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Shen Build Guide by Trixelkour

Master of Equilibrium, Shen, The Eye of Twilight.

Updated on December 29, 2018

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Recommended Items

Sunfire Aegis

Ninja Tabi

Adaptive Helm

Titanic Hydra

Zz'Rot Portal

Randuin's Omen

Runes: Grasp Duels

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Resolve

Grasp of the Undying

Shield Bash

Bone Plating

Unflinching

Precision

Triumph

Legend: Alacrity

Bonus:

+10% Attack Speed
+6 Armor
+65 Base Health

Resolve

Grasp of the Undying

Demolish

Conditioning

Overgrowth

Precision

Triumph

Legend: Tenacity

Bonus:

+10% Attack Speed
+6 Armor
+65 Base Health

Resolve

Aftershock

Shield Bash

Conditioning

Overgrowth

Domination

Sudden Impact

Ravenous Hunter

Bonus:

+10% Attack Speed
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+65 Base Health

Resolve

Guardian

Font of Life

Second Wind

Revitalize

Inspiration

Magical Footwear

Approach Velocity

Bonus:

+10% Attack Speed
+6 Armor
+65 Base Health

Domination

Hail of Blades

Sudden Impact

Ghost Poro

Ingenious Hunter

Resolve

Bone Plating

Shield Bash

Bonus:

+10% Attack Speed
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+65 Base Health

Precision

Press the Attack

Triumph

Legend: Alacrity

Coup de Grace

Resolve

Bone Plating

Shield Bash

Bonus:

+10% Attack Speed
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+65 Base Health

Precision

Conqueror

Triumph

Legend: Alacrity

Coup de Grace

Resolve

Bone Plating

Shield Bash

Bonus:

+10% Attack Speed
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+6 Armor

Inspiration

Kleptomancy

Magical Footwear

Minion Dematerializer

Cosmic Insight

Resolve

Bone Plating

Unflinching

Bonus:

+10% Attack Speed
+6 Armor
+65 Base Health

Spells:

1 2 3 4

Standard

Flash

Teleport

Ignite

Flash

Ignite

Jungle (Typically Red)

Flash

Smite

Duel Focused

Exhaust

Ignite

Items

Starting Items

Doran's Shield

Doran's Blade

Relic Shield

Health Potion

Warding Totem Removed

Starting Items (Jungle)

Hunter's Machete

Refillable Potion

Control Ward

1st back (Grasp or Aftershock)

Tiamat

Bami's Cinder

Bramble Vest

Spectre's Cowl

Control Ward

1st back (Press the Attack)

Tiamat

Phage

Recurve Bow

Boots

Control Ward

1st Back Jungle

Skirmisher's Sabre

Bami's Cinder

Tiamat

Ninja Tabi

Control Ward

1st Finished Item

Skirmisher's Sabre - Cinderhulk

Stalker's Blade - Cinderhulk

Titanic Hydra

Sunfire Aegis

Trinity Force

Wit's End

Standard Tank Build

Sunfire Aegis

Ninja Tabi

Adaptive Helm

Titanic Hydra

Zz'Rot Portal

Randuin's Omen

Tanky PTA Build

Titanic Hydra

Trinity Force

Mercury's Treads

Randuin's Omen

Spirit Visage

Gargoyle Stoneplate

THE SHREDDENING

Titanic Hydra

Trinity Force

Mercury's Treads

Sunfire Aegis

Wit's End

Blade of the Ruined King

Hyper Tank Build

Titanic Hydra

Ninja Tabi

Adaptive Helm

Thornmail

Gargoyle Stoneplate

Redemption

Aftershock Surprise

Titanic Hydra

Mercury's Treads

Sunfire Aegis

Randuin's Omen

Warmog's Armor

Spirit Visage

On-Hit Build

Titanic Hydra

Ninja Tabi

Guinsoo's Rageblade

Hextech Gunblade

Wit's End

Frozen Mallet

AP Shen

Zhonya's Hourglass

Mercury's Treads

Liandry's Torment

Rylai's Crystal Scepter

Rabadon's Deathcap

Abyssal Mask

Ability Order

Threats & Synergies

Threats

Synergies

Extreme Major Even Minor Tiny

Show All

None Low Ok Strong Ideal

Extreme Threats

Ideal Synergies

Teemo

Extreme

You're going to get **** on really hard. Rush Adaptives Immediately to gain a chance to survive. PTA or Hail of Blades is your only option to bring against him if you want to play aggressively. Aftershock is a good option if you ask for ganks from your Jungler. You will not be able to win this lane, but that doesn't mean you're useless, help your team snowball.

Darius

Extreme

A good Darius will bait your W out and hook you. CS safely and E away immediately when he hooks and you shouldn't feed too much. Conqueror or PTA helps a lot since you can't really proc Grasp without getting absolutely melted. Duel him after you rush Titanic or Wit's End.

Dr. Mundo

Extreme

You can't win... Probably... Get early Adaptive and take ignite if you want to at the least try duelling. Conqueror is your best bet to win in a 1V1. Take Grasp if you're confident enough to Proc. Klepto might be good to get ahead of him, then help your team snowball.

Kayle

Extreme

Wins. EVERY. SINGLE. DAMN. TIME.
Get Adaptive early on to tank her E, but won't prevent her from ulting and healing away. Hail of Blades to harass and disengage or PTA if you are confident in your duels. Counters you hard the later the game. Take Exhaust or Ignite to make your all-ins easier Pre 6.

Pantheon

Extreme

Unwinnable lane most of the time. Take out his block before engaging, and you might have a chance. Will poke you out of lane every chance he gets, but if you get your taunt on him with more than half health, you win. Sunfire or Omen is good for duels. Take PTA for maximum kill potential. Peel for team late game.

