ShenTop build

15th of 48 Top

Top63%Support23%Jungle11%
Win
50.7%
▲0.7 vs Top
LP a game
+2.40
±0.29
Games
21.0k
a win +22.1 · a loss −18.1
Pick · Ban
3.7 · 1.1%
as Top · any role

How we measure

Shen Top on NA, patch 26.20: Titanic Hydra, Dusk and Dawn, Thornmail; Grasp of the Undying + Inspiration; skill order Q > E > W (each the most played of 20,981 games).

Build

Most played of 20,981 games

Start

DsHp

67% · 50.2% won

Spells

FlIg

71% · 51.1% won

Skills

starts Q E W

86% · 50.8% won

Items 16.9% of games with a core

  1. Titanic Hydra
  2. Dusk and Dawn
  3. Thornmail
4th
  • Kr54.7%won20% pick
  • Ro55.8%won14% pick
  • Ud64.6%won4.4% pick
5th
  • Ro60.0%won17% pick
  • Kr56.4%won11% pick
  • Ph52.9%won8.9% pick

56.7% won (54.3–59.1) · 1,620 games

BootsPlated Steelcaps58% · 50.9% won

Skill path 81% of games · 51.3% won

Skill path: the first 11 points measured, levels 12 to 18 from the max order
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Core items

First three finished, in the order bought
  1. Titanic Hydra › Dusk and Dawn › Thornmail1,620 gamesMost played17%56.7%54% to 59%
  2. Titanic Hydra › Dusk and Dawn › Kaenic Rookern586 games6.1%59.7%56% to 64%
  3. Titanic Hydra › Dusk and Dawn › Randuin's Omen574 games6.0%52.8%49% to 57%
  4. Heartsteel › Titanic Hydra › Thornmail312 games3.3%54.8%49% to 60%
  5. Titanic Hydra › Dusk and Dawn › Bandlepipes296 games3.1%58.8%53% to 64%
  6. Heartsteel › Titanic Hydra › Dusk and Dawn286 games3.0%59.1%53% to 65%
  7. Titanic Hydra › Thornmail › Kaenic Rookern215 games2.2%52.1%45% to 59%
  8. Titanic Hydra › Dusk and Dawn › Dead Man's Plate203 games2.1%63.6%57% to 70%

Skills

Max order
  1. starts Q E W86%50.8%17,822
  2. starts Q W E4.6%49.4%961
  3. starts Q E Q3.2%54.0%663
  4. starts Q E W2.2%46.8%447
  5. starts E Q W2.0%47.9%418

Starting items

Doran's Shield + Health Potion67% · 50.2% won · 14,017 games
  • Doran's Helm + Health Potion Highest win30%51.9% won
  • Doran's Blade + Health Potion 1.5%51.1% won

Boots

Plated Steelcaps58% · 50.9% won · 12,140 games
  • Mercury's Treads 30%51.5% won
  • No boots 7.0%42.2% won

