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Playing Against Shen
TopPatch 16.2.1
What They Do
Shen is a tanky global protector. He wins short trades with and , then uses to save teammates across the map. He has low waveclear but high base damage early.
Abilities (What to Watch For)
| Ability | What You'll See | What It Means For You |
|---|---|---|
| A white shield bar over his health after casting a spell | Provides a temporary shield. Affecting enemy champions with or reduces its cooldown. Don't waste burst while this is active. | |
| A blue spirit blade flying towards Shen | If the blade passes through you, Shen gets massive empowered damage and attack speed. Do not stand between Shen and his blade. | |
| A small blue circular zone around the spirit blade | Blocks ALL basic attacks for 1.75s. Do not waste your main damage abilities or auto-attacks while inside this field. | |
| A forward dash with a trail behind it | Taunts hit enemies. It has an 18-14s cooldown. If he misses this, he has no mobility or hard CC to stop you from punishing him. | |
| A massive purple/blue shield on an ally | A global teleport. He shields a teammate for a huge amount and arrives after a 3s channel. You must interrupt this with CC. |
Respect
- !Empowered Drag→If the blade passes through you, Shen deals % max health damage and gains attack speed. You will lose almost every 1v1 trade if this happens.
- !Tower Taunt with →Shen loves to let you push, then taunt you under his turret. One tower shot early game usually means you lose the lane.
- !Global Presence via →Once he hits level 6, any 2v2 on the map can instantly become a 3v2. You cannot take close fights while his ultimate is up.
- !Level 1-3 All-in→His base damage from is extremely high compared to most top laners. He can ignite and cheese you early if you aren't careful.
Punish
- +is on cooldown (18-14s)→He has no escape or hard CC. All-in him or force a heavy trade while he cannot dash away or taunt you.
- +is down (20s+ cooldown)→This is your time to use your empowered autos or burst. Without his block zone, he is significantly squishier.
- +He uses to leave lane→He has zero waveclear. Hard shove the wave, take plates, and deny him several waves of gold and XP to create a lead.
- +He is out of Energy→Shen is energy-gated. If he misses an or spams to farm, he won't have enough energy for a full combo.
Laning Tips
- •Always track the position of the spirit blade; stay away from the line between Shen and his blade to avoid the drag.
- •The slow from only applies when you run AWAY from Shen. If you're going for an all-in, keep moving forward.
- •Save your CC (stun, silence, knockup) specifically to interrupt his channel if he tries to leave lane.
- •Shove him into his tower. Shen has some of the worst waveclear in the game and will lose CS while being unable to roam.
- •Bait out with a single auto, then walk out and wait for it to expire before using your high-damage abilities.
- •Build early HP shred like Blade of the Ruined King or Divine Sunderer to deal with his shields and high base health.
Teamfight Warning
- ⚠Do not cluster together in chokepoints; a multi-man can instantly lose your team the fight.
- ⚠If he ults a priority target, try to burst that target down BEFORE the 3-second channel finishes.
- ⚠Respect the Flash- combo; if you see him walking up aggressively with Flash, stay out of dash range.
- ⚠Reposition away from the zone. If your ADC is attacking someone inside it, their damage is being completely negated.
- ⚠Keep side lanes pushed out late game. If Shen has to catch a wave, he has to choose between gold or using to join the team.
AI-generated counterplay guide • Patch 16.2.1 • Cached