Graves vs Shen in Top lane is a skill matchup on patch 26.14. The one thing to respect: his E taunt — dash over it and he has no kill pressure. Below is the exact page the OTP runs — runes, skill max order, summoner spells, item build and the four tips that decide the lane, plus a quick quiz before you lock in.

⇄ ChangeYOU · TOPGRAVESthe Outlaw

⇄ ChangeENEMY · TOPSHENthe Eye of Twilight

VS

Skill matchupPre-6 MediumPost-6 MediumTake Ignite

How to play it

✓ DO

Dodge his E

Use your E to dodge his E — with no taunt landing, Shen has no kill pressure on you.

Fleet bails you out

Eat a random E in lane? Fleet sustain should keep him from getting lethal, so don't panic.

Out-econ him

You win early and out-econ him with plates and a CS lead — you should be ahead after 3 items.

✕ DON'T

⛔

Never try to match his ultimates — let your team respect them and out-econ him instead.

Runes

PRECISION

INSPIRATIONuniversal page

SHARDS

No rune change for this matchup — run the universal page, our every-game default.

Spells

FLASH

IGNITE

Items

Start

Core

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Graves flexes lethality and crit every game, but the constant is Bloodthirster first for the lifesteal and shield that keep him healthy in lane, then Youmuu's Ghostblade to snowball. Rush an early Cloth Armor or Hexdrinker into heavy AD/AP bursts, and grab Boots of Swiftness when you need to stick to a target.

Skill order

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
	Q			Q	Q		Q	Q
			W											W	W		W	W
		E							E	E		E	E
						R					R					R

MAXQ→E→W

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