Summoner spells

Flash + Ignite71% · 51.1% won · 14,996 games
  • Flash + Teleport 24%49.3% won
  • Exhaust + Flash 2.7%51.2% won
Every option as a table52 options
Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
OptionPickWin95% rangeGames
Core items
Titanic Hydra › Dusk and Dawn › Thornmail17%56.7%54.3%–59.1%1,620
Titanic Hydra › Dusk and Dawn › Kaenic Rookern6.1%59.7%55.7%–63.6%586
Titanic Hydra › Dusk and Dawn › Randuin's Omen6.0%52.8%48.7%–56.8%574
Heartsteel › Titanic Hydra › Thornmail3.3%54.8%49.3%–60.2%312
Titanic Hydra › Dusk and Dawn › Bandlepipes3.1%58.8%53.1%–64.2%296
Heartsteel › Titanic Hydra › Dusk and Dawn3.0%59.1%53.3%–64.6%286
Titanic Hydra › Thornmail › Kaenic Rookern2.2%52.1%45.4%–58.7%215
Titanic Hydra › Dusk and Dawn › Dead Man's Plate2.1%63.6%56.7%–69.9%203
4th item, of 3,585 games that reached it
Kaenic Rookern20%54.7%51.1%–58.3%731
Thornmail19%55.2%51.4%–58.9%678
Randuin's Omen14%55.8%51.4%–60.1%493
Dusk and Dawn5.7%56.7%49.8%–63.3%203
Unending Despair4.4%64.6%56.8%–71.6%158
Dead Man's Plate4.2%56.7%48.7%–64.3%150
5th item, of 952 games that reached it
Randuin's Omen17%60.0%52.3%–67.3%160
Thornmail13%60.2%51.3%–68.4%123
Kaenic Rookern11%56.4%46.7%–65.7%101
Protoplasm HarnessFew games8.9%52.9%42.4%–63.2%85
Hollow RadianceFew games6.2%49.2%36.8%–61.6%59
Unending DespairFew games5.9%60.7%47.6%–72.4%56
Boots
Plated Steelcaps58%50.9%50.0%–51.8%12,140
Mercury's Treads30%51.5%50.3%–52.8%6,281
No boots7.0%42.2%39.7%–44.7%1,461
Boots of Swiftness3.2%53.5%49.7%–57.3%665
Ionian Boots of Lucidity1.7%55.6%50.4%–60.6%360
Starting items
Doran's Shield + Health Potion67%50.2%49.4%–51.1%14,017
Doran's Helm + Health Potion30%51.9%50.6%–53.1%6,210
Doran's Blade + Health Potion1.5%51.1%45.6%–56.7%309
Doran's ShieldFew games0.3%46.5%35.4%–58.0%71
Summoner spells
Flash + Ignite71%51.1%50.3%–51.9%14,996
Flash + Teleport24%49.3%48.0%–50.7%5,092
Exhaust + Flash2.7%51.2%47.1%–55.4%560
Flash + BarrierFew games0.3%46.6%34.3%–59.2%58
Skill order
Max Q E W · starts Q E W86%50.8%50.1%–51.6%17,822
Max Q E W · starts Q W E4.6%49.4%46.3%–52.6%961
Max Q E W · starts Q E Q3.2%54.0%50.2%–57.8%663
Max Q W E · starts Q E W2.2%46.8%42.2%–51.4%447
Max Q E W · starts E Q W2.0%47.9%43.1%–52.6%418
First 11 skill points
Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E R81%51.3%50.6%–52.1%16,692
Q W E Q Q R Q E Q E R4.1%50.1%46.8%–53.5%844
Q E Q W Q R Q E Q E R2.9%55.6%51.5%–59.5%594
E Q W Q Q R Q E Q E R1.8%48.1%43.0%–53.2%366
Q E W Q Q R Q E Q W R0.8%43.4%36.1%–51.0%166
Q E W Q Q R Q W Q E R0.8%43.4%35.9%–51.2%159
Finished items
Heartsteel22%52.1%50.6%–53.5%4,557
Kaenic Rookern14%53.0%51.2%–54.8%3,018
Randuin's Omen12%52.6%50.7%–54.6%2,544
Hollow Radiance11%54.4%52.4%–56.4%2,331
Sunfire Aegis7.8%53.1%50.7%–55.5%1,641
Dead Man's Plate6.9%55.0%52.4%–57.5%1,437
Unending Despair4.2%59.3%56.0%–62.5%880
Bandlepipes2.6%60.9%56.7%–64.9%534

Questions

What do Shen Top players build first on NA?

The most played core is Titanic Hydra, then Dusk and Dawn, then Thornmail: 8% of 20,981 games in all ranks, patch 26.20, 56.7% win rate.

What skill order do Shen Top players use?

Most often they max Q, E, W and start Q, E, W: 86% of 20,743 games with a skill order in all ranks, patch 26.20, 50.8% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Shen Top players take?

Flash and Ignite, in 71% of 20,981 games in all ranks, patch 26.20, 51.1% win rate.