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Shen

Shen Support

the Eye of Twilight
Win Rate: All Roles 50.9% | as Support 48.8%
Pick Rate: All Roles 5.5% | as Support 0.7%
Ban Rate: 1.7%
Analyzed: 34721 ranked matches
League: Platinum+
Patch: 15.16 (25.16)
Top Support ARAM

Shen Support Guide

D Tier

Shen is off-meta in Support with a 48.8% win rate (#46 among Support champions), compared to 50.9% win rate across all roles. Challenging pick that needs skill to work. Shen retains a loyal following with 5.5% overall pick rate and 0.7% pick rate in Support in Plat+ on patch 15.16 (25.16)**Data may mix with previous patch on the first day of patch release, based on 34721 ranked games. Very situational - only 12.0% of Shen's games are in this role. Standard build starts with Plated Steelcaps, into Heartsteel, Thornmail, and Locket of the Iron Solari. Shen has average vision control - 0.94 wards/min (#15 among supports). Averages 2.6 KDA (#22 among Support champions). Has a 1.7% ban rate (119th 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 - 83.0%) 28818 games

  • Support
    (Support - 12.0%) 4163 games

ARAM Stats

  • ARAM
    Analyzed 28915 ARAM games

Shen Support Stats

48.8%
Win Rate (Role)
12.0%
Support (Role Rate)
1.7%
Ban Rate
0.0000
Penta/Game
3.6
Kills/Game
6.3
Deaths/Game
12.8
Assists/Game
0.94
Wards/Min
1.35
CS/Min
310
Gold/Min

Damage Type

Physical: 54.7%
Magic: 34.3%
True: 10.99%

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.
49.2% Win Rate 81.1% Pick Rate3375 games

Highest Win Rate
Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Barrier
Barrier Gain a brief Shield.
74.5% Win Rate 0.1% Pick Rate5 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.
49.1% Win Rate 81.3% Pick Rate3384 games
Popular Boots
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed
Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
46.7% Win Rate 40.8% Pick Rate1699 games
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity
49.3% Win Rate 24.6% Pick Rate1023 games
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
45 Move Speed
Ionian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
48.8% Win Rate 16.6% Pick Rate690 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.
60.2% Win Rate 3.2% Pick Rate134 games
Final Build
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.
62.2% Win Rate 12.9% Pick Rate538 games

Best Win Rate 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.
Boots
Boots (300 gold) 25 Move Speed
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
83.0% Win Rate 1.1% Pick Rate44 games
Highest Winrate Boots
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
61.4% Win Rate 5.2% Pick Rate216 games
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity
49.3% Win Rate 24.6% Pick Rate1023 games
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
45 Move Speed
Ionian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
48.8% Win Rate 16.6% Pick Rate690 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.
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%.
98.6% Win Rate 1.0% Pick Rate43 games
Final Build
Force of Nature
Force of Nature (2800 gold) 400 Health
55 Magic Resist
4% Move Speed
Steadfast
Gain 70 Magic Resist and 6% bonus Move Speed after taking magic damage from Champions 8 times.
99.2% Win Rate 3.2% Pick Rate134 games
Other Items
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%.
56.7% Win Rate 11.2% Pick Rate465 games
Warmog's Armor
Warmog's Armor (3100 gold) 1000 Health
100% Base Health Regen
Warmog's Heart
If you have 2000 bonus Health and have not taken damage within 8 seconds, restore Health per second.
Warmog's Vitality
Gain bonus Health equal to 12% of your Item Health (0).
39.5% Win Rate 8.1% Pick Rate337 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.
39.4% Win Rate 8.1% Pick Rate336 games
Iceborn Gauntlet
Iceborn Gauntlet (2900 gold) 300 Health
50 Armor
15 Ability Haste
Spellblade
After using an Ability, your next Attack deals bonus physical damage On-Hit and creates a frost field for 2s that Slows.
40.4% Win Rate 8.1% Pick Rate335 games
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.
49.8% Win Rate 6.5% Pick Rate269 games
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.
33.0% Win Rate 4.9% Pick Rate202 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.
33.5% Win Rate 4.8% Pick Rate199 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

48.9% Win Rate 64.0% Pick Rate2665 games

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Inspiration
Unsealed Spellbook
Unsealed Spellbook

Unsealed Spellbook

Swap one of your equipped Summoner Spells to a new, single use Summoner Spell. Each uniqu…

Hextech Flashtraption
Hextech Flashtraption

Hextech Flashtraption

While Flash is on cooldown it is replaced by Hexflash.Hexflash: Channel for 2s …

Biscuit Delivery
Biscuit Delivery

Biscuit Delivery

Biscuit Delivery: Gain a Total Biscuit of Everlasting Will every 2 mins, until …

Cosmic Insight
Cosmic Insight

Cosmic Insight

+18 Summoner Spell Haste+10 Item Haste

Secondary Path
Resolve
Shield Bash
Shield Bash

Shield Bash

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

Bone Plating
Bone Plating

Bone Plating

After taking damage from an enemy champion, the next 3 spells or attacks you re…

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

53.4% Win Rate 4.1% Pick Rate171 games

Shen best with

Shen Support Skill (abilities) Orders

Most Frequent Skill Order

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Max Order: Q > E > W
48.3% Win Rate 59.6% Pick Rate2479 games

Highest Win % Skill Order

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Max Order: Q > E > W
64.7% Win Rate 0.8% Pick Rate32 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