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Shen·Mid Build

Ki BarrierP
Twilight AssaultQ
Spirit's RefugeW
Shadow DashE
Stand UnitedR
Win rate53.4%
Pick rate0.3%
Ban rate0.3%
Matches665-
Shen Mid has a 53.4% win rate with 0.3% pick rate in Emerald + and is currently ranked S tier. Based on our analysis of 665 matches in patch 14.8 the best build for Shen is Hollow Radiance, Ionian Boots of Lucidity, Dead Man's Plate, Iceborn Gauntlet, and Sterak's Gage. Most picked runes for Shen Mid are Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Second Wind, and Overgrowth for primary tree, as well as Cheap Shot, and Ultimate Hunter for secondary tree.
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Shen Build

Mid Mid ∙ Patch 14.8

Most Popular

Win Rate 56.5% based on 271 matches

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Recommended builds

Build
WR
Grasp of the UndyingDomination
Hollow Radiance

Most Popular

56.5%
Grasp of the UndyingDomination
Dead Man's Plate

Highest WR

60.0%

Top Players
ALL

Player name
WR
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Timothy#6336 OTP

87.5%
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o menino Luigi OTP

50.0%
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Źen OTP

60.0%

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
Ingenious 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

SummonerDot

F

items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's Shield
Health Potion
Stealth Ward

@ 11 sec

Early Items

Ionian Boots of Lucidity

@ 4 min

Core Items

Hollow Radiance
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Dead Man's Plate

@ 21 min

Full Build

Hollow Radiance
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Dead Man's Plate
Iceborn Gauntlet
Sterak's Gage
Knight's Vow

ability order

Max:

Q

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E

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W

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Skills

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

situational items

Kaenic Rookern
Thornmail
Force of Nature
Titanic Hydra
Randuin's Omen
Locket of the Iron Solari

Shen Matchups Overview

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

Most Popular

If you want to use the most popular Shen Mid build, you should take Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells. For runes, you should pick Grasp of the Undying as your keystone, followed by Shield Bash, Second Wind and Overgrowth in the primary tree, as well as Cheap Shot and Ultimate Hunter in the secondary tree. For rune shards, you want Adaptive Force in offense, Health Scaling in flex and Health in defense, though it depends on the matchup. Finally, for your items, you should build Hollow Radiance as your first item, followed by Ionian Boots of Lucidity and Dead Man's Plate. For your last 3 items, you should build Iceborn Gauntlet, Sterak's Gage and finish with Knight's Vow. For the skill order, you want to stick with Q - E - W. Right now, this build has 56.5% winrate over 271 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 Mid in Emerald +

Best Matchups

In Patch 14.8 the best possible matchups for Shen Mid are:

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

Worst Matchups

We highly recommend avoiding picking Shen in the current patch into the following Mid 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.