Tier list / Support / Shen

Shen matchups

Tier 5#41 Support3Full build
You playShen

Tier 547.3% win · #41 support

Thresh favoured47.8%Shen wins 47.8% of games into Thresh, about the same as the 47.3% Shen wins overall.
AgainstThresh

Tier 151.0% win · #1 support

47.8%54.6%

571 gamesSample A 53.0%Sample B 45.8%Sample C 46.9%Gold at 15 +60Sample A, Sample B, Sample C · Emerald+ · 6 Nov

Overall win rate by rank, not this matchup:Shen: Gold 49.1% · Plat 48.8% · Emerald 48.7% · Diamond 49.7%Thresh: Gold 50.0% · Plat 50.7% · Emerald 50.8% · Diamond 51.0%

Lane plan

No lane tip for this matchup yet; the facts on the right still hold.

  • Celestial Opposition

    You complete Celestial Opposition at ~0 min; Thresh completes Solstice Sleigh at ~0 min. You spike together.

  • Level 3: Thresh's Dark Passage (W) is 21s, your Shadow Dash (E) is 18s, so you're back first. Level 6: Thresh's ultimate 120s, yours 200s.

  • Ignite

    Thresh takes Flash + Ignite in 57.9% of games. You take Flash + Ignite (64.5%).

Build into Thresh

Sample B · Emerald+ · 228 games · 6 Nov

Items

Most built at each step, in buy order; small icons are the other picks

  1. Start0:00

    World AtlasHealth PotionHealth Potion

    World Atlas + Health Potion + Health Potion

    93.0% of games · 48.1% win

  2. First back

    Ruby CrystalBoots

    Ruby Crystal, Boots

    Bought in most games

  3. 1st item0 min

    Celestial Opposition

    Celestial Opposition

    46.9% of games · 43.0% win
    • Bloodsong46.5%
    • Solstice Sleigh63.6%

  4. 2nd item14 min

    Heartsteel

    Heartsteel

    42.1% of games · 55.2% win
    • Locket of the Iron Solari47.5%

  5. 3rd item22 min

    Locket of the Iron Solari

    Locket of the Iron Solari

    13.6% of games · 45.2% win

  6. Boots15 min

    Plated Steelcaps

    Plated Steelcaps

    51.7% of games · 50.0% win
    • Mercury's Treads48.8%
    • Ionian Boots of Lucidity40.0%

Runes

Most played page, 140 games

ResolveResolve

  1. AftershockAftershockpicked in 61.4%
  2. Shield BashShield Bashpicked in 84.6%
  3. Second WindSecond Windpicked in 68.9%
  4. RevitalizeRevitalizepicked in 66.7%

DominationDomination

  1. Ultimate HunterUltimate Hunterpicked in 66.2%
  2. Cheap ShotCheap Shotpicked in 58.8%

Shards

Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth ScalingAttack Speed · Adaptive Force · Health Scaling

KeystoneWin rate

Skill order

Most played order, 27 games
Q24579
W31415
E18101213
R611

Max

  1. QEW78.4% pick · 163 games49.1%

Thresh: Q start, max QEW7,521 games

Summoner spells

FlashIgniteFlash + Ignite64.5% pick

FlashIgniteThresh: Flash + Ignite, 57.9%36,306 games

Play against Thresh

Cooldowns at levels 1, 3, 6 and 11 on each side's most played skill order, before ability haste

Thresh's abilities

Your opponent · uses mana
  1. P DamnationPassive
  2. Q Death Sentence19 / 16.5 / 14 / 11.5 / 9s cooldown · 70 mana · 1075 range19s19s14s9s
  3. W Dark Passage21 / 20 / 19 / 18 / 17s cooldown · 50 / 55 / 60 / 65 / 70 mana · 950 range—21s21s21s
  4. E Flay13 / 12.25 / 11.5 / 10.75 / 10s cooldown · 60 / 65 / 70 / 75 / 80 mana · 500 range—13s13s11.5s
  5. R The Box120 / 100 / 80s cooldown · 100 mana · 450 range——120s100s

Dark Passage (W) is the long one early: 21s at level 3, so trade once it's down. — means not learned yet at that level.

Shen's abilities

You · uses energy
  1. P Ki BarrierPassive
  2. Q Twilight Assault8 / 7.25 / 6.5 / 5.75 / 5s cooldown · 140 / 130 / 120 / 110 / 100 energy · 400 range—8s6.5s5s
  3. W Spirit's Refuge16 / 14.5 / 13 / 11.5 / 10s cooldown · 40 energy · 400 range—16s16s16s
  4. E Shadow Dash18 / 16 / 14 / 12 / 10s cooldown · 150 energy · 600 range18s18s18s14s
  5. R Stand United200 / 180 / 160s cooldown · No cost · 35000 range——200s180s

Shadow Dash (E) is the long one early: 18s at level 3, so trade once it's down. — means not learned yet at that level.

All 3 support matchups

Shen's win rate into each one · green beats Shen's average, rose falls short
42.0%44.0%46.0%48.0%

Numbers from Sample A (collected 6 Nov), Sample B (Emerald+, collected 6 Nov) and Sample C (Emerald+, collected 6 Nov), ranked Solo/Duo, patch 16.22. Combined win rates weight each sample by its games. Next Queue doesn't collect these games itself.