Shen vs Cho'Gath in Top lane is a favourable lane on patch 26.16. The one thing to respect: his E (Vorpal Spikes) empowers his next few autos — that's the one trade window you respect. 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 · TOPSHENthe Eye of Twilight

⇄ ChangeENEMY · TOPCHO'GATHthe Terror of the Void

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Favors youPre-6 EasyPost-6 EasyTake Ignite

How to play it

✓ DO

Respect his E

Respect him only when he presses E — it powers up his 3 spike autos; outside of that window, don't respect him at all.

Level 2 all-in

Push level 1 and go for the level-2 all-in — once you've chunked him, keep him low and the lane is yours.

Zone off his autos

Don't let him free-auto minions — if he's zoned to farming with only his Q, his healing stays manageable; let him auto freely and he's fine.

✕ DON'T

⛔

Never let Cho free-auto the wave — that's what keeps his sustain healthy; zone him to Q-only farming.

Runes

RESOLVE

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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16.14 Emerald+ - 54% WR - 555 games

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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