the Eye of Twilight

Shen

DifficultyHigh

Role

TankSupport

Lane

TopJungle

Roles and difficulty from the global official site, lane from the China-server official site

Latest Meta Stats

Stats: League of Legends: Wild Rift (China) official stats (Master and above), as of 2026-09-02

Top (Solo)

Win Rate52.4%

Pick Rate1.3%#37

Ban Rate0.1%

Popular Shen builds in game

Taken from the in-game loadout screen as of 2026-08-26. The pick count and win rate are shown exactly as the game reports them.

Build 1Win rate 51.58%Picks 1,235

Full tank that punishes attackers up close

Plated Steelcaps
Hollow Radiance
Thornmail
Unending Despair
Gargoyle Stoneplate
Force of Nature

When enemy damage is split physical/magic and you must hold the front line

The build lands on +190 Armor and +190 Magic Resistance in equal measure, with Max Health at +1500. Thornmail returns 20 plus 6% bonus AR and 1% bonus HP as magic damage to whoever strikes Shen with an attack. Unending Despair fires every 4 seconds while Shen is in combat with a champion, hitting nearby enemy champions for 3% of his max HP as magic damage and healing him for 250% of it. Force of Nature stacks Steadfast whenever enemy champions land ability damage on him, and four stacks cut all incoming magic damage by 20%.

The commentary is AI-written. It is cross-checked against this site’s item data and the official lane assignments before publishing.

Skill Order (Lv 1 - 15)

Ult

Max Skill 1 first as your main damage source, then Skill 3 for its crowd control and mobility.

Shen Skills

Passive

Ki Barrier

⏳ 10s

Gains a shield that absorbs 51 (51 + 14% bonus HP) damage for 2.5 seconds after completing an ability. If the ability affected at least one champion, Ki Barrier's cooldown is reduced by 4 (Lv) seconds.

Gains 10 (Lv) energy when Shen's abilities damage an enemy.

Skill 1

Twilight Assault

⏳ 8s

Recalls the Spirit Blade, enhancing his next 3 attacks to deal an additional 12 plus 3% of the target's max HP (3 + 1.5%AP) as magic damage. If the Spirit Blade passed through an enemy champion, the damage bonus is increased to 12 plus 5.5% of the target's max HP (5.5 + 2%AP) as magic damage and Shen gains 50% Attack Speed.

Enemy champions the Spirit Blade passes through are slowed by 15% for 2 seconds while moving away from Shen.

Deals 150% damage to monsters.
Deals 225 max damage to monsters.
Deals 150% damage to minions.

Details	LVL 1	LVL 2	LVL 3	LVL 4
Cooldown	8	7	6	5
Cost	75	70	65	60
Max HP Ratio	3%	3.5%	4%	4.5%
Enhanced HP%	5.5%	6%	6.5%	7%
Slow	15%	20%	25%	30%

Skill 2

Spirit's Refuge

⏳ 18s

Sends the Spirit Blade to an allied champion, creating a zone that blocks enemy attacks for 1.75 seconds.

Details	LVL 1	LVL 2	LVL 3	LVL 4
Cooldown	18	16	14	12

Skill 3

Shadow Dash

⏳ 16s

Dashes forward, dealing 60 physical damage (60 + 15% bonus HP) to enemy champions and monsters, taunting them for 1.5 seconds.

Details	LVL 1	LVL 2	LVL 3	LVL 4
Cooldown	16	14	12	10
Base Damage	60	90	120	150

Ult

Stand United

⏳ 110s

Channels for 3 seconds, shielding an allied champion for 170 damage (170 + 135%AP + 15% bonus HP) for 5 seconds, increased by 0%-60% based on target's missing HP.

Upon completing the channel, Shen teleports to the target ally.

Details	LVL 1	LVL 2	LVL 3
Cooldown	110	100	90
Shield	170	340	510

Base Stats

League of Legends: Wild Rift (China) official champion library (patch 7.2, as of 2026-08-25)

The site's latest patch is 7.2d, but these figures come from 7.2. The 8 champions adjusted since then — Yone, Jinx, Leona, Rumble, Nasus, Ryze, Jayce, Nidalee — no longer match the live game.

Official ratings

Damage2/3

Survivability3/3

Utility3/3

Difficulty2/3

A three-step guide set by the official champion library. For difficulty, a higher number means harder to play.

Level1

Health630LV15 2198

Attack Damage58LV15 121.7

Armor46LV15 100.6

Magic Resist38LV15 66

Movement Speed350

Compare with every champion Open the damage calculator at LV1

Critical damage is 175% for every champion. These figures exclude items and runes.

Shen Strengths

✓Global shield and teleport to allies with Ult
✓Skill 2 zone that blocks auto-attacks
✓Strong CC and engage with the Skill 3 taunt

Shen Weaknesses

×Poor wave clear; gets pushed in
×Ulting away often costs your own tower
×No ranged attacks; weak to harass

Early Game

Pass the blade you recall with Skill 1 through the enemy before you start hitting, and your damage goes up a lot. Lean on the Skill 3 taunt and the Skill 2 auto-attack block. Repeat short trades that give the opponent no answer to build a lead.

Mid Game

Once you have Ult (Stand United) at level 5, keep checking your allies' HP bars and the minimap. Split push a side lane, and when an ally is in danger, Ult in with a shield. That turns a numbers disadvantage around at once.

Late Game

Commit to the split-and-Ult pattern. When several enemies come to stop you, Ult straight to your team on the other side. Let them take the uncontested Baron or tower, and keep the enemy running back and forth.

Teamfights

Either catch the enemy carry with the Skill 3 taunt or drop the Skill 2 block zone to protect your own. Play as a sturdy frontliner. Following an allied diver in with Ult to back them up is also effective.

⚠️ Common Mistakes

Tunnel vision on your own lane

At level 5, Shen gets a global Ult that shields an ally heavily and teleports to them. Watching only your own lane and missing fights or ganks elsewhere is the biggest loss. Keep an eye on the minimap and be ready to Ult to an ally in trouble. The Skill 3 taunt is valuable CC, so also practice the taunt-Flash combo to reliably catch the enemy carry.

Shen Combos

Basic Trade

Catch them with the taunt from Skill 3, recall the blade with Skill 1, then land empowered autos.

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Champions Shen struggles against (reader votes)

↑ loses the matchup / ↓ not really

Darius

Mordekaiser

Shen Patch History

ShenPatch 7.1f

Buff

Twilight Assault Damage based on Max HP: 2.5/3/3.5/4% → 3/3.5/4/4.5% Empowered Damage based on Max HP: 5/5.5/6/6.5% → 5.5/6/6.5/7% Both the normal and empowered versions gain 0.5% max HP scaling at every rank. Shen's damage grows with his own health pool, so every defensive item he buys now contributes a little more to his offence. Baron lane trades and jungle clears both speed up, making his opening levels steadier. The 0.5% step is modest, so this sharpens his existing role rather than changing it.