What are the best runes for Shen Top?

Grasp of the Undying in Resolve with Inspiration secondary is the highest-win-rate rune page this patch (52.6% win rate).

What is the best build for Shen?

Rush Titanic Hydra, Dusk and Dawn and Thornmail. It wins 56.6% of Top games on patch 26.20.

Is Shen good on patch 26.20?

Shen has a 51.4% win rate in Top this patch, which makes it a balanced pick.

Teemo, Vayne, Kled are among the strongest counters to Shen Top this patch, by ranked win rate.

Shen build

Top · patch 26.20

Shen is currently a balanced Top pick on patch 26.20, holding a 51.4% win rate across 53,005 games (3.5% pick rate, 0.7% ban rate). Shen is an early-game champion (51.3% before 25 minutes) that wants to close games out before it falls off. The setup below is the highest-win-rate build from real games this patch, not theorycraft.

Win rate

51.4%

Pick

3.5%

Ban

0.7%

Games

53,005

Region

Global TR EUW EUNE NA KR BR LAN LAS OCE RU JP

Summoner Spells

// The build · 56.6% win ratevs 51.4% for the championHighest win rate path this patch

Start50.8%−0.6

First back

Core · in order56.6%+5.2

The whole build

Boots51.2%−0.2

Situational swap

Late options-

Pick one, not all

Runes

52.6% win rate

Resolve

Inspiration

Skill Order

Max order:

Q→

E→

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Win Rate by Game Length

How the champion performs as games go longer.

< 25 min51.3%

25-30 min50.8%

30-35 min52.1%

35-40 min52.1%

40+ min49.7%

44%50%56%

Win Rate Trend

51.1%

51.6%

26.1126.1226.1326.1426.1526.1626.1726.1826.1926.20

// Matchups · who beats ShenAll matchups →

// The short version

Start Doran's Shield and Health Potion and rush Titanic Hydra, Dusk and Dawn and Thornmail; this core wins 56.6% of Top games; Grasp of the Undying is the keystone of choice; most players max Q → E → W.