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Shen 25.09 Build 
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 Runes, Items, Counters
Tier: S+Win55.97%Role85.88%Pick8.93%Ban3.11%Games: 1643KDA: 2.92Score: 69.94

Shen Top Lane is ranked S+ Tier and has a 55.97% win rate in LoL Patch 25.09. We've analyzed 1643 Shen Top Lane games to compile our statistical Shen Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Plated Steelcaps, Heartsteel, Titanic Hydra, Hollow Radiance, Dead Man's Plate, and Thornmail. For runes, the strongest choice is Resolve (Primary) with Grasp of the Undying (Keystone), and Inspiration (Secondary). The optimal Summoner Spells for this build are Flash and Teleport. Starting items should include Doran's Shield, Health Potion, and Stealth Ward. Shen's Best Top Lane matchups include Ornn, Wukong, and Nasus. Shen's Best Top Lane counters are Cassiopeia, Tahm Kench, and Kayle.

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Shen Summoner Spells

Flash
Teleport
Win %
Pick %
56%
98%
56%
72%
Ignite
58%
30%
Ghost
75%
0%
Exhaust
0%
0%
Barrier
0%
0%

Shen Starting Items

Win %
Buy %
Doran's Shield
Health Potion
Stealth Ward
56%
88%
Doran's Blade
Health Potion
Stealth Ward
61%
6%

Shen Runes

Win %
Pick %
58%
43%
54%
43%
66%
2%
58%
2%

Shen Items

Plated Steelcaps
58%
Heartsteel
55%
Titanic Hydra
57%
Hollow Radiance
59%
Dead Man's Plate
62%
Thornmail
58%
Stealth Ward
57%
Elixir of Iron
55%

Shen Skill Order

Ki Barrier
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Twilight Assault
QQQQQ
Spirit's Refuge
WWWWW
Shadow Dash
EEEEE
Stand United
RRR

Shen Item Purchase Order

Doran's Shield
Boots
Cloth Armor
Plated Steelcaps
coin1200
Crystalline Bracer
Giant's Belt
Heartsteel
coin3000
Bramble Vest
Tiamat
Giant's Belt
Doran's Shield
Tunneler
Titanic Hydra
coin3300
Bami's Cinder
Spectre's Cowl
Hollow Radiance
coin2800
Ruby Crystal
Dead Man's Plate
coin2900
Thornmail
coin2450
Armored Advance
coin500

Shen Trinkets

Win %
Buy %
Stealth Ward
57%
86%
Farsight Alteration
56%
17%
Oracle Lens
60%
12%

Shen Boots

Win %
Buy %
Plated Steelcaps
58%
56%
Mercury's Treads
53%
27%
Boots of Swiftness
62%
8%
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
62%
6%
Symbiotic Soles
67%
0%

Shen Situational Items

Win %
Buy %
Sunfire Aegis
57%
24%
Unending Despair
65%
16%
Kaenic Rookern
57%
7%
Randuin's Omen
57%
6%
Iceborn Gauntlet
66%
4%
Trinity Force
69%
3%

Best Bans for Shen Top Lane

Cassiopeia, the Serpent's Embrace
S+
Kayle, the Righteous
S
Tahm Kench, The River King
S
Fiora, the Grand Duelist
S
Jayce, the Defender of Tomorrow
S
Urgot, the Dreadnought
S
Warwick, the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun
A
Nidalee, the Bestial Huntress
A
Singed, the Mad Chemist
A
Sion, The Undead Juggernaut
A
Renekton, the Butcher of the Sands
A
Akali, the Rogue Assassin
A
Olaf, the Berserker
A
Riven, the Exile
A
K'Sante, the Pride of Nazumah
A
Sett, the Boss
A
Aatrox, the Darkin Blade
A
Jax, Grandmaster at Arms
A
Heimerdinger, the Revered Inventor
A
Kled, the Cantankerous Cavalier
A
Akshan, the Rogue Sentinel
A

Best Jungle Duo Queue Champions for Shen Top Lane(over 51% win rate with Shen)

