Shen·Support Build
Win rate | 49.7% |
Pick rate | 0.4% |
Ban rate | 0.4% |
Matches | 6 493- |
Shen Build
Most Popular
Win Rate 54.3% based on 615 matches
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Most Popular
54.3%2nd Most Popular
49.0%Alternative
55.0%Off-Meta
57.5%Top Players ALL
Thống Nhất#VN2 OTP
64.7%햄치즈 쉔드위치#KR1 OTP
25.0%runes
spells
D
F
items
Starter Items
Time Target@ 13 sec
Early Items
@ 5 min
Core Items
@ 15 min
Full Build
ability order
Q
E
W
Skills
situational items
Shen Matchups Overview
Shen General information
Shen tips and tricks
Try and not let the enemy poke you down. If you let them poke you down, you’ll never be able to engage.
Before using your E 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 E aggressively.
Once you’re level 6, keep a constant eye on the minimap and be prepared to save a low health allied with your Ultimate R.
Shen combos
Every combo you need to master the champion!
The Best Shen Builds, Runes and Items for Support in Emerald +
Most Popular
If you want to use the most popular Shen Support 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 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 Bloodsong as your first item, followed by Plated Steelcaps and Heartsteel. For your last 3 items, you should build Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail and finish with Kaenic Rookern. For the skill order, you want to stick with Q - E - W. Right now, this build has 54.3% winrate over 615 matches played.
Optional
Your second option for Shen Support build would be to take Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells. The runes that this build takes advantage of are Aftershock as your keystone, Shield Bash, Second Wind and Revitalize 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 Celestial Opposition, which you should build first, followed by Ionian Boots of Lucidity as your second item and Locket of the Iron Solari as your third item. The rest of the items in order are Knight's Vow, Thornmail and Vigilant Wardstone. The skill order for this build is Q - E - W. In the current patch, this build has a 49.0% win rate over 563 matches.
Alternative
If you're looking for alternatives, you can use Flash and Ignite 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 Celestial Opposition as your first item, then Plated Steelcaps as a second item and Heartsteel as a third item. You want to finish the build with Thornmail, Kaenic Rookern and Titanic Hydra. As far as ability max order goes, you want to keep it Q - E - W. This build is currently sitting at a 55.0% win rate across 458 matches played.
Off-Meta
If you want to try an Off-Meta Shen Support build in the current patch, try Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells, Guardian, Shield Bash, Second Wind and Revitalize as your primary rune tree, and Cheap Shot with Ultimate Hunter as your secondary tree. Use Ability Haste, Health Scaling and Health Scaling as your shards. For items in this build, you want to complete Celestial Opposition as your first item, then finish Ionian Boots of Lucidity as your second item, and Locket of the Iron Solari as third item. The last 3 options are Knight's Vow, Abyssal Mask and Vigilant Wardstone. The ability order for this build is E - W - Q. As of the current patch, this build has a 57.5% win rate over 87 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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In-depth Build Stats
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Shen Counters - Best and Worst Matchups for Support in Emerald +
Best Matchups
In Patch 14.8 the best possible matchups for Shen Support are:
- vs. Tahm Kench - 63.9% win rate over 36 games.
- vs. Neeko - 60.4% win rate over 48 games.
- vs. Skarner - 60.0% win rate over 30 games.
- vs. Maokai - 56.3% win rate over 80 games.
- vs. Soraka - 55.5% win rate over 137 games.
Consider picking Shen into these matches to increase your chance to win a game. These are the most popular Support matchups that currently are in favor of Shen.
Worst Matchups
We highly recommend avoiding picking Shen in the current patch into the following Support matchups:
- vs. Braum - 34.4% win rate over 125 games.
- vs. Vel'Koz - 40.0% win rate over 60 games.
- vs. Sona - 44.2% win rate over 113 games.
- vs. Poppy - 44.8% win rate over 29 games.
- vs. Alistar - 45.0% win rate over 120 games.
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.