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Shen Top build & stats

Tank B 901 games · patch 16.18
Win rate
51.7%
Pick rate
3.4%
Ban rate
0.8%
Solo/Duo Flex ARAM
16.18 16.17 16.16
Division
Master
All divisions Challenger no data Grandmaster no data Master Diamond no data Emerald no data Platinum no data Gold no data Silver no data Bronze no data Iron no data
Build, runes, spells and skill order are from Master games only.

Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.18

Built from single items

Best three items so far

Bandlepipes
Bandlepipes
2,300 gold
Spirit Visage
Spirit Visage
2,700 gold
Unending Despair
Unending Despair
2,800 gold
7,800 gold
75.0% WR each item separately

Boots

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
900 gold
70.0% 10 games

Runes

Resolve Resolve + Inspiration Inspiration
65.6% WR
32 games · 4% 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
50.5% 91 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 51.7% of games as Top on patch 16.18 (901 games).
  • Most common core: Dusk and Dawn → Thornmail → Titanic Hydra — 58% win rate over 45 games.
  • Take Grasp of the Undying as keystone: picked in 97% of games with a 52% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Tahm Kench (85% over 13 games). Hardest: Cho'Gath (27% over 11 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Dusk and Dawn
Dusk and Dawn
Bandlepipes
Bandlepipes
Titanic Hydra
Titanic Hydra
66.7% WR
3 games · 0% pick
Dusk and Dawn
Dusk and Dawn
Thornmail
Thornmail
Titanic Hydra
Titanic Hydra
66.7% WR
3 games · 0% pick
Kaenic Rookern
Kaenic Rookern
Dusk and Dawn
Dusk and Dawn
Randuin's Omen
Randuin's Omen
66.7% WR
3 games · 0% pick

Boots

Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps
45.5% WR
88 games · 10% pick
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
37.0% WR
46 games · 5% pick
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
70.0% WR
10 games · 1% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
Bandlepipes Bandlepipes
 68.8% 2% (16)
Protoplasm Harness Protoplasm Harness
 66.7% 1% (6)
Zeke's Convergence Zeke's Convergence
 66.7% 1% (6)
Thornmail Thornmail
 57.1% 2% (21)
Kaenic Rookern Kaenic Rookern
 55.0% 2% (20)
Dusk and Dawn Dusk and Dawn
 49.1% 6% (53)
Titanic Hydra Titanic Hydra
 47.5% 13% (120)
Sunfire Aegis Sunfire Aegis
 41.2% 2% (17)
Hollow Radiance Hollow Radiance
 40.0% 2% (15)
Dead Man's Plate Dead Man's Plate
 40.0% 1% (10)
Randuin's Omen Randuin's Omen
 38.5% 3% (26)
Heartsteel Heartsteel
 36.4% 1% (11)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Resolve Resolve + Inspiration Inspiration
65.6% WR
32 games · 4% 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
Resolve Resolve + Domination Domination
61.9% WR
21 games · 2% pick
Grasp of the Undying Shield Bash Second Wind Revitalize Cheap Shot Ultimate Hunter
Resolve Resolve + Inspiration Inspiration
20.0% WR
10 games · 1% 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. 45.2%17% pick
  • Aftershock Aftershock After immobilizing an enemy champion gain defenses and later deal a burst of magic damage around you. 66.7%0% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Ignite Flash + Ignite 50.5%10% pick
  • Flash Teleport Flash + Teleport 39.1%8% pick
  • Exhaust Flash Exhaust + Flash 66.7%0% 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.