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

Shen

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

based on 44,818 matches
Win Rate
50.1 %
Pick Rate
3.5 %
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. Including the highlighted runes shown below into your Shen build will provide you the additional bonuses to guarantee he plays well through the laning phase of the round and into the late game. You should start by building 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
HeartsteelSunfire AegisAbyssal MaskMercury's Treads

Optional Items

Frozen HeartTitanic HydraGargoyle StoneplateRedemption

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
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
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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Shen Matchups Overview

Shen is Weak Against

IllaoiIllaoi43.4% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser46.1% winrateQuinnQuinn46.2% winrateDr. MundoDr. Mundo47.2% winrate

Shen is Strong Against

IreliaIrelia56.6% winrateGragasGragas56.5% winratePoppyPoppy54.6% winrateMalphiteMalphite53.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Sivirbottom+ 53.7% 1305 GamesSorakasupport+ 54.2% 1720 GamesIvernjungle+ 58.5% 301 GamesRumblemiddle+ 60% 130 Games

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 will likely find him to be a confusing champion to build out properly. You'll find that his build changes when he is playing against either generic or specialized team compositions, showing you shouldn't follow the same Shen build every round of League of Legends

The best items to use in your champion's build include: Heartsteel, Sunfire Aegis, and Abyssal Mask. Those who included these pieces in their kits had a significantly better win rate than those who went for other Shen builds. Moreover, if you are playing a well-mixed enemy team comp, you should strongly consider getting him the Resolve, and Domination runes. In recent games, he won the largest number of his rounds when equipped with these runes.

We calculated our Shen build guidance by analyzing 44,818 recently ranked LoL rounds with him selected. We only recommend the top winrate Shen builds that have been used by ranked gamers enough times for us to suggest them. With so many games in our dataset, we are very confident in our suggested builds.