.82
15,605
< Physical Damage >
15,758
2,242
< Magic Damage >
2,360
686
< True Damage >
546
18,534
< Damage Dealt >
18,664
36,947
< Damage Taken >
36,023
12,347
< Gold Earned >
12,372
3.09
< Towers >
3.4
0.25
< Baron Takedowns >
0.12
18,778
< Total Healing >
16,624
14,151
< Experience >
14,565
20
< Vision Score >
18
7
< Wards Placed >
8
375
< Time Dealing CC >
339

How to Play with Shen as Trundle in LoL

The Trundle Shen synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Shen, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Trundle sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Shen. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Shen helps Trundle perform poorer in ranked League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Trundle is an ally to Shen, he sees a little drop in his total damage dealt. This may demonstrate that Shen does not provide cover for him to deal more damage or that his support also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Trundle is played together with Shen on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Shen. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Shen.

Additionally, when Trundle plays with Shen on the same team, he on average takes a little more damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt more damage could indicate that Shen does a poor job of protecting Trundle during teamfights.

Synergies between Trundle and Shen

Damage Types Compared

Trundle
Shen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Trundle
Shen

Is Trundle better when played alongside Shen?

There is no one best ally for Trundle that will no matter what be his top teammate. However, Shen is a very typical ally for Trundle. By being on the same team as Trundle, he decreases their win rate by -0.9% to 51.8%. This clearly indicates that there is a weak bond between Trundle and Shen that results in them performing worse together than alone.

Shen has a lower difficulty than Trundle. That means you don't need to be very careful when finding Shen teammates to fight alongside, as they will need a lower level of skill to be able to work well with you.

When playing together, Trundle players should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to tank a lot of damage. Combined, these champions will be a great protective duo.

Although, by aligning Trundle and Shen together, you will not be providing your team very much AP. Plan to bring other champions on your team that fills this hole in their playstyle.

Regardless of the ability of your Shen ally, you should focus on increasing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Trundle Players

How We Calculated Our Trundle Shen Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Trundle and Shen, we analyzed 1,708 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Trundle with Shen comes from actual data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To learn all of the intricacies of Trundle in order to pair well with Shen during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends rounds, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you should increase your win rate by a lot.

The most important items to have in your Trundle and Shen synergy build include Spirit Visage, Trinity Force, and Titanic Hydra. When Trundle used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting alongside Shen than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Trundle boasted an average win rate of 51.8% when playing alongside Shen with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of beating your oponents, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Approach Velocity, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for this champion pairing, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 51.8% winrate overall.

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