Shenvs Thresh
Shen vs Thresh is a very close matchup in LoL patch 26.3. Shen wins with a 50.0% win rate (+0.0%) over Thresh based on 44 games. Thresh wins the early laning phase while Shen scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Shen build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Shen vs Thresh matchup.
Shen Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Shen performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.
Thresh(50.0%)Who Wins the Shen vs Thresh Matchup?
Shen vs Thresh Matchup Summary
The Shen vs Thresh matchup is essentially a coin-flip matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 44 recent matches analyzed, Shen wins with a 50.0% win rate compared to Thresh's 50.0%, giving Shen a 0.0 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Thresh controls the early laning stage, but Shen outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Thresh needs to press advantages before Shen reaches their power spikes, while Shen should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Thresh leads by 0.4s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Shen has a statistical edge, but the margin is close enough that respecting Thresh's strengths is important. Trade when cooldowns are favorable, track the enemy jungler, and build toward your strongest item spikes to convert the slight advantage into a decisive lead. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Shen vs Thresh Laning Phase Breakdown
Shen is favored during the laning phase against Thresh, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Shen holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Shen Build Against Thresh
Mercury's Treads is the optimal boots choice against Thresh, providing the mobility and stats Shen needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Shen against Thresh are Titanic Hydra, Heartsteel and Thornmail. This combination gives Shen an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build achieves a solid 50.0% win rate across 2 games, proving it to be a reliable item path when facing Thresh. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Shen vs Thresh matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Shen40.0%Thresh60.0%Shen58.3%Thresh41.7%Thresh dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 60.0% win rate — a 20.0 percentage point lead over Shen. This lopsided early game means Thresh can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Shen is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 58.3% win rate — 16.7 points above Thresh. Extended games heavily favor Shen, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Thresh must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Shen reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Shen survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.
Best Shen Runes Against Thresh
Resolve
Domination
The Resolve primary with Domination secondary combination helps Shen maximize their potential in this closely contested matchup, providing the right mix of offensive and defensive tools to edge out Thresh.
Shen matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.3. The table below shows Shen's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Shen build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47.06% | 136 | 5.4 | 638 | 10,405 | 48.0% | 46.0% | |
| 46.55% | 116 | 5.8 | 705 | 11,003 | 51.0% | 43.1% | |
| 49.54% | 109 | 5.9 | 634 | 11,122 | 61.2% | 40.0% | |
| 52.34% | 107 | 5.3 | 728 | 10,501 | 49.1% | 55.8% | |
| 47.62% | 105 | 5.7 | 803 | 10,701 | 50.0% | 45.3% | |
| 46.53% | 101 | 5.4 | 1,029 | 10,613 | 52.9% | 40.0% | |
| 51.02% | 98 | 5.2 | 619 | 10,333 | 48.9% | 52.9% | |
| 60.64% | 94 | 5.4 | 665 | 11,778 | 70.0% | 53.7% | |
| 56.18% | 89 | 5.8 | 821 | 10,743 | 50.0% | 62.2% | |
| 48.84% | 86 | 5.7 | 833 | 11,203 | 50.0% | 48.1% | |
| 48.78% | 82 | 5.2 | 528 | 11,047 | 47.2% | 50.0% | |
| 59.26% | 81 | 5.6 | 668 | 11,518 | 56.7% | 60.8% | |
| 52.50% | 80 | 5.0 | 610 | 10,321 | 57.1% | 45.2% | |
| 48.00% | 75 | 5.2 | 661 | 10,684 | 48.7% | 47.2% | |
| 65.75% | 73 | 5.7 | 852 | 10,920 | 64.1% | 67.7% | |
| 52.11% | 71 | 4.9 | 725 | 11,595 | 45.5% | 57.9% | |
| 57.14% | 70 | 5.8 | 740 | 10,615 | 48.4% | 64.1% | |
| 42.42% | 66 | 5.2 | 513 | 10,096 | 27.6% | 54.0% | |
| 47.62% | 63 | 5.4 | 876 | 11,127 | 47.8% | 47.5% | |
| 52.46% | 61 | 4.2 | 817 | 10,359 | 44.8% | 59.4% | |
| 39.66% | 58 | 5.7 | 664 | 10,393 | 35.5% | 44.4% | |
