the Eye of Twilight
Shen
Among the secretive, Ionian warriors known as the Kinkou, Shen serves as their leader, the Eye of Twilight. He longs to remain free from the confusion of emotion, prejudice, and ego, and walks the unseen path of dispassionate judgment between the spirit...
3/3
Engage
1/3
Peel
0/3
Scaling
2/3
CC
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Abilities
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Twilight Assault
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.
Spirit's Refuge
Attacks that would hit Shen or his allies near his spirit blade are blocked.
Shadow Dash
Shen dashes in a direction, taunting enemies in his path.
Stand United
Shen shields target allied champion from incoming damage, and soon after teleports to their location.
Recommended build
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Skill order
Q → E → W
Runes
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Summoner spells
Flash + Ignite
Combos
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Difficult matchups
Aurora43.1%One of the three toughest current same-role matchups in this snapshot. Compare the matchup win rate, opponent lift, and sample instead of treating it as a guaranteed result.Top· Patch 16.19· 109 games
Varus47.9%One of the three toughest current same-role matchups in this snapshot. Compare the matchup win rate, opponent lift, and sample instead of treating it as a guaranteed result.Top· Patch 16.19· 142 games
Illaoi46.2%One of the three toughest current same-role matchups in this snapshot. Compare the matchup win rate, opponent lift, and sample instead of treating it as a guaranteed result.Top· Patch 16.19· 522 games
Seraphine42.9%One of the three toughest current same-role matchups in this snapshot. Compare the matchup win rate, opponent lift, and sample instead of treating it as a guaranteed result.Support· Patch 16.19· 240 games
Karma45.1%One of the three toughest current same-role matchups in this snapshot. Compare the matchup win rate, opponent lift, and sample instead of treating it as a guaranteed result.Support· Patch 16.19· 222 games
Braum43.1%One of the three toughest current same-role matchups in this snapshot. Compare the matchup win rate, opponent lift, and sample instead of treating it as a guaranteed result.Support· Patch 16.19· 202 gamesBest with
MelShen's engage can hand off to Mel's control or damage follow-up. Their control profiles can be chained instead of overlapped. Mel fills the complementary support job.
BrandShen's engage can hand off to Brand's control or damage follow-up. Their control profiles can be chained instead of overlapped. Brand fills the complementary support job.
AnnieShen's engage can hand off to Annie's control or damage follow-up. Their control profiles can be chained instead of overlapped. Annie fills the complementary mid lane job.KarmaShen's engage can hand off to Karma's control or damage follow-up. Their control profiles can be chained instead of overlapped. Karma fills the complementary support job.
HweiShen's engage can hand off to Hwei's control or damage follow-up. Their control profiles can be chained instead of overlapped. Hwei fills the complementary mid lane job.COMMUNITY LAYER
Matchup notes
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