Bruiser Shen Build

Bruiser Shen Build.

Bruiser Shen build with runes and items. Bruiser Shen guide offers in-depth how-to play, skill order and tips. Play Bruiser Shen build in League of Legends Patch 25.05!

Author: Wrekah

TLDR

Starting items
Tunneler should be final item in your build.
Quick Skill Order
Shen ability Twilight Assault should be leveled first.
Q
Shen ability Shadow Dash should be leveled second.
E
Shen ability Spirit's Refuge should be leveled third.
W
Final items
Plated Steelcaps should be final item in your build.
Sundered Sky should be final item in your build.
Force of Nature should be final item in your build.
Death's Dance should be final item in your build.
Spirit Visage should be final item in your build.
Overlord's Bloodmail should be final item in your build.
Quick Runes
Major rune Grasp of the Undying from Resolve tree.
Minor rune Precision.
Summoner spells
Pick Mark as your Summoner Spell.
Pick Flash as your Summoner Spell.

Bruiser Shen Runes

Resolve
Resolve major tree Grasp of the Undying rune.
Resolve major tree Aftershock rune.
Resolve major tree Guardian rune.
Resolve major tree Demolish rune.
Resolve major tree Font of Life rune.
Resolve major tree Shield Bash rune.
Resolve major tree Conditioning rune.
Resolve major tree Second Wind rune.
Resolve major tree Bone Plating rune.
Resolve major tree Overgrowth rune.
Resolve major tree Revitalize rune.
Resolve major tree Unflinching rune.
Precision
Precision minor tree Absorb Life rune.
Precision minor tree Triumph rune.
Precision minor tree Presence of Mind rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Alacrity rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Haste rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Bloodline rune.
Precision minor tree Coup de Grace rune.
Precision minor tree Cut Down rune.
Precision minor tree Last Stand rune.
Passive
Passive tree Adaptive Force rune (+9 Adaptive Force).
Passive tree Attack Speed rune (+10% Attack Speed).
Passive tree Ability Haste rune (+8 Ability Haste).
Passive tree Adaptive Force rune (+9 Adaptive Force).
Passive tree Move Speed rune (+2 Movement Speed).
Passive tree Health Scaling rune (+10-180 Health (based on level)).
Passive tree Health rune (+65 Health).
Passive tree Tenacity And Slow Resist rune (+10 Tenacity and Slow Resist).
Passive tree Health Scaling rune (+10-180 Health (based on level)).

How it works

General

  1. You play as Shen Bruiser.
  2. Your build is survivability oriented. With some damage and tons of HP and defense.
  3. You auto attack a lot.

How to play

General

  1. As Shen playing Bruiser build - you need ot adapt to an enemy team and to the game! Enemy team heavy on AP? Buy MR. Are they heavy on AD? Buy Armor. You need some damage? Well buy that.
  2. Remember to consume your Grasp of the Undying procs!

Tips and Tricks

Champion

  1. E + Flash Combo: You can catch people off guard by using Shadow Dash (E) and then Flash (during animation, you get buff for a split second). Works in any direction!

Riot

  1. Keep an eye on allies and be ready to save them with your teleport.
  2. Leverage your Energy to get a long-term advantage over Mana users.

Skill Order

  • Shen [object Object] ability.
    Q
    Twilight Assault
  • Shen [object Object] ability.
    W
    Spirit's Refuge
  • Shen [object Object] ability.
    E
    Shadow Dash
  • Shen [object Object] ability.
    R
    Stand United

Items

Starting items
Tunneler item.
Starting items vs poke
Guardian's Horn item.
Ruby Crystal item.
Boots
Ionian Boots of Lucidity item.
Plated Steelcaps item.
Mercury's Treads item.
Good damage items
Experimental Hexplate item.
Stridebreaker item.
Black Cleaver item.
Sundered Sky item.
Titanic Hydra item.
Bruiser defensive items
Sterak's Gage item.
Death's Dance item.
Overlord's Bloodmail item.
Situational damage items
Blade of The Ruined King item.
Wit's End item.
Good tank items
Jak'Sho, The Protean item.
Warmog's Armor item.
Good MR items
Force of Nature item.
Abyssal Mask item.
Hollow Radiance item.
Spirit Visage item.
Kaenic Rookern item.
Good Armor items
Sunfire Aegis item.
Randuin's Omen item.
Dead Man's Plate item.
Unending Despair item.
Thornmail item.
Iceborn Gauntlet item.
Situational items
Trailblazer item.
Knight's Vow item.
For the last fight
Additional considerations for these items is advised!
Elixir of Iron item.
Elixir of Wrath item.
Example final build
Plated Steelcaps item.
Sundered Sky item.
Force of Nature item.
Death's Dance item.
Spirit Visage item.
Overlord's Bloodmail item.