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Choose Champion Build:
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Support Shen
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Aggressive Support Shen
Recommended Items
Runes:
Spells:
Exhaust
Flash
Items
Ability Order
Ki Barrier (PASSIVE)
Shen Passive Ability
Threats & Synergies
Thresh
Thresh is counter to support shen. He hooks and flails you to prevent you from protecting your ADC. Additionally, his lantern is the bane of your existence. You land a nice E on their ADC, but Thresh throws a lantern for them to get to safety. I usually ban him to prevent seeing him.
Introduction

Why should I play Support
Shen?
It's a simple answer really.






Pros
+ Tanky with scaling, especially with ![]() + Protect your ADC and yourself from damage with ![]() + "This unit is a Flippin' ninja!" + ![]() + Global ultimate ![]() |
Cons
- Weak against range champs early game - Low AD scaling - Risk of leaving ADC to Ult another ally - Learning the tricks with Spirit Blade with ![]() ![]() ![]() - Flippin' ninja buff removed - Requires good map awareness for ![]() |



The scale goes from 1 to 5, "1" being no Shenergy to "5" being most Shenergy. The following is a list detailing this scale:
Sivir (1)
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Mordekaiser (2)
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Graves (3)
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Tristana (3)
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Twitch (4)
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Jhin (5)
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Ezreal (2)
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Ashe (3)
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Miss Fortune (3)
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Corki (4)
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Vayne (4)
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Yasuo (5)
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Lucian (2)
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Draven (3)
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Quinn (3)
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Kalista (4)
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Xayah (4)
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Shen (∞)
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I will further update this chapter as I continue playing support





Ki Barrier
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INNATE: After using an ability, ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Twilight Assault
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ACTIVE: ![]() ![]() Once it arrives, ![]() |
Spirit's Refuge
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ACTIVE: ![]() |
Shadow Dash
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Stand United
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ACTIVE: ![]() Upon completing the channel, ![]() |


Exhaust
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This summoner spell has proven to be a staple among supports, and Shen is no different. Exhaust provides a nice slow with a damage reduction for the enemy it was applied to. Great for locking down their ADC after you ![]() |
Ignite
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This summoner spell provides that extra power for damaging the enemy bot laners for securing the kill. Usually, I prefer ![]() ![]() |
Flash
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The ultimate summoner spell staple for most champions. This summoner spell is great for engage, disengage, and speed. ![]() ![]() |

Since runes were reforged during Preseason 8, there have been some interesting yet simplified builds. As of now (01/23/2018), these are the best runes I found for

Resolve
Aftershock - This is great for adding that little extra damage for being a support
Shen on top of the
Relic Shield. Whenever you use your [[Shadow Dash] to engage and harash the enemy adc and/or others, you cause them to take a lot more damage. This damage can secure more kills for your adc in the early game.
Font of Life - You thought
Stoneborn Pact was good? This rune triggers much more often, but returns less health for your allies. Nevertheless, it is still a great rune on
Shen support.
Conditioning - After 10 minutes, you gain flat armor & flat magic resist. However, your overall armor & magic resist increases by 5%. This is great for tank stats.
Revitalize - Not only are your heals stronger, but your
Ki Barrier and
Stand United abilities are stronger.
Stand United gains a 10% increased shield most of the time you'll use it.
Sorcery
The Ultimate Hat - This rune makes
Shen all that much better.
Stand United is progressively reducing its cooldown every time you use it. This allows for more lifesaving moments as
Shen.
Celerity - One of
Shen's greatest strengths is speed. You must be able to
Shadow Dash enemy champions to ensure kills and escapes. Further bonus movement speed is changed to adaptive damage.
Alternative Runes
Demolish - If the shenergy is high, then I recommend trying this rune. It allows for great pushing power.
Nullifying Orb - This rune could be great against a bot lane that deals large amounts of AP damage. Additionally, it shenergies with your
Revitalize rune.
Scorch - For a more aggressive player, you could try this rune instead of
Celerity. This rune provides some nice early damage trading potential and may secure early kills for your team.
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Classic
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Frozen
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Yellow Jacket
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Surgeon
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Blood Moon
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Warlord
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Starter Items
Support Items
Items vs. AD
Items vs. AP
Items vs. Both (Hybrid)
Situational Items
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