| Lane | Tier | Win rate | Counters Shen | Shen beats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | D | 44.0% | Not enough games | |
| Support | C | 46.0% | Not enough games | Not enough games |
- Top games
- 141
- Support games
- 87
- Min. games per matchup
- 8
- Patch
- 26.21
Shen top lane
Tier D · 44.0% win rate · 141 games
Small sample: Shen has 141 games in this lane, so treat these matchups as a hint, not a rule.
Does well against
The top champions that have Shen among their worst matchups.
No clear favorable matchup with enough games yet.
Rests on 141 Shen games in this lane (1.3% of 10,704); each matchup above has at least 8 games. More in the Top Lane tier list.
Most built items
Games · Win rateThe finished items Shen ends top games with most often.
Titanic Hydra71.5%46.9%
Plated Steelcaps62.8%45.3%
Thornmail38.7%52.8%
Dusk and Dawn38.0%48.1%
Mercury's Treads28.5%41.0%
Heartsteel24.1%45.5%
Runes
Games · Win rateThe keystone with its secondary tree, most played first.
Grasp of the Undying + Inspiration55.9%50.0%
Grasp of the Undying + Domination30.5%47.2%
Builds rest on 137 Shen games in this lane on patch 26.21 whose items were shared; every item and rune page above was in at least 10 of them. Games: the share of those games with it.
Shen as a support
Tier C · 46.0% win rate · 87 games
Small sample: Shen has 87 games in this lane, so treat these matchups as a hint, not a rule.
Struggles against
The support opponents Shen does worst against, worst first.
No support matchup has enough games yet to call it a counter.
Does well against
The support champions that have Shen among their worst matchups.
No clear favorable matchup with enough games yet.
Rests on 87 Shen games in this lane (0.8% of 10,704); each matchup above has at least 8 games. More in the Support tier list.
Most built items
Games · Win rateThe finished items Shen ends support games with most often.
- Heartsteel71.8%52.5%
- Plated Steelcaps47.1%47.5%
- Thornmail34.1%51.7%
- Mercury's Treads29.4%36.0%
Protoplasm Harness21.2%50.0%
Zeke's Convergence15.3%53.8%
Runes
Games · Win rateThe keystone with its secondary tree, most played first.
Aftershock + Domination34.6%55.6%- Grasp of the Undying + Domination30.8%54.2%
Builds rest on 85 Shen games in this lane on patch 26.21 whose items were shared; every item and rune page above was in at least 10 of them. Games: the share of those games with it.
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