D tierShen Items · Support
26.22 (latest)Emerald+
The core Shen build is Heartsteel, Thornmail and Protoplasm Harness.
- Win Rate−1.8 pts vs average (50.3 %)
- 48.5 %
- Pick Rate
- 0.7 %
- Ban Rate
- 0.8 %
- Games
- 12K
- KDA
- 2.60
Win Rate: −1.8 pts vs average (50.3 %)
Emerald+▾ 
TOP70.1 %
JGL14.1 %
MID1.3 %
BOT0.4 %
SUP14.0 %Core build
Item 1 
Heartsteel 50.1 % WR (+1.6) 5,377 games
Heartsteel 50.1 % WR (+1.6) 5,377 gamesItem 2 
Thornmail 50.3 % WR (+1.8) 2,741 games
Thornmail 50.3 % WR (+1.8) 2,741 gamesItem 3 
Protoplasm Harness 53.8 % WR (+5.3) 2,975 games
Protoplasm Harness 53.8 % WR (+5.3) 2,975 games4th item 
Zeke's Convergence too few games 73 games
Kaenic Rookern too few games 59 games
Bandlepipes too few games 55 games
Zeke's Convergence too few games 73 games Kaenic Rookern too few games 59 games Bandlepipes too few games 55 gamesWin rate per item counts every game it was bought in. Items bought late (4th to 6th) read higher partly because players who got that far were often ahead already, not only because of the item.
Item combinations by build stage
Share of games that built exactly these items first, win rate from 100 games.
| Items | Pick Rate | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thornmail + Heartsteel | 13.2 % | 50.2 % (+1.7) | 1,146 |
 Protoplasm Harness + Locket of the Iron Solari | 10.8 % | 53.9 % (+5.4) | 937 |
| Heartsteel + Locket of the Iron Solari | 8.8 % | 54.4 % (+5.9) | 766 |
| Zeke's Convergence + Locket of the Iron Solari | 6.3 % | 49.3 % | 549 |
| Protoplasm Harness + Heartsteel | 5.4 % | 54.4 % | 472 |
| Thornmail + Locket of the Iron Solari | 4.3 % | 45.3 % | 373 |
 Heartsteel + Titanic Hydra | 4.0 % | 52.5 % | 347 |
 Knight's Vow + Locket of the Iron Solari | 3.8 % | 55.2 % | 328 |
Starting item & boots
| Items | Pick Rate | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
 World AtlasStart | 99.6 % | 48.5 % | 11,287 |
 Plated SteelcapsBoots | 44.7 % | 47.9 % | 5,065 |
 Mercury's TreadsBoots | 21.8 % | 49.9 % (+1.4) | 2,471 |
 Ionian Boots of LucidityBoots | 18.0 % | 50.2 % (+1.7) | 2,043 |
 Boots of SwiftnessBoots | 8.4 % | 53.6 % (+5.1) | 957 |
Starting items and boots: shares of the 11,333 newest games with an item timeline.
Early order
| Items | Pick Rate | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
   Ruby Crystal › Giant's Belt › Crystalline Bracer › Heartsteel | 7.1 % | 48.4 % | 800 |
| Ruby Crystal › Crystalline Bracer › Giant's Belt › Heartsteel | 3.3 % | 43.0 % | 373 |
 Ruby Crystal › Giant's Belt › Rejuvenation Bead › Crystalline Bracer | 3.0 % | 50.8 % | 341 |
from the 11,333 latest games with an item timeline
Summoner spells
| Summoner spells | Pick Rate | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
  Flash + Ignite | 67.7 % | 48.9 % | 7,898 |
 Flash + Exhaust | 21.5 % | 47.5 % (−1.0) | 2,507 |
 Heal + Flash | 10.8 % | 48.7 % | 1,264 |
Skill order
| Skill order | Pick Rate | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q › E › W | 81.6 % | 48.5 % | 9,536 |
| E › Q › W | 16.6 % | 49.3 % | 1,939 |
| Q › W › E | 1.3 % | 40.6 % | 149 |
Build variants
| Build | Pick Rate | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heartsteel › Thornmail | 10.1 % | 50.2 % (+1.7) | 1,146 |
| Locket of the Iron Solari › Protoplasm Harness | 8.3 % | 53.9 % (+5.4) | 937 |
| Heartsteel › Locket of the Iron Solari | 6.8 % | 54.4 % (+5.9) | 766 |
Win rates are colored only when they are at least 1 point above or below Shen's average (48.5 %) and based on 500 or more games.
From ranked games ggez.gg collected through the Riot API.