Shen·Top Build
Win rate | 51.0% |
Pick rate | 2.9% |
Ban rate | 0.3% |
Matches | 47 338- |
Shen Build
Most Popular
Win Rate 54.6% based on 4 178 matches
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Most Popular
54.6%2nd Most Popular
52.6%Alternative
56.8%Off-Meta
55.0%Top Players
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58.8%Giswood OTP
64.1%Shaquete OTP
53.8%Matchup Specific
Mordekaiser
53.5%Aatrox
50.0%runes
spells
D
F
items
Starter Items
Time Target@ 13 sec
Early Items
@ 5 min
Core Items
@ 22 min
Full Build
ability order
Q
E
W
Skills
situational items
Shen Matchups Overview
Shen General information
Shen tips and tricks
Use your R 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 W.
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.
Shen combos
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The Best Shen Builds, Runes and Items for Top in
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 Titanic Hydra as your first item, followed by Plated Steelcaps and Iceborn Gauntlet. For your last 3 items, you should build Kaenic Rookern, Thornmail and finish with Jak'Sho, The Protean. For the skill order, you want to stick with Q - E - W. Right now, this build has 54.6% winrate over 4 178 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 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 Sunfire Aegis, which you should build first, followed by Plated Steelcaps as your second item and Thornmail as your third item. The rest of the items in order are Kaenic Rookern, Randuin's Omen and Iceborn Gauntlet. The skill order for this build is Q - E - W. In the current patch, this build has a 52.6% win rate over 2 899 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 Overgrowth in the primary tree, and Cheap Shot with Ultimate Hunter in the secondary tree, as well as Adaptive Force, Health Scaling, and Health 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 Knight's Vow, Iceborn Gauntlet and Thornmail. As far as ability max order goes, you want to keep it Q - E - W. This build is currently sitting at a 56.8% win rate across 2 113 matches played.
Off-Meta
If you want to try an Off-Meta Shen Top build in the current patch, try Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells, Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Second Wind and Overgrowth as your primary rune tree, and Cheap Shot with Ultimate Hunter as your secondary tree. Use Adaptive Force, Health Scaling and Health as your shards. For items in this build, you want to complete Dead Man's Plate as your first item, then finish Ionian Boots of Lucidity as your second item, and Hollow Radiance as third item. The last 3 options are Knight's Vow, Sterak's Gage and Thornmail. The ability order for this build is Q - E - W. As of the current patch, this build has a 55.0% win rate over 1 446 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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