Current version[]

V14.6

• Ki Barrier
  • Cooldown refund increased to 4 − 7.5 (based on level) seconds from 4 − 7.5 (based on level). Now scales linearly instead of at breakpoints.

V14.2

• Stats
  • Base attack damage increased to 64 from 60.

V13.20

• Spirit's Refuge
  • Bug Fix: Now properly blocks the on-hit damage dealt by Kraken Slayer's Bring It Down and Stormrazor's Bolt.

V12.15

• Shadow Dash
  • Energy restore increased to 30 / 40 / 50 (based on level) from 30 / 35 / 40 (based on level).

V12.10

• Stats
  • Base health increased to 610 from 540.
  • Health growth increased to 99 from 85.
  • Armor growth increased to 4.2 from 3.
  • Magic resistance growth increased to 2.05 from 1.25.
• Ki Barrier
  • Shield health ratio reduced 12% bonus health from 14%.
• Stand United
  • Minimum base shield reduced to 130 / 290 / 450 from 140 / 320 / 500.
  • Minimum shield health ratio reduced to 16% bonus health from 17.5%.

V12.2

• Twilight Assault
  • Empowered health ratio reduced to 4 / 4.5 / 5 / 5.5 / 6% maximum health from 5 / 5.5 / 6 / 6.5 / 7%.

V11.20

• Ki Barrier
  • Base shield reduced to 50 − 101 (based on level) from 60 − 111 (based on level).

V11.18

• Ki Barrier
  • Bug Fix: Block effect now properly takes priority over shield mitigations.

V11.12

• General
  • Adjusted splash artwork for TPA Shen.

V11.9

• Stand United
  • Minimum base shield reduced to 140 / 320 / 500 from 175 / 350 / 525.
    • Maximum base shield reduced to 224 / 512 / 800 from 280 / 560 / 840.
  • New Effect: Shield now scales with 17.5% bonus health, increased up to 28% based on target's missing health.

V11.1

• Stats
  • Base magic resistance reduced to 32 from 32.1.

V10.25

• Spirit's Refuge
  • Bug Fix: No longer blocks Katarina's Daggers, Shunpo, and Death Lotus.

V10.18

• Ki Barrier
  • Base shield reduced to 60 − 111 (based on level) from 70 − 121 (based on level).

V10.16

• Stand United
  • Bug Fix: Documented 10.15 mid-patch hotfix below

V10.15 Hotfix

• Stand United
  • Undocumented: Cast now properly clears the item shop's Undo history.

V10.15

• Ki Barrier
  • Base shield increased to 70 − 121 (based on level) from 50 − 101 (based on level).

V10.13

• Surgeon Shen
  • Updated visual effects.

V10.6

• Twilight Assault
  • Damage cap against monsters increased to 120 / 140 / 160 / 180 / 200 from 75 / 100 / 125 / 150 / 175.

V9.16

• Twilight Assault
  • Increased health ratio increased to 5 / 5.5 / 6 / 6.5 / 7% of his target's maximum health from 4 / 4.5 / 5 / 5.5 / 6%.
• Shadow Dash
  • Base damage increased to 60 / 85 / 110 / 135 / 160 from 50 / 75 / 100 / 125 / 150.

V9.9

• Stats
  • Attack speed growth increased to 3% from 2%.
• Shadow Dash
  • Bonus health ratio increased to 15% of his bonus health from 12%.

V9.6

• Twilight Assault
  • Base damage increased to 10 − 40 (based on level) from 5 − 30 (based on level).
• Stand United
  • Bug Fix: Fixed a bug where he was not saying his signature wind-up voiceover when casting the ability.

V9.4

• General
  • Bootless walk animation added.

V8.20

• General
  • Adjusted splash artwork for TPA Shen.

V8.17

• General
  • Adjusted splash artwork for TPA Shen.

V8.15

• General
  • Adjusted splash artwork for Surgeon Shen.

V8.14

• Twilight Assault
  • Spirit Blade collision slow reduced to 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 35% from 35% at all ranks.