| 42.11% | 57 | 6.0 | 672 | 10,928 | 43.5% | 41.2% | |
| 47.37% | 57 | 5.5 | 740 | 10,972 | 39.3% | 55.2% | |
| 47.37% | 57 | 5.2 | 643 | 10,822 | 56.0% | 40.6% | |
| 60.71% | 56 | 6.0 | 608 | 10,781 | 72.4% | 48.1% | |
| 59.26% | 54 | 5.1 | 612 | 9,604 | 54.5% | 66.7% | |
| 50.98% | 51 | 6.1 | 693 | 10,659 | 53.9% | 48.0% | |
| 53.06% | 49 | 5.7 | 744 | 12,109 | 68.2% | 40.7% | |
| 48.98% | 49 | 5.5 | 631 | 11,195 | 56.5% | 42.3% | |
| 51.06% | 47 | 5.9 | 791 | 11,140 | 52.0% | 50.0% | |
| 53.19% | 47 | 5.5 | 635 | 10,698 | 61.1% | 48.3% | |
| 50.00% | 44 | 1.4 | 474 | 9,524 | 40.0% | 58.3% | |
| 41.86% | 43 | 1.2 | 422 | 8,660 | 47.8% | 35.0% | |
| 50.00% | 42 | 3.5 | 565 | 10,758 | 68.8% | 38.5% | |
| 39.02% | 41 | 1.5 | 552 | 9,393 | 37.5% | 40.0% | |
| 50.00% | 40 | 5.6 | 622 | 11,179 | 44.4% | 54.5% | |
| 48.65% | 37 | 5.1 | 539 | 10,705 | 53.9% | 45.8% | |
| 54.05% | 37 | 4.8 | 701 | 11,629 | 66.7% | 48.0% | |
| 55.56% | 36 | 1.5 | 482 | 10,328 | 60.0% | 52.4% | |
| 41.67% | 36 | 1.5 | 469 | 8,968 | 47.4% | 35.3% | |
| 45.71% | 35 | 5.5 | 609 | 11,146 | 30.8% | 54.5% | |
| 58.82% | 34 | 3.3 | 641 | 10,064 | 64.7% | 52.9% | |
| 45.45% | 33 | 1.4 | 541 | 10,333 | 53.3% | 38.9% | |
| 51.61% | 31 | 1.3 | 489 | 9,344 | 53.3% | 50.0% | |
| 53.33% | 30 | 1.4 | 449 | 10,513 | 77.8% | 42.9% | |
| 48.28% | 29 | 1.3 | 500 | 10,948 | 75.0% | 15.4% | |
| 48.28% | 29 | 5.2 | 599 | 10,594 | 50.0% | 46.7% | |
| 62.96% | 27 | 4.2 | 662 | 11,386 | 62.5% | 63.2% | |
| 62.96% | 27 | 5.5 | 702 | 10,318 | 55.6% | 77.8% | |
| 62.96% | 27 | 5.5 | 776 | 10,992 | 58.3% | 66.7% | |
| 46.15% | 26 | 5.4 | 541 | 11,858 | 44.4% | 47.1% | |
| 42.31% | 26 | 5.1 | 688 | 10,392 | 53.9% | 30.8% | |
| 66.67% | 24 | 4.9 | 663 | 10,905 | 63.6% | 69.2% | |
| 54.17% | 24 | 5.5 | 599 | 11,601 | 41.7% | 66.7% | |
| 45.83% | 24 | 4.3 | 559 | 11,496 | 42.9% | 47.1% | |
| 45.83% | 24 | 5.2 | 751 | 8,809 | 43.8% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 24 | 1.5 | 440 | 9,123 | 54.5% | 46.1% | |
| 50.00% | 22 | 1.4 | 390 | 8,873 | 55.6% | 46.1% | |
| 18.18% | 22 | 2.7 | 540 | 11,110 | 12.5% | 21.4% | |
| 68.18% | 22 | 2.1 | 473 | 10,146 | 60.0% | 70.6% | |
| 66.67% | 21 | 1.2 | 463 | 9,390 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 76.19% | 21 | 5.3 | 602 | 11,489 | 87.5% | 69.2% | |
| 47.62% | 21 | 1.2 | 496 | 10,091 | 45.5% | 50.0% | |
| 57.14% | 21 | 1.9 | 446 | 10,939 | 55.6% | 58.3% | |
| 47.62% | 21 | 1.9 | 528 | 11,419 | 54.5% | 40.0% | |
| 30.00% | 20 | 1.6 | 493 | 9,309 | 33.3% | 27.3% | |
| 42.11% | 19 | 1.1 | 516 | 9,756 | 66.7% | 30.8% | |
| 57.89% | 19 | 5.0 | 551 | 11,815 | 57.1% | 58.3% | |
| 68.42% | 19 | 1.2 | 504 | 9,540 | 75.0% | 63.6% | |
| 72.22% | 18 | 1.6 | 428 | 10,545 | 66.7% | 73.3% | |
| 50.00% | 18 | 1.6 | 620 | 12,117 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 61.11% | 18 | 2.0 | 515 | 10,782 | 57.1% | 63.6% | |
| 64.71% | 17 | 3.7 | 679 | 10,174 | 54.5% | 83.3% | |
| 70.59% | 17 | 5.8 | 757 | 9,877 | 66.7% | 80.0% | |
| 35.29% | 17 | 0.8 | 443 | 10,819 | 33.3% | 37.5% | |
| 47.06% | 17 | 4.3 | 689 | 12,417 | 50.0% | 45.5% | |
| 64.71% | 17 | 5.4 | 576 | 10,160 | 71.4% | 60.0% | |
| 58.82% | 17 | 1.3 | 458 | 8,752 | 70.0% | 42.9% | |
| 50.00% | 16 | 2.2 | 518 | 12,638 | 20.0% | 63.6% | |
| 62.50% | 16 | 0.6 | 538 | 11,938 | 71.4% | 55.6% | |
| 66.67% | 15 | 2.7 | 649 | 11,242 | 75.0% | 57.1% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 3.1 | 647 | 9,916 | 33.3% | 44.4% | |
| 80.00% | 15 | 1.4 | 528 | 10,521 | 85.7% | 75.0% | |
| 85.71% | 14 | 1.4 | 550 | 8,555 | 80.0% | 100.0% | |
| 35.71% | 14 | 3.1 | 581 | 12,081 | 25.0% | 40.0% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 2.1 | 540 | 9,243 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 64.29% | 14 | 2.7 | 518 | 10,444 | 62.5% | 66.7% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 1.2 | 493 | 11,987 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 38.46% | 13 | 5.2 | 678 | 11,741 | 25.0% | 44.4% | |
| 30.77% | 13 | 1.3 | 433 | 9,417 | 20.0% | 37.5% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 2.0 | 409 | 9,503 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 12 | 1.4 | 555 | 7,978 | 42.9% | 20.0% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 4.0 | 822 | 9,000 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 12 | 3.6 | 804 | 12,677 | 40.0% | 28.6% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 1.6 | 514 | 10,549 | 33.3% | 44.4% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 5.1 | 614 | 9,210 | 60.0% | 42.9% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 5.1 | 525 | 9,872 | 42.9% | 60.0% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 2.0 | 619 | 12,827 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 4.6 | 477 | 10,667 | 0.0% | 62.5% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 1.4 | 572 | 12,352 | 33.3% | 37.5% | |
