Shen Top Build
The patch 25.23 Shen top build uses Synchronized Souls, Titanic Hydra, Heartsteel, Thornmail, Jak'Sho, The Protean, Unending Despair, Oracle Lens. This Shen build has a 4.36% pick rate and a 54.69% win rate in LoL patch 25.23. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Shen build choices below.
Ki Barrier
After casting a spell, Shen gets a shield. Affecting other champions reduces the cooldown of this effect.
Twilight Assault
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.
Cost:- 140/
- 130/
- 120/
- 110/
- 100
Cooldown:- 8/
- 7/
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- 5
Range:- 400
Spirit's Refuge
Attacks that would hit Shen or his allies near his spirit blade are blocked.
Cost:- 40
Cooldown:- 16/
- 15/
- 13/
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- 10
Range:- 400
Shadow Dash
Shen dashes in a direction, taunting enemies in his path.
Cost:- 150
Cooldown:- 18/
- 16/
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- 12/
- 10
Range:- 600
Stand United
Shen shields target allied champion from incoming damage, and soon after teleports to their location.
Cost:- 0
Cooldown:- 200/
- 180/
- 160
Range:- 35000
- Tank
Shen's highest win rate build path includes Titanic Hydra, Heartsteel, Thornmail as core items. Choose from multiple build variations below based on your playstyle and game situation. Each build is analyzed from thousands of ranked games to provide you with data-driven item recommendations.
Select a Shen Build
Best Shen Build - Highest Win Rate Items
Top Shen Build Guide - Complete Item Build Path
This Shen build focuses on a balanced mix of offense and defense. Build the core items first for your power spike, then adapt with situational items based on enemy team composition.
Best Shen Core Items - Build These First
These are Shen's essential items that you should build in nearly every game. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.
Titanic Hydra
3,300Deals area of effect damage based on owner's health
Health:600
Attack Damage:4050.11%Win Rate51.29%Pick Rate
Heartsteel
3,000Restores Health on kill or assist
Health:90051.35%Win Rate45.13%Pick Rate
Thornmail
2,450Click for detailed item information and stats
Armor:75 Health:15050.05%Win Rate25.84%Pick Rate
High Win Rate Situational Items for Shen
These are the recommended top performing situational items to complete your Shen build. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
Best Boots for Shen
Choose your boots based on the enemy team composition and your playstyle needs.
Recommended Trinket for Shen
Your recommended trinket choice for vision control and map awareness.
Complete Shen Build Item Stats
Combined statistics from all items in this Shen build.
Movement Speed:45- Health:2400
- Attack Damage:40
- Armor:145
Magic Resist:70
Shen Counter Build Advice
When facing Shen's top counters like Kayle, Fiora, Pantheon, consider adjusting your situational items to increase survivability and match their damage output. Focus on completing your core damage items before heavily investing in defensive situational items, as Shen needs sufficient damage to remain a threat in counter matchups. Adapt your final build slots with items like Jak'Sho, The Protean or Unending Despair based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Shen performance.
Shen - Champions with Similar Builds
These champions share similar playstyles with Shen. The build shown is Shen's current top shen build configuration, which may also be effective on these champions.
Champion | Full Build | Win Rate | Pick Rate | View Build |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54.7% | 4.4% | View Build → | ||
| 48.0% | 5.2% | View Build → |
Shen Build - Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best Shen build?
The best Shen build in this patch includes Titanic Hydra, Heartsteel, and Thornmail. This build has a 54.69% win rate and is picked 4.36% of the time.
What are Shen's core items?
Shen's core items are Titanic Hydra, Heartsteel, and Thornmail. These items provide the best stats and synergies for Shen's kit and playstyle in League of Legends.
What are the best boots for Shen?
Synchronized Souls are the best boots for Shen. These boots provide optimal mobility and stats for Shen's playstyle. They are included in 4.4% of Shen builds.
What is the best trinket for Shen?
Oracle Lens is the best trinket for Shen. Disables nearby invisible wards and traps for a duration Using Oracle Lens helps Shen maintain vision around objectives and track enemy movements.
Are there alternative Shen builds?
Yes, alternative Shen builds include options like situational item choices. Different builds can be more effective depending on team composition and matchups.
Where does MetaBot source build data for Shen?
MetaBot sources its build data for Shen directly from the Riot Games API, provided to developers for ingesting game data from League of Legends. MetaBot analyzes hundreds of thousands of matches daily to help it determine build statistics.
How does MetaBot determine what the best Shen builds are?
MetaBot filters out any matches that don't use complete builds for Shen. From there, we aggregate the Shen builds data and use that to determine which builds are finding the most success in the current League of Legends meta. High performing builds with low confidence intervals resulting from thin data are dropped from our final results.