V7.24

• Twilight Assault
  • Base damage reduced to 5 − 30 (based on level) from 15 − 40 (based on level).

V7.22

• Stats
  • New: Now has +15% bonus attack speed at level 1.
  • Base armor increased to 34 from 25.

V7.9

• Twilight Assault
  • Removed: Empowered attacks counting as spell hits.

V7.8

• Twilight Assault
  • Removed: Empowered attack dealing 30 / 50 / 70 / 90 / 110 bonus magic damage to non-champions.
  • New Effect: Empowered attack now deal an additional 15 − 40 (based on level) magic damage.
  • New Effect: Empowered attack against monsters deals double damage, 30 − 80 (based on level) magic damage, but is still capped.
• Shadow Dash
  • Energy cost reduced to 150 from 180.
  • Width increased to 120 from 100.
• Stand United
  • Cooldown increased to 200 / 180 / 160 seconds from 180 / 150 / 120.
  • Base shield value reduced to 175 / 350 / 525 from 250 / 550 / 850.
  • New Effect: Shield now increases by 1% for every 1% of target's missing health, up to 280 / 560 / 840 total shield at 40% health.

V6.23

• Stats
  • Armor growth increased to 3 from 2.6.
  • Health growth increased to 85 from 73.

V6.18

• Ki Barrier
  • Shield health reduced to 50 − 101 (based on level) from 52 − 120 (based on level).
• Twilight Assault
  • Maximum health damage reduced to 2 / 2.5 / 3 / 3.5 / 4% from 3 / 3.5 / 4 / 4.5 / 5%.
    • Enhanced maximum health damage reduced to 4 / 4.5 / 5 / 5.5 / 6% from 5 / 5.5 / 6 / 6.5 / 7%.

V6.15

• Stats
  • Base health regen reduced to 8.5 from 10.

V6.5

• Stand United
  • Clarity: Ally shield visibility while Shen channels increased.
  • Clarity: The targeted ally's screen is now color-tinted while Shen channels.
  • Bug Fix: Channeling through Chronoshift's revive.

V6.4

• Shadow Dash
  • New Effect: Taunts neutral monsters

V6.2 - Rework

• Visual Update
  • Complete visual upgrade across all skins.
  • New splash artwork for Frozen Shen, Yellow Jacket Shen, Surgeon Shen, Blood Moon Shen and Warlord Shen.
    • Adjusted splash artwork for Original Shen.
• Stats
  • Base health reduced to 540 from 570.8
  • Health growth reduced to 73 from 85.
  • Base health regen increased to 10 from 8.37
  • Health regen growth increased to 0.75 from 0.55
  • Armor growth reduced to 2.6 from 4.
  • Base attack damage reduced to 60 from 60.17
  • Base attack damage growth reduced to 3 from 3.375
  • Attack speed growth reduced to 2% from 3.4
  • Maximum energy increased to 400 from 200.
  • Movement speed increased to 340 from 335.
• Ki Barrier - New I
  • Shen shields himself from 52 − 120 (based on level) (+ 14% bonus health) damage for 2.5 seconds whenever he activates Twilight Assault / Shadow Dash, or upon completing Spirit's Refuge / Stand United. The cooldown is reduced by 4 − 7.5 (based on level) seconds whenever his abilities affect an allied or enemy champion.
    • Cooldown: 10 seconds
  • Shen is accompanied by an immobile, untargetable Spirit Blade connected to him by a tether. The Spirit Blade remains idle on the ground unless commanded to move or forced to move to Shen's current location when they get too far apart.
• Twilight Assault - New Q
  • Shen calls his Spirit Blade to himself, slowing all enemies along its tether that are facing away from him by 35% for 2 seconds, as well as empowering his next three basic attacks to deal 3 / 3.5 / 4 / 4.5 / 5% (+ 1.5% per 100 AP) of target's maximum health bonus damage.
  • If at least one enemy champion was caught in the tether the bonus damage is increased 「 by 2% (+ 0.5% per 100 AP) of target's maximum health 」「 to 5 / 5.5 / 6 / 6.5 / 7% (+ 2% per 100 AP) of target's maximum health 」 and Shen also gains 50% attack speed for those attacks.
    • Non-champions take 30 / 50 / 70 / 90 / 110 bonus damage.
    • Cost: 140 / 130 / 120 / 110 / 100 energy
    • Cooldown: 8 / 7.25 / 6.5 / 5.75 / 5 seconds
• Spirit's Refuge - New W
  • Shen primes his Spirit Blade for 2 seconds, causing it to project a protective zone around it for 1.75 seconds if he or an allied champion move nearby. Once the zone is active, all allies within the area gain 100% dodge chance for the duration.
    • Cost: 40 energy
    • Cooldown: 18 / 16.5 / 15 / 13.5 / 11 seconds
• Shadow Dash
  • Energy refund is now a Passive component.
    • Shen recovers 30 / 35 / 40 (based on level) energy whenever he deals damage with Twilight Assault / Shadow Dash.
  • Removed: Damage reduction from taunted enemies.
  • Energy cost increased to 180 at all ranks from 100 / 95 / 90 / 85 / 80.
  • Cooldown increased to 18 / 16 / 14 / 12 / 10 seconds from 16 / 14 / 12 / 10 / 8.
  • Removed: (+ 50% AP) ratio
  • New Effect: (+ 12% bonus health) ratio
• Stand United
  • AP ratio reduced to (+ 130% AP) from (+ 135% AP)
  • Cooldown changed to 180 / 150 / 120 seconds from 180 / 160 / 120.
  • Clarity: The Spirit Blade will arrive with Shen.

