LoL Inven Inven Global

Inven nickname: 옆집남자쉔 

Pros

1. Early game burst damage

Early game burst damage using Q

2. A lot of variables

immune to basic attacks using W
Roaming by using R

3. Durability

P, W makes him very tanky

4.  Easy-to-use CC skill 

E( is easy to use

Cons

1. Weak in late games 

-> win rate dramatically decreases in late games. 

2. escape tool, CC, dash is combined into one skill.

If E is on cooldown, Shen is highly prone for ganks. 

Primary Paths that are useful for Shen are only Resolve and Precision, so I’m only going to elaborate on those two.

★: Not recommended
★★: Okay on certain circumstances
★★★: Good on certain circumstances
★★★★: Recommended
★★★★★: Highly recommended

When choosing runes, consider the opponent champion pools, especially the top lane champ as well as your team’s champion pools.

Rune description: Resolve

Grasp of the Undying(★★★★★)
: It has heal, basic attack boost and additional HP stats. A 5 tool rune.

Aftershock(★★★★)
: Grants armor boost and can give burst damage to the enemy. Use if it’s hard to trigger Grasp of the Undying.

Guardian(★): Please...You’re playing top.

Strength

Font of Life(★★★★): This champ specializes in roams, so it comes in handy.

Demolish(★★★★): Shen is a split push champ.

Bone Plating(★★★★★): If the opponent champion has burst damage, this rune is very efficient for Shen. Not useful against long-range champs.

Resistance

Conditioning(★★★): The 8+5% armor, magic resistance is useful.

Second Wind(★★★): Highly efficient against long-range, short cooldown champs.

Chrysalis(★★★): 60 bonus HP in an early game comes in handy. It’s efficient because Shen is more involved in kills and assists after hitting level 6. I’ll add more after I do some more research.

Vitality 

Overgrowth(★★★): It is an okay rune but since Shen is a roaming champion, he eventually gains lower CS compared to other tank champs. 

Revitalize(★★★): Efficient with Shen’s ult.

Unflinching(★★★): Decent rune when there are a lot of enemy CC skills.

Rune description: Precision

Press the Attack(★★★★★): A rune that has additional damage and can surprise the opponent with burst damage in lane phase. Goes well with a roaming champ like Shen.

Lethal Tempo(★): Shen doesn’t need this amount of attack speed.


Fleet Footwork(★): Only useful for basic attack based ADCs.


Heroism

Overheal(★): What? Do you really think you need life steal shield?

Triumph(★★★★★): Additional gold plus health restore. A very useful rune.

Presence of Mind(★): What you just say? Mana? Please...

Legend

Alacrity(★★★★): If you want additional attack speed it’s okay to go.

Tenacity(★★★★★): CC resistance! Useful.

Bloodline(★): Life steal? Really...?

Combat

Coup de Grace(★★★★): The best one in Combat.

Cut Down(★): Dont’t forget. Shen is a tanker.

Last Stand(★★): Only useful on early game. Nothing more. Shen is a tanker so you don’t need it.

Rune Description: Domination

Malice

Cheap Shot(★★★★): Best in Malice. Enhances Shen’s burst damage.

Taste of Blood(★★): If you’re using you don’t really need it. But, if you’re using , Taste of Blood helps lane control/sustain. 

Sudden Impact(★★★):   is better. If you use a lot, it might come in handy.

Tracking

Zombie Ward(★★★★★): Very efficient for preventing enemy ganks.

Ghost Poro(★★★★★): Good when you use more than .

Eyeball Collection(★): Not good. Vision is more important than additional attack  or ability power.

Hunter

Ravenous Hunter(★): You really need vamp? Please…

Ingenious Hunter(★★): If your building , it might come in handy… Nah, just don’t use this rune.

Relentless Hunter(★★★★): Better than the rest. Efficient because Shen roams a lot.




Rune Description: Sorcery

Artefact
Nullifying Orb(★★★): Goes well when going against AP long-range champs like , .

Manaflow Band(★): What? Mana? Not even sure whether it recovers Energy.

The Ultimate Hat(★★★★★): Goes well with Shen; he has very long ult cooldown.

Excellence 

Transcendence(★★★★): A good rune for the skill-based Shen.

Celerity(★): Additional movement speed isn’t that bad. Still, go with .

Absolute Focus(★★): ‘while above 70% of your max health’ isn’t an important factor for Shen. Of course, Shen isn’t a damage dealer in teamfights either.

Power

Scorch(★★★): Can gain lane advantage.

Waterwalking(★★): A good rune for roaming champs. However, Shen doesn’t roam on foot.

Gathering Storm(★): A weak late game champ like Shen doesn’t really need this rune.

Rune Description: Inspiration

Contraption

Hextech Flashtraption(★): I don’t prefer this rune. You can’t use Dash+Hextech Flashtraption.

Biscuit Delivery( ★★★★): Good way to withstand early game pressure.

Perfect Timing(★★★): Ingredient for . Also, can make variables.

Tomorrow

Magical Footwear(★★★): Shen doesn’t need boots before 10min so it goes in handy.

Future’s Market(★★★★): Good use when you lack gold.

Minion Dematerializer(★★★★): Increased damage to minions enhances Shen’s split push ability. Also helpful when you have a difficult time farming CS.


Beyond

Cosmic Insight(★★★★): Useful because it reduces cooldown.

Approach Velocity(★★★): Efficient in chase downs. However, you have to hit Q and the enemy has to be on its back.

Potion(★): Why use this rune?

