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Shen

Shen Support

the Eye of Twilight
Win Rate: All Roles 49.6% | as Support 48.2%
Pick Rate: All Roles 4.3% | as Support 0.6%
Ban Rate: 0.7%
Analyzed: 34182 ranked matches
League: Platinum+
Patch: 15.24 (25.24)
Top Support ARAM

Shen Support Guide

D Tier

Shen is off-meta in Support with a 48.2% win rate (#46 among Support champions), compared to 49.6% win rate across all roles. Challenging pick that needs skill to work. Shen appeals only to mains with 4.3% overall pick rate and minimal 0.6% presence in Support in Plat+ on patch 15.24 (25.24)**Data may mix with previous patch on the first day of patch release, based on 34182 ranked games. Very situational - only 14.0% of Shen's games are in this role. Standard build starts with Plated Steelcaps, into Heartsteel, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Thornmail. Shen has weak vision control - 0.91 wards/min (#22 among supports). Averages 2.6 KDA (#20 among Support champions). Rarely banned at 0.7% (147th place). Most used runes for this build are Aftershock, Shield Bash, Second Wind, Revitalize, for Resolve primary and Cheap Shot, Ultimate Hunter, for Domination secondary. When playing, most players max abilities in Q > E > W order.

Shen Roles

Shen

  • Top
    (Top - 79.4%) 27141 games

  • Support
    (Support - 14.0%) 4799 games

ARAM Stats

  • ARAM
    Analyzed 10970 ARAM games

Shen Support Stats

48.2%
Win Rate (Role)
14.0%
Support (Role Rate)
0.7%
Ban Rate
0.0000
Penta/Game
3.8
Kills/Game
6.6
Deaths/Game
13.4
Assists/Game
0.91
Wards/Min
1.14
CS/Min
311
Gold/Min

Damage Type

Physical: 53.8%
Magic: 34.7%
True: 11.53%

Overall Champion Matrix

Shen Support Summoner Spells

Most Popular
Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Ignite
Ignite Deals true damage over time to target enemy champion and reduces healing effects on them for the duration.
49.0% Win Rate 78.9% Pick Rate3788 games

Highest Win Rate
Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Ignite
Ignite Deals true damage over time to target enemy champion and reduces healing effects on them for the duration.
49.0% Win Rate 78.9% Pick Rate3788 games

Shen Support Item Builds

Most Popular Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
World Atlas
World Atlas (400 gold)
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
47.9% Win Rate 80.4% Pick Rate3859 games
Popular Boots
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed
Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
49.7% Win Rate 42.1% Pick Rate2019 games
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity
47.7% Win Rate 25.6% Pick Rate1230 games
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
45 Move Speed
Ionian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
51.3% Win Rate 16.6% Pick Rate795 games
Core Build
Giant's Belt
Giant's Belt (900 gold) 350 Health
->
Heartsteel
Heartsteel (3000 gold) 900 Health
100% Base Health Regen
Colossal Consumption (0s) per target
If an enemy champion is nearby for a few seconds, your next Attack against them deals 70 plus 6% of your max Health as bonus physical damage and grants 8% of the damage as max Health.
Goliath
For each 1000 max Health, gain 3% increased size, up to 30%.
Locket of the Iron Solari
Locket of the Iron Solari (2200 gold) 200 Health
25 Armor
25 Magic Resist
10 Ability Haste
Devotion
Grant nearby allies a 200 - 360 Shield that decays over 2.5 seconds.
Thornmail
Thornmail (2450 gold) 150 Health
75 Armor
Thorns
When struck by an Attack, deal magic damage to the attacker and apply 40% Wounds for 3 seconds if they are a champion.
52.3% Win Rate 2.7% Pick Rate130 games
Final Build
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Jak'Sho, The Protean (3200 gold) 350 Health
45 Armor
45 Magic Resist
Voidborn Resilience
After 5 seconds of champion combat, increase your bonus Armor and Magic Resist by 30% until end of combat.
63.8% Win Rate 11.5% Pick Rate552 games

