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Shen·Top Build

Ki BarrierP
Twilight AssaultQ
Spirit's RefugeW
Shadow DashE
Stand UnitedR
Win rate50.9%
Pick rate2.8%
Ban rate0.3%
Matches62 465-
Shen Top has a 50.9% win rate with 2.8% pick rate in Emerald + and is currently ranked A tier. Based on our analysis of 62 465 matches in patch 14.12 the best build for Shen is Sunfire Aegis, Plated Steelcaps, Thornmail, Kaenic Rookern, and Randuin's Omen. Most picked runes for Shen Top are Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Second Wind, and Revitalize for primary tree, as well as Cheap Shot, and Ultimate Hunter for secondary tree.
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Shen Build

Top Top  Patch 14.12

Most Popular

Win Rate 52.0% based on 5 626 matches

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Recommended builds

Build
WR
Grasp of the UndyingDomination
Sunfire Aegis

Most Popular

52.0%
Grasp of the UndyingDomination
Dead Man's Plate

2nd Most Popular

56.2%
Grasp of the UndyingDomination
Hollow Radiance

Alternative

57.2%
Grasp of the UndyingDomination
Heartsteel

Off-Meta

59.8%

Top Players
ALL

Player name
WR

Passion Pro

66.7%
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Frank Shenatra OTP

70.8%
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Gordalf OTP

52.6%

Matchup Specific

vs Champion
WR

Aatrox

52.8%

Sett

44.6%

runes

Resolve
Resolve
Grasp of the UndyingAftershockGuardian
Demolish
Font of Life
Shield Bash
Conditioning
Second Wind
Bone Plating
Overgrowth
Revitalize
Unflinching
Domination
Domination
Cheap Shot
Taste of Blood
Sudden Impact
Zombie Ward
Ghost Poro
Eyeball Collection
Treasure Hunter
Relentless Hunter
Ultimate Hunter
Adaptive Force
Attack Speed
Ability Haste
Adaptive Force
Move Speed
Health Scaling
Health
Tenacity and Slow Resist
Health Scaling

spells

SummonerFlash

D

SummonerTeleport

F

items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's Shield
Health Potion
Stealth Ward

@ 13 sec

Early Items

Bami's Cinder
Boots

@ 5 min

Core Items

Sunfire Aegis
Plated Steelcaps
Thornmail

@ 22 min

Full Build

Sunfire Aegis
Plated Steelcaps
Thornmail
Kaenic Rookern
Randuin's Omen
Iceborn Gauntlet

ability order

Max:

Q

right arrow

E

right arrow

W

right arrow

Skills

Ki Barrier
Twilight Assault
Spirit's Refuge
Shadow Dash
Stand United
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
11
R
12
E
13
E
14
W
15
W
16
R
17
W
18
W

situational items

Titanic Hydra
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Spirit Visage
Locket of the Iron Solari
Dead Man's Plate
Frozen Heart

Shen Matchups Overview

Shen General information

Shen tips and tricks

Use your Stand UnitedR proactively when you see your teammates going for 1v1’s. Keep a constant eye on the map for ganks and be prepared to pull the trigger if needed.

Try to whittle down your opponent with short and effective trades based around your Passive and Spirit's RefugeW.

Before using your Shadow DashE, check the minimap to see if the enemy Jungler is nearby. If they’re not nearby, try to bait out an ability before going in. If they’re nearby, do not use your Shadow DashE aggressively.

Shen combos

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The Best Shen Builds, Runes and Items for Top in Emerald +

Most Popular

If you want to use the most popular Shen Top build, you should take Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells. For runes, you should pick Grasp of the Undying as your keystone, followed by Shield Bash, Second Wind and Revitalize in the primary tree, as well as Cheap Shot and Ultimate Hunter in the secondary tree. For rune shards, you want Attack Speed in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health Scaling in defense, though it depends on the matchup. Finally, for your items, you should build Sunfire Aegis as your first item, followed by Plated Steelcaps and Thornmail. For your last 3 items, you should build Kaenic Rookern, Randuin's Omen and finish with Iceborn Gauntlet. For the skill order, you want to stick with Q - E - W. Right now, this build has 52.0% winrate over 5 626 matches played.

Optional

Your second option for Shen Top build would be to take Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells. The runes that this build takes advantage of are Grasp of the Undying as your keystone, Shield Bash, Second Wind and Overgrowth in the primary tree, and Cheap Shot with Ultimate Hunter in the secondary tree. The shards used in this build are Attack Speed in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health Scaling in defense. The items for the build are Dead Man's Plate, which you should build first, followed by Ionian Boots of Lucidity as your second item and Hollow Radiance as your third item. The rest of the items in order are Thornmail, Iceborn Gauntlet and Kaenic Rookern. The skill order for this build is Q - E - W. In the current patch, this build has a 56.2% win rate over 2 493 matches.

Alternative

If you're looking for alternatives, you can use Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells, with runes being Grasp of the Undying as your keystone, Shield Bash, Second Wind and Revitalize in the primary tree, and Cheap Shot with Ultimate Hunter in the secondary tree, as well as Attack Speed, Adaptive Force, and Health Scaling as your rune shards. The items that this build incorporates are Hollow Radiance as your first item, then Ionian Boots of Lucidity as a second item and Dead Man's Plate as a third item. You want to finish the build with Thornmail, Locket of the Iron Solari and Redemption. As far as ability max order goes, you want to keep it Q - E - W. This build is currently sitting at a 57.2% win rate across 2 407 matches played.

Off-Meta

If you want to try an Off-Meta Shen Top build in the current patch, try Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells, Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Second Wind and Revitalize as your primary rune tree, and Cheap Shot with Ultimate Hunter as your secondary tree. Use Attack Speed, Adaptive Force and Health Scaling as your shards. For items in this build, you want to complete Heartsteel as your first item, then finish Plated Steelcaps as your second item, and Sunfire Aegis as third item. The last 3 options are Thornmail, Kaenic Rookern and Iceborn Gauntlet. The ability order for this build is Q - E - W. As of the current patch, this build has a 59.8% win rate over 2 060 matches played.

Situational Shen Runes and Items

Depending on the context of your game, your matchup, and enemy champions, you might want to consider building some situational items or take specific runes. Carefully examine your team, enemy team, game state , and your matchup to plan your Shen build accordingly! For example, when it comes to rune shards, you might want to take either Armor or Magic Resist, depending on which champion you are about to lane against.

Furthermore, if you want a more detailed breakdown, you should also check out Shen runes page.

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Shen Counters - Best and Worst Matchups for Top in Emerald +

Best Matchups

In Patch 14.13 the best possible matchups for Shen Top are:

Consider picking Shen into these matches to increase your chance to win a game. These are the most popular Top matchups that currently are in favor of Shen.

Worst Matchups

We highly recommend avoiding picking Shen in the current patch into the following Top matchups:

These champions are considered as Shen counters in the current patch, and playing such a matchup will decrease your chances of winning a game.

Additional Notes

If you want to find out more about best and worst matchups, as well as specific matchup statistics, we highly encourage you to check our Shen counters page. Keep in mind that while the champion may counter or be countered, it also comes down to your individual skill, the skill of your opponent, your team, and enemy team compositions.