Release version[]

V5.19

• Shadow Dash
  • Fixed a bug that caused taunted enemies to not deal reduced damage.

V5.17

• Vorpal Blade
  • Heal reduced to 3 / 6 / 9 / 12 / 15 from 6 / 10 / 14 / 18 / 22.

V5.11

• General
  • Base magic resistance increased to 32.1 from 30.
  • Magic resistance growth increased to 1.25 from 0.
• Ki Strike
  • Cooldown reduced to 9 / 8 / 7 (based on level) from 9 at all levels.
• Shadow Dash
  • Energy cost reduced to 100 / 95 / 90 / 85 / 80 from 100 at all ranks.

V5.8

• Stand United
  • New Effect: Shen is placed between his target and the closest visible enemy champion.

V5.7

• Stand United
  • Cooldown reduced to 180 / 160 / 120 seconds from 200 / 180 / 160.

V4.21

• General
  • Texture update to Classic, Frozen, Yellow Jacket, Surgeon, Blood Moon, and Warlord.
• Shadow Dash
  • Energy cost reduced to 100 from 120.

V4.19

• General
  • New splash artwork for Original Shen.

V4.16

• Shadow Dash
  • Fixed a bug where taunting dead champions would restore energy.

V4.13

• General
  • Splash artwork for Frozen Shen updated to the Chinese art.

V3.14

• Shadow Dash
  • Dash collision radius slightly increased at end point.

V3.13

• Shadow Dash
  • Dash collision radius reduced at start and end points.

V3.12

• Shadow Dash
  • Damage reduction from taunted enemies changed to basic attacks from all physical damage.

V3.10a

• Feint
  • Shield reduced to 60 / 100 / 140 / 180 / 220 from 70 / 115 / 160 / 205 / 250.
• Stand United
  • Can now be interrupted by rooting effects.

V3.6

• Ki Strike
  • Fixed a bug that caused it to be consumed when attacking wards.

V3.01

• Ki Strike
  • On-hit cooldown reduction reduced to 1 second from 1.5
  • On-hit cooldown reduction while Feint is active reduced to 2 seconds from 3.

V1.0.0.152

• Stats
  • Movement speed increased to 335 from 310.

V1.0.0.146

• Shadow Dash
  • Cooldown increased to 16 / 14 / 12 / 10 / 8 seconds from 10 / 9.5 / 9 / 8.5 / 8.

