MywTheKing 
Grandmaster 
Challenger 
Kiin 
Diamond IV Who wins Garen vs Shen?
Garen wins 50.5% of 2,316 NA and EUW ranked games against Shen in top lane, against 51.5% in that role overall. MID.GG has 6 high-elo VODs of this matchup so far, not enough games yet to call it.
Garen vs Shen at a glance
Ranked record In line
Across 2,316 NA and EUW ranked games in top lane, Garen wins 50.5% against Shen, in line with the 51.5% Garen wins in that role overall.
VOD library Not enough games yet
In our library of 6 high-elo VODs (latest patch 26.20), Garen won 67% against Shen and averaged 8.3/5.7/4.5. That is not enough games yet to say who the matchup favours.
Pro build
The most played Garen setup into Shen takes Stormraider's Surge (Sorcery and Resolve) and builds Stridebreaker, Black Cleaver and Dead Man's Plate. It shows up in 2 of 6 games with a 0% win rate. The main alternative also takes Stormraider's Surge but runs Axiom Arcanist (1 game).
Solo kills by level
A solo kill is a kill on the lane opponent with no assist. The bars over each champion above count them by champion level, from 2,316 NA and EUW ranked games in top lane; the amber marks are where that champion's kills usually fall.
Garen's solo kills on Shen Fewer kills
Garen gets 1.7 solo kills per game against Shen, fewer than the 1.9 Garen averages in top lane, and 20% of them come before level 6, about the usual 20%.
Shen's solo kills on Garen Fewer kills Earlier
Shen gets 1.1 solo kills per game against Garen, fewer than the 1.2 Shen averages in top lane, and 44% of them come before level 6, earlier than the usual 40%.
How they built Garen into Shen
Taken from the 6 VODs on this page, patch 13.1–26.20.
Most played setup
Runes
Core items
One-off setup
Runes
Core items
Streamers who play Garen
Every streamer in the library with ranked Garen games, most games first. Each links to their VODs on MID.GG.
Common questions about Garen vs Shen
What should Garen build against Shen?
The most-played setup is the Stormraider's Surge rune page, taken in 2 of the 6 high-elo VODs on MID.GG, with Stridebreaker, Black Cleaver and Dead Man's Plate as its most common core items.
Latest Garen vs Shen games
The most recent games in this matchup, newest first.
- Victory MywTheKing
Master 
12/3/12K / D / A Patch 26.20 TopWatch in the app - Defeat Alois_NL Master 2/7/1K / D / A Patch 26.20 TopWatch in the app
- Victory MywTheKing Master 15/8/4K / D / A Patch 26.20 TopWatch in the app
- Victory MywTheKing Master 2/4/2K / D / A Patch 26.19 TopWatch in the app
- Victory MywTheKing Master 11/4/8K / D / A Patch 26.19 MidWatch in the app
- Defeat loltyler1
Platinum III 8/8/0K / D / A Patch 13.1 TopWatch in the app
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