Shen Top build & stats
- Win rate
- 50.6%
- Pick rate
- 4.4%
- Ban rate
- 1.2%
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Recommended build
Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17
Start with
Finish these three
Boots
Runes
Resolve +
Inspiration 
Every 4s your next attack on a champion deals bonus magic damage, heals you, and permanently increases your health.
Resolve
Inspiration
Summoner spells
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. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.
Tips for Shen
Generated from this patch's numbers
- Shen wins 50.6% of games as Top on patch 16.17 (332 games).
- Most common core: Kaenic Rookern → Dusk and Dawn → Titanic Hydra — 46% win rate over 13 games.
- Take Grasp of the Undying as keystone: picked in 98% of games with a 51% win rate.
- Best matchup: Tryndamere (75% over 8 games). Hardest: Garen (29% over 14 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
Items
Most common sets of three completed items
Core build
Starting items
Boots
Legendary items by win rate
| Item | Win rate | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| 71.4% | 4% (14) | |
| 68.0% | 8% (25) | |
| 65.2% | 7% (23) | |
| 57.1% | 15% (49) | |
| 54.9% | 25% (82) | |
| 54.5% | 10% (33) | |
| 51.3% | 81% (269) | |
| 51.0% | 44% (147) | |
| 48.1% | 8% (27) | |
| 45.3% | 16% (53) | |
| 31.8% | 7% (22) | |
| 23.1% | 4% (13) |
Runes
Most played full pages and keystone win rates
Resolve +
Domination
Every 4s your next attack on a champion deals bonus magic damage, heals you, and permanently increases your health.
Resolve
Domination
Resolve +
Inspiration
Resolve +
Inspiration
Keystones
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Grasp of the Undying
Every 4s your next attack on a champion deals bonus magic damage, heals you, and permanently increases your health.
50.8%98% pick
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Hail of Blades
Gain a large amount of Attack Speed and bonus true damage for the first 3 attacks made against enemy champions.
25.0%1% pick
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Press the Attack
Hitting an enemy champion 3 consecutive times deals bonus damage and amplifies your damage until you leave combat with champions.
33.3%1% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Ignite
48.8%72% pick
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Flash + Teleport
52.9%26% pick
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Exhaust + Flash
50.0%2% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
Q
E
W
0.0%2 games
Most common first three levels: Q → E → W (20%).
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PKi BarrierAfter casting a spell, Shen gets a shield. Affecting other champions reduces the cooldown of this effect.
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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...
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WSpirit's Refuge
Attacks that would hit Shen or his allies near his spirit blade are blocked.
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EShadow Dash
Shen dashes in a direction, taunting enemies in his path.
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RStand UnitedShen shields target allied champion from incoming damage, and soon after teleports to their location.