How to beat Shen

Common role: Top

A peel tank who taunts your team and shields an ally anywhere with a global ult.

What makes Shen dangerous

Shen taunts enemies to attack him (E), blocks auto-attacks for allies with his spirit blade, and his global ultimate shields and teleports him to any ally across the map — turning fights and saving carries. He's a low-damage but extremely durable peel tank who enables his team map-wide.

How to play against Shen

• 1Ping his ultimate — when he ults, he's about to appear in another lane/fight with a shield. Collapse before it lands or back off.
• 2Dodge his E taunt dash — it forces you to attack him. Sidestep it and his lockdown/peel fails.
• 3He has low personal damage — you don't lose much by ignoring him. Kite him and focus his carries.
• 4Force fights when his ult is down or on the other side of the map — that's when his team lacks his peel.

Weaknesses to exploit

• ✓Low personal damage — a pure peel tank.
• ✓E taunt is a dodgeable dash.
• ✓Strong when his ult is up — punish when it's down.
• ✓% health and magic damage beat his tankiness.

Abilities & how to counter them

What each of Shen's abilities does — and how to play around it.

• P
  忍法！气合盾

  在施放一次技能后，慎会获得一层护盾。如果慎的技能对英雄产生作用，那么这个技能的冷却时间就会降低。

• Q
  奥义！暮临

  慎召回他的魂刃并用它进行攻击，造成基于目标最大生命值的额外伤害。如果魂刃在召回途中与一个敌方英雄产生了碰撞，那么慎的魂刃攻击会获得极大强化，并且所有被碰撞的敌人在逃离慎的时候都会被减速。

• W
  奥义！魂佑

  当慎或友方英雄在魂刃附近时，魂刃会对原本要命中他们的攻击进行格挡。

• E
  奥义！影缚

  慎朝着一个方向冲刺，嘲讽沿途的敌人。

  Strong: a taunt dash that forces you to attack him. Weak: a dodgeable dash — sidestep it and his lockdown/peel fails.

• R
  秘奥义！慈悲度魂落

  慎为目标友方英雄提供一层吸收伤害的护盾，然后很快传送到目标身旁。

  Strong: a global shield + teleport to any ally, turning fights map-wide. Weak: it's telegraphed — ping it, and force fights when it's on cooldown.

Itemization

Shen is a peel/global tank. Dodge his E taunt, play % health/magic damage, and force fights when his ult is on cooldown or away. Ping his ult to warn allies.

This guide covers Shen's core kit and playstyle — advice that holds up across patches.