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Shen

Build for Jungle
Ki BarrierPTwilight AssaultQSpirit's RefugeWShadow DashEStand UnitedR
Updated 13 minutes ago · Patch 26.19
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Tier
A
Win rate
54.8%
Win rate change
+54.8%
Pick rate
0.2%
Ban rate
0.7%
Games
124
High-elo games

Runes

60.8% (51)

Resolve

Grasp of the UndyingAftershockGuardian
DemolishFont of LifeShield Bash
ConditioningSecond WindBone Plating
OvergrowthRevitalizeUnflinching

Sorcery

Axiom ArcanistManaflow BandNimbus Cloak
TranscendenceCelerityAbsolute Focus
ScorchWaterwalkingGathering Storm
Adaptive ForceAttack SpeedAbility Haste
Adaptive ForceMove SpeedHealth Scaling
HealthTenacity and Slow ResistHealth Scaling

Summoner spells

FlashSmite
54.6% 119

Skill priority

Twilight AssaultQShadow DashESpirit's RefugeW
64.1% 92

Start

Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion60.5%
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion67.9%

Boots

Plated Steelcaps61.9%
Mercury's Treads50.0%

Vision

Oracle Lens1.5 control wards / game

First back usually around 4:02

Giant's Belt43.8%14%
BootsBami's Cinder66.7%5%

Build order

  1. Kindlegem
  2. Giant's Belt
  3. Protoplasm Harness
  4. Boots
  5. Mercury's Treads
  6. Ruby Crystal
  7. Cloth Armor
  8. Ruby Crystal
  9. Kindlegem
  10. Chain Vest
  11. Unending Despair
  12. Plated Steelcaps
  13. Ruby Crystal
  14. Bramble Vest
  15. Negatron Cloak
  16. Abyssal Mask

Completed items

  1. Protoplasm Harness160.6%11:05
  2. Titanic Hydra259.5%14:28
  3. Plated Steelcaps362.5%14:33
  4. Unending Despair473.2%20:07
  5. Dusk and Dawn541.9%20:50
When items get finished
051015202530
Protoplasm Harness
Titanic Hydra
Plated Steelcaps
Unending Despair
Dusk and Dawn

Median finish time in minutes, from the games that built each item.

Situational

  • Thornmail68.0%
  • Abyssal Mask83.3%
  • Heartsteel53.3%
  • Spirit Visage66.7%
  • Randuin's Omen83.3%
  • Sunfire Aegis72.7%
  • Jak'Sho, The Protean77.8%
  • Zeke's Convergence50.0%

Skill path

Twilight AssaultQShadow DashESpirit's RefugeWMost popular leveling order
Skill path
Twilight AssaultQ14579
Spirit's RefugeW314151718
Shadow DashE28101213
Stand UnitedR61116

Toughest matchups

These champions counter Shen

Not enough games against specific opponents yet.

Best matchups

Shen beats these champions

Jungle path

How Shen players start and clear, from 119 games
Blue Sentinel1Gromp2Wolves3Raptors4Red Brambleback5Krugs6
Typical full clear: Blue Sentinel › Gromp › Wolves › Raptors › Red Brambleback › KrugsFirst camp and clear style come from real games; Riot records positions once a minute, so the camps in between follow the standard route.
Red side start41%
Blue side start59%
Path styleFull clear about 3:30
Full clear 73%3-camp gank 25%Invade 3%
First gankusually around 4:00
Bot 49%Top 36%Mid 15%

Win rate by game length

Shen scales: the longer, the better
< 25 min35 games25-30 min29 games30-35 min34 games35+ min26 games

Average gold vs the lane opponent at 15:00: -760 (102 games)

Damage breakdown

Physical48%Magic44%True9%

Similar champions

Playing as Shen

  • Keep an eye on allies and be ready to save them with your teleport.
  • Leverage your Energy to get a long-term advantage over Mana users.

Playing against Shen

  • Be ready to dodge Shen's taunt and punish him if he misses.
  • Once Shen reaches level 6, watch out for his global-range ultimate, which can turn fights quickly.

Official tips from Riot