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Shen matchups

Tier 2#9 Top3Full build

39 top matchups

Shen's win rate, and how far it is from Shen's 51.3% average

Ban: — 1,360 games, 45.9%

You playShen

Tier 251.3% win · #9 top

An even matchup48.6%Shen wins 48.6% of games into Darius, well below the 51.3% Shen wins overall.

AgainstDarius

Tier 151.0% win · #2 top

48.6%52.5%

1,443 gamesSample A 49.2%Sample B 49.7%Sample C 48.6%Gold at 15 −950Sample A, Sample B, Sample C · Emerald+ · 6 Nov

Overall win rate by rank, not this matchup:Shen: Gold 49.7% · Plat 51.1% · Emerald 51.5% · Diamond 50.3%Darius: Gold 50.1% · Plat 50.6% · Emerald 50.8% · Diamond 50.5%

Lane plan

Be careful when [W] is on cooldown as Darius will try to pull with (E). Rather than engaging Darius directly, try to wait for your jungler to gank!

Lane tip from this patch's games, play defensive

You complete Titanic Hydra at ~15 min; Darius completes Youmuu's Ghostblade at ~12 min. 3 minutes where Darius is ahead.
Level 3: Darius's Apprehend (E) is 26s, your Shadow Dash (E) is 18s, so you're back first. Level 6: Darius's ultimate 120s, yours 200s.
Darius takes Flash + Ghost in 67.8% of games. You take Flash + Ignite (65.7%).

Build into Darius

Sample B · Emerald+ · 575 games · 6 Nov

Items

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

Start0:00
Doran's Shield + Health Potion
68.3% of games · 51.6% win
- 47.2%
First back
Long Sword, Ruby Crystal, Boots
Bought in most games
1st item15 min
Titanic Hydra
66.3% of games · 50.4% win
- 53.5%
- 49.0%
2nd item23 min
Dusk and Dawn
32.7% of games · 54.3% win
- 52.5%
- 42.4%
3rd item27 min
Thornmail
10.3% of games · 64.4% win
- 46.9%
Boots13 min
Plated Steelcaps
75.5% of games · 50.9% win
- 52.9%

Runes

Most played page, 558 games

Resolve

Grasp of the Undyingpicked in 97.0%
Shield Bashpicked in 96.0%
Second Windpicked in 83.1%
Overgrowthpicked in 62.4%

Inspiration

Approach Velocitypicked in 57.4%
Biscuit Deliverypicked in 55.5%

Shards

Attack Speed · Health Scaling · Health Scaling

KeystoneWin rate

Skill order

Most played order, 376 games

Q14579

W31415

E28101213

R611

Max

QEW98.6% pick · 562 games49.6%

Darius: W start, max QEW8,908 games

Summoner spells

Flash + Ignite65.7% pick

Darius: Flash + Ghost, 67.8%21,200 games

Play against Darius

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

Darius's abilities

Your opponent · uses mana

P HemorrhagePassive
Lv 1Lv 3Lv 6Lv 11
Q Decimate9 / 7.75 / 6.5 / 5.25 / 4s cooldown · 25 / 30 / 35 / 40 / 45 mana—9s6.5s4s
W Crippling Strike5s cooldown · 40 mana · 300 range5s5s5s5s
E Apprehend26 / 23.5 / 21 / 18.5 / 16s cooldown · 70 / 60 / 50 / 40 / 30 mana · 535 range—26s26s21s
R Noxian Guillotine120 / 100 / 80s cooldown · 100 / 100 / 0 mana · 460 range——120s100s

Apprehend (E) is the long one early: 26s at level 3, so trade once it's down. — means not learned yet at that level.

Shen's abilities

You · uses energy

P Ki BarrierPassive
Lv 1Lv 3Lv 6Lv 11
Q Twilight Assault8 / 7.25 / 6.5 / 5.75 / 5s cooldown · 140 / 130 / 120 / 110 / 100 energy · 400 range8s8s6.5s5s
W Spirit's Refuge16 / 14.5 / 13 / 11.5 / 10s cooldown · 40 energy · 400 range—16s16s16s
E Shadow Dash18 / 16 / 14 / 12 / 10s cooldown · 150 energy · 600 range—18s18s14s
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 39 top matchups

Shen's win rate into each one · green beats Shen's average, rose falls short

42.0%44.0%46.0%48.0%50.0%52.0%54.0%56.0%58.0%60.0%

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.