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Shen build & stats

Tank B 93 games · patch 16.18
Win rate
53.8%
Pick rate
5.1%
Ban rate
0.0%
Division
All divisions

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

Dusk and Dawn
Dusk and Dawn
3,100 gold
Titanic Hydra
Titanic Hydra
3,300 gold
Unending Despair
Unending Despair
2,800 gold
9,200 gold
66.7% WR each item separately

Boots

Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
1,250 gold
52.5% 59 games

Runes

Resolve Resolve + Precision Precision
69.2% WR
13 games · 14% pick
Aftershock
Aftershock

After immobilizing an enemy champion gain defenses and later deal a burst of magic damage around you.

Resolve Resolve
Grasp of the Undying Aftershock Guardian
Shield Bash Demolish Font of Life
Conditioning Second Wind Bone Plating
Unflinching Overgrowth Revitalize
Precision Precision
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling

Summoner spells

Flash Mark
55.6% 81 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 53.8% of games as any role on patch 16.18 (93 games).
  • Most common core: Thornmail → Warmog's Armor → Heartsteel — 43% win rate over 7 games.
  • Take Grasp of the Undying as keystone: picked in 75% of games with a 53% win rate.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Thornmail
Thornmail
Warmog's Armor
Warmog's Armor
Heartsteel
Heartsteel
42.9% WR
7 games · 8% pick
Unending Despair
Unending Despair
Thornmail
Thornmail
Heartsteel
Heartsteel
75.0% WR
4 games · 4% pick
Kaenic Rookern
Kaenic Rookern
Thornmail
Thornmail
Heartsteel
Heartsteel
25.0% WR
4 games · 4% pick

Boots

Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
52.5% WR
59 games · 63% pick
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps
50.0% WR
24 games · 26% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
100.0% 3% (3)
75.0% 4% (4)
66.7% 6% (6)
61.5% 28% (26)
59.4% 34% (32)
54.5% 12% (11)
52.4% 90% (84)
52.0% 27% (25)
51.3% 42% (39)
50.0% 9% (8)
50.0% 4% (4)
40.0% 16% (15)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Resolve Resolve + Precision Precision
53.3% WR
30 games · 32% 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
Precision Precision
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling
Resolve Resolve + Domination Domination
47.6% WR
21 games · 23% pick
Grasp of the Undying Shield Bash Second Wind Revitalize Cheap Shot Ultimate Hunter
Resolve Resolve + Precision Precision
69.2% WR
13 games · 14% pick
Aftershock Shield Bash Bone Plating Overgrowth Legend: Haste Triumph

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. 52.9%75% pick
  • Aftershock Aftershock After immobilizing an enemy champion gain defenses and later deal a burst of magic damage around you. 68.8%17% pick
  • Dark Harvest Dark Harvest Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim. 0.0%3% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Mark Flash + Mark 55.6%87% pick
  • Flash Heal Flash + Heal 0.0%5% pick
  • Flash Ignite Flash + Ignite 75.0%4% 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.