Tank
Shen
the Eye of Twilight
Recommended Build
Patch 16.11 · Diamond+ Solo Queue · Updated 6/9/2026
50.3% wr in Top
Build path
- Boots any step
Plated Steelcaps1200 gold25 Armor45 Move SpeedPlating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.Plated Steelcaps67% pick · 50.8% wr - Item 1 2 options
Doran's Shield450 gold110 HealthEnduring Focus
Restore4 Health every 5 seconds.
After taking damage from a champion, restoreHealth over 8 seconds.Helping Hand
Attacks deal5 bonus physical damage to minions.Doran's Shield67% pick · 54.3% wr
Doran's Helm450 gold140 Health10 Armor10 Magic ResistHelping Hand
Attacks deal5 bonus physical damage to minions.or Doran's Helm29% pick · 44.0% wr
- Item 2
Titanic Hydra3300 gold40 Attack Damage600 HealthCleave
Attacks dealphysical damage on-hit and to enemies behind the target.Titanic Crescent
Empower your nextCleave to dealbonus physical damage On-Hit and dealbonus physical damage to enemies behind the target.Titanic Hydra84% pick · 53.2% wr
- Item 3
Dusk and Dawn3100 gold300 Health60 Ability Power20 Ability Haste20% Attack SpeedSpellblade (0s)
After using an Ability, your next Attack dealsbonus magic damage andheals you for On-Hit and then appliesOn-Hit effects an additional time.Dusk and Dawn51% pick · 60.2% wr
- Item 4 3 options
Bandlepipes2300 gold200 Health15 Ability Haste20 Armor20 Magic ResistFanfare Slowing orImmobilizing an enemy champion grants Fanfare for seconds. Fanfare grants you20 Move Speed . While you have Fanfare, nearby allies, including yourself, gainAttack Speed .Bandlepipes24% pick · 65.2% wr
Randuin's Omen2700 gold350 Health75 ArmorResilience
Receive 30% less damage from Critical Strikes.Humility Slow nearby enemies by 70% for 2 seconds.or Randuin's Omen13% pick · 38.5% wr
Protoplasm Harness2500 gold600 Health20 Ability HasteLifeline (0s)
Taking damage that would reduce your Health below 30% causes you to gainmaximum Health for 5 seconds, then healHealth over the duration. While regenerating Health, you gain 15% increased Size, 10% Move Speed, and 25% Tenacity.or Protoplasm Harness11% pick · 81.8% wr
Most-built legendary at each step (purchase order).
Summoner spells
Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Deals true damage over time to target enemy champion and reduces healing effects on them for the duration.
Skill order
— what to level when
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.
Attacks that would hit Shen or his allies near his spirit blade are blocked.
Shen dashes in a direction, taunting enemies in his path.
Shen shields target allied champion from incoming damage, and soon after teleports to their location.
Runes
Resolve
Every 4s your next attack on a champion deals bonus magic damage, heals you, and permanently increases your health.
After
Guard allies you cast spells on and those that are very nearby. If you or a guarded ally would take damage based on level, you're both granted a shield.
Your third attack against turrets deals bonus damage.
Whenever you gain a shield, your next basic attack against a champion deals bonus
After 12 min gain +8 Armor and +8 Magic Resist and increase your Armor and Magic Resist by 3%.
After taking damage from an enemy champion heal back some missing health over time.
After taking damage from an enemy champion, the next 3 spells or attacks you receive from them deal 30-60 (based on level) less damage.
Duration: 1.5s
Cooldown: 55s
Gain permanent max health when minions or monsters die near you.
Gain 5% Heal and Shield Power.
Heals and shields you cast or receive are 10% stronger on targets below 40% health.
Gain Armor and Magic Resist when receiving crowd control.
Inspiration
While Flash is on cooldown it is replaced by Hexflash.
Hexflash: Channel, then blink to a new location.
You get free boots at 12 min but you cannot buy boots before then. Each
Get some gold back when you purchase Legendary Items.
Upon reaching level 3, gain an Elixir of Avarice.
Upon reaching level 6, gain an Elixir of Force.
Upon reaching level 9, gain an Elixir of Skill.
Potions grant some restoration immediately.
Gain a free Biscuit every 2 min, until 6 min. Consuming or selling a Biscuit permanently increases your max health and restores health.
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Bonus
For each different stat gained from items, gain one Jack stack. Each stack grants you
Gain bonus
Stat shards
+9 Adaptive Force (AD or AP — whichever helps more).
+10% Attack Speed.
+8 Ability Haste.
+9 Adaptive Force (AD or AP — whichever helps more).
+2% Move Speed.
+10–180 Bonus Health (based on level).
+65 flat Health.
+10% Tenacity and Slow Resist.
+10–180 Bonus Health (based on level).