Shen

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Support

From the Shadows

Split push and map pressure with ult.

Resolve

Durability and crowd control

Grasp of the Undying

Every 4s your next attack on a champion deals bonus damage, heals you, and permanently increases your health.
Bone Plating

After taking damage from an enemy champion, the next 3 spells or attacks you receive deal less damage.
Conditioning

After 10 minutes gain 8 Armor and 8 Magic Resist and increase your total Armor and Magic Resist by 5%.
Overgrowth

Every 8 monsters or enemy minions that die near you permanently increases your max health by 0.2%.

Precision

15-135 health (at levels 1-18) and +9% attack speed

Triumph

Takedowns restore health and grant bonus gold.
Legend: Alacrity

Takedowns on enemies grant permanent Attack Speed.

WhyGrasp of the Undying

Shen naturally takes great advantage of Grasp's empowered auto-attacks thanks to the majority of his power being in his [Q].

WhyBone Plating

Bone Plating on Shen allows you to take highly aggressive trades early when not on cooldown. Your [E] taunt will force the enemy to hit you and not wait out the timer.

WhyConditioning

Conditioning is an all-around solid defensive rune, giving up early weak resists for stronger resists later. These resists also scale well with Shen's natural health stacking.

WhyOvergrowth

Shen loves to stack health as it improves his passive shield and tankiness. Overgrowth scales incredibly well with high-health items and champions.

WhyTriumph

Triumph's massive mid-fight heal allows you to sustain incoming damage in teamfights so you can continue front-lining.

WhyLegend: Alacrity

The extra Attack Speed from Alactrity is fantastic for trading in lane with [Q] empowered auto attacks.