Additional Tips

Comparison on and  . (On 4615 HP)

675 675 1697(the third basic attack after using Q) when using Aftershock


509 509 1532(the third basic attack after using Q) when using Grasp of the Undying.
Aftershock is a better damage deal rune.
However, I go with Grasp of the Undying because it has health heal, and additional health stats.

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Say no more.

: Better for Shen Support.

: For Support; Shen Support must protect the ADC.

: Only use it when you go jungle.

: Do you want to be a ninja?

, , , : Nope.

If your matchup is aggresive in lane and has the dominance, try maxing first. 

ex) , , , , ,


Skill tips

E  +  Flash   vs   Flash  +  E

Use E+Flash when you want to catch just one enemy off guard.

Use Flash+E with your team’s CC combination. Also, use it  if E is out of range and you want to hit as many opponents as possible.

People don't know that Shen’s is triggered after his skill cast ends.

  triggered when the blade, after using , comes back to Shen.

triggered after duration is over.

triggered after the dash reaches its end range.

 triggered when Shen moves to your teammate after using .

Starting item:

Key items

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★: Not recommended
★★: Build on certain circumstances
★★★: recommended
Choose items based on different game situations.

Starting item

(★★★): Safe starting item.

(★★): A starting item when your matchup has strong AD.

Defense item

(★★): Efficient in team fights, a good armor/magic resistance item.

(★★): Build when your tanky enough.

(★★): Build when your matchup is Illaoi, Darius, Fiora.

(★★★): Build if you need a better tank item than . After you complete the in late game, sell the and go for another item.

(★★): If you still need more AP resistance, it’s a good choice to go after the. If there is a healer on your team, you definitely should build this item.

(★★★): Good item when your top matchup is Teemo, Kennen.(recently, I build it as a must, when I’m facing an AP champ)

(★★): Has more HP than . Build it when you don’t really need a .

(★★): Build if the opponent has critical damage items.

(★★★): Highly important for wave clear.

(★★★): If you don’t have enough gold to complete , go for the first, after you build or or .

(★): You don’t need the additional 50% base attack damage. Also it’s expensive. There are much better tank items, so why build the Steraks’ Gage?

(★★): Build if the opponent side lacks escape tools.

Boots

(★★★): If there are a lot of AD dealers on the opponent side or if your top matchup is an AD champ.

(★): ????

(★): If you just want to have some fun.

(★): Not bad to have some mobility, but Shen doesn’t roam on foot.

(★★): If there are a lot of enemy CC skills.

(★★): If you have a rather easy lane matchup or if you think you are tanky enough.

(★★★): Build if the enemy top laner is an AP champ. Or if there are a lot of AP dealers on the opponent side.

Lane phase

Your rune choice(see 'runes' ) makes you weak in early game so try to endure lane phase pressure.

Early game

Make good use of your ult. Use it for supporting ganks, bottom lane roaming, mid roaming. ( If your mid, bottom lane has a high chance of dying don’t use your ult for gank support.)

Mid / late game 

If your ult, Teleport is ready in a mid/late game, try split pushing sides. If your ult and Teleport is both on cooldown, join your teammates.

: One of the easiest top matchups. Block with .

: I hate this guy.  He is back again with Kleptomancy. If he is your matchup, master first and

make better use of .

: Ignore Gnar’s x 3 basic attack hit using . His hop is a rather difficult skill to

use so call for ganks.

: Let’s not get too excited. You can’t stop his Q farm anyway. Use for roams and get back in

lane with   .

:  Hard to lose against him. When you engage for a fight, block ,+basic attack with

in order to get the advantage.

: Ban.

: You have to widen the gap in lane phase. His only escape tool is , so call ganks and make

him suffer before team fights.

: Endure his early lane pressure. Shen can do so much more compare to Darius in late games.

: I personally have a hard time against Riven. ++basic attack+ feels like hell.

When she engages using , strike back with .

: A decent top champ, but you can win by going 1 vs 1. Try to engage once you know where the

opponent jungler is at. It is very dangerous if your is in cooldown because Maokai might engage

using which makes a pretty easy gank situation.

: Very annoying when cuts down your attack speed. Don’t give away a kill in lane phase. Be

aware of his  . Try to evade and use to the enemy dealers in a teamfight.

: Block with . You barely meet him in top these days.

: Mundo has less dominance in teamfights. Also, Shen has an advantage in roaming so you can

easily win this matchup. However, if you can’t dodge , things will go differently.

: A strong top champ these days. If your doesn’t get blocked by , you’ll win 1 vs 1. Call

‘M.I.A’ when Sion is out of sight. He’ll roam around using .

: If your going against Swain, build quickly. Shen has a good chance of dying if you try

building for wave clear. Things become much more easier once you have . Swain can

cancel by using so be careful.

:   is a very important item. Don’t use in close ranges because Singed will run to you

and cancel it by using   .

: Blocking + basic attack with your is the key factor.

: Let’s cry for Aatrox for a sec… In this matchup, try to evade and block +x3 basic

attack.

: Block + third stack basic attack and with your .

: If you use and block his , trading damage becomes easier. Wukong has a good gank

support skill, so be careful.

: Ignore +basic attack using . Keep in mind that he has  , because it can cancel

your . He makes a difficult matchup.

: makes him one of the most overpowered champion in lane phase. You still can trade

damage in early games, but once he hits level 6, it’s impossible to win because of Olaf’s .

: Block by using   and be careful not to be caged in .

: Her damage deal combo is mostly based on closing down using . If she engages using

, strike back with and trade some damage.

: Block with .  Evade as much as possible by positioning behind minions.

When you call for a gank after level 6, be careful of her . Remove her tentacles while lane phase.