V1.0.0.143

• Ki Strike
  • Base damage reduced to 4 + (4  ×  level) from 4 + (6  ×  level)

V1.0.0.142

• Stand United
  • Cooldown increased to 200 / 180 / 160 seconds from 180 / 150 / 120.

V1.0.0.140b

• Ki Strike
  • Cooldown increased to 9 seconds from 8.

V1.0.0.136

• Vorpal Blade
  • Base damage reduced to 60 / 100 / 140 / 180 / 220 from 60 / 105 / 150 / 195 / 240.
  • Cooldown increased to 6 / 5.5 / 5 / 4.5 / 4 seconds from 5 / 4.5 / 4 / 3.5 / 3.
  • Fixed a bug where last hitting with it healed for less than intended.

February 21, 2012 Hotfix

• Stats
  • Armor reduced to 15 from 19.
• Vorpal Blade
  • HP ratio reduced to (+ 1.5% maximum health) from 2.
• Feint
  • Energy cost increased to 50 from 40.
  • Shield reduced to 70 / 115 / 160 / 205 / 250 from 70 / 120 / 170 / 220 / 270.

V1.0.0.134

• Ki Strike
  • Base damage increased to 10 - 112 from 10 - 95.
  • HP ratio increased to (+10% bonus health) from 8.
  • On-hit cooldown reduction changed to 1.5 seconds whenever attacking from 2 whenever being attacked.
  • New Effect: Refunds 10 / 20 / 30 energy.
  • Damage now scales correctly with all Bonus Health sources (runes, Juggernaut)
  • Cooldown timer added
• Vorpal Blade
  • Cost changed to 60 at all ranks from 70 / 65 / 60 / 55 / 50.
  • Damage changed to 60 / 105 / 150 / 195 / 240 from 70 / 105 / 140 / 175 / 210.
  • AP ratio reduced to (+60% AP) from (+75% AP)
  • Heal reduced to 6 / 10 / 14 / 18 / 22 from 18 / 26 / 34 / 42 / 50.
    • New Effect: (+2% maximum health) ratio
  • New Effect: If it deals the killing blow it triggers 33% of the heal effect.
  • Allied damaging spells can now trigger the heal in addition to Shen's attacks.
    • Cannot trigger itself
  • Cooldown increased to 5 / 4.5 / 4 / 3.5 / 3 seconds from 3 (undocumented)
• Feint
  • Duration increased to 3 seconds from 2.5
  • Energy cost reduced to 40 from 45.
  • Shield increased to 70 / 120 / 170 / 220 / 270 from 50 / 100 / 150 / 200 / 250.
  • AP ratio reduced to (+60% AP) from (+75% AP)
  • New Effect: While active Ki Strike's on-hit cooldown reduction is increased to 3 seconds from 1.5
• Shadow Dash
  • Cooldown reduced to 10 / 9.5 / 9 / 8.5 / 8 seconds from 10 at all ranks.
  • Energy cost increased to 120 at all ranks from 120 / 115 / 110 / 105 / 100.
  • Energy gain changed to 40 per champion hit from 50.
  • New Effect: 50 / 85 / 120 / 155 / 190 (+50% AP) damage to enemy champions.
  • Taunt duration changed to 1.5 seconds at all ranks from 1 / 1.25 / 1.5 / 1.75 / 2.
  • New Effect: 50% physical damage reduction from taunted targets.
• Stand United
  • Channel time increased to 3 seconds from 2.5.
  • Shield duration reduced to 5 seconds from 7.5.
  • Shield increased to 250 / 550 / 850 from 200 / 475 / 750.
  • AP ratio reduced to (+135% AP) from (+150% AP) (undocumented).

V1.0.0.132

• General
  • Splash artwork for Yellow Jacket Shen updated to the Chinese art.