Best Win Rate Build

Starting Items
Oracle Lens
Oracle Lens (0 gold) Active (160 - 100s, max 2 charges)
Reveals enemy Stealth Wards and traps around you for 6 seconds.
Control Ward
Control Ward (75 gold) Consume
Places a Control Ward that grants vision and reveals enemy Stealth Wards, traps and Camouflaged enemies.
World Atlas
World Atlas (400 gold)
73.0% Win Rate 0.5% Pick Rate23 games
Highest Winrate Boots
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
45 Move Speed
Ionian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
51.3% Win Rate 16.6% Pick Rate795 games
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
49.8% Win Rate 4.6% Pick Rate220 games
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed
Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
49.7% Win Rate 42.1% Pick Rate2019 games
Core Build
Giant's Belt
Giant's Belt (900 gold) 350 Health
->
Heartsteel
Heartsteel (3000 gold) 900 Health
100% Base Health Regen
Colossal Consumption (0s) per target
If an enemy champion is nearby for a few seconds, your next Attack against them deals 70 plus 6% of your max Health as bonus physical damage and grants 8% of the damage as max Health.
Goliath
For each 1000 max Health, gain 3% increased size, up to 30%.
Thornmail
Thornmail (2450 gold) 150 Health
75 Armor
Thorns
When struck by an Attack, deal magic damage to the attacker and apply 40% Wounds for 3 seconds if they are a champion.
Locket of the Iron Solari
Locket of the Iron Solari (2200 gold) 200 Health
25 Armor
25 Magic Resist
10 Ability Haste
Devotion
Grant nearby allies a 200 - 360 Shield that decays over 2.5 seconds.
66.7% Win Rate 2.7% Pick Rate131 games
Final Build
Kaenic Rookern
Kaenic Rookern (2900 gold) 400 Health
80 Magic Resist
100% Base Health Regen
Magebane
After not taking magic damage for 15 seconds, gain a magic shield.
74.2% Win Rate 4.3% Pick Rate205 games
Other Items
Randuin's Omen
Randuin's Omen (2700 gold) 350 Health
75 Armor
Resilience
Receive 30% less damage from Critical Strikes.
Humility
Slow nearby enemies by 70% for 2 seconds.
70.1% Win Rate 7.5% Pick Rate358 games
Dead Man's Plate
Dead Man's Plate (2900 gold) 350 Health
55 Armor
4% Move Speed
Shipwrecker
While moving, build up to 20 bonus Move Speed. Your next Attack discharges built up Move Speed to deal bonus physical damage.
Unsinkable
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
28.0% Win Rate 7.4% Pick Rate357 games
Unending Despair
Unending Despair (2800 gold) 400 Health
25 Armor
25 Magic Resist
10 Ability Haste
Anguish
Every 4 seconds while in combat with champions, deal magic damage to nearby enemy champions and heal for 250% of the damage dealt.
66.7% Win Rate 6.4% Pick Rate305 games
Titanic Hydra
Titanic Hydra (3300 gold) 40 Attack Damage
600 Health
Cleave
Attacks deal physical damage on-hit and to enemies behind the target.
Titanic Crescent
Empower your next Cleave to deal bonus physical damage On-Hit and deal bonus physical damage to enemies behind the target.
32.8% Win Rate 6.3% Pick Rate303 games
Hollow Radiance
Hollow Radiance (2800 gold) 400 Health
40 Magic Resist
10 Ability Haste
100% Base Health Regen
Immolate
After taking or dealing damage, deal magic damage per second to nearby enemies for 3 seconds.
Desolate
Killing an enemy deals magic damage around them.
39.5% Win Rate 5.3% Pick Rate252 games
Kaenic Rookern
Kaenic Rookern (2900 gold) 400 Health
80 Magic Resist
100% Base Health Regen
Magebane
After not taking magic damage for 15 seconds, gain a magic shield.
74.2% Win Rate 4.3% Pick Rate205 games
Sunfire Aegis
Sunfire Aegis (2700 gold) 350 Health
50 Armor
10 Ability Haste
Immolate
After taking or dealing damage, deal magic damage per second to nearby enemies for 3 seconds.
49.3% Win Rate 4.2% Pick Rate203 games

Shen Support Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Resolve
Aftershock
Aftershock

Aftershock

After immobilizing an enemy champion, increase your Armor and Magic Resist by 35 + 80% of…