Cassiopeia

Extreme

Dodge or Swap lanes. If not you lose. Get Adaptive and play around your team. Get Crucible to deny her ult and Taunt her.

Kennen

Extreme

You're boned. Lose some LP and move on. You have 0 counterplay against this rodent that is more annoying than the Poison (TEEMO) Rat himself, not to be confused with Twitch. Get Adaptive and Spirit. Survival is crucial to not losing against Kennen.

Jax

Extreme

May be your worst match-up yet. Take Sunfire into Wit's End to have a small chance to out duel him. Exhaust and PTA is your best bet.

Fiora

Extreme

Counters you so hard, that you'll regret picking Shen. Do not give her time to react to your E, flash for it. PTA is the only way to go.

Wukong

Major

I hate this monkey. Sunfire and Aftershock to play it safe. Get Tabi's after and you win. Do not let him snowball early and farm safe. Take minion dematerializer for safe farming and beg for ganks.

Ekko

Major

His W and E messes your combo up. Try not to let him all-in you. PTA is a good choice for this lane. Tank is not an option as he will win against you all stages of the game if you do.

Cho'Gath

Major

Chunks you out with his skill, but should be able to win in a 1v1. Dodge skill appropriately and all-in after the silence. Conqueror can mess him up during late game. Adaptive should be enough to deny part of his damage.

Garen

Major

Can do a lot when he all-ins. Take Duelling runes to win the lane. Grasp or Conqueror is best option.
Do not be afraid to go aggressive, if you land your E Q before is silence you win easily.

Aatrox

Even

Harasses you hard and sustains in lane too much. E in when he Q, and he should lose pretty quickly. Conqueror or PTA are the best options here. Get early Sunfire or Wit's end to duel him.

Camille

Even

She can't duel you with your W. Surprise all-in her with Exhaust to make her suffer and fall behind early. E her when she hooks to a wall to and deny her combo.

Akali

Even

The most Akali can do to you is poke and farm. Take the opportunity to E her to make her back off. Be cautious of her smoke and back off when she releases them. Hail of Blades is good but risky, while Aftershock can really help you deal with her safer. Ward often and do not get ganked. Back off if she suddenly goes aggro. An unpredictable Akali is a good Akali.

Kassadin

Even

Blocks your damage quite a bit, but wont prevent your Titanic from going through. PTA or Hail of Blades for the win, Aftershock if you want to play it safer when engaging. He can poke unreliably from time to time, so mind your health.

Malphite

Ideal

Nutty Combo with ults. Wipe the enemy team with less then 5 seconds.

Braum

Ideal

He engage... You taunt... We bust a nut. Easy claps left and right all game.

Miss Fortune

Ideal

The best wombo duo botlane. Absolutely melts the enemy team when taunted correctly.

Alistar

Ideal

Gnarly combo to lock the enemy team in place for your ADC to finish the fight.

Anivia

Ideal

Baits the living hell out of the enemy team. Her egg can be ulted for protection and re-engagement and finish the fight.

Jarvan IV

Ideal

He has an insane engagement kit. Paired with Shen and Yasuo would be the most oppressive team comp.

Irelia

Ideal

Do I even need to say it. She goes in and you pile up the bodies for her. No one can beat this combo. Too powerful for low elo.

Azir

Ideal

One of the best Mages to synergies with. His absolute ability to control positioning is what make this combo work wonders. Taunt into his Soldiers for maximum damage.

Olaf

Ideal

Makes him absolutely terrifying when paired with Shen. Basically no one can kill both of you.

Kayle

Ideal

Amazing **** happens.

Kai'Sa

Ideal

Gives her the ability to flank and melt enemies with you peeling for her nearly the entire game. Best duo team fight synergy since MalphYas wombo.

Shyvana

Ideal

Crazy ult to pair with you. You help taunt enemies into her combo. Very strong for duo queue.

Kennen

Ideal

He can wipe the floor with the extra shield you're packing with him. Really good for team fights.

Illaoi

Strong

Support her with R when she engage, and sweep off the remaining enemies.

Kassadin

Strong

Ult on him when he tries to flank the back line to force the enemy to get sandwiched. This allows your team to collapse on the enemy team.

Kindred

Strong

Ult her right after her ult ends to give her maximum survival capabilities to swiftly sweep the battlefield.

Caitlyn

Strong

Taunt the enemies into her snare and you have the easiest kills of your life. Peel for her the entire game and you win without question.

Zed

Strong

Gives zed enough shield to go in and come out of the fight clearing the back line, taunt the enemy into his Q for ez clap.

Synergies

Ideal Strong Ok Low None

Malphite

Ideal

Nutty Combo with ults. Wipe the enemy team with less then 5 seconds.

Braum

Ideal

He engage... You taunt... We bust a nut. Easy claps left and right all game.

Miss Fortune

Ideal

The best wombo duo botlane. Absolutely melts the enemy team when taunted correctly.

Alistar

Ideal

Gnarly combo to lock the enemy team in place for your ADC to finish the fight.

Anivia

Ideal

Baits the living hell out of the enemy team. Her egg can be ulted for protection and re-engagement and finish the fight.

Jarvan IV

Ideal

He has an insane engagement kit. Paired with Shen and Yasuo would be the most oppressive team comp.

Irelia

Ideal

Do I even need to say it. She goes in and you pile up the bodies for her. No one can beat this combo. Too powerful for low elo.

Azir

Ideal

One of the best Mages to synergies with. His absolute ability to control positioning is what make this combo work wonders. Taunt into his Soldiers for maximum damage.