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Shen Top build & stats

Tank B 71 games · patch 16.16
Win rate
52.1%
Pick rate
5.1%
Ban rate
1.1%
Solo/Duo Flex ARAM
16.18 16.17 16.16
Division
All divisions
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Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.16

Built from single items

Best three items so far

Dead Man's Plate
Dead Man's Plate
2,900 gold
Hollow Radiance
Hollow Radiance
2,800 gold
Titanic Hydra
Titanic Hydra
3,300 gold
9,000 gold
71.4% WR each item separately

Boots

Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
1,250 gold
51.6% 31 games

Runes

Resolve Resolve + Inspiration Inspiration
68.4% WR
19 games · 27% pick
Grasp of the Undying
Grasp of the Undying

Every 4s your next attack on a champion deals bonus magic damage, heals you, and permanently increases your health.

Resolve Resolve
Grasp of the Undying Aftershock Guardian
Shield Bash Demolish Font of Life
Conditioning Second Wind Bone Plating
Unflinching Overgrowth Revitalize
Inspiration Inspiration
Magical Footwear Hextech Flashtraption Cash Back
Triple Tonic Biscuit Delivery Time Warp Tonic
Jack Of All Trades Cosmic Insight Approach Velocity
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling

Summoner spells

Flash Ignite
54.5% 44 games

Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Not enough players have finished the same three items yet, so the core above is the three strongest items measured one by one. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.

Tips for Shen

Generated from this patch's numbers

  • Shen wins 52.1% of games as Top on patch 16.16 (71 games).
  • Take Grasp of the Undying as keystone: picked in 97% of games with a 51% win rate.
  • Shen scales: 57% win rate after 35 minutes versus 40% before 25. Farm safely early and never surrender.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Dusk and Dawn
Dusk and Dawn
Thornmail
Thornmail
Titanic Hydra
Titanic Hydra
75.0% WR
4 games · 6% pick
Kaenic Rookern
Kaenic Rookern
Dusk and Dawn
Dusk and Dawn
Titanic Hydra
Titanic Hydra
33.3% WR
3 games · 4% pick
Dusk and Dawn
Dusk and Dawn
Heartsteel
Heartsteel
Titanic Hydra
Titanic Hydra
66.7% WR
3 games · 4% pick

Boots

Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps
51.5% WR
33 games · 46% pick
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
51.6% WR
31 games · 44% pick
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness
75.0% WR
4 games · 6% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
Dead Man's Plate Dead Man's Plate
 100.0% 10% (7)
Hollow Radiance Hollow Radiance
 70.0% 14% (10)
Randuin's Omen Randuin's Omen
 66.7% 4% (3)
Thornmail Thornmail
 57.9% 27% (19)
Dusk and Dawn Dusk and Dawn
 57.6% 46% (33)
Titanic Hydra Titanic Hydra
 56.9% 82% (58)
Kaenic Rookern Kaenic Rookern
 53.8% 18% (13)
Unending Despair Unending Despair
 50.0% 6% (4)
Sunfire Aegis Sunfire Aegis
 50.0% 6% (4)
Bandlepipes Bandlepipes
 42.9% 10% (7)
Heartsteel Heartsteel
 33.3% 13% (9)
Protoplasm Harness Protoplasm Harness
 33.3% 4% (3)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Resolve Resolve + Domination Domination
38.1% WR
21 games · 30% pick
Grasp of the Undying
Grasp of the Undying

Every 4s your next attack on a champion deals bonus magic damage, heals you, and permanently increases your health.

Resolve Resolve
Grasp of the Undying Aftershock Guardian
Shield Bash Demolish Font of Life
Conditioning Second Wind Bone Plating
Unflinching Overgrowth Revitalize
Domination Domination
Cheap Shot Taste of Blood Sudden Impact
Sixth Sense Grisly Mementos Deep Ward
Relentless Hunter Ultimate Hunter Treasure Hunter
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling
Resolve Resolve + Inspiration Inspiration
68.4% WR
19 games · 27% pick
Grasp of the Undying Shield Bash Second Wind Overgrowth Approach Velocity Biscuit Delivery
Resolve Resolve + Inspiration Inspiration
38.5% WR
13 games · 18% pick
Grasp of the Undying Shield Bash Second Wind Overgrowth Biscuit Delivery Approach Velocity

Keystones

  • Grasp of the Undying Grasp of the Undying Every 4s your next attack on a champion deals bonus magic damage, heals you, and permanently increases your health. 50.7%97% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Ignite Flash + Ignite 54.5%62% pick
  • Flash Teleport Flash + Teleport 46.2%37% pick

Abilities & skill order

  • PKi Barrier

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

  • QTwilight Assault

    Shen recalls his spirit blade to attack with it, dealing damage based on the target's max health. The attacks are greatly empowered if it collides with an enemy champion, and all collided enemies are slowed while running...

  • WSpirit's Refuge

    Attacks that would hit Shen or his allies near his spirit blade are blocked.

  • EShadow Dash

    Shen dashes in a direction, taunting enemies in his path.

  • RStand United

    Shen shields target allied champion from incoming damage, and soon after teleports to their location.