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Shen

The Eye of Twilight

Among the secretive, Ionian warriors known as the Kinkou, Shen serves as their leader, the Eye of Twilight. He longs to remain free from the confusion of emotion, prejudice, and ego, and walks the unseen path of dispassionate judgment between the spirit realm and the physical world.Read the full story on Riot's Universe site

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P
Ki Barrier
Q
Twilight Assault
W
Spirit's Refuge
E
Shadow Dash
R
Stand United

Shen

Overview

On patch 16.21, Shen is rated B tier in the top lane, winning 50.9% of 2,581 ranked games with a 2.7% pick rate. The most successful build this patch runs Grasp of the Undying with Flash and Ignite and builds Titanic Hydra, Heartsteel, Thornmail, and Plated Steelcaps.

Shen struggles most against Tryndamere (34.5%), Yasuo (38.1%), and Riven (39.3%) and does best against Dr. Mundo (76%), Jax (66.7%), and Yorick (64.1%).

Ranked solo/duo · patch 16.21 · 2,581 games · updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we calculate

50.9%

Win rate

2.7%

Pick rate

2.6K

Games

16.21

Patch

Playing as Shen

Keep an eye on allies and be ready to save them with your teleport.
Leverage your Energy to get a long-term advantage over Mana users.

Playing against Shen

Be ready to dodge Shen's taunt and punish him if he misses.
Once Shen reaches level 6, watch out for his global-range ultimate, which can turn fights quickly.

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Matchups

All Shen matchups

Strong against

Dr. Mundo76.0%25
Jax66.7%57
Yorick64.1%39
Aatrox61.5%52
Gragas61.5%26

Weak against

Tryndamere34.5%29
Yasuo38.1%63
Riven39.3%28
Gangplank39.4%33
Gwen40.7%27

Abilities

P
Ki Barrier
After casting a spell, Shen gets a shield. Affecting other champions reduces the cooldown of this effect.
Q
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.
Cooldown: 8/7.25/6.5/5.75/5Cost: 140/130/120/110/100Range: 400
W
Spirit's Refuge
Attacks that would hit Shen or his allies near his spirit blade are blocked.
Cooldown: 16/14.5/13/11.5/10Cost: 40Range: 400
E
Shadow Dash
Shen dashes in a direction, taunting enemies in his path.
Cooldown: 18/16/14/12/10Cost: 150Range: 600
R
Stand United
Shen shields target allied champion from incoming damage, and soon after teleports to their location.
Cooldown: 200/180/160Cost: 0Range: 35000