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Shen Build

Ki Barrier
Twilight Assault
Q
Spirit's Refuge
W
Shadow Dash
E
Stand United
R
Tank
Tank
2/1
Win/Loss
<1%
Pick Rate
2%
Ban Rate

Matchups

Shen is strong against
55%
55%
54%
54%
53%
Ornn
53%
Volibear
52%
Malphite
52%
Pantheon
52%
Dr. Mundo
52%
Tryndamere
51%
Jayce
51%
Irelia
51%
Sion
51%
Fiora
51%
Nasus
51%
Yorick
51%
Renekton
51%
Gnar
50%
Gangplank
50%
Shen is weak against
Kled
42%
Illaoi
44%
Urgot
45%
Kayle
46%
Riven
46%
Garen
46%
Mordekaiser
47%
Yone
48%
Zaahen
48%
Gwen
48%
Sett
48%
Darius
48%
Yasuo
49%
Cho'Gath
49%
Vladimir
49%
Aatrox
50%
Singed
50%
Jax
50%
Gangplank
50%
Gnar
50%

Early Shen Build

Summoner Spells
FlashTeleport
90%
9
Flash
10%
1
Starter Items
Doran's Shield
Health Potion
95%
10
Health Potion
5%
1
Starter Trinket
Stealth Ward
100%
10
Item
First
Second
Titanic Hydra
70%
7
Iceborn Gauntlet
20%
2
Death's Dance
10%
1

Shen Item Build

Item Buy Order
Two
Three
Titanic HydraUnending Despair
33%
3
Iceborn GauntletTitanic Hydra
22%
2
Titanic HydraDead Man's Plate
22%
2
Core Items
Titanic Hydra
90%
9
Unending Despair
40%
4
Dead Man's Plate
25%
3
Iceborn Gauntlet
20%
2
Thornmail
15%
2
Death's Dance
10%
1
Heartsteel
5%
1
Kaenic Rookern
5%
1
Navori Flickerblade
5%
1
Final Boots
Plated Steelcaps
80%
8
15%
2
5%
1
Final Trinket
Stealth Ward
85%
9
10%
1
5%
1

Abilities

Spell Skill Priority
Twilight Assault
Q
Shadow Dash
E
Spirit's Refuge
W
100%
10
Twilight Assault
Q
Spirit's Refuge
W
Shadow Dash
E
Stand United
R

Runes

Resolve + Inspiration
Grasp of the Undying
Inspiration
Grasp of the Undying
Domination
Grasp of the Undying
Precision
Resolve
Resolve
Grasp of the Undying
Aftershock
Guardian
Demolish
Font of Life
Shield Bash
Conditioning
Second Wind
Bone Plating
Overgrowth
Revitalize
Unflinching
Inspiration
Inspiration
Hextech Flashtraption
Magical Footwear
Cash Back
Triple Tonic
Time Warp Tonic
Biscuit Delivery
Cosmic Insight
Approach Velocity
Jack Of All Trades

How to play Shen

Shen Shen – the Eye of Twilight – is based on our LoL Top Tier List on patch 15.14 a S-Tier Top Top champion. Based on ranked matches from summoners with a PLATINUM+ tier, Shen Shen has a win rate of 51.4%, a pick rate of 4.1%, a ban rate of 2.1% and an average KDA Ratio of 0.0, which shows that the Tank Tank is in an excellent spot in the current meta of season 15. If you want to learn how to play Shen on your matches, keep in mind that this champion is moderately difficult to play in LoL. This Shen guide will give you also an understanding on how to beat Shen. Besides the upcoming Shen Top Build the position Support is a valid choice as well.

Pregame Build

In champion select you need to choose your Shen Shen runes and summoner spells. The best Shen Top Runes 15.14 are Resolve Resolve as the primary path and Domination Domination as the secondary path. The most supportive Shen Shen keystone rune is Grasp of the Undying Grasp of the Undying. Flash Flash and Teleport Teleport are the summoner spells, which fits this LoL Shen Build the most.

Item Build on Shen

The starter items for the best Shen Build on patch 15.14 are Doran's Shield Doran's Shield, Health Potion Health Potion, and a Stealth Ward Stealth Ward as the trinket. As the game progresses, the most popular Shen Shen items are Titanic Hydra Titanic Hydra and Dead Man's Plate Dead Man's Plate. Plated Steelcaps Plated Steelcaps are the most bought Shen Shen boots by Pros. This Shen Build will outstandingly increase your chances to gain LP and to climb the leaderboard in LoL.

Shen Abilities

At the beginning of a match start to skill the ability Twilight Assault Twilight Assault on Shen Shen. As the match progresses, it is best to maximise Twilight Assault Twilight Assault into Shadow Dash Shadow Dash and at last Spirit's Refuge Spirit's Refuge. Twilight Assault Twilight Assault is a very strong ability of Shen Shen in order to build up a lead and dominate your opponents. The passive is called Ki Barrier Ki Barrier and there is no need to set it manually on a Shen Build.

Select one of the abilities below in order to start a clip of the ability:
Ki Barrier
Twilight Assault
Q
Spirit's Refuge
W
Shadow Dash
E
Stand United
R
Ki Barrier

After casting a spell, Shen gets a shield. Affecting other champions reduces the cooldown of this effect.

Biography

Among the secretive, Ionian warriors known as the Kinkou, Shen serves as their leader, the Eye of Twilight. He longs to remain free from the confusion of emotion, prejudice, and ego, and walks the unseen path of dispassionate judgment between the spirit realm and the physical world. Tasked with enforcing the equilibrium between them, Shen wields blades of steel and arcane energy against any who would threaten it.

Read Shen's bio

Available Shen Skins

Besides the Shen build you can select a skin for Shen. The best Shen skins you can find below.

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