| 30.00% | 10 | 5.2 | 720 | 12,504 | 0.0% | 42.9% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 0.9 | 531 | 10,755 | 20.0% | 60.0% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 5.8 | 687 | 9,871 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 1.6 | 380 | 8,105 | 42.9% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 2.3 | 554 | 10,458 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 1.2 | 341 | 8,134 | 20.0% | 100.0% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 1.6 | 449 | 9,013 | 100.0% | 0.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 4.3 | 758 | 12,089 | 33.3% | 40.0% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 0.7 | 404 | 10,726 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 1.9 | 522 | 9,934 | 80.0% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 5.6 | 614 | 12,142 | 33.3% | 60.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 3.5 | 600 | 11,713 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 3.9 | 838 | 13,367 | 50.0% | 80.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 3.0 | 682 | 12,333 | 50.0% | 20.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 1.1 | 628 | 12,262 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 1.8 | 672 | 10,954 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 2.3 | 851 | 12,869 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 2.3 | 502 | 11,315 | 66.7% | 0.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 0.5 | 392 | 10,815 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 0.6 | 529 | 8,712 | 75.0% | 100.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 6.1 | 585 | 11,119 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 5.4 | 931 | 14,078 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 3.5 | 906 | 13,382 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 2.4 | 863 | 13,875 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 4.6 | 466 | 9,700 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 5.5 | 877 | 12,957 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.4 | 499 | 8,981 | 25.0% | 100.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 3.5 | 577 | 12,073 | 100.0% | 25.0% | |
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Shen vs Thresh - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Shen do against Thresh in League of Legends?
Shen wins the Shen vs Thresh matchup with a 50.0% win rate compared to Thresh's 50.0%, a 0.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 44 recent ranked games in patch 26.3.
How does Shen do against Thresh in the early game?
In the early game, Thresh has the advantage against Shen with a 60.0% win rate versus 40.0%. Thresh players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Shen do against Thresh in the late game?
In the late game, Shen takes over the Shen vs Thresh matchup with a 58.3% win rate compared to 41.7%. Shen scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Shen vs Thresh matchup?
Shen wins the matchup against Thresh with a 50.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.3. The 0.0 percentage point advantage means Shen is slightly favored in this lane matchup based on 44 games analyzed.
What is the best Shen build against Thresh?
The best Shen build against Thresh includes Titanic Hydra, Heartsteel, Thornmail with Mercury's Treads. This build achieves a 50.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Shen runes against Thresh?
The best Shen runes against Thresh use the Resolve primary tree with Domination secondary. This rune setup achieves a 62.5% win rate in the Shen vs Thresh matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Shen counter Thresh?
Yes, Shen has a favorable matchup against Thresh with a 50.0% win rate. Shen slightly edges out Thresh in lane based on current patch 26.3 data.
How do I play Shen against Thresh?
When playing Shen against Thresh, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. Play safe early and scale into your power spikes where you outperform Thresh. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.