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Choose Champion Build:
- Support Shen
- Aggressive Support Shen
Recommended Items
Runes:
Spells:
Exhaust
Flash
Items
Ability Order
Ki Barrier (PASSIVE)
Shen Passive Ability
Threats & Synergies
Thresh
Thresh is counter to support shen. He hooks and flails you to prevent you from protecting your ADC. Additionally, his lantern is the bane of your existence. You land a nice E on their ADC, but Thresh throws a lantern for them to get to safety. I usually ban him to prevent seeing him.
Introduction
Why should I play Support Shen?
It's a simple answer really. Shen's abilities have proven to provide his teammates with the benefits they require. His Q, Twilight Assault, can provide bonus damage to the target at hand, and it can slow running enemies if placed correctly. His W, Spirit's Refuge, provides an "Auto block" zone around his spirit sword to protect you and your ADC from harm. His E, Shadow Dash, is great for engage and disengage when considering your options to help secure a kill for your ADC. Finally, his ultimate, Stand United, has saved many lives,and it can be used on other teammates than your ADC, if need be.
Pros
+ Tanky with scaling, especially with Ki Barrier + Protect your ADC and yourself from damage with Spirit's Refuge + "This unit is a Flippin' ninja!" + Shadow Dash is an AOE taunt that also deals damage + Global ultimate Stand United is great for saving any ally |
Cons
- Weak against range champs early game - Low AD scaling - Risk of leaving ADC to Ult another ally - Learning the tricks with Spirit Blade with Twilight Assault and the Flash + Shadow Dash combo - Flippin' ninja buff removed - Requires good map awareness for Stand United |
The scale goes from 1 to 5, "1" being no Shenergy to "5" being most Shenergy. The following is a list detailing this scale:
Sivir (1)
Sivir
Mordekaiser (2)
Mordekaiser
Graves (3)
Graves
Tristana (3)
Tristana
Twitch (4)
Twitch
Jhin (5)
Jhin
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Ezreal (2)
Ezreal
Ashe (3)
Ashe
Miss Fortune (3)
Miss Fortune
Corki (4)
Corki
Vayne (4)
Vayne
Yasuo (5)
Yasuo
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Lucian (2)
Lucian
Draven (3)
Draven
Quinn (3)
Quinn
Kalista (4)
Kalista
Xayah (4)
Xayah
Shen (∞)
Shen
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I will further update this chapter as I continue playing support Shen. My experiences with this guide may be different from your experiences playing support Shen. If you think that certain ADCs should be ranked differently, then please provide feedback in the discussion. For now, this will be there rankings on shenergy.
Ki Barrier
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INNATE: After using an ability, Shen shield himself for 50 - 101 (based on level) + (14% of bonus health) damage for 2.5 seconds. If the triggering ability successfully affects at least one champion, Ki Barrier's cooldown is reduced by 4 - 7.5 (based on level) seconds. Shen's power manifests a Spirit Blade that he can control with his active abilities. |
Twilight Assault
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ACTIVE: Shen recalls his Spirit Blade to his current location. Enemies the Spirit Blade collides with are slowed by 35% for the next 2 seconds when moving away from Shen. Once it arrives, Shen's next 3 attacks within 8 seconds are empowered with a 200 range and dealing bonus magic damage on-hit. The bonus magic damage is 5 - 30 (based on level) + (2 / 2.5 / 3 / 3.5 / 4% (+1.5% per 100% AP) of target's maximum health). Empowered attacks against monsters instead deal 15 - 40 (based on level) bonus magic damage, but their total damage is capped at 75 / 100 / 125 / 150 / 175. |
Spirit's Refuge
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ACTIVE: Shen primes his Spirit Blade for 2 seconds, causing it to project a protective zone around it for 1.75 seconds if he or an allied champion moves nearby, causing allies in the zone to dodge attacks. |
Shadow Dash
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ACTIVE: Shen dashes in target direction (up to 600 range), dealing physical damage to all enemy champions and monsters he hits and taunt ing them for 1.5 seconds. The physical damage is equal to 50 / 75 / 100 / 125 / 150 + (12% of his bonus health). |
Stand United
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ACTIVE: Shen channels for 3 seconds, shielding target allied champion for up to 5 seconds, with the base value increased by 1% for every 1% of target's missing health, up to a maximum of 60% at 40% of target's maximum health. Upon completing the channel, Shen and his Spirit Blade blink to the target ally's location. The range is global. |
Exhaust
This summoner spell has proven to be a staple among supports, and Shen is no different. Exhaust provides a nice slow with a damage reduction for the enemy it was applied to. Great for locking down their ADC after you Shadow Dash them. |
Ignite
This summoner spell provides that extra power for damaging the enemy bot laners for securing the kill. Usually, I prefer Exhaust over Ignite for most match-ups, but you can choose this summoner spell when you have easier match-ups. |
Flash
The ultimate summoner spell staple for most champions. This summoner spell is great for engage, disengage, and speed. Flash is a must have summoner spell on Shen. The best way to utilize this summoner spell is by comboing it with Shadow Dash. This allows for you to have a large range at which you can taunt the enemy. |
Since runes were reforged during Preseason 8, there have been some interesting yet simplified builds. As of now (01/23/2018), these are the best runes I found for Shen support.
Resolve
- Aftershock - This is great for adding that little extra damage for being a support Shen on top of the Relic Shield. Whenever you use your [[Shadow Dash] to engage and harash the enemy adc and/or others, you cause them to take a lot more damage. This damage can secure more kills for your adc in the early game.
- Font of Life - You thought Stoneborn Pact was good? This rune triggers much more often, but returns less health for your allies. Nevertheless, it is still a great rune on Shen support.
- Conditioning - After 10 minutes, you gain flat armor & flat magic resist. However, your overall armor & magic resist increases by 5%. This is great for tank stats.
- Revitalize - Not only are your heals stronger, but your Ki Barrier and Stand United abilities are stronger. Stand United gains a 10% increased shield most of the time you'll use it.
Sorcery
- The Ultimate Hat - This rune makes Shen all that much better. Stand United is progressively reducing its cooldown every time you use it. This allows for more lifesaving moments as Shen.
- Celerity - One of Shen's greatest strengths is speed. You must be able to Shadow Dash enemy champions to ensure kills and escapes. Further bonus movement speed is changed to adaptive damage.
Alternative Runes
- Demolish - If the shenergy is high, then I recommend trying this rune. It allows for great pushing power.
- Nullifying Orb - This rune could be great against a bot lane that deals large amounts of AP damage. Additionally, it shenergies with your Revitalize rune.
- Scorch - For a more aggressive player, you could try this rune instead of Celerity. This rune provides some nice early damage trading potential and may secure early kills for your team.
Classic Shen
Frozen Shen
Yellow Jacket Shen
Surgeon Shen
Blood Moon Shen
Warlord Shen
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Starter Items
Support Items
Items vs. AD
Items vs. AP
Items vs. Both (Hybrid)
Situational Items
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