Shield Bash
Shield Bash

Shield Bash

Whenever you gain a new shield, your next basic attack against a champion deal…

Second Wind
Second Wind

Second Wind

After taking damage from an enemy champion, heal for 4% of your missing health …

Revitalize
Revitalize

Revitalize

Gain 5% Heal and Shield Power.Heals and shields you cast or receive are 10% str…

Secondary Path
Domination
Cheap Shot
Cheap Shot

Cheap Shot

Damaging champions with impaired movement or actions deals 10 - 45 bonus true d…

Ultimate Hunter
Ultimate Hunter

Ultimate Hunter

Your ultimate gains 6 Ability Haste, plus an additional 5 Ability Haste per Bou…

Adaptive
Attack Speed
Attack Speed

Attack Speed

Increases attack speed by 10%

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

48.4% Win Rate 63.5% Pick Rate3045 games

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Resolve
Grasp of the Undying
Grasp of the Undying

Grasp of the Undying

Every 4s in combat, your next basic attack on a champion will:Deal bonus magic damage equ…

Shield Bash
Shield Bash

Shield Bash

Whenever you gain a new shield, your next basic attack against a champion deal…

Second Wind
Second Wind

Second Wind

After taking damage from an enemy champion, heal for 4% of your missing health …

Revitalize
Revitalize

Revitalize

Gain 5% Heal and Shield Power.Heals and shields you cast or receive are 10% str…

Secondary Path
Precision
Triumph
Triumph

Triumph

Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health, 2.5% of your max health, and grant…

Legend: Haste
Legend: Haste

Legend: Haste

Gain 1.5 basic ability haste for every Legend stack (max 10 stacks).Earn progre…

Adaptive
Attack Speed
Attack Speed

Attack Speed

Increases attack speed by 10%

Scaling Health
Scaling Health

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health
Scaling Health

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

51.7% Win Rate 10.1% Pick Rate486 games

Shen best with

Viktor Synergy Champion
+6.7%
Viktor
Viktor
Miss Fortune Synergy Champion
+6.4%
Miss Fortune
Miss Fortune

Shen Support Skill (abilities) Orders

Most Frequent Skill Order

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R
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Max Order: Q > E > W
46.2% Win Rate 60.3% Pick Rate2893 games

Highest Win % Skill Order

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Max Order: Q > E > W
51.3% Win Rate 11.5% Pick Rate549 games

Countered by Shen

Shen Counterpicks

Shen Support Lane Matchups

Shen lore:

Among the secretive, Ionian warriors known as the Kinkou, Shen serves as their leader, the Eye of Twilight. He longs to remain free from the confusion of emotion, prejudice, and ego, and walks the unseen path of dispassionate judgment between the spirit realm and the physical world. Tasked with enforcing the equilibrium between them, Shen wields blades of steel and arcane energy against any who would threaten it.

Shen tips:

  • 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.

Shen abilities description:

Ki Barrier
P
Ki Barrier (passive)
After casting a spell, Shen gets a shield. Affecting other champions reduces the cooldown of this effect.
Twilight Assault
Q
Twilight Assault (Q)
Shen recalls his spirit blade to attack with it, dealing damage based on the target's max health. The attacks are greatly empowered if it collides with an enemy champion, and all collided enemies are slowed while running away from Shen.
Spirit's Refuge
W
Spirit's Refuge (W)
Attacks that would hit Shen or his allies near his spirit blade are blocked.
Shadow Dash
E
Shadow Dash (E)
Shen dashes in a direction, taunting enemies in his path.
Stand United
R
Stand United (R)
Shen shields target allied champion from incoming damage, and soon after teleports to their location.

Shen Skins and Splash Arts

Default Shen Default Shen
Frozen Shen Frozen Shen
Yellow Jacket Shen Yellow Jacket Shen
Surgeon Shen Surgeon Shen
Blood Moon Shen Blood Moon Shen
Warlord Shen Warlord Shen
TPA Shen TPA Shen
Pulsefire Shen Pulsefire Shen
Infernal Shen Infernal Shen
PsyOps Shen PsyOps Shen
Shockblade Shen Shockblade Shen
Ashen Guardian Shen Ashen Guardian Shen
Three Honors Shen Three Honors Shen