Wukong, the Monkey King
+23.1
Warwick, the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun
+22.7
Elise, the Spider Queen
+21.7
Volibear, the Relentless Storm
+19.6
Yorick, Shepherd of Souls
+19.0
Naafiri, the Hound of a Hundred Bites
+17.8
Gwen, The Hallowed Seamstress
+17.2
Shaco, the Demon Jester
+14.2
Master Yi, the Wuju Bladesman
+13.8
Amumu, the Sad Mummy
+13.3
Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear
+13.0
Briar, the Restrained Hunger
+12.6
Gragas, the Rabble Rouser
+12.6
Sejuani, Fury of the North
+12.6
Talon, the Blade's Shadow
+11.5
Udyr, the Spirit Walker
+11.2
Evelynn, Agony's Embrace
+11.1
Fiddlesticks, the Ancient Fear
+10.3
Karthus, the Deathsinger
+9.9
Diana, Scorn of the Moon
+8.0
Hecarim, the Shadow of War
+6.9
Viego, The Ruined King
+6.6
Kha'Zix, the Voidreaver
+6.1
Zac, the Secret Weapon
+6.1
Brand, the Burning Vengeance
+4.6
Shyvana, the Half-Dragon
+4.6
Xin Zhao, the Seneschal of Demacia
+3.5
Lillia, the Bashful Bloom
+3.2
Lee Sin, the Blind Monk
+2.5
Bel'Veth, the Empress of the Void
+1.9
Graves, the Outlaw
+1.8
Nunu, the Boy and His Yeti
+1.0
Kayn, the Shadow Reaper
+0.3

Average Jungle Duo Queue Champions for Shen Top Lane(49% - 51% win rate with Shen)

Ivern, the Green Father
Nocturne, the Eternal Nightmare
Qiyana, Empress of the Elements
Trundle, the Troll King

Below Average Jungle Duo Queue Champions for Shen Top Lane(under 49% win rate with Shen)

Ekko, the Boy Who Shattered Time
-1.1
Vi, the Piltover Enforcer
-1.4
Jarvan IV, the Exemplar of Demacia
-1.5
Rengar, the Pridestalker
-1.9
Kindred, The Eternal Hunters
-2.3
Zed, the Master of Shadows
-3.2
Jax, Grandmaster at Arms
-3.5
Rek'Sai, the Void Burrower
-3.5
Morgana, the Fallen
-6.1
Rammus, the Armordillo
-10.5
Skarner, the Primordial Sovereign
-13.3
Zyra, Rise of the Thorns
-15.7
Darius, the Hand of Noxus
-22.3

Best Top Lane Champions to Counter Shen Top Lane(under 49% win rate for Shen)

Cassiopeia, the Serpent's Embrace
-15.7
Tahm Kench, The River King
-11.5
Kayle, the Righteous
-10.3
Fiora, the Grand Duelist
-10.0
Nidalee, the Bestial Huntress
-6.1
Warwick, the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun
-6.1
Urgot, the Dreadnought
-5.0
Akali, the Rogue Assassin
-4.6
Jayce, the Defender of Tomorrow
-4.6
Singed, the Mad Chemist
-3.2
Olaf, the Berserker
-2.3
Sion, The Undead Juggernaut
-1.6
K'Sante, the Pride of Nazumah
-1.0

Best Top Lane Matchups for Shen Top Lane(over 51% win rate for Shen)

Ornn, The Fire below the Mountain
+22.9
Wukong, the Monkey King
+21.7
Nasus, the Curator of the Sands
+19.6
Zac, the Secret Weapon
+18.2
Camille, the Steel Shadow
+17.4
Volibear, the Relentless Storm
+16.9
Ambessa, Matriarch of War
+16.6
Aurora, the Witch Between Worlds
+15.7
Briar, the Restrained Hunger
+15.7
Quinn, Demacia's Wings
+15.7
Rengar, the Pridestalker
+15.7
Yone, the Unforgotten
+15.7
Dr. Mundo, the Madman of Zaun
+14.0
Gragas, the Rabble Rouser
+13.1
Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear
+11.5
Garen, The Might of Demacia
+9.5
Rumble, the Mechanized Menace
+9.5
Darius, the Hand of Noxus
+8.7
Mordekaiser, the Iron Revenant
+8.4
Malphite, Shard of the Monolith
+7.8
Tryndamere, the Barbarian King
+7.3
Yasuo, the Unforgiven
+7.3
Gangplank, the Saltwater Scourge
+6.7
Yorick, Shepherd of Souls
+4.8
Gnar, the Missing Link
+4.6
Kennen, the Heart of the Tempest
+4.6
Poppy, Keeper of the Hammer
+3.5
Gwen, The Hallowed Seamstress
+2.5
Irelia, the Blade Dancer
+2.3
Ryze, the Rune Mage
+2.3
Illaoi, the Kraken Priestess
+1.9
Aatrox, the Darkin Blade
+1.7
Teemo, the Swift Scout
+1.6
Trundle, the Troll King
+1.6
Cho'Gath, the Terror of the Void
+1.2
Vladimir, the Crimson Reaper
+0.7
Sett, the Boss
+0.6

Even Top Lane Matchups for Shen Top Lane(49% - 51% win rate for Shen)

Akshan, the Rogue Sentinel
Heimerdinger, the Revered Inventor
Jax, Grandmaster at Arms
Kled, the Cantankerous Cavalier
Riven, the Exile
Vayne, the Night Hunter
Renekton, the Butcher of the Sands
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