V1.0.0.125

• Stats
  • Base attack damage increased to 54.5 from 53.8.
  • Attack damage per level increased to 3.375 from 3.075.
  • Base armor increased to 19 from 18.
• Vorpal Blade
  • Base damage increased to 70 / 115 / 140 / 175 / 210 from 50 / 90 / 130 / 170 / 210.
  • AP ratio increased to (+75% AP) from (+65% AP).
  • Heal increased to 18 / 26 / 34 / 42 / 50 from 10 / 20 / 30 / 40 / 50.
    • Removed: (+ 20% AP) ratio.
• Feint
  • AP ratio increased to (+75% AP) from (+60% AP).
• Shadow Dash
  • Taunt duration increased to 1 / 1.25 / 1.5 / 1.75 / 2 seconds from 0.8 / 1.1 / 1.4 / 1.7 / 2.
• Stand United
  • AP ratio increased to (+150% AP) from (+100% AP).
  • Energy cost reduced to 0 from 50.

V1.0.0.118

• Ki Strike
  • Base damage reduced to 10 from 15.
  • HP ratio changed to (+ 8% bonus health) from 3.5 maximum.
• Vorpal Blade
  • Base damage reduced to 50 / 90 / 130 / 170 / 210 from 50 / 95 / 140 / 185 / 230.

V1.0.0.115

• Stand United
  • Shield reduced to 200 / 475 / 750 from 300 / 525 / 750.

V1.0.0.114

• Ki Strike
  • Can now be cancelled mid-attack.
    • Will no longer say 'cannot move while casting'.
  • Fixed a bug where it could kill a target and not trigger Vorpal Blade's healing.
• Feint
  • Tooltip updated to properly match functionality.
    • Associated playing tips updated.
• Shadow Dash
  • Fixed a bug where it could move a shorter distance than intended if Shen was greatly slowed.

V1.0.0.105

• Shadow Dash
  • Fixed a bug where taunt particle sometimes played on targets that blocked it.

V1.0.0.100

• Shadow Dash
  • Removed: Casting while rooted.
• Stand United
  • Removed: Casting while rooted.

V1.0.0.99

• Feint
  • Duration increased to 2.5 seconds from 1.5
• Stand United
  • Removed: Shield on Shen.

V1.0.0.97:

• Shadow Dash
• Fixed a bug where it would play the taunt sound when dashing over Null Zone.

V1.0.0.94

• Vorpal Blade
  • Heal reduced to 10 / 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 from 15 / 30 / 45 / 60 / 75.

V1.0.0.87

• Feint
  • New Effect: Works like a regular shield.
  • New Effect: 50 / 100 / 150 / 200 / 250 damage absorption
  • New Effect: (+60% AP) ratio
• Stand United
  • Fixed a bug where Shen was able to blink while taunted.

V1.0.0.85

• Ki Strike
  • HP ratio reduced to (+ 3.5% maximum health) from 4.
  • On-hit cooldown reduction reduced to 2 seconds from 3.
• Vorpal Blade
  • Base damage reduced to 50 / 95 / 140 / 185 / 230 from 50 / 100 / 150 / 200 / 250.
• Feint
  • Shield reduced to 40 / 70 / 100 / 130 / 160 from 40 / 75 / 110 / 145 / 180.
• Stand United
  • Cooldown increased to 180 / 150 / 120 seconds from 150 / 135 / 120.

V1.0.0.83

• Vorpal Blade
  • Damage changed to 50 / 100 / 150 / 200 / 250 from 60 / 100 / 140 / 180 / 220.
  • AP ratio increased to (+65% AP) from (+60% AP)
• Feint
  • Cost changed to 45 at all ranks from 60 / 55 / 50 / 45 / 40.
  • Cooldown increased to 9 / 8 / 7 / 6 / 5 seconds from 3.
  • New Effect: Blocks all damage for 1.5 seconds.
  • New Effect: Blocks 40 / 75 / 110 / 145 / 180 damage from all non-turret sources.
• Shadow Dash
  • Energy gain on champion hit increased to 50 from 40.
  • Cooldown increased to 10 seconds from 9.
• Stand United
  • Shield reduced to 300 / 525 / 750 from 400 / 600 / 800.
  • Shield duration reduced to 7.5 seconds from 8.5
  • Removed: Cooldown refund when interrupted.

V1.0.0.82

• Ki Strike
  • Fixed a bug where it was not displaying properly in Death Recap.

V1.0.0